BlueCat Writers Blog
Interview with Radha Bharadwaj, screenwriter of “Closet Land”
Interview with Radha Bharadwaj, screenwriter of "Closet Land"We were very lucky to be able to interview Indian filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Radha Bharadwaj about her screenwriting successes. Radha's feature script "Closet Land" won the 1989 Nicholl...
Interview with Swaroop Kanchi
Interview with Swaroop KanchiWe interviewed acclaimed Indian screenwriter/director/producer Swaroop Kanchi (Bengaloored, Hong Kong Dreaming) about his experience as a working screenwriter.BlueCat: Tell us a little about your background: how did you get interested in...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Interview With Gordy Hoffman
Honolulu Star-Advertiser Interview With Gordy HoffmanAward-winning screenwriter bringing expertise to isles By Mike Gordon at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser When it comes to the craft of writing screenplays, there's no shortage of advice.Google "how to...
First Writing Gigs of 10 Famous Screenwriters
First Writing Gigs of 10 Famous ScreenwritersFirst Writing Gigs of 10 Famous Screenwriters 10. Vince Gilligan Who is he? Vince Gilligan was the creator and showrunner of the AMC television series Breaking Bad as well as a writer on The X-Files and The...
Interview with Erik Bork (BAND OF BROTHERS, FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON)
Interview with Erik BorkWe were lucky to be able to interview screenwriter Erik Bork, who is best known for his work on BAND OF BROTHERS and FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON.BlueCat: Tell us your story. Where did you grow up, where’d you go to school, where have you...
BlueCat Winner HF Crum Chosen for 2014 Film Independent Screenwriting Lab
BlueCat Winner HF Crum Chosen for 2014 Film Independent Screenwriting LabHF Crum, 2014 BlueCat winner for Best Feature Screenplay with "3 Faces of Hunger & Thirst", has been chosen forFilm Independent's 2014 Screenwriting Lab. With only 9 projects chosen for...
November LIVE UStream With Gordy Hoffman
November LIVE UStream With Gordy HoffmanGordy Hoffman, BlueCat founder and judge, will be hosting another LIVE Ustream to answer all of your questions about screenwriting! Next Ustream: Ian Simpson, our 2010 Feature Winner of the BlueCat Screenplay...
Ten Essential Screenwriting Tip Videos by Gordy Hoffman
Screenwriters have questions about craft, about the business, about life; Gordy does his best to answer them all. Here are the Ten Essential Screenwriting Tip Videos by Gordy Hoffman.And if you want learn even more from Gordy Hoffman, you can sign up for one of...
2015 Movie Title Contest Finalists
2015 Movie Title Contest Finalists Every year, the BlueCat Screenplay Competition holds a Title Contest for all of our early submissions. All entries submitted by August 1st were eligible.Out of the 100 Quarter-Finalists we selected, we asked you to vote for your...
2014 BlueCat Finalist Kateland Brown Selling Your Screenplay Podcast Interview
2014 BlueCat Finalist Kateland Brown Selling Your Screenplay Podcast Interview2014 BlueCat Finalist Kateland Brown Selling Your Screenplay Podcast InterviewKateland Brown, a 2014 BlueCat feature screenplay Finalist, sits down with Ashley Scott Meyers for the "Selling...
Interview: Frederick Mensch
Frederick Mensch is the writer of the feature film Nightingale, which premiered at the 2014 LA Film Festival. He's also the founder of MovieBytes, an online resource for writers that features a database of over 300 writing competitions.We talked to Frederick...
Interview: Kat Candler
Interview: Kat CandlerHellion, the first feature film from Texas-based writer/director Kat Candler, premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and won SXSW Film Festival's Gamechanger Award. It tells the story of an out of control, motocross obsessed teenager, his...
August Writing Challenge
August Writing ChallengeDo you have a screenplay that you've been meaning to write, but haven't gotten around to it yet? Join us for BlueCat's August Writing Challenge and finish an entire draft in the month of August! THE GOAL:to write 100 pages by September...
Selling Your Screenplay 2014 Interview with Gordy Hoffman
Selling Your Screenplay 2014 Interview with Gordy HoffmanBlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman was recently interviewed on the Selling Your Screenplay podcast hosted by Ashley Scott Meyers. He discusses his career and gives some great advice to aspiring...
Picking The Title of Your Script
Picking The Title of Your ScriptWhy are you reading this? Most likely because you don’t like what you’re calling your screenplay. What’s it called? Do you have a title or a working title? A working title is a title that sucks that you put on the file of your script,...
Former BlueCat Winner Jerry Mahoney Releases Book
Former BlueCat Winner Jerry Mahoney Releases BookWe're proud to announce that 2009 BlueCat Winner Jerry Mahoney has released a book -- Mommy Man: How I Went From Mild-Mannered Geek to Gay Superdad (Amazon link)"The day Gordy Hoffman called to tell me I won the...
August 1st Deadline Approaching
August 1st Deadline Approaching All entries submitted to BlueCat by AUGUST 1st will be eligible for theMOVIE TITLE CONTEST. Our TOP 3 favorite titles will each receive a cash prize of $250! All scripts submitted by the...
Stanley Kubrick’s NAPOLEON Script
Stanley Kubrick's NAPOLEON ScriptFor years, Stanley Kubrick attempted to make an epic biopic of Napoleon. Unfortunately, he was never able to get his Napoleon script off the ground. Although we will never see Kubrick's complete vision for the film, we...
5 Classic Comedy Scripts
5 Classic Comedy ScriptsThere's nothing more inspiring than reading a great screenplay.If you're a comedy writer, get ready for a big dose of inspiration: 1. Caddyshack 2. Office...
Script Formatting
Script FormattingIn this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman discusses the proper way to format your script. You have probably read many articles on the subject. Maybe they even contain contradictory examples. Gordy suggests not to stress too much about the...
Writing Animation
In this video, BlueCat Founder and Judge Gordy Hoffman offers advice on how to pursue a career in writing animation. The path may seem different from live-action storytelling, but the two are much similar than they appearAlso, if you’d like to join our BlueCat...