BlueCat Writers Blog
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...
Tel Aviv, Israel – Roy Hornshtein
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Roy Hornshtein: I started writing because I love it. The second thing I ever wrote was a post WWII Jewish immigration story set on an old battle ship carrying Holocaust refugees to Israel. Kind of Titanic meets...
Gotenberg, Sweden – Anneli Gelbard
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays?Anneli Gelbard: I was telling stories long before I started writing them down. Me and my younger sister traveled a lot by train when we were kids and to keep her from running around I would make up a tale...
Erode, India – S. Kumaravadivel
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? S Kumaravadivel: I wanted to express my theories to the world, and I thought movies were the best medium. BlueCat: What is your highest screenwriting goal for yourself? SK: I want to have everyone in the...
Veenendaal, The Netherlands – Bas Oversteegen
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Bas Oversteegen: I’ve always been fascinated with movies. They answer and feed curiosity by submerging you in other worlds and lives, like a kind of antennae that extends your own senses. My own life went along a...
Paris, France – David Marantz
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? David Marantz: I had to, it was the only way to get the stories out of my head. Of course, I could be writing novels but I find that the screenwriting form frees you from style upon which novels often rely...
Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Boyan Metodiev
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Boyan Metodiev: Honestly, when I first stumbled across a script (I think it was Fargo) I found it extremely bizarre to tell a story in words which should look great in pictures. By the time I finished reading the...
Cluj-Napoca, Romania – Adrian Manea
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Adrian Manea: Really felt I had stories to tell. Maybe some sense of inadequacy as well? BlueCat: What is your highest screenwriting goal for yourself? AM: To have the reader craving to experience that...
Interview with Christina Welsh, co-writer of “Addicted”
Interview with Christina Welsh, co-writer of "Addicted"We were so lucky to be able to talk to Christina Welsh, co-writer of the new erotic thriller “Addicted” (out in theaters October 10th). Christina is a talented screenwriter who found her foray into the...
Interview: Timothy J. Sexton Writer of “The Liberator”
Interview: Timothy J. Sexton Writer of "The Liberator" Opening in NY and LA this weekend (October 3, 2014) The Liberator is a historical biopic chronicling the life of Venezuelan revolutionary, Simón Bolívar.Set in the early 1800s, The Liberator follows Bolívar’s...
Interview with Rajat Aroraa, writer of The Dirty Picture
Interview with Rajat Aroraa, writer of The Dirty PictureWe interviewed Rajat Aroraa, writer of The Dirty Picture, Kick, and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai about his experience as a famed screenwriter in India. Check out the interview here:BlueCat: When did you...
10 Lessons to be learned from movies about writers
10 Lessons to be learned from movies about writers10. Enough is enough."Art is never finished, only abandoned." - Leonardo Da Vinci You can keep typing until your fingers bleed. At some point, you have to walk away. In Wonder Boys, written by Steven Kloves...
Torino, Italy – Stefano Bozzo
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Stefano Bozzo: I was working in the Italian movie industry as an AD at the same time one of my novels was being published and a producer thought it was a good idea to ask me to write a script. I read Syd Field's...
Hamburg, Germany – Christoph Brück
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Chris Buck: I have written fiction all my life and I loved movies all my life so it was actually surprising how long it took me to write a screenplay. But once my girlfriend told me I should try, I was totally...
Surrey, The United Kingdom – Alasdair Adie
BlueCat: Why did you start writing screenplays? Alasdair Adie I've always loved writing and film, so writing screenplays seemed a natural progression. I love the style of writing for scripts and the challenge of writing visually. BlueCat: What is your highest...
10 NYFF Screenwriters to Watch
10 NYFF Screenwriters to WatchAlex Ross Perry Who is he?Alex Ross Perry's previous film, The Color Wheel, was named the best undistributed film of 2011. What is he showing at NYFF? Listen Up Phillip is an American drama starring Jason Schwartzman as a...