John August

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   [Video]: Advice for Screenwriters

   'Read a lot of books, and watch a lot of movies.' 'Don't write what you know.' 'It's like advising someone…

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   [Video]: Highlights and Challengers of Being a Screenwriter

   Sometimes forget why you got into writing? Here's a wry reminder from the Academy's best about why you love it,…

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   [Video]: Screenwriters on Excellence in Scripts

   In Part four on the Academy Screenwriters' series, some of America's top scribes discuss strategies to overcome mediocre writing and…

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   [Video]: Screenwriters – on Writer’s Block

   We have written about how to beat writer's block before, but when a selection of top screenwriters including John August…

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   [Video]: Screenwriters – On Finding an Original Voice

   A selection of screenwriters including John August (Big Fish) and Ted Griffin (Ocean's Eleven) take part in a six-part series…

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   Video: John August

   John August looks at the script of an emerging screenwriter to offer a wonderfully insightful, in-depth analysis on the technique…

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