Hey, y’all! My latest article for the Wrap is now live. We’re talking about how the assignment game works in Hollywood — who gets to play, who does not. How can emerging writers get in on what’s been called “the bread and butter of Hollywood?” Check out the article and find out. –Jim Cirile
Howdy, fellow screenwriters, TV writers, and creators of screenplays extraordinaire. In case you missed our Do You Have What It Takes? webinar last weekend, we’ve posted the whole kit and kaboodle on the YouTubes for your viewing pleasure. So get comfy, ’cause it’s gonna be saucy. Another 90 minutes of sage advice, anecdotes and cautionary…
Howdy, fellow scribes! There’s a reason why so many writers give up after five years and move back home to Butthurt, Utah. This biz is HARD. Rejection is the norm. How can you steel yourself to survive the slings and arrows while you spend the years necessary to break in? Join us for another fun…
Hey everybody, Our latest webinar The Importance of the First Ten, discussing those crucial first ten pages of your screenplay or pilot and how to make sure they rock – is now up. Click below to watch/listen! Remember to sign up for our mailing list to be notified every time we do a new webinar….
Howdy, fellow scribes, It was a super fun and informative webinar this past weekend, and we painstakingly laid out many common (and a few not-so-common) gaffes we all tend to make — both while we’re up and coming as well as after we get repped. In case you missed it, here’s the video! https://youtu.be/rcWre_Jv9D8 Questions…
Back in the ’90s, I was working with a producer of some note on a go movie project, and that producer wanted things a certain way. Now I did not agree with that producer’s take; in fact, I thought his approach was so appallingly wrongheaded and destructive to the project that I literally gave myself…
by Jim Cirile Season’s greetings, fellow scribes (as well as anyone kind enough to consider buying a screenwriter a gift.)Â If you’ve been agonizing over gift ideas for that screenwriter in your life, look no further! We’ve assembled our top ten picks that the writer in your life is sure to love. We have…
Hi folks! Well, that was fun. Our fourth CI Pro Series webinar “Ask us Anything” was jam-packed with fun and info. If you missed the webinar, fear not! Here it is again in its entirety. 1 hr. Remember, you can always email us with any questions about screenwriting or the biz (sorry, we…
Hey, gang! We’re going another free webinar Saturday Oct. 13 from 10-11AM PST. This will be an ‘anything goes’ Q&A featuring CI’s Jim Cirile and Tanya Klein. You got Q? We got A! Getting frustrated with never getting anywhere with your writing? Trying to figure out the best way to pitch your project? Wondering how…
So we did another giveaway of ten free half-hour phone consultations. I love doing these. It’s a chance to get to know some of you guys a little better and find out about your projects. I’m always amazed what you guys have got going on. I’ve only spoken to two of you so far —…