by Elliot Grove | 16 January, 2020 | Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
When someone asks you what your screenplay is about, and you tell them, you are verbally pitching your script to them. If they ask you for a written summation – a treatment – you are submitting a written pitch. Either way, there are some basic pitching essentials....
by Elliot Grove | 7 January, 2020 | In Our Opinion, Screenwriting, Web Content
Sometimes screenwriting problems can be solved by going back to the basics. that come from the ancient prophets. Are you familiar with Bible code? Scientists have studied the ancient manuscripts and are now suggesting that the Holy Scriptures were written in a special...
by Elliot Grove | 4 January, 2020 | Acting, Directing, Documentary, Filmmaking, Filmmaking Career, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
Why sit around moaning? Starting a self-induced bitching corner is the simplest way NOT to get anything done. And believe you me: there are at least 5 common complaints of filmmakers. There’s no reason to sit on your keister when you’ve got a fabulous film...
by Kira-Anne Pelican | 30 December, 2019 | Filmmaking, Screenwriting
With New Year and a new decade around the corner, many of us are thinking about our resolutions. Maybe they’ll be to finish that screenplay, get your film made, or live a more environmentally-friendly life. Whatever your resolution, it’s almost certainly going to...
by Elliot Grove | 26 December, 2019 | Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Screenwriting
A huge challenge of screenwriters is to explain how it is possible for nature, society, and the individual to coexist and prevent the evolutionary cycle from repeating. One can measure a screenwriters’ development by examining how adept they are at using the 4...
by Elliot Grove | 25 December, 2019 | In Our Opinion, Producing, Promotion, Marketing and Distribution, Raindance Film Festival, Screenwriting
Everything seems to be moving so quickly in our world. The next decade’s key trends in politics, ecology, and financial structures are changing faster than the polar ice cap is melting. So where does that leave independent filmmakers seeking to eek out a living...
