We all know how challenging the year 2023 was in the entertainment industry. We don’t need to rehash the double strikes, the layoffs, the mass exodus out of town, or the lives and careers that were either stalled or completely snuffed out. As challenging as the spring and summer were, optimism abounded in the autumn …
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A blog that I did for Stage 32
https://www.stage32.com/blog/the-truth-about-the-animation-industrys-recent-setbacks-3111 The Truth About The Animation Industry’s Recent “Setbacks” Brian Smith 15 hours ago There has been a lot of negative news whirling around about the animation industry lately. Whether it’s about layoffs at Netflix or unreleased projects from Warner Bros. and HBO MAX or unmet box office expectations by even the likes of PIXAR, …
Check out the first teaser trailer for The Boss Baby
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Spring is a time for new beginnings. With that in mind, Monument Script Services wants to help you get started on a new beginning for your screenplay by offering 20% off of any first-time coverage service between now and April 1st. Having a professional reader evaluate your screenplay is an integral step in getting you …
Congratulations!
Monument Script Services congratulates our client Tiyan Newman, whose script Hope Runs Deep is a quarter-finalist in the 2014 Screencraft Comedy Script competition! Well done, Tiyan!
Congratulations!
Monument Script Services congratulates our client Julie Brimberg Rothschild. She has been offered $5 million to finance the making of her script Housebound, for which Monument Script Services provided notes on 5 drafts. Best of luck moving forward, Julie!
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Thoughts on Lucas and Spielberg’s Comments on the Future of Film
I know this is old news, but I’ve been away for a couple of weeks, and Steven Spielberg and George Lucas made their comments right as I was going on my vacation. The comment I’d most like to take issue with is the one that Lucas made about studios only making tent pole films that …
Protect Yourself
One of the dangers of writing a great story or coming up with a great idea is the fact that some nefarious types my want to steal it from you to claim as their own. Another is that you may submit it to a studio and they could pass on it, but try to keep …
Link to Steven Soderbergh’s Discussion on the State of Cinema
This is a very interesting read, and shows what we’re all up against as writers, artists and filmmakers. http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/steven-soderbergh-state-of-cinema-address/