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What's New, BlueCat?
The Official Newsletter of the
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
December 23rd, 2014
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The BlueCat Staff wishes you the
best this holiday season!
To get you in the holiday spirit, here are a few of our favorite holiday movie quotes:
"It's Christmas Eve. It's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more. For a couple of hours out of the whole year we are the people that we always hoped we would be"
- Frank Cross from Scrooged (written by Michell Glazer & Michael O'Donoghue) "Look Doris, someday you're going to find that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover those are the only things that are worthwhile" - Fred Gailey from Miracle on 34th Street (written by George Seaton) "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an aweful hole, doesn't he?" - Clarence from It's a Wonderful Life (written by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hacket, and Frank Capra)
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IN THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER:
- Adapting Into the Woods for the Screen: Interview with James Lapine
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Mixing Horror and Christmas - Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
- 3 HOLIDAY SCRIPTS: The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Christmas Story, and Scrooged
- BlueCat Archive: How Do You Write a Compelling Love Story?
- Caroline Thompson Reflects on Edward Scissorhands
- Writing Frozen: Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
- The Interview Screenwriter, Dan Sterling, on Creating the Controversial Film
- The BlueCat Community Corner
- BlueCat Workshop information
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Adapting Into the Woods for the Screen
from SSN Insider
Into the Woods began as a Broadway musical created by James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim. For its film adaptation, Lapine was asked to return to the fairytale world he created in the 1980's. In this article, Lapine discusses his adaptation process, working within Disney's constraints, and his screenwriting journey.
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Mixing Horror and Christmas - Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Jalmari Helander, writer/director of Rare Exports: A Christmas tale, was interviewed about his horror-fantasy that has captivated audiences around the world.
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How to Write a Love Story
Wondering how to write a compelling love story? Gordy Hoffman, BlueCat's founder and judge, shares his advice in this video from our BlueCat archives.
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The Interview Screenwriter on Creating the Controversial Film
From 89.3 KPCC's The Frame
Dan Sterling's first produced screenplay, "The Interview", has caused quite a stir for Sony Pictures. North Korea has declared the comedy is an act of war. In this article, Sterling talks about the controversy surrounding his film and how it has affected him.
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"I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries."
- Frank Capra
Writer/Director of It's a Wonderful Life
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SELECTED HOLIDAY SCRIPTS
Three Screenplay PDFs
The Nightmare Before Christmas
A Christmas Story
by Jean Shepherd, Bob Clark, Leigh Brown
by Michell Glazer & Michael O'Donoghue
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Caroline Thompson Reflects on Edward Scissorhands
from CreativeCow.net
Screenwriter Carloine Thomas' credits include The Addams Family, Black Beauty, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. In this interview she discusses her first collaboration with Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands.
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Writing Frozen: Interview with Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee
From HeyUGuys
Co-writers Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee share insights into their writing process and the inspirations behind the characters from the box office hit, Frozen.
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HEY, WHATCHA UP TO?
The BlueCat Community Corner:
What are you up to?
Do you play in a band, paint, write books, draw, sculpt, make short films or web series, etc.? Do you participate in an arts organization our community should know about?
Share your accomplishments as well as upcoming fairs, shows, screenings, and gatherings by emailing: [email protected]
Please use the subject line Community Corner Submission
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