Clear a half hour from your schedule, because the Academy has a six-part video series on screenwriters talking about the craft.
Writers include Lawrence Kasdan, Dick Clement, Brian Helgeland, Callie Khouri, Billy Ray, Scott Frank, Marc Norman, Phil Alden Robinson, Ted Griffin, Robin Swicord and me.
I’m pretty sure my interview comes from 2010, when I introduced The Dark Mirror for the Academy’s film noir series, so I suspect these come from many different screenings. Regardless, sage advice is evergreen. It’s worth a look.