The Holy Grail

A positive tale of taking a feature idea and making a short to get funding.

Ah, fall.

The changing leaves, the crisp air, the pumpkin-spiced everything. New projects underway, the holidays on the horizon. How to keep track of it all? Did you know that all those e-mail blasts I send, full of pumpkin-flavored information, are archived on the Past News Blast Archive page of this very blog? Now you do!

Helping out the Administration

Drexel's upper administration is looking for alumni connections to help with some broad-based research. The request is below, if you're an alumni and would like to participate:

Westphal College is participating in the 2015 Strategic National Arts Alumni Project (SNAAP) survey. You can help us understand how your education shaped your experience, and how you’ve used what you learned in your work and life. We are gathering current email addresses to ensure that all alumni receive an invitation to respond. Make sure that you are on the list by sending your contact information to us at SNAAP@drexel.edu . Please pass this along to anyone you think would be interested in participating in the survey. Thank you!

New Rounds of Competitions Starting

2016 BlueCat Screenplay Competition Call For Entries

Every entry receives script analysis.

Submit by Sept 1st to receive analysis by Oct 1st.

Entry Fee: $40 Shorts | $60 Features

Submit: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/2016-call-for-entries

AWARDS

BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY: $15,000 Grand Prize

Four Finalists: $2,500 Prize

BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY: $10,000 Grand Prize

Three Finalists: $2,000 Prize

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

THE CORDELIA

Best Feature Screenplay from the UK

$2,000 Prize

THE ROSHAN 

Best Feature Screenplay from India

$2,000 Prize

THE JOPLIN

Best Feature Screenplay from outside the USA, Canada or the UK

$2,000 Prize

OFFICIAL RULES & GUIDELINES: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/rules-guidelines

MEET OUR 2015 WINNERS & FINALISTS: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/2015-winners-and-finalists/

Call for Extras

 From Rachel Slotky, a friend of the Theater Department:

My production company (RADD Theatre Co.) is filming a short film in Philly this month. 

We’re looking for…

5 female extras - 8/15 during the day (4.5 hour shoot)

5-10 female & male extras - 8/15 at night (4.5 hour shoot)

We will be providing food/drink for the day, and the pay is $25.

If they're interested they should email girlwatchercasting@gmail.com 

The more the merrier!!

Some Succinct Writing Advice

Writing advice abounds on the internet and you can spend all your time reading the advice and never doing any actual writing, so I always enjoy it when I find some succinct, practical advice.

This came from Medium:

3 Tips to Increase Your Writing Productivity

Zoetrope contest open!