by BlueCat | Jul 10, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
By: Andrew L. Schwartz Of all the quasi-thrillers examined in the past few months, A Ghost Story, a film written and directed by David Lowery, typifies the kind of post-modern thriller that has dominated the summer circuit so far. In the same vein as The...
by BlueCat | Jul 5, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Intertwining Soundtrack and Narrative By: Andrew L. Schwartz Baby Driver is a non-stop thrill ride full of high-octane chase scenes expertly choreographed to a fast-paced soundtrack, and it comes highly recommended. For screenwriters, Baby Driver displays use music...
by BlueCat | Jun 29, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
By: Andrew L. Schwartz Using Setting as a Vice. Director Sofia Coppola has long toyed with the notion of binding characters to their environment. From Versailles in Marie Antoinette to the suburbs of Los Angeles in The Bling Ring, her characters have...
by BlueCat | Jun 27, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
by Breana Harris Last summer, when trying to finish a script, I struggled to figure out why I was so unhappy with it. I loved my characters and premise, but something wasn’t right. That’s when I decided to re-watch Ana Lily Amirpour 2014 debut film, A Girl...
by BlueCat | Jun 21, 2017 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
A fun sit-down with Gordy Hoffman, founder and judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, answering questions from up and coming filmmakers and screenwriters. In this episode, Gordy tackles the always challenging rewrite.Make it better than the last. Rewriting...
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