FIVE REASONS TO
HANDWRITE YOUR NEXT SCREENPLAY
New AI tools such as ChatGPT have provoked considerable debate about whether screenwriters should use them to generate story and character ideas and help write their screenplays. But what about doing the opposite and writing the old-school way: with pen and paper?
by Luke Foster
New AI tools such as ChatGPT have provoked considerable debate about whether screenwriters should use them to generate story and character ideas and help write their screenplays. But what about doing the opposite and writing the old-school way: with pen and paper?
by Luke Foster
Part 1: Five real reasons to go to Cannes
Cannes Film Festival: To Go or Not to Go? May brings the whirlwind of cinema and commerce at the Cannes Film Festival. Filmmakers, torn between splurging or saving for their next project, face the perennial dilemma. FOMO vs. Fiscal Responsibility!
Part 2: Five Reasons NOT to go to Cannes
Every year, many filmmakers assess whether attending Cannes is worthwhile, and here, continuing from Part One (read here), I’ll explore five scenarios where attending Cannes is not a good idea.
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