WriteMovies founder Dr. Alexander Ross just completed 4 years of extensive research for his PhD investigating thousands of films to identify key factors that determine their success or failure. (more…)
Race relations in the USA have taken shocking new turns in recent days. We believe it’s only when injustices become historic, not current, that the nation can begin to heal.
Are you looking to get expert, in-depth feedback on your work? Our founder, Alex Ross (who remains a stakeholder in WriteMovies), is currently offering his consultancy services at massively discounted prices!
Studio Coverage from Alex himself currently costs just $99 (usually $179) and Development Notes cost just $199 (usually $379) for a limited time while slots are still available.
Our founder, Alex Ross
Trained in the story department of a major Hollywood studio, Alex has provided coverage on hundreds of scripts for top executives and worked as a literary agent representing Quentin Tarantino, Christopher De Vore (ELEPHANT MAN) and Mardik Martin (RAGING BULL). He discovered such writers as Andrew Niccol (THE TRUMAN SHOW) and Iris Yamashita (LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA), produced the movie THE LIST, and is a member of BAFTA.
Click HERE to see the offers on his new website and find out about the other services he offers. We’ll also be sharing more updates of Alex’s work soon!
If you’re looking to keep inspired, progressing, and connecting throughout the current lockdowns, we’ve got the answer: the WriteMovies 100-Day Creative Challenge launches on Monday!
Our Director recently provided his thoughts about how writers should respond to the lockdowns, and the 100-Day Creative Challenge is our answer to that question – as well as how we plan to provide you with the best possible help in these difficult times.
We’ll be providing you with a daily prompt for a half-hour of creative activity to start your day, which will generate creative material and ideas you can take further, AND teach you something important about yourself as a writer, and about the key craft of writing, EVERY DAY – in a clear sequence of steps that will bring your skills and knowledge to a clear conclusion.
And don’t forget that the first deadline for both our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 and Summer 2020 Screenwriting Contest is fast approaching! You’ve got until Sunday May 3rd to enter at standard entry prices, so don’t miss out – click here to submit your script as soon as possible!
Last week we announced the launch of our Summer Screenwriting Contest… and now it’s time for our latest genre prize! Last year we had a great time with this one, so it’s back once again – ladies and gentlemen, our Sci-Fi and Fantasy Award 2020 is now open!
The coronavirus crisis is making life hard for everyone right now – today, all Californians were ordered today to stay home. Here at WriteMovies, though, it’s business as usual thanks to an established business model we developed several years ago, enabling us to continue our work around the world from our own homes where necessary! We’ve got big plans coming up to help support our followers and clients during this pandemic, too – we’ll be telling you more about that next week…
But before that, we promised to share a week of Ian’s L.A. Diary from the beginning of March – and here’s Part 3! We GUARANTEE to get our winners’ scripts in front of top producers with the power to say yes and make things happen, and this sneak peek gives you an idea how. Here’s what Ian got up to on Wednesday March 4th… (more…)
To give a picture of how we engage with industry and pitch our winners’ scripts, our Director Ian Kennedy is sharing a week of his L.A. diary with us. He’s got meetings with major producers, organisations and other industry professionals to share with us, plus images from the scene. (more…)