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Spike Lee — Aug. 18th, 2000

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Hi all! I recently launched the fundraiser for my second short film, May Be Unholy.

This dramedy is about an atheist who’s briefly convinced that witches (and divinity) are real, all because of a prank gone wrong.

I’m making May Be Unholy for many reasons. I’m largely inspired by my own relationship with divinity and how that has changed throughout my life, having been raised quite religious and then learning to redefine that relationship as I got older. Two, I absolutely love witch lore and am inspired to learn more about it, especially the historical and psychological parallels of “witch hysteria.” Three, I just want to see more films where women and non-binary folks can be chaotic and fun and imperfect. I feel strongly about comedy and spectacle being a universal experience for everyone.

I would be eternally grateful if you would be willing to donate to this project (we’ve got some cute merch as perks!) The fundraiser can be found on our Indiegogo page, where we describe the story in depth, as well as our production plans. Feel free to follow us on Instagram @maybeunholy. Please share with friends, family, and loved ones! Thank you so much!! <3 <3

yourlocalwriterblog:

I know I’m known mostly as a prose writing blog, but I write screenplays and have done A LOT of reading about screenwriting craft, business, and formatting.

I’m not sure how to narrow what I know into posts, so please send me Asks about what you’d want to see covered!

Like I said, I have a lot of background in the actual craft, the business end, and the technical/formatting details. You can ask for vague topics like how long should a script be or very specific ones!

A good amount of this also applies to playwriting as well, so don’t be afraid to ask. I should be able to answer. 

xx thank you

I loved doing this the first time, so send some screenwriting and playwriting questions my way!

A lot of the writing advice I’ve heard either assumes you will only work on one project at a time or tells you that you should. However, I have never found this very doable. At any given time, I have three or more writing projects going. My brain just doesn’t let me focus on one for an extended period of time.

And you know what? It does take me longer to finish a project, but I prefer that with the chance to write everyday than going spans where I don’t have the motivation to work on one single project. 

So, I’d like to give some advice on how to juggle more than one WIP.

Stagger Them

If you can, stagger when you start them. Or, if you are starting with outlining one and pantsing the other, that works, too. The goal here is that you’re in different phases for each one. If you’re drafting three or outlining four or editing two at the same time, you might drain your creative well with the monotony. Having one in the editing phases, one in drafting, and one in outlining gives you room to bounce between activities. 

Diversify Your Mediums

This might not be everyone’s path, especially if you’re already settled on the mediums of your projects, but I like to mix up exactly how I’m formatting them. Full novels, short stories, scripts, poetry, flash fiction, and everything in between and otherwise can be tossed together like a WIP salad. And again, you may be married to working on three full length novels which is fine. But if not, maybe try to switch it up. 

Set Your Genre, Aesthetics, Motive, and Themes

My projects all come from different motives. They all have vastly different genres, themes, and aesthetics. You don’t need to have them ALL be WILDLY separate from each other, but it helps if you set their separate identities. When I find inspiration for sci-fi, I work on my sci-fi project. When I find inspiration for my family, I work on my project focused on family. When I watch a Coen Brothers movie, I work on my script that was motivated by their work. So on and so forth. This way, you can funnel the right inspiration and energy into the proper channels of your work. 

Still Allow Yourself to Relax and Take Breaks

More projects doesn’t and shouldn’t mean that you sacrifice free time. Your pace can remain the same as someone working on one project. And it probably should. You don’t want to strain yourself and lose interest in 4 projects all at once. It’s a marathon and you can take time to relax and wander.

And don’t be afraid or feel bad to pause on project for a while or indefinitely. Just like any other process, sometimes you realize a certain project isn’t meant for right now. 

Organize!

Whether you use Docs, paper and pen, or something else or a mix of everything, use your organizational skills! Google Docs, Word, and Pages will all allow you to save your documents to folders specific to a project. Physical folders and files do the same. This way, you can get started quickly and easily without digging through multiple projects-worth of documents or getting distracted by another project. 

Have any other tips for managing multiple projects? Drop them below!

Don’t act like this Dix, I can’t live with a maniac.

Dixon Steele-In a Lonely Place(1950)

Greta Gerwig e Saoirse Ronan hanno collaborato in entrambi i film scritti e diretti dalla Gerwig, Ladybird (2017) e Little Women (2019), in cui la Ronan ha avuto ruoli da protagonista.

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The collaboration between Greta Gerwig and Saoirse Ronan, though not long, consists of both movies written and directed by Gerwig, Ladybird (2017) and Little Women (2019); Ronan had roles as the protagonist in both.

#gretagerwig #littlewomen #saoirseronan #ladybird #jomarch #movies #director #actor #florencepugh #timotheechalamet #noahbaumbach #louisamayalcott #amymarch

the-queen-of-thedas:

my-fair-ladybug:

my-fair-ladybug:

Writing is zipping along through six pages in under an hour and then getting stuck on a single transition sentence for three weeks.

when the fuck did this get notes 

While you were pondering over the transition sentence

Apurva Asrani Is an award winning filmmaker living in Goa, India. Among his best known works are the human rights drama Aligarh (2016), and the courtroom drama Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors (2020),

Asrani came out via Twitter. He described his struggles being gay in a homophobic society. He and his partner Siddhant had to pretend they were cousins for years to live in the same apartment, otherwise if the truth were known they could have been evicted. They were asked to not let their neighbours know that they were a gay couple.

In 2018, when the five-judge Constitutional bench (equivalent to the US Supreme Court) struct down anti-homosexual laws and made same-sex relations between consenting adults legal, Asrani described the impact.

“I feel vindicated today. I have lived openly as a gay man for the last few years, and while I have found much support, I have also been questioned, ridiculed and threatened for being myself. Today’s judgment makes me proud.”

He said he cried when he read Justice Indu Malhotra statement:

“History owes and apology to LGBT persons for ostracisation and discrimination.”

Unfortunately, Asrani’s relationship with Siddhant was a victim of Covid19. Due to the pressures of self-isolation and social distancing, in April 2021, Asrani announced that he and Siddhant had separated. He explain that their relationship had been “important and valuable”. He also apologized to his fans for the “disappointment” the news might cause.

Almost there! Part of the reason I have no regrets being openly excited about this big project along the way, despite delays — is so people see how long it really takes for great things to happen in this industry. Especially for screenwriters in this new era of package supremacy.

Guillermo del Toro Has Spent ‘Roughly 16 Years’ Writing Screenplays That Never Got Filmed – IndieWire

Guillermo del Toro Has Spent ‘Roughly 16 Years’ Writing Screenplays That Never Got Filmed

Don’t give up!

10 Screenwriting Tips from Vince Gilligan

10 Screenwriting Tips from Vince Gilligan

Opinions?

6 Screenwriting Tips from Writing Duo Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg - The Script Lab

6 Screenwriting Tips from Writing Duo Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg - The Script Lab

anxietyproblem:

Part Time Work Opp and Support for LGBTQ+ Business FTW!

Nothing could go wrong here.

anxietyproblem:

I pick them all! I pick them all!

okbjgm:

Drink a cup of Wisdom!

Don’t let down your assistant!

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