Screenwriter ROBIN SWICORD: Tricks of the Trade

After graduating from Florida State, Robin Swicord made her start in copywriting and playwriting. She eventually migrated west where she has since set up shop as one of Hollywood's top screenwriters. Her first big-screen adaptation was of the Louisa May Alcott novel "Little Women", which starred Winona Ryder and proved to be a big success. That was soon followed by the adapted screenplays for "The Perez Family", "Practical Magic", "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Matilda", which she penned with husband Nick Kazan, as well as the upcoming "The Jane Austen Book Club", which she wrote and directed. In this interview, learn more as Swicord delves into the adaptations, collaborations and frustrations she's experienced as a screenwriter.

This video is an excerpt from the full interview, available on DVD at TheDialogueSeries.com .

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[HDFEST]

Nice interview

[P2020pudding1]

What exactly is a screen writer?

[TheRealBladeRunner]

I like both of the hosts but this guy asks more psychological-philosophical questions (though it could be that he's told to say these), however I'm not sure if that really helps or not. It's interesting though.

Both are good.

[MadScout]

I've seen JABC twice, and it's a nice film.

[seventyeight]

I don't like that he interupts her at the start, sounded like she had some serious knowledge to drop.