Shadia Sepehrnia

whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station shall be held by anybody else, these tweets must show

[Tom Vaughan @storyandplot]

You can't write scared. No one gets excited about a screenplay because "It made so few mistakes!"

Stop trying to avoid mistakes. With format, story, character choices.

That's not your goal.

People get excited when your screenplay makes them feel something.

They saw the movie in their mind and wanted to share it.

Stop asking yourself how you're "supposed" to write it, and ask how you want the reader to feel.

How do you want them to feel when they read that line?

When they visualize that moment.

Know your intention. Then maximize it.

It's the emotional experience that counts.

[Courtney Howard @Lulamaybelle]

Sean Baker (@Lilfilm) had *the* acceptance speech of the evening for his #SpiritAwards win for Best Director for ANORA.

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

@acttwowriters It’s the year of making sh*t happen

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Movies and tv shows today all use the montage in excess to cheat their way out of writing moments that show a build up of real emotion. I miss those moments.

[Caroline Renard @carolinerenard_]

Does Hollywood know only three white young actors?!?!

[William Yu 유규호 @its_willyu]

20 months ago, I told my parents I was as close to breaking in as I’d ever felt. They gave me six months to find something. If I didn’t, they told me I needed to start studying for the GMAT. Three months later, I landed my first job as a Staff Writer on #FightNight. Keep going ✨

[Kenda Greenwood Moran @kendibulator]

To make it as a screenwriter, you must have two polished feature scripts, a polished pilot with bible, one quirky one-act play, one epic poem in iambic pentameter, a book of spells, ten stone tablets containing the words of God, a ransom note, and at least one famous parent.

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Pretty sure we all do this

https://t.co/atyfVELEcc

[Writers Guild Foundation @WritersGuildF]

#MayThe4thBeWithYou: Here is Yoda explaining The Force in both an early handwritten draft and the fifth draft of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

Screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan; Story by George Lucas.

#StarWars

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Grateful to be back on set and working on a amazing short film #setlife #easterseals #scriptsup

[Joseph Mwamba @JoeMightLikeTV]

Imagine being a POC trying to break through, but can't because their budget goes to someone else taking 25 weeks to make 6 episodes.

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Happy Nowruz to all my Persians!!!

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

@vivalapalma hope that helps

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

@vivalapalma what I do in my scripts is write the dialogue in English but italicize it. then I'll include an (**) noting that all italicized dialogue is meant to be spoken in Farsi.

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

TRACY CHAPMAN SINGING, 2024 is looking up already

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Tracy Chapman — who hasn’t performed live in years — just sang “Fast Car” on stage with Luke Combs at the Grammy’s.

The backstory behind this collaboration is incredible.

Combs’ first favourite song ever was “Fast Car”. He covered it in early 2023 as a country version and the song hit #1 on country charts in July.

Chapman owns the song’s composition rights and became the first black female to top the Country chart as a sole writer.

What did she think of the cover?

Chapman told Billboard at the time: “I never expected to find myself on the country charts, but I’m honored to be there. I’m happy for Luke….and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.’”

Combs honored the original version, which he first listened to when his dad popped a cassette in the car.

“You want to just be mega respectful of the original song,” says the 33-year old country singer, per CMT. “That’s why in [my cover], it’s, ‘work in the market as a checkout girl.’ I didn’t change that…I really wanted to just do the original version of the song.”

Them performing it together tonight is perfection.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Download Oscar nominated screenplays: Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, May December, Maestro, American Fiction, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Poor Things, The Zone of Interest. https://t.co/1UbRLuqkfX #movies #Oscars2024 #screenwriting

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

So I read scripts for Shayda and Barbie. Two very different stories but both written thru a filmmakers lens

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Scripts to read next week- Shayda, Bottoms, and Origin #fyc

[Shadia Sepehrnia @evenstar263]

Say her name

[Masih Alinejad @AlinejadMasih]

An Iranian woman, lashed 74 times for defying the hijab law, is now a hero to millions.

#Roya_Heshmati, a Kurdish woman, was punished with 74 lashes for protesting the mandatory hijab. Defiantly, she refused to wear it even during her punishment. Her story is echoing across Iranian social media.

During her ordeal, she sang powerfully: "In the name of women, in the name of life, the chains of slavery have been torn apart."

Roya epitomizes the brave women of #WomanLifeFreedom, determined to dismantle the Islamic regime of Iran and establish a Democratic Iran.