We asked Ken what was the best advice he ever received as a screenwriter and he shared a story from his book, The Perfect Pitch.

www.firstlightvideo.com You’ve learned the basics — the three-act structure, an understanding of theme, an ability to start creating dimensional characters. Now you want to go deeper, broader & expand your tools for creating great scripts. In this three-part series, script consultant & screenwriting teacher, Dr. Linda Seger, takes you to another step, to further integrate your story, theme & characters. Actors, directors, and producers want to see dimensional characters, capable of winning Academy Awards. They want breadth, depth, focus and direction to their characters, but they also want dimensionality – characters that are original and act-able. This program shows how to deepen characters through layering, creating subtext, how to transform characters & how to use dialogue to further add breadth and depth.

Roger and Author Magazine

Barry Levinson talks about writing dialogue, dealing with rejection, motivation to write, and writing character.

www.firstlightvideo.com An excerpt of a discussion with screenwriters Nicholas Kazan (Bicentennial Man, Reversal of Fortune) and Paul Attanasio (The Sum of All Fears, Quiz Show) from the phenomenal video screenwriting series The Art of Screenwriting.