It Happened One Night Beat Sheet
Our thanks to Evan Leighton-Davis — one of the UK’s leading script analysts and owner of London-based script consultancy Industrial Scripts,whom STC! sponsors — for his Beat Sheet on the 1934 screen classic, winner of 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture; Best Writing, Adaption by...
STC! and Nominated
We recently received this email from independent writer/director Dan Pavlik: I’m an independent writer/director. My screenwriting didn’t really start until I read STC! I then went back to the drawing board and co-crafted a 2008 Nicholl Fellowship quarterfinalist script. I emailed Blake with the news of my...
Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson Script Interview
Screenwriting team Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson’s latest script, an adaptation of Eat, Sleep and Poop, is the story of a successful pediatrician whose life and practice changes once his wife becomes pregnant. The writers – best known for the romantic comedy Four Christmases –...
Memento Beat Sheet
Our guest blogger today is Tillery Johnson. Born and raised in rural North Carolina, Tillery graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2008 where he studied English and Creative Writing. These days, he is a comedian, musician, and aspiring screenwriter living in Hollywood. You can occasionally see...
Coverage, Ink Reviews Our Beat Sheet Workshop
Our gratitude to Ebony Jones of Jim Cirile’s Coverage, Ink site for her blog after attending a recent STC! Beat Sheet Workshop. As Ebony writes, “I’d call it the only workshop that you’ll ever find in Hollywood that encourages your story’s individuality.” Read more here. Thanks so...
The Writers Store Is on the Move
Congrats to Jesse and all our friends at The Writers Store, which is moving to Burbank next week at 3510 W. Magnolia Blvd. — just a stone’s throw from the studios. Launched in 1982 as a privately-owned storefront focused on building customized computer systems for...
STC! and “The Fat Boy Chronicles”
Michael Buchanan writes: Hello from Atlanta, My co-author, Diane Lang, and I, along with director Jason Winn, wanted you to know how great an influence Blake and his principles had on our screenwriting and filmmaking. Save the Cat! is our bible for working on stories....
Alvaro’s “Machete”!
Congrats to Cat! Alvaro Rodriguez and his excellent interview on Screenjabber about his upcoming film, Machete. Way to go, Al! We look forward to seeing you at the Austin Film Festival in October.
Why Story Structure Matters, Even If You Don’t Want It To
Cat! Mike Rinaldi introduces today’s guest blogger: Chris Riley is an inspiration. He’s a successful screenwriter, teacher, and author. He’s actually pleased with the film that resulted from his first produced spec sale, which is rare for a writer. His career spans from the Warner...
Jennifer Chang Scores with Street Fighter High
Hear from Jennifer Zhang, creator of "Street Fighter High: The Musical."
