Tue, 24 April 2018
The 2018 Big Break contest regular deadline is around the corner. Is this your year? Learn more about the contest that launches careers and our winners' continued success stories here! Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On Podcast on iTunes!
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Tue, 17 April 2018
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Tue, 10 April 2018
Lynn Shelton, known for such films as Humpday and Your Sister’s Sister, talks about breaking into the industry after debuting her first feature at the Slamdance Film Festival, writing unconventional stories from personal experience, and her collaboration with Jay Duplass on her new film Outside In. The original drama follows an ex-con’s (Jay Duplass) struggle to readjust to life in his small town and the intense bond he forms with his former high school teacher (Edie Falco). The film is available for download on YouTube and Google Play. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On Podcast on iTunes!
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Tue, 3 April 2018
Mr. Roosevelt is a comedy about a struggling comedian (Wells) who returns to her college town of Austin, Texas and must come to terms with her past while staying with her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend. You can stream Mr. Roosevelt on Netflix or download on YouTube and Google Play. Don’t forget to subscribe to the Write On Podcast on iTunes!  |
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2017 Big Break Grand Prize Winner in the feature-drama category, Julia Mogerman, talks about her writing process from outlining, constructing characters and finding sources of conflict to connecting with her new manager, Jeff Portnoy of 
Zach Cannon (Script Coordinator, Preacher), Marc Gaffen (Script Coordinator, Here and Now) and Leslie Simon (Business Representative, IATSE Local 871) discuss the importance of these two roles in a writers' room, unionizing with IATSE and more, live at The Cat & Fiddle. 
Hot off her recent directorial-debut, Noël Wells, who also wrote and starred in her film, Mr. Roosevelt, chats with us about her start in entertainment, finding the essence of characters and her creative process while working on and off set.