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So You Want To Become a Professional Writer?

So You Want To Become a Professional Writer?

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“I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be. If you follow your bliss, doors will open for you that wouldn’t have opened for anyone else.” ~Joseph Campbell, Legendary Mythologist The...
Why some musicals don’t find success on the big screen

Why some musicals don’t find success on the big screen

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Host Heather Abraham of Talk Pittsburgh on KDKA TV talks with Steve Cuden, a Point Park University Cinema Art Department faculty member, about why some musicals do not find success on the big screen. Watch the clip on CBS News Pittsburg here.
The Screenwriting Journey: A Long, Bumpy Ride to Success

The Screenwriting Journey: A Long, Bumpy Ride to Success

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“There is nothing to writing.  All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.” ~Ernest Hemingway The Myth of Easy Screenwriting How hard can it be to write a screenplay? It must be easy to write some of the stuff we see in the theater and on TV, don’t you think?...
Openings and Closings: The Two Most Important Moments in Your Show

Openings and Closings: The Two Most Important Moments in Your Show

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There are, of course, no unimportant moments in any show. Every moment is critical. Each one must be integrated into the whole, and must be filled with conflict, suspense, and the anticipation of what is next to come. But two moments rise above all others in status:...

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