by BlueCat | May 31, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Alan Wenkus and Leigh Savidge: Going from BlueCat to UniversalI am sure that most of you have heard the buzz surrounding an upcoming film, “Straight Outta Compton,” which is a biopic on N.W.A., a hiphop/rap group made up of Eazy E, Ice Cube, and Dr. Dre. What you may...
by BlueCat | May 23, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Best International Screenplay Call for Entries2014 Joplin AwardBest International ScreenplayCall For Entries The BlueCat Screenplay Competition remains committed to the development of screenwriters worldwide.In this spirit, BlueCat Competition gives the Joplin...
by BlueCat | May 18, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Top 5 Screenwriting Lessons From Star Trek Into DarknessJohn Updike’s first rule when reviewing novels was: “Try to understand what the author wished to do, and do not blame him for not achieving what he did not attempt.” This is as good a rule for assessing films as...
by BlueCat | May 15, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Shorts are to filmmakers what aluminum cans are to would-be assassins: a way to shoot without ending up in prison. It is, after all, much easier to legally attain a few thousand dollars than a few million, and when you’ve got a crew of five and a borrowed camera, a...
by BlueCat | May 13, 2013 | Articles, The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
I haven’t read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby since I was in the ninth grade, twenty years ago now, but I do remember it being a quick read; at fifty thousand words, an average reader can go cover to cover in little more than four hours. Watching the most...
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