Kurtzman-Orci

Kurtzman-Orci

"I think the one thing that has proven to be true for us over and over again is not to be married to your words necessarily, but to be married to the spirit of your words."

Less than 10 years in the business and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are already one of the most successful screenwriting teams in Hollywood. A team who became just that after meeting in high school, they began in television on the writing staffs of Hercules, Xena: Warrior Princess, and eventually the hit ABC show, Alias, where they collaborated with J.J. Abrams. This duo's screenwriting credits include The Island, The Legend of Zorro, Mission: Impossible III, Transformers and the upcoming Star Trek XI. Find out more as Kurtzman and Orci reveal their experiences analyzing Robocop, writing in Spanish accents and getting better with age. 

87 Minutes

Letterbox

$8.95
TD-KO7-1
Writer's Tip #77

" Almost anything you give the audience in the first ten minutes they'll accept. That becomes their frame of reference. And then after ten minutes they won't accept anything."

DVD CHAPTERS
  1. Intro
  2. They Don't Like Surprises
  3. Analyze Robocop
  4. They Called It World War III
  5. Finish What You Start
  6. The Real Answer is No
  7. Writing in Spanish Accents
  8. Married to Each Other
  9. 4 Drafts of Blue Velvet
  10. Riggs vs. Mr. Joshua
  11. How to Hook a Director
  12. It's Just Not Possible
  13. That's TV in a Nutshell
  14. A Diminishing Return
  15. Marriage: Impossible
  16. An Abstract Victory