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The Official Newsletter of the

BlueCat Screenplay Competition   


August 12th, 2014

IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
  • BlueCat's Early Deadline: September 1st
  • Screenwriting advice from BlueCat founder Gordy Hoffman 
  • 3 SCRIPTS: Office Space, The Fugitive, and American Hustle
  • A short clip from The Academy, focusing on aspiring screenwriters 
  • Legendary editor and sound mixer Walter Murch on editing and storytelling
  • Advice from writer/director Frank Darabont
  • "How I Stopped Procrastinating" by comedy writer Merrill Markoe
  • Wisdom from filmmaker Mira Nair
  • BlueCat Workshop information

BLUECAT'S EARLY DEADLINE

SEPTEMBER 1ST

 

All scripts submitted by the Early Deadline of September 1st will receive their written analysis by October 1st!

EARLY DEADLINE SUBMISSION FEES:

$60 for features and $40 for shorts

 

It's your last chance to receive written analysis before the Regular Deadline of October 15th.

 

If you enter during our next submission period (September 2nd - October 15th), you won't receive your analysis until November 10th.

 

SUBMIT YOUR SCRIPT


 

BLUECAT ADVICE VIDEO
From The BlueCat Blog


Gordy Hoffman on what to do if you find out someone is making (or has made) a movie with the same concept as your script.

 

WATCH THE VIDEO

HERE'S TO THE DREAMERS
From Academy Originals
 

In this video from the Academy Originals series, several aspiring screenwriters discuss their writing methods, career goals, and what gets them inspired.

 

WATCH THE VIDEO


 

HOW I STOPPED PROCRASTINATING 
by Merrill Markoe

 

Comedy writer Merrill Markoe on how she stopped procrastinating (via The New York Times).

 

READ THE ARTICLE

 

Hey, Whaddya Say? 

 

"I think films have to reach people and really grab them. That's what I hope to do when I make a film - to get under your skin and really make you think about something, and have a transporting time that takes you somewhere."

 

-Mira Nair

director of Monsoon Wedding and Vanity Fair

SELECTED SCRIPTS
Three Screenplay PDFs

THE FUGITIVE
by Jeb Stuart

OFFICE SPACE
by Mike Judge

AMERICAN HUSTLE
by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell


WALTER MURCH ON EDITING
From BAFTA
 
Legendary editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now) discusses his craft -- "A good editor must have some sense of how to tell a story."  


ADVICE FROM FRANK DARABONT 
From Film School Commentaries

 

In this clip from Film School Commentaries, Frank Darabont (writer/director of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile) gives some advice to aspiring writers and filmmakers.   

 

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BlueCat Screenwriting Workshops
 
BlueCat Screenplay Workshops are an intensive opportunity to certifiably improve your script in a small group environment, led by award winning screenwriter and BlueCat founder Gordy Hoffman.

Your script will be read in advance both by Gordy as well as the other workshop participants; everyone receives in-depth feedback on their script from a number of different perspectives.

Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman has taught screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles, as well as led workshops all over North America, Poland, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. He has served as a panelist for the IFP Script to Screen Conference in NYC, Women in Film's Script DC Conference in Washington, DC, and the George Eastman House Film Festival, as well as a judge for the McKnight Screenwriting Fellowships in Minnesota. Gordy Hoffman founded the BlueCat Screenplay Competition in 1998 and remains its judge.

  

THE FULL SCRIPT WORKSHOP

Participants read all screenplays in advance of the workshop. During the workshop, Gordy provides direct and in-depth feedback on each screenplay, with everyone encouraged to contribute his or her own thoughts and concerns.

  

Each writer will leave with a great sense of what they can do specifically to improve their screenplay, as well as a better awareness of where they might properly develop as a professional screenwriter as a whole. Writers benefit from the direct focus placed on their screenplays by the workshop, along with the analysis of the other scripts.

  

Screenplays can be first drafts or rewrites, incomplete or partial, with first time writers and veterans all welcome. Scripts are due 10-14 days prior to the date of the workshop.

  

Note: Screenplays submitted to the workshop are not eligible to be entered into the BlueCat Screenplay Competition.

  

  

Regular Registration Option

Do you want to participate, but do not have a script to submit at this time? Regular registration for the workshop allows you to attend without submitting written material, read the scripts in advance and still participate in the discussion.

  

  


UPCOMING WORKSHOPS: 

 

Online - August 14th - SOLD OUT

  

Honolulu - September 20th - REGISTER

(only 4 spots left)

 

Online - September 25th - REGISTER

(only 1 spot left)

 

San Francisco - October 25th - REGISTER

 

Online - November 6th - REGISTER 

 

Los Angeles - November 8th - REGISTER

(only 4 spots left)

 

Online - December 4th - REGISTER

 

Please let us know if 

 

you'd like the BlueCat Workshop 

 

 to come to your town!

 

See you soon.  


 

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