by BlueCat | Feb 13, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Query letter. The very sound of those two words sends many a writer spiraling into an ocean of sad panic. Like no matter what you write it’s not going to sound right and why try anyway? Do query letters work? There are a lot of people that will tell you that...
by BlueCat | Feb 6, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Receiving feedback on your script is often frightening. Waiting to hear what someone thinks can be awful in and of itself. Why did you even give it to this person? What a stupid idea. Why are they taking so long? It must be awful. Why did I want to receive feedback on...
by BlueCat | Jan 30, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Screenwriting Reddit AMA with Gordy Hoffman Gordy Hoffman, Founder and Judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, dropped by the Screenwriting subreddit for an AMA on all things screenwriting. Below are some of the highlights from the discussion. The full Reddit AMA...
by BlueCat | Jan 29, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
In this episode of The Dave Bullis Podcast, Gordy Hoffman, Founder and Judge of BlueCat, elaborates on what it is like to be an educator in the screenwriting world. Gordy, who has taught screenwriting classes at USC & UCLA, in addition to offering his own courses,...
by BlueCat | Jan 23, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
The stories we love begin with characters we love. Audiences seek stories that provide meaning to the emotional struggles of life. This identification begins with people living life, with all its challenges. Why do people pay money to sit in a dark room to watch...
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