This is the first post of a would-be screenwriter, like most of you, I would guess, if you've found this site. I'm not an expert by any means but I've been writing for more years than I care to discuss. It's a compulsion, which is a good thing in this case because the more you write the better you should get at understanding the craft.
I hope to share thoughts on things going on in the business of filmmaking and screenwriting because I spend so much time searching for information about writing and film I think I can help you with what I find, and myself by writing about it. Two birds, as it were. One thing I've noticed over the last several months is the quality of many of the blogs and sites relating to film online now. I'll post a list with links of what I think are some of the best, but for now I just wanted to mention it.
When I was in film school there was no internet as we know it. Hollywood was really a closed system and trying to glean information about the film business outside of trade papers or unless you knew someone actually working in the business was costly and difficult. I went to Sherwood Oaks Experimental College, which is still a very good resource, but at the time it was too expensive for me to take classes all the time.
Jump cut to the '90s and everything really changed with technology. I was and still am working in IT and I used it as time went on to get more and more information about film. Now I have about 75 scripts on a flash drive and I can read them practically anywhere. So many barriers are gone except the blank page, which is probably the biggest for some writers. It really is a great time to be a writer.
Well back to work for now. Get back to you later...
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