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Beau Willimon Screenwriters' Lecture Gallery

The House of Cards showrunner gave a thoughtful and insightful lecture in conversation with Nev Pierce.

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

The House of Cards showrunner gave a thoughtful and insightful lecture in conversation with Nev Pierce.
The American playwright and screenwriter began his career as a painter, and said that his first attempts at writing felt "like learning to draw blindfolded".

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

The American playwright and screenwriter began his career as a painter, and said that his first attempts at writing felt "like learning to draw blindfolded".

"I have to write. I don't think writing is a choice, it's something born of necessity. If I didn't write I would go bonkers."

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

"I have to write. I don't think writing is a choice, it's something born of necessity. If I didn't write I would go bonkers."
Willimon's on stage ready to begin his BAFTA & BFI Screenwriters' Lecture.

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

Willimon's on stage ready to begin his BAFTA & BFI Screenwriters' Lecture.
Willimon's first screenplay, The Ides of March, was based on a play he'd written called Farragut North.

Beau Willimon

Willimon's first screenplay, The Ides of March, was based on a play he'd written called Farragut North.
Willimon's lecture was followed by a Q&A in which he discussed writing male and female characters and gave some advice for new writers.

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

Willimon's lecture was followed by a Q&A in which he discussed writing male and female characters and gave some advice for new writers.
"Television is more like a short story or poem: you can dive into and develop characters, which is impossible in film."

Beau Willimon on stage with Nev Pierce

"Television is more like a short story or poem: you can dive into and develop characters, which is impossible in film."
Brochures line the seats ahead of Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

Brochures line the seats ahead of Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture
The audience listened to Willimon discuss his work on House of Cards and his approach to writing.

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

The audience listened to Willimon discuss his work on House of Cards and his approach to writing.
"I've never seen writing as a profession. I always feel if I'm getting a paycheck I'm getting away with murder... I get to do what I love, I don't see it as a job."

Beau Willimon's Screenwriters' Lecture

"I've never seen writing as a profession. I always feel if I'm getting a paycheck I'm getting away with murder... I get to do what I love, I don't see it as a job."