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SHOULD SCREENWRITERS GO TO FILM SCHOOL – Susan’s Ask the Screenplay Doctor December column

SHOULD SCREENWRITERS GO TO FILM SCHOOL?

My interview with Professors Garland Waller (Boston University) and Richard Walter (UCLA)…

Professor Garland Waller of BU & Professor Richard Walter of UCLA

One question I repeatedly hear from aspiring screenwriters and filmmakers (as well as their family members, who contribute financially and emotionally to their loved one’s dreams) is this: Is it worth it to go to film school?  The word “worth” should be interpreted subjectively and not just in dollars and cents — and the word “film” is the umbrella term that, in the context of this question, includes television.

In this month’s column, I ask two very prominent professors to discuss their respective film and television programs: Professor Richard Walter, Chairman of UCLA’s graduate program in screenwriting and Professor Garland Waller, Director of the Television Graduate Program in the College of Communication at Boston University.

To read more:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2012/12/screenplay

 

SUSAN’S ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR column November 2012 – Barry Brodsky Inteview

Screenwriting Advice from

Award-Winning Screenwriter and Professor Barry Brodsky

Barry Brodsky, writer and director of the Emerson College Screenwriting Certificate Program

In October, I was a guest speaker for Professor Barry Brodsky’s Industry Night at Emerson College, to discuss the business of screenwriting. Professor Brodsky kindly took time out of his busy schedule to be interviewed for this month’s column.

Barry Brodsky teaches screenwriting at Emerson, Boston University and Lesley University, and serves as the Director of the Emerson College Screenwriting Certificate Program.  He is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter; his short screenplay I Miss You (directed by Fethi Bendida) is premiering at the Algerian Film Festival next month.

To read more:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2012/11/brodsky