Screenwriter

1.1. Who is J.K. Rowling? Joanne Rowling, known under the pen name, as J.K. Rowling, is a British author and screenwriter, best known for her seven-book Harry Potter fantasy series. After the first fantasy novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone became a global hit in 1999, Rowling became an international literary sensation when the first three parts of Harry Potter took over the top three slots of The New York Times best-seller list after achieving a similar success in her native…

common for “their characters [to be] subservient to their leading men before the credits rolled” (Human 405). It seemed as though at this age of cinema, the women could not win because, despite excellent acting skills, they could not escape the screenwriters making their characters submissive to their male counterparts. The lack of control over the writing of their character’s script and dominance of male actors worked against female actresses due to the expectation of society during this time…

As a vocational rehabilitation counselor I believe that Holly’s goals are very realistic and possible. She wants to first seek an appropriate job in her anticipated field of writing. She enjoys writing as a leisure activity and also has a writing background from a high school job, which could count as a transferable skill. She could work for a local newspaper, blog, magazine or even publishing company. She could start in an entry level position or as a paid intern. After saving enough money she…

Fahrenheit 451: A Forecast for Where Today’s Society is Headed Imagine a world that is ruled by technology. In which face to face interaction is extinct, and ignorance has destroyed the concept of thought. Does this sound familiar? It should, just take a look at the world around you. Everywhere, every day, all the time, people are texting, tweeting, Facebooking, uploading, updating, et cetera. Every person in the world is connected to some form of technology. Technology has sent the world into…

From an exceptionally young age, Salvador Dali understood that he was different from other people. An extremely shy young boy, he went out of his way to draw attention to himself, and when the attention arose, he reveled in it. From his early years at home when he pushed a friend off of a cliff, to his years in art school when he flung himself down a flight of stairs, to his obsession with thinking he remembered being in the womb and being birthed, to his determination in perfecting his own…

From a very young age, Salvador Dali understood that he was different from other people. An extremely shy young boy – insecure to a point – he went out of his way to draw attention to himself, and when the attention arose, he reveled in it. From his early years until his death, Dali at home when he pushed a friend off of a cliff, to his years in art school when he flung himself down a flight of stairs, to his obsession with thinking he remembered being in the womb and being birthed, to his…

of writing ever done for a film. The two of them sold the script and turned it into a movie that opened in 1997 and became the start of their fame that initiated the assent from small time actors into two of the most well-known movie stars and screenwriters. “Good Will Hunting,” directed by Gus Van Sant, centers around the life of the reluctant genius…

suicide talk has emerged more after the American entertainment company, Netflix, aired the series Thirteen Reasons Why. Originally, Thirteen Reasons Why is a young adult novel written by author Jay Asher, which later adapted into a Netflix show by screenwriter Bryan Yorkey. Moreover, Thirteen Reasons Why regards the story of Hannah Baker, a high school student who commits suicide due to the betrayal and despair, her friends caused her; as the aftermath, Hannah left behind seven tapes -explaining…

The goal of any good screenwriter, or any writer really, is to grab the reader's attention and keep it until the end. Your goal for your blog should be exactly the same. From the minute the site visitor hits your landing page, his attention should be captured enough that he doesn't leave for a good long while. Like a good film that leaves you wanting to know more about the characters, view it again, or see the sequel, a good blog will draw in the visitor and make him bookmark your site and sign…

trials and accuse more people. In the essay Are You Now, or Were You Ever? Miller is accused of being a communist for writing a documentary about gangs in New York. He writes, "...the city must cancel its contract with the producer so long as I was screenwriter... the lady began screaming that I was…