WGAW March 2022 Calendar

A Public Service Announcement if ever there was one. Here’s what going on, socially and professionally, at the Writers Guild of America West this month:

March 2022

Until further notice, the Guild has suspended in-person committee meetings and events, member meetings, and screenings at the Writers Guild Theater. Virtual events are listed below. Members must RSVP in advance to receive access info to participate in online events. read article

LB: Why Go to Film School…

…When articles like these are available on our beloved interwebs?

  1. https://filmlifestyle.com/what-is-a-writers-room/
  2. https://filmlifestyle.com/how-to-make-a-short-film-2/
  3. https://filmlifestyle.com/different-types-of-shots/
  4. https://filmlifestyle.com/film-financing-101/
  5. https://filmlifestyle.com/starting-an-animation-company/
  6. https://filmlifestyle.com/setting-up-a-video-production-company/

And these are only some of the informative-as-hell articles I found at FilmmakingLifestyle.Com in the last couple of weeks.

UPDATE FROM LB: In the last few days, the number of articles on Filmmaking Lifestyle has doubled, covering every topic I can think of. Well, actually more than I have been able to think of. These folks are busy! read article

LB: Speaking of Copyright…

by Larry Brody

Breathes there a creator so rare that they disagree with this masterful reaction by Wiley Miller to recent events in the copyright world?

It takes a most admirable amount of chutzpah to thumb your nose at Walt Disney. read article

LB: “Retirement Blues?”

by Larry Brody

I’m thinking that the heading on this post could also apply to this cartoon by Wiley:

Don’t get me wrong. It doesn’t apply to me, oh no, no. read article

Literary Devices Every Writer Should Know

Another infographic from one of my favorite sources,  Grammarcheck.Net boss lady Jennifer Frost. This time around it’s all about my high school English teacher’s favorite subject – literary devices.

Who knows? Maybe I might have understood what he was talking about if he’d illustrated it like this.

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