BlueCat Writers Blog
Kris Kosaka – Kamakura, Japan
Kris Kosaka - Kamakura, JapanBlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?KK: I had written one screenplay just to experiment but resisted the strict prescriptions of the genre. Coincidentally, about a year after, I was asked to work on creating English subtitles...
Anders Vacklin – Helsinki, Finland
Anders Vacklin - Helsinki, FinlandBlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? AV: When I wanted to study writing, there really weren’t that many writer’s programs in Finland for poets or for prose writers. That’s why I applied into a film school, not knowing...
Interview with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, co-writers of V/H/S: Viral
Interview with Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, co-writers of V/H/S: ViralBlueCat was able to interview Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, two of the co-writers of V/H/S: Viral (out on October 23rd).BlueCat: How did you two meet?Justin Benson: We were both...
Raul de Miguel – Madrid, Spain
Raul de Miguel - Madrid, SpainBlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? RM: At university (I studied in the US) I enjoyed screenwriting and editing the most. However, my screenwriting attempts never went more than a few pages for my short movies. Destiny...
Trzin, Slovenia – Andrej Vozlic
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? AV: I never did start. I've been writing STORIES ever since I remember. Screenplays sneaked in later as a surprise even for myself, but also as a logical step. I like screen and cinema. But if you don't have a good...
Buenos Aires, Argentina – Carolina Machado
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? CM: I love the idea that a story that I imagined can be materialized on a screen and be felt and seen by other people. Dreaming about the day I can actually watch my script turned into a movie blows my...
Connemara, Ireland – Greg Ó Braonáin
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Greg Ó Braonáin: I knew I wanted to be a writer since my early teens. I wrote mostly poetry and short stories originally. Having learned the Irish language in the late 80’s, I became interested in the movement to...
Trinidad and Tobago – Pauline Mark
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Pauline Mark: To express the ideas that I had running through my head since I was a child, and to one day produce and perform in my screenplays as an actor.BlueCat: What is your highest screenwriting goal for...
The 10 Highest-Earning Original Screenplays: What do they have in common?
The 10 Highest-Earning Original Screenplays: What do they have in common?Of the top thirty-seven highest grossing films of all time (adjusted for inflation), only ten are original screenplays that aren't sequels, prequels, or Fantasia. Read on to see what they have in...
Candido Rondon Brazil
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Luiz Fernando Rohenkohl: The whole idea of writing was camouflaged in my dreams of becoming a director until one day I noticed this was...
Stellenbosch, South Africa – Erika Nortje
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Erika Nortje: After reading an unpublished novel I wrote, a friend commented, “I love it, it’s like it has a soundtrack!” I frowned and figured, perhaps then it makes more sense if I write screenplays. Movies...
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Chau-Ai Pham
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Chau-Ai Pham: I started my first screenplay Moulting after being cured of last stage lung cancer, I decided to quit my banking career to do what I like most, writing. Moulting is a family action story, inspired by my own...
Interview with Alexander Dinelaris, co-writer of BIRDMAN
Interview with Alexander Dinelaris, co-writer of BIRDMAN"Birdman" co-writer Alexander Dinelaris talks to us about working on the critically acclaimed film and shares his advice for aspiring screenwriters! “Birdman" was released on October 17th and stars Emma...
Gordy Hoffman October Ustream
Gordy Hoffman October UstreamDid you miss our October 13th Ustream? Gordy covers the following topics and more:Interview with Savion Einstein, winner of the 2014 Joplin AwardBlueCat Screenplay Competition formatting/detail questionsWhich BlueCat Screenplay...
Lethbridge, Canada – Bob Cousins
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Bob Cousins: I have always had an interest in making up stories and I have many failures in writing for other media to show for it. I stumbled upon screenwriting when I was supposed to be playwriting as part of my...
10 Screenwriting Mistakes Nearly Every Makes
10 Screenwriting Mistakes Nearly Every Makes10. Getting tunnel vision.Even if a particular idea or concept is cool, leave it out unless it serves your story. You may have lots of ideas that seem important at the time, but keeping a consistent tone is more...
Auckland, New Zealand – Debi Lewis
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Debi Lewis: I started writing my first screenplay after I had finished my novel. I would dream about my novel as a movie, so I researched and studied scripts, it was off from there. BlueCat: What is your...
Paddington, Australia – Warren Glover
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Warren Glover: Quite by accident. In 2009 I moved from London (England) to Edinburgh (Scotland), with the intention of doing a Masters degree in global health policy at Edinburgh University. I had three months...
First 10 Pages: 10 Tips to Get Through
First 10 Pages: 10 Tips to Get ThroughMost readers will tell you that the first ten pages are the most important in your script. Here are our ten tips for getting through them: 10. Turn off the internet.What begins as research can, and...
Hong Kong, China – Caryn McCann
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Caryn McCann: I started writing screenplays in Hong Kong because I didn't feel there was enough strong female roles in Hong Kong action movies.BlueCat: What is your highest screenwriting goal for...
BlueCat Whiplash Screening with Damien Chazelle, J.K. Simmons, and Miles Teller
BlueCat Whiplash Screening with Damien Chazelle, J.K. Simmons, and Miles TellerLast week, BlueCat was fortunate enough to be in the audience for a special screening of Whiplash, the new film by writer/director Damien Chazelle. The film tells the story of an ambitious...