Author Archive
Sep
21
2016
 
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part #7)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa[Note: To support this blog, and further interviews, please become a patron at Patreon. Even if just $1 or $3 a month.] Scott W. Smith: There are dozens of working screenwriters I can think who came to their success in different ways, but the one thing they have in common is it took time to reach their […]
Sep
20
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 6)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa[Note: To support this blog, and further interviews, please become a patron at Patreon. Even if just $1 or $3 a month.] Today we pick up part six of the interview with Greg DePaul, screenwriter, teacher, and author of Bring the Funny: Scott W. Smith: Richard Pryor once said all comedy is rooted in pain. In your […]
Sep
19
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 5)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScott W. Smith: One of your lines in your book {Bring the Funny] is “You must teach yourself how to screenwriter.” Screenwriter Greg DePaul (Bride Wars): Definitely. But I do have tools that can save them a lot of time in the learning process. Scott: You write that the most important key to success as a […]
Sep
16
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 4)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScott W. Smith: From the original conception of the idea for Bride Wars to when it finally got produced how many years went by? Greg DePaul: It might have been five years, 2004 to 2009. Scott: So there’s a lesson there. Michael Arndt talks about writing 10 screenplays over ten years before he sold one, […]
Sep
15
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 3)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“I will never know the names of the three screenwriters who judged my contribution to Bride Wars [in WGA arbitration], nor do I need to, but I am grateful to them. With their help, I put myself through law school.” Screenwriter Greg DePaul My Bride Wars “Your wedding better watch it…Your wedding should be very […]
Sep
14
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 2)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“Getting a movie made is very hard to make happen.” Screenwriter Greg DePaul Even if you don’t care for romantic comedies, who doesn’t like screenplay origin stories? Part 2 of my interview with screenwriter Greg DePaul (and author of Bring the Funny) covers how came up with the original idea for Bride Wars, how he […]
Sep
13
2016
Screenwriter Greg DePaul Q&A (Part 1)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“If the current rates of growth keep up in China, the country will surpass North America as the world’s largest film market in early 2017.” The Hollywood Reporter/3.1.16 Back in June, screenwriter/playwright and NYU instructor Greg DePaul took the time with me to have an hour and a half conversation that ended up being quite […] [Note: Thanks to Brad my Pateron launch was only slightly better than the last Space X launch. Yeah, the one that exploded. One million views=1 Patron, it’s a start. Please consider helping to keep these blog post going and growing by becoming a patron—even if it’s $1 or $3 a month. Thank you.] “It’s good […] So now that I passed a million views on this blog…now what? Good question. I’ve been wrestling with that answer. (If you’re short on time check out a Patreon account I just set up.) Jon Krakauer touches on the theme of how fleeting mountain top experience can be in his book Into Thin Air as he […] “Even the smallest voice can be heard by millions.” Jay Z “I’m telling you Iowa is incredible. We should all move to Iowa and start the revolution.” Hannah (Lena Dunham) in Girls Around 10:30 last night this blog hit a plateau that honesty wasn’t even close to being on my radar when I started this blog in […] |
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