Celtx Taking Off With Aspiring Screenwriters
Just an observation that Celtx is really beginning to take off with aspiring screenwriters, based on my conversations with participants at the 2010 Screenwriting Conference at Santa Fe, where I mentored a 3-day lab and presented a seminar. For years, I’ve solely discussed Final Draft and Movie Magic Screenwriter with novice screenwriters, but by next year, Celtx is likely to be approaching parity in those discussions.
Podcast About Game Writing and Storytelling
The guys at game-central.org have been cranking out hour-long weekly podcasts for a couple of years, and decided to interview me for this week’s podcast. They came armed with a bunch of questions, and I did my best to come up with some answers. It was nice revisiting the work we did on the Wing Commander game series many years ago, which was my entry into “alt” screenwriting. Take a listen and enjoy!
Screenwriting Conference at Santa Fe: 6/1-6/6
I’m excited to be back on the faculty of the upcoming Screenwriting Conference at Santa Fe running from June 1-June 6 in lovely Santa Fe, NM. Heavy hitter screenwriters Kirk Ellis, Josh Olson and others join me on the faculty, and Oscar-winning producer Tony Marks and one of my graduate school professors and thesis advisors (Howard Suber) will be part of the Hollywood Connection portion of the conference. Immerse yourself in screenwriting the first week in June: sign up for the conference!
A night at Barnes & Noble – Santa Monica
Following our book panel and signing at Barnes & Noble on Wed., May 19 (for Write Your Way Into Animation and Games), from left to right: Jeannie, who was good enough to buy a book; contributing author Carolyn Miller; yours truly (contributing author Terry Borst); our moderator Susan Spohr; and contributing author Jean Ann Wright. Thanks to all who attended(and thanks to B&N staff)!
Santa Monica Barnes & Noble Book Panel May 19
I’ll be on
a discussion panel and signing books to celebrate the publication of Write Your Way into Animation and Games (which I’ve contributed chapters to) at the 3rd Street Promenade Barnes & Noble in Santa Monica, on May 19, 7pm.
Joining me on the panel will be fellow WGA member (and my talented and esteemed wife) Carolyn Handler Miller, and animation writer Jean Ann Wright. We’ll be discussing strategies for writers and screenwriters to enter the burgeoning worlds of animation and interactive media (including videogames), and challenges that writers will face in these arenas. Read the rest of this entry »
Teaching screenwriting seminar April 16-18
I’m returning to the Santa Fe Community College Film Program to teach a 3-day intensive screenwriting seminar this weekend, April 16-18.
The seminar still has a few slots open, and it’s a chance for students to discover some of the basics of screenwriting and apply their knowledge to writing anything from public service announcements and local television commercials to spec feature screenplays and television episodes.
We’ll be working with Celtx and Adobe Story (more on this in a future post) and seeing how these new tools are part of a more collaborative production workflow — further redefining screenwriting in the 21st century.
Screenwriters and the Web
From the WGA’s recent seminar on screenwriters exploiting the Web as a distribution and marketing platform.
Listen to ‘Cinemascope’ radio program
Even if you missed the live broadcast of my solo guest shot on KSFR-FM’s half-hour ‘Cinemascope’, you can listen here to the audio recording. Just click on the embedded MP3 link to stream the interview. Topics include my new book, an upcoming screenwriting seminar I’m teaching for the Film Program at Santa Fe Community College, and the role of screenwriting in the 21st century.
On KSFR-FM’s Cinemascope Fri., March 26
I’ll be the sole guest on the half-hour radio program ‘Cinemascope‘, broadcast by Santa Fe’s KSFR-FM, on Friday, March 26 at 6:30pm (Mountain time).
You can stream the show live, even if you’re outside the broadcast area.
The topics include discussion of my new book End to End Game Development; the nature of screenwriting in the 21st century; and the weekend seminar I’ll be teaching for the Santa Fe Community College Film Program in mid-April.
Listen live if you can; I’ll do my best to make an MP3 recording of the broadcast available in the near future.
Speaking at UNM ArtsLab April 2
I’ll be speaking at the University of New Mexico’s ArtsLab Friday, April 2 at noon, as part of their ongoing Digital Lunch series.
The topic will be my new book End to End Game Development, published by Focal Press. I plan to offer a quick sampling of serious game output, and discuss some of the unique issues faced by developers of serious games, persuasive games and simulations.
If you find yourself in Albuquerque on that date, please come!
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