Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part I
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Jacob Krueger and Christian Lybrook discuss some of the most exciting independent movies premiering at Sundance and what screenwriters can learn from them.
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Past Lives: Genre and Premise
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Learn how Past Lives both honors and subverts the genre elements implied by its premise, and how to apply those concepts to your own writing in any genre.
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Dream Scenario: Passive Main Characters
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How can the new Nicholas Cage movie be a hit with the critics but leave audiences cold? Three words: Passive Main Character.
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5 Steps To Keep Your New Year’s Writing Resolutions
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Learn 5 simple steps to set New Year’s Resolutions for your writing that actually stick!
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4th Annual Pitch Festivus!
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Learn pitching from Jacob Krueger and top JKS faculty members.
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10 Tips For a Winning “Elevator” Pitch
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Learn the secrets of a winning pitch for contests and festivals, and prepare your pitch for our upcoming Pitch Festivus! event.
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Saltburn: A Master Class in Tone
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Learn how Emerald Fennell mashes up genre and controls tone in Saltburn.
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Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapting a True Life Screenplay
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Learn how to find your “take” and balance fiction and truth when adapting a true story or book from this script analysis of Killers of the Flower Moon.
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Writer’s Block and the Inner Censor
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The Inner Censor is a key contributor to writer’s block – here’s how to turn it off
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