by BlueCat | May 18, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Top 5 Screenwriting Lessons From Star Trek Into DarknessJohn Updike’s first rule when reviewing novels was: “Try to understand what the author wished to do, and do not blame him for not achieving what he did not attempt.” This is as good a rule for assessing films as...
by BlueCat | May 15, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Shorts are to filmmakers what aluminum cans are to would-be assassins: a way to shoot without ending up in prison. It is, after all, much easier to legally attain a few thousand dollars than a few million, and when you’ve got a crew of five and a borrowed camera, a...
by BlueCat | May 13, 2013 | Articles, The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
I haven’t read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby since I was in the ninth grade, twenty years ago now, but I do remember it being a quick read; at fifty thousand words, an average reader can go cover to cover in little more than four hours. Watching the most...
by BlueCat | May 13, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Best UK Screenplay Award Call For Entries 2014The Cordelia AwardBest UK ScreenplayCall For EntriesThe BlueCat Screenplay Competition remains committed to the development of screenwriters worldwide.In this spirit, BlueCat Competition gives the Cordelia Award to the...
by BlueCat | May 10, 2013 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Now Accepting Short Screenplays AnnouncementIt’s Official!We are accepting Short Screenplays in the 2014 Competition. This year, BlueCat will accept short screenplays and establish one of the largest cash prizes in the world for a short screenplay...
by BlueCat | May 10, 2013 | Articles, The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Theater has dialogue, novels have the internal lives of characters, and movies have dynamic visuals. There is, of course, overlap. Many films are driven by dialogue, as are many novels, and the visuals in a Robert Wilson operetta are more important than mere words....
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