Scriptcake

Too many screenwriters think that the concept for your movie is the story. Learn what its job really is in this podcast. Check out our YouTube page here: ScriptcakeWant to take our screenplay outline video course for FREE? Then click here: https://www.scriptcake.com/free-accessSupport the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

It's a question I get asked all the time. Do you really need to take a screenwriting course? Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

An insightful conversation with Chris Lockhart, Hollywood’s foremost story professional.  He is an executive,  filmmaker, and educator with over 30 years of industry experience.  As Story Editor at WME, the world's largest diversified talent agency, Chris curates film and TV projects for A-list actors such as Denzel Washington. He has read over 60,000 screenplays in his career. ​Chris also founded a Facebook group called The Inside Pitch, where he moderates 15,000+ creatives and offers daily advice and feedback on the Hollywood script maze.  Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

I came across an interesting term called 'Multiple Discovery' while doing some research for a project. Though it is a scientific term it really hit me how well it applies to the arts. Take a few moments to listen to my comments on Multiple Discovery and how we can use it to motivate ourselves on our projects.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

We have a lot of expectations for ourselves. We expect to improve and to grow and live great lives but sometimes we let our expectations out of hand like I did after I wrote my first screenplay. We need to learn from our own expectations.We also need to make sure we know what our characters expectations are in every scene. Check out this podcast to learn more.Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

Amazingly insightful Talk with Alan Watt who is an L.A. Times best-selling author and screenwriter as well as consultant to some of Hollywood's top writers and producers. He has won a number of awards for his writing including France's 2004 Prix Printemps (best foreign novel) for Diamond Dogs. He is also the writer/director of the award-winning feature film Interior NightHe founded L.A. Writers' Lab in 2002 as a place for writers to deepen their craft by learning to marry the wildness of their imaginations to the rigor of story structure. He has taught everyone from award-winning authors and A-list screenwriters, to journalists, poets, actors, professional athletes, war veterans, housewives, doctors, lawyers, television showrunners, and anyone else with a story to tell.Learn more about Alan and his work here ==>> https://lawriterslab.comSupport the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

The five W's are standard questions that every writer uses but when writing screenplays two of them are more important than the others. Listen and learn which ones and why!To learn more about my new screenplay outlining course, click the link below:www.scriptcake.comSupport the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

Tom Schulman, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter known for classics like "Dead Poets Society" and "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids," shares his journey from aspiring director to successful storyteller. He delves into his creative process, highlighting the balance of character and concept in writing. Schulman also discusses his latest project, "Double Down South," inspired by memories from a Nashville pool hall. Additionally, he reflects on the recent WGA negotiations and the industry's evolving landscape, including the challenges posed by AI for writers.

There is often a tug-of-war going on between structure and creativity. Which one of them is more important? Which one of them should you focus on? Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.

How do you write a layered story before you even start? You have to have your concept connected to your story. Well, how do you do that? That's what this podcast will tell you how to do. Check it out!Support the showFor more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out www.lovinder.com.