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From Page to World: Tianna Langham

by annalisaloop
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| Collaboration, Contest, screenplay, screenwriter, The FIlm School, writing
January 24, 2012

This is an interview I conducted with Tianna Langham, 2011 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellow. It originally appeared in a shorter form in the Seattle Film School newsletter. I enjoyed every piece of wisdom she had to share with students of film and aspiring screenwriters. Frankly, I believe her attitude of persistence...
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Thrive on Feedback

by annalisaloop

| Creators, feedback, gyllenhaal, notes, screenplay, screenwriter
April 16, 2011

The following is some advice I am frequently asked to repeat. It appears to be as much a public service as a nugget of gold for aspiring writers. (Much of this can be adapted to anything you show around to get feedback on; an invention, a piece of prose, an...
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How to Write a Screenplay Readers Will Like

by annalisaloop

| genre, Hollywood, screenplay, structure, theme, Uncategorized
April 14, 2011

I was recently invited to teach a class of screenwriters as they approached graduation. The school wanted to help move their alumni toward completing work, putting out into the world, and getting films made. My task was to get the students to commit to creative practice. Can you imagine me...
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What’s Your Deal?

by annalisaloop

| coaching, screenplay, Screenwriting, studio coverage, voice, writers goals works
November 29, 2010

I got into coaching by teaching screenwriting. I would find myself in front of a room full of aspiring writers, attempting to explain to them what happens to a screenplay once you’ve sent it to Hollywood (whatever that is). Mostly I would explain the internal structure of big agencies, production...
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Authenticity and Work

by annalisaloop

| compromise, screenplay, self
September 8, 2010

Why is it that being specific about Self somehow equates to being original? How could it be that on a planet with billions of people, each of us possesses unique and yet universal insights? I don’t know. But my observation is that all around us, all the time, the tremendous...
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