Here is what I’m learning in my journey of Screenwriting: everyone is going have an opinion of your work, and everyone is going to want to have a say in it. The question is: whether or not you listen to it. Let me preface by saying, I actually value people’s opinions and I do believe that suggestions to alter or change your script can be invaluable, especially if the suggestions are coming from people you admire and respect. However, there comes a certain point in your script where you know it’s at its best possible draft for where you want…
Author: BRITTANY CARSON
BRITTANY CARSON
“My goal is to be the female John Hughes of my generation. Creating films that speak to my generation, that push the envelope, and make you laugh, and speak TRUTH. I’m 26 years old, and just at the brink of taking off flight. I’ve developed and written 4 feature length films and 2 TV series over the past 4 years, and now we are finally going out to market with my projects. I am about to step aboard the “Hollywood script shopping/ bidding war” train. Follow me on my journey of being a young, naive, ruthless, fearless, new female screenwriter in Hollywood, on the verge of getting my “creative babies” in a theater near you. At this moment, nobody knows who I am. I plan to change that very soon.”
Hi! My name is Brittany Carson and I’m a screenwriter. Wow. It took me a long time to actually start introducing myself as that. The truth is, I didn’t move to LA with the hopes of being a screenwriter, and the truth is, I haven’t made one dollar as a screenwriter, but after writing 4 features, 2 TV series, 2 “almost” jobs of adapting books into screenplays, and 2 scripts being with major companies at the moment, I think I earned the right to call myself that. To any of you out there reading this: I truthfully am at the…