221 - CRAFT! THE POWER OF THE FIRST PAGE

It's been a minute since we did a craft episode; so Hilliard and Chris, joined by Babywriter Jesani Drew, talk about the craft of writing and the techniques that screenwriters need to master... particularly... The Power of the First Page!   DIRECT LINK: www.bit.ly/SWRR-221   Scripts & shows that we discussed: The Matrix - script and trailer The Blacklist - script and trailer 8 1/2 - trailer Billions - script   Bordwell & Thompson's seminal book FILM ART   Kurt Vonnegut's 8 Tips On Writing a Short Story   ASK A MANAGER podcast    Shout out to the Micheux Mission Podcast (http://www.micheauxmission.com/) for keeping it on point with their discussion of Black films! Fans of the show, your support is always welcome, and as we mentioned on the show, here's the link to this game-giving podcast's Patreon link: http://bit.ly/SWRRPatreon Chris Derrick - https://twitter.com/unauthorizedcbd Lisa Bolekaja - https://twitter.com/lisabolekaja Hilliard Guess - https://twitter.com/HilliardGuess   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/screenwritersrr/   The Screenwriters Rant Room on Twitter - https://twitter.com/screenwritersrr   --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/screenwriters-rant-room/support