Cartoon: ‘Zits’ Inspects an Age Old Problem

And not just among teenagers either:

Want to stay a teenager all your life? Becoming a writer could be just the thing. Just try not to be this kind of writer: read article

Dawn McElligott: CSUN Says ‘Olé for Hollywood’

The MFA in Screenwriting Gang at CSUN. Scott Sturgeon is the gentleman in the blue shirt standing stage left.

by Dawn McElligott

As the competition for students can be like a bullfight, Cal State University Northridge, (CSUN), seeks to rival UCLA and USC as the best place to pursue a degree in the entertainment industry.  At the university whose mascot is “Matty the Matador,” Professor Scott Sturgeon agreed, “That’s where we want to go.”

Sturgeon explained that Professors Eric Edson and John Stahl had restructured the university’s film studies to be more competitive, resulting in part, in the Master of Fine Arts, Screenwriting Program, a division that Sturgeon now guides as an Associate Professor.

 The MFA Program in Screenwriting a 42-unit endeavor, which entails two feature length screenplays and two half-hour scripts.  Spec scripts and pilots are expected for both a one-hour show and half-hour shows. read article

Cartoon: ‘How to be Happy’

Grant Snider powers another one out of the park:

More of Grant Snider’s sensitive perception of humanity and creativity at Incidental Comics, HERE read article