We record all of our events and produce screenwriting DVDs of these educational and inspirational interviews and seminars with some of the best screenwriters today.
Look below for your favorite writer. Titles for sale include:
NEW DVDS:
Writing Movies That
Matter
4 panels (4 disks) of an all-day seminar focusing on a thematic approach to
screenwriting.
Inside the Writers Room:
FAMILY GUY
An evening with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane and several
of his writing cohorts. Panel discussion followed by Q&A.
The New Family Comedies
Interview with the creators of Modern Family, Cougartown, The
Middle, and Glee.
Writing for Television:
What You Need to Know
A 4 disk package of an all-day series of panel discussions with prominent
screenwriters about the art and craft of television writing.
Notes on Craft: Mood,
Tone and Voice
This DVD is one of a series of six seminars presented by the Writers Guild
Foundation. Each is focused on a particular aspect of screenwriting, in this
case MOOD, TONE AND VOICE. Screenwriter panelists in this title are Scott
Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Informant!),
Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat, Extraordinary Measures),
Nicholas Kazan (At Close Range, Reversal of Fortune)
and Margaret Nagle (Boardwalk Empire, Warm Springs).
Moderated by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, The Big Easy).
Anatomy of a Script:
Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
Rhett Reese, writer and producer, and Paul Wernick, Emmy Award winning producer
and writer, wrote and executive-produced the major motion picture Zombieland.
In this DVD they give an in-depth and hilarious interview to
Robin Schiff and Carter Covington about the story behind the story of Zombieland.
Anatomy of a Script:
Laeta Kalogridis
In this Anatomy of a Script DVD, Laeta Kalogridis talks with moderator Robin
Schiff about the development and production of her script for the film Shutter
Island.
Anatomy of a Script:
Callie Khouri
Callie Khouri galvanized women and sparked nationwide debate in 1991 with
the hit movie Thelma & Louise, her screenwriting
debut, for which she won an Academy Award. She was also honored by the WGA
for Best Original Screenplay, and won a Golden Globe Award and a PEN Award.
In this disc, Khouri discusses the development and production of her script
for the film Thelma & Louise with writer/producers Winnie Holzman
and Robin Schiff.
Anatomy of a Script:
Matt Weiner
In-depth interview with the creator and executive producer of Mad
Men.
Anatomy of a Script:
Vince Gilligan
In-depth interview with the creator and executive producer of Breaking
Bad .
Barry Levinson
A prolific screenwriter, producer and director, BARRY LEVINSON has received
three Oscar nominations for ...And Justice for All (with
co-writer Valerie Curtin), Diner and Avalon.
He collected a Best Director Oscar for Rain Man,
in 1988. He has also earned three Writers Guild Awards.
Writing Movie Musicals!
The musical is a unique film genre with its own quirks and conventions.
In this DVD, panelists active in the writing and composing of musicals discuss
their work processes and experiences with moderator WINNIE HOLZMAN (My
So-Called Life, Once and Again, Wicked). Panelists are BILL
KELLY (Enchanted), IRENE MECCHI (The
Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules),
and STEPHEN SCHWARTZ who contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Pippin,
Working (which he also adapted and directed), and the Broadway hit, Wicked,
among many others. He collaborated on the songs for Enchanted as well as the
features Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame and wrote the songs for
The Prince Of Egypt. Schwartz is currently the President of the Dramatists'
Guild. Awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammys, four Drama Desk
Awards, Songwriters Hall of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and
a tiny handful of tennis trophies.
Notes on Craft: Rewriting
and Polishing
Screenwriter panelists in this title are John August (Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie's Angels), Jack Epps, Jr. (Top
Gun, The Secret of My Success) and Scott Frank (Out of Sight, Marley
& Me). Moderated by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, The Big
Easy).
Notes on Craft: Structure
Screenwriter panelists in this title are Robert Eisele (The Great Debaters,
Hurricane Season), Melissa Rosenberg (Dexter, Twilight) and Robin Swicord
(Little Women, The Jane Austen Book Club). Moderated by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Beverly
Hills Cop, The Big Easy).
Notes on Craft: Characters
Screenwriter panelists in this title are Diane English (Murphy Brown, The
Women), Thomas Rickman (Coal Miner's Daughter, The Reagans) and Bruce Joel
Rubin (Ghost, The Time Traveler's Wife). Moderated by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Beverly
Hills Cop, The Big Easy).
Notes On Craft: Concept
Screenwriter panelists in this title are Michael Brandt and Derek
Haas (Wanted, 3:10 To Yuma), Jim Kouf (National Treasure, Stakeout) and Jon
Lucas and Scott Moore (The Hangover, Four Christmases). Moderated by Dan Petrie,
Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, The Big Easy).
Notes On Craft: Dialogue
and Scene
Screenwriter panelists in this title are Bruce Evans and Raynold Gideon (Starman,
Stand By Me), Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, thirtysomething) and Nicholas
Meyer (Time After Time, Star Trek II). Moderated by Dan Petrie, Jr. (Beverly
Hills Cop, The Big Easy).
Beyond Words 2010
Judd Apatow moderates a panel of award nominated writers:
Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker - winner!), James
Cameron (Avatar), Scott Cooper (Crazy
Heart), Geoffrey Fletcher (Precious: Based on the
Novel Push By Sapphire - winner!), Alex Kurtzman (Star
Trek) Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The Hangover),
Scott Neustadter (500 Days of Summer), and Jason
Reitman and Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air - winner!)
Writers On Genre: Sci-Fi
and Fantasy
On these DVDs, writers of well-known science fiction and fantasy films talk
about how they create their otherworldly tales. Panelists are Michael Goldenberg
(Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Contact),
Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeeley (The Chronicles of Narnia:
Prince Caspian) and William Wisher (The Terminator,
Judge Dredd). Moderated by F.X. Feeney.
Writers On Genre: Action
Adventure/Thriller
David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight, Blade), Simon Kinberg (X-Men:The
Last Stand, Sherlock Holmes), and Zak Penn (Behind Enemy Lines, The
Incredible Hulk) discuss the Action genre. Moderated by Daniel Petrie
Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop, Shoot To Kill).
Writers On Genre: Comedy/RomCom
Jim Herzfeld (Meet the Parents, Tapeheads), Jon Lucas & Scott Moore (The
Hangover, Four Christmases), and Karen McCullah Lutz (Legally Blonde, The
House Bunny). Moderated by Daniel Petrie Jr. (Beverly Hills Cop).
Writers On Genre: Drama/True
Stories
Susannah Grant (The Soloist, Erin Brockovich), James Gray (We
Own the Night, The Yards), Robert Nelson Jacobs (Chocolat, Extraordinary
Measures) and Howard A. Rodman (Joe Gould's Secret, Savage Grace).
Moderated by F.X. Feeney.
Writers On Genre: Horror
Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton (Saw IV-VI, Feast), Scott Kosar
(remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror and
The Crazies), and Juliet Snowden & Stiles White (Boogeyman,
Knowing). Moderated by Mick Garris (Host, The Fly II).
Writers on Writing:
Mark Boal
Oscar winning screenwriter-producer discusses his time in Iraq and the writings
it inspired. This DVD interview is not to be missed!
Writers on Writing:
Anna Hamilton Phelan
This DVD features the screenwriter of Mask; Gorillas
in the Mist; In Love and War; Girl, Interupted; and Amelia. Get
this DVD to learn how to get the rights to a life story and adapt it for screen.
Biopics are her specialty!
Sublime Primetime 2009
DVD of a panel discussion with the Emmy nominated TV writers, just
before the Emmy Awards. Features the writers of LOST, The Simpsons,
The Daily Show, 30 Rock, The Office, Mad Men, and Grey
Gardens.
Changing the World:
One Story at a Time
Humanitas Prize winning screenwriters Kirk Ellis (Anne Frank,
John Adams), Rob Lotterstein (The War at Home), Paris Qualles
(A Raisin in the Sun), David Shore (House M.D.) discuss
the power of storytelling to change hearts and minds.
Writing in a Time of
War
Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker), Alessandro Camon (The Messenger),
Kimberly Peirce (Stop-Loss) and Evan Wright (Generation Kill)
in a panel interview examine the vital role of war movies in revealing
the untold stories of modern warfare.
Special Events
HOOKED
4-disc DVD on writing screenplays that grab attention and keep it.
Ronald D. Moore
(Battlestar Galactica)
DVD interview with the showrunner and executive director of the one of the
most successful sci-fi series in recent history.
Alex Kurtzman &
Roberto Orci (Transformers, Star Trek)
DVD interview with J.J. Abrams right-hand men, and screenwriters
of multiple summer blockbusters.
INSIDE THE WRITERS ROOM
WITH LOST
Join the Writers Guild Foundation for an in-depth panel discussion
on the hit show Lost with producers Carlton
Cuse, Damon Lindelof and producer-writers Elizabeth Sarnoff,
Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis.
Beyond Words 2009 -
Nominees Panel
special DVD release – Beyond Words 2009. This two-disc DVD set features
a panel discussion with five writers of 2008 Academy & WGA Award nominated
films – Oscar winners Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog
Millionaire) and Dustin Lance Black (Milk),
as well as writers of nominated films Jonathan Nolan (The
Dark Knight), Eric Roth (The Curious
Case of Benjamin Button) and Tom McCarthy (The
Visitor). Moderated by writer/producer Judd Apatow,
this DVD also includes a special features disk with a series of one-on-one
interviews with several of the panelists, as well as nominees John
Patrick Shanley (Doubt), Ron Howard and
Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon).
Getting Into The Game
- Writing Videogame Seminar DVDs
3-disk DVD set of our all-day craft seminar focused on writing videogames.
Breaking Into the Box
4-disk DVD set of our comprehensive, day-long conference on everything you
need to know to start and maintain your career writing for Telelvision.
Spinning The Web
DVD of our intensive, all-day conference dedicated to the craft of writing
for the Internet, the entertainment industry's new frontier.
Panelists include: Matt Sloan (Chad Vader), Francis Stokes (God, Inc.) and
many others.
Spring Storytellers
DVDs featuring intimate interviews with some of the true stars of
screenwriting:
DAVID
MILCH
Watch this DVD and learn from this maverick Emmy winner who brought
us Deadwood and much more.
LOWELL GANZ & BABALOO
MANDEL (Splash, City Slickers, Parenthood, A League of Their
Own) 
This DVD will help you discover how this legendary comdedy writing duo has
laughed their way through a 30 year career.
JAMES L. BROOKS
(Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good As It Gets, The Simpsons)
Share in a lifetime of screenwriting wisdom with this DVD as this multi-award
winning screenwriter talks shop with Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears
Prada).
JOHN WELLS TRIBUTE
Enjoy this DVD as the guy who helped bring us China Beach,
ER, and The West Wing is roasted and honored. Special guest
include Martin Sheen and Bradley Whitford.
Writers On Writing
One-on-one DVD interviews with F.X. Feeney and other moderators about
these screenwriters' exceptional careers:
Francis Veber
- Le Grand blond avec une chaussure noire (The Tall Blond Man With One
Black Shoe), La cage aux folles, Le Diner de cons (The Dinner Game), La doublure
(The Valet)
How to write a movie 101, with a master of French cinema. This rare DVD interview
with Francis Veber delves into his screenwriting career and process. Held
at the Writers Guild in Los Angeles.
Diablo Cody
(Juno, Unites States of Tara)
DVD interview with Academy & WGA Award winning screenwriter, Diablo Cody,
about her fascinating life and fantastically successful career.
Michael Patrick
King
Michael Patrick King was writer/director and executive producer of Sex
and the City. In this DVD he discusses his writing process and
experiences on the show and movie with writer Winnie Holzman.
Lorene Scafaria
(Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist)
Eric Roth (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Forrest Gump, Munich)
Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith (The House Bunny, Legally Blonde, Ella Enchanted)
David McKenna (American History X, Blow, S.W.A.T.)
Paul Attanasio (House M.D., Quiz Show, Donnie Brasco)
Matthew Weiner (creator - Mad Men)
Jessica Bendinger (Bring It On, Aquamarine, Stick It)
Guillermo Arriaga (Babel, Amores Perros, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, 21 Grams)
Joe Eszterhas (Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, Flashdance, Sliver)
Marco Pennette
(Ugly Betty, Caroline in the City, Crumbs)
Jimmy McGovern (Cracker, The Street, The Lakes, Priest)
Anatomy of a Script
Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, Wicked) and Robin
Schiff (Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion) lead
in-depth, talk-show-styled interviews about the screenwriting process with:
James Vanderbilt (Zodiac, The Rundown)
James Duff (The Closer)
Jenji Kohan (Weeds)
Bruce Joel Rubin (Ghost, Jacob's Ladder)
Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl, Six Feet Under, True Blood)
Stephen Gaghan (Traffic, Syriana)
Larry Wilmore (creator - The Bernie Mac Show; The Daily Show's Senior Black Correspondent)
Shonda Rhimes
(creator - Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice)
Jason Katims (Friday Night Lights, Roswell, Boston Public)
Nicole Holofcener (Friends With Money, Walking and Talking)
Audrey Wells (Under the Tuscan Sun, The Truth about Cats and Dogs, The Kid)
Marshall Herskovitz (thirtysomething, The Last Samurai, My So-Called Life)
Susannah Grant (Erin Brokovich, In Her Shoes, Ever After, Charlotte's Web)
Don Roos (Single White Female, Happy Endings, The Opposite of Sex)
Tom Schulman (Dead Poets Society, What About Bob?, Honey I Shrunk the Kids)
Winnie Holzman and Robin Schiff - interview each other

