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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · 3d

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback flip.it/bChUIF #writesky #scriptsky

Hollywood Script Readers Fear They Could be Replaced by AI. They Set Up a Test to See Who Gives Better Feedback

Fearing they could be replaced, Hollywood script readers face off against AI programs to see who gives better feedback.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · 11d

5 Story Openings That Kill Your Screenplay flip.it/WuQvxQ #scriptsky #writesky

5 Story Openings That Kill Your Screenplay

Don't stop your story before it starts.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · 14d

100 (More) Terrifying Horror Writing Prompts flip.it/dYCAb3 #scriptsky #writesky

100 (More) Terrifying Horror Writing Prompts

If you're a novelist of a screenwriter you want to dig into these.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · 23d

The Psychological Trick That Turns Writer’s Block Into Momentum flip.it/7gxFwO

The Psychological Trick That Turns Writer’s Block Into Momentum

Discover the simple screenwriting trick that transforms writer’s block into creative momentum—and helps you finish your script faster with better ideas.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · 26d

‘Get Smart’ at 60: How Buck Henry, Mel Brooks and Don Adams Created TV’s Funniest Spy Spoof flip.it/BFHRuv

'Get Smart' at 60: How Mel Brooks Created a TV Classic | Woman's World

Celebrate 60 years of 'Get Smart,' the spy parody created by Mel Brooks, Buck Henry and starring Don Adams as Maxwell Smart.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Sep 12

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This 'Breaking Bad' Writer's Golden Rule for Screenwriters

Thomas Schnauz shares insight from the writers' room.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Sep 6

75 Thriller Movie Prompts to Spark Your Next Screenplay flip.it/FKzZcV #scriptsky #screenwriter

75 Thriller Movie Prompts to Spark Your Next Screenplay

Kickstart your ideation with these helpful story ideas.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Sep 5

5 Screenwriting Rules You Can Definitely Break flip.it/JWz-mE #writesky

5 Screenwriting Rules You Can Definitely Break

Know the rules—then have fun.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Aug 30

Read the 'Hacks' Pilot And Learn Character and Worldbuilding flip.it/-wxc6k/

Read the 'Hacks' Pilot And Learn Character and Worldbuilding

How this comedy show lure huge actors to join its cast.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Aug 27

YouTube Has Become the World's Biggest TV Network—Is It Also the Next Movie Studio? flip.it/e6c6eY

YouTube Has Become the World's Biggest TV Network—Is It Also the Next Movie Studio?

YouTube is dominating the living room. Will it also end up dominating theaters?

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · Aug 26

The seeds of a story’s ending lie in its beginning. #writing

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Aug 18

Directors Who Are Really Weird People
Source: Grunge share.newsbreak.com/ekx14x9a #filmsky

Directors Who Are Really Weird People - NewsBreak

There are also directors who can be just as strange in private life as certain painters, composers, and musicians.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Aug 16

How This TV Writer Learned How to Write Extremely Fast flip.it/n0D_3q

How This TV Writer Learned How to Write Extremely Fast

Learn from TV mastermind Steven Levitan of Modern Family.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Aug 3

Goosebumps Guaranteed: R.L. Stine’s Rules for Writers flip.it/AjbUD0 #writesky

Goosebumps Guaranteed: R.L. Stine’s Rules for Writers

No mystical rituals—just practical writing wisdom from the Goosebumps legend.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 27

5 Writing Tips from the Master of Macabre: Edgar Allan Poe flip.it/HNMWRm

5 Writing Tips from the Master of Macabre: Edgar Allan Poe

The author who was the master of melancholy and goth.

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Alexander Seibt @alexanderseibt.bsky.social · Jul 18

This folder with hundreds of screenplays was posted on Reddit - OP encouraged to pass it on —

So here it is - your ultimate resource:

www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/jsp5e...

#scriptlibrary

Dropbox

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 20

5 Writing Lessons From Spike Lee flip.it/vfbGnQ #writesky #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriter

5 Writing Lessons From Spike Lee

Take your writing to the next level with these tips from Spike Lee.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 18

Rise of the Machines: Inside Hollywood’s AI Civil War flip.it/LEhciU #writesky #ai

Rise of the Machines: Inside Hollywood’s AI Civil War

The technology is already transforming the industry — and could forever change the entertainment we consume. But the battle to contain it has just begun.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 12

Stan Lee’s 10 Superpowered Writing Tips flip.it/XO8eix #writesky

Stan Lee’s 10 Superpowered Writing Tips

Storytelling advice from the man who gave us Spider-Man, Iron Man, and a universe of unforgettable dialogue.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 8

The Secrets to Writing Unforgettable Villains flip.it/YQ5IpG writesky #scriptsky #screenwriter

The Secrets to Writing Unforgettable Villains

Get your antagonists to pop out in the audience's mind.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jul 5

A Glossary of Terms That Every Movie and TV Development Executive Should Know flip.it/tSC_fR #writesky #scriptsky

A Glossary of Terms That Every Movie and TV Development Executive Should Know

If you're in a corner office, you better know these handy definitions.

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J Gideon Sarantinos @jgsarantinos.bsky.social · Jun 27

A Glossary of Terms You Need to Know If You're Working on a TV Pilot #scriptsky #writesky flip.it/7sGZkg

A Glossary of Terms You Need to Know If You're Working on a TV Pilot

Want to be a TV writer? These are the terms you need to know.

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Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs.bsky.social · Jun 21

The first and last appearances of Chaplin's Tramp character
(Kid Auto Races at Venice 1914
and Modern Times 1936)

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Democracy Action Network @democracyactionnet.bsky.social · Jun 21

💙 Happysnarkygal 💙 @happysnarkygal.bsky.social · Jun 20

My survival meme to peopling.

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · Jun 17

Brian Duffield: “Interesting things happening to interesting people is basically the only rule of screenwriting.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting

Actress Kaitlyn Dever with writer-director Brian Duffield at the premiere of Brian's movie No One Will Save You

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