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‘Hamnet’ Co-Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting Her Novel
Oscar-nominated Maggie O’Farrell discusses her screenwriting debut with Chloé Zhao and why art is crucial to understanding humanity. Hamnet (Focus Features) Maggie O’Farrell almost said no when Chloé Zhao asked her to co-write the Hamnet screenplay. O’Farrell wrote the book Hamnet, which explores the grief of William and…
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10 Essential Indie Scripts Everyone Should Read-- with links!
Final Draft published a list of the 10 Indie Scripts Everyone Should read— but they didn't include links! I was interested in checking these out myself, so I'm sharing the links I found for anyone who might want to check out or revisit these great scripts. Comment with what films they missed — and links if you have them!…
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🔥 Spec scripts are suddenly hot again…
Remember that August spec script surge we reported on? The numbers had been trending up all summer: 23 specs sold across the summer months, with 9 in August alone (the highest monthly volume since March 2017). Many wondered if it was just a lucky streak. But recently, multiple insiders have weighed in with what they're…
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Meet the Script Supervisor: Rachel Connors Phillippe ('Mrs. Maisel', 'Only Murders')
A conversation with Rachel Connors Phillippe (‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building’) If you were to walk onto a hot set (a term used when cameras are rolling), you would find script supervisor, Rachel Connors Phillippe, near the director and a video monitor, jotting notes in her binder with an…