Writing the Complex Metaphor (From Script)

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Script’s editor attends SXSW Film & TV Festival and interviews a range of genre TV writers, screenwriters, and filmmakers.

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, Script’s editor attends SXSW Film & TV Festival and interviews a range of genre TV writers, screenwriters, and filmmakers. Plus, exclusive interviews with “Shadow and Bone” creator and showrunner Eric Heisserer and Inside scribe Ben Hopkins. 

SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 474 - From Photographer To Filmmaker with Carter Smith

This week, Ashley Scott Meyers talks with filmmaker Carter Smith about how he started as a photographer and is now focused on being a filmmaker.

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: An Interview with 2023 SXSW Independent TV Pilot “Metal Man” Creator, Co-Writer and Actor Tomas Pais

Tomas Pais recently spoke with Script about the permeation of this story, breaking the character arc for Henry, creative collaboration with co-writer John Patton Ford and director Laurel Parmet, pitching and trusting you creative self.

Fay Kanin Won Writing Awards in Film and TV

Dr. Rosanne Welch celebrates the female screenwriters who came before us with this month's spotlight on the prolific and trailblazing screenwriter, TV writer, and former president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences and chair of the National Film Preservation Board, Fay Kanin.

"Shadow and Bone" Soars in Season 2

Insights into the series adaptation with showrunner Eric Heisserer.

SXSW 2023 - Capturing Honest, Authenticity Humanity at the Very Core: A Conversation with The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster Filmmaker Bomani J. Story and Actors Denzel Whitaker, Laya DeLeon Hayes, and Chad L. Coleman

Filmmaker Bomani J. Story, and actors Denzel Whitaker, Laya DeLeon Hayes, and Chad L. Coleman recently spoke with Script about the heart of the film, their characters, their unique voices, and why authentic stories and new voices are vital to movies.

SXSW 2023 - Creating Escapism and Making a Statement with Satire: A Conversation with The Wrath of Becky Filmmakers Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote and Star Lulu Wilson

Filmmakers Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote along with titular star (and executive producer) Lulu Wilson share their approach to the sequel, staying true to the collectively beloved character Becky, and using satire to create escapism and make a statement.

Writing the Complex Metaphor: Ben Hopkins Talks About Inside

Ben Hopkins recently spoke with Script about writing Inside and the writing genesis of his projects.

SXSW 2023 - A Conversation with Cora Bora Screenwriter Rhianon Jones

Rhianon Jones recently spoke with Script about tapping into her vulnerability on the page, collaborating with director Hannah Pearl Utt and composer Miya Folick, creating distinctive characters, and writing dialogue.

SXSW 2023 - Committed to the Idea of the Beyond: A Conversation with Late Night with the Devil Filmmakers Colin and Cameron Cairnes

Colin and Cameron Cairnes recently spoke with Script about the inspiration behind the characters and story, the benefits of shooting in a contained location, collaborative filmmaking, and more.