It's back! We are relaunching the free fellowship for the first time since 2019. One lucky winner will receive six months of 24/7 access to theOffice here in Santa Monica, CA. If you're an up-and-coming writer in the west Los Angeles area looking for a quiet, dedicated workspace to take your craft and career to … Continue reading theOffice Fellowship 2023
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Claire Martin Does Not Like To Be Alone
When it came time to interview the next member to be featured on our homepage here at theOffice, I decided to skip over the usual suspects - all those LA screenwriters - and instead get into the mind of a different kind of writer with a different kind of career. Enter Claire Martin. One of … Continue reading Claire Martin Does Not Like To Be Alone
Craig Mazin On Writing
https://youtu.be/s9APLXM9Ei8 Craig Mazin, most well known for The Hangover Part II, and Identity Thief, has made quite a pivot in his career with his most recent release, the HBO mini series, Chernobyl. He went from comedies and spoofs in film straight into a historically accurate TV drama. How do you make that kind of a pivot? … Continue reading Craig Mazin On Writing
Quote of the Day – The Matrix
https://youtu.be/A9vGMMPM5Lg This your last chance. After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. Remember, all I'm offering … Continue reading Quote of the Day – The Matrix
Jim Hopper / David Harbour – Character Analysis
"You wanna know the worst thing that's ever happened here in the four years I've been working here? Do you wanna know the worst thing? It was when an owl attacked Eleanor Gillespie's head because it thought that her hair was a nest." - Jim Hopper *** Be aware, there are spoilers ahead! *** Oh … Continue reading Jim Hopper / David Harbour – Character Analysis
Quentin Tarantino On Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELeMaP8EPAA This is Quentin Tarantino's 9th film. He says he's only going to make 10... but I hope he doesn't stick to that. He's one of the greatest storytellers to have seen the big screen, and it would be a shame for it to all end. There are rumors on the internet that he wants … Continue reading Quentin Tarantino On Writing
Character Analysis – Buzz Lightyear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2Stn5XC8kw BUZZ: Right now, poised at the edge of the galaxy, Emperor Zurg has been secretly building a weapon with the destructive capacity to annihilate an entire planet. I alone have information that reveals this weapon's only weakness. And you, my friend, are responsible for delaying my rendezvous with Star Command. WOODY: You. Are. A. … Continue reading Character Analysis – Buzz Lightyear
Jesse Armstrong On Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzYxJV_rmE8 I grew up in middle-class Malibu. Many people think it's just the rich and the famous living there, but a lot of people that I went to school and grew up with were middle-class. There was a major fascination for me growing up there. I was so close, yet so far from the mega-rich. … Continue reading Jesse Armstrong On Writing
Character Analysis – Genie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s94HmtQwX7o ALADDIN: What would you wish for? GENIE: Me? No one's ever asked me that before. Well, in my case, ah, forget it. ALADDIN: What? No, tell me. GENIE: Freedom. ALADDIN: You're a prisoner? GENIE: It's all part-and-parcel of the whole genie gig. Phenomenal cosmic powers! Itty-bitty living space ALADDIN: Genie, that's terrible. GENIE: … Continue reading Character Analysis – Genie
Remembering Game of Thrones
For those of you who haven't seen Game of Thrones, it's a show filled with some of the most memorable moments in TV history. It's worth a watch, and whether or not you like the end you'll certainly enjoy the ride. Also, if you haven't seen it to the end, stop reading here. *Spoilers Ahead* This … Continue reading Remembering Game of Thrones