Streaming channels are ramping up their development and production slates at rapid rates — how can screenwriters cash in? We all know how popular Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, and at…
Ken MiyamotoDecember 16, 2018
Screenwriting + Hollywood News
Script coverage is the term used for the analysis and reviewing of screenplays. In Hollywood, it's usually part of the creative development process, the first review step that a spec…
adminDecember 14, 2018
Meet David Kaufmann. He's the guy behind our From a Producer's Perspective series. He also wrote our recently published ebook, The Producer's Brain, which you can purchase on Amazon for only…
Tash | Natasha GuimondDecember 13, 2018
Dirty Dancing is one of those great movies that still delights us after 31 years. Taking place over one summer in the Catskills, themes of honor, loyalty, idealism, class and…
Shanee EdwardsDecember 12, 2018
Screenwriters have high expectations when it comes to reading script coverage of their own screenplays — as they should — but it's important to know what you should and shouldn't…
Ken MiyamotoDecember 12, 2018
What are some of the most common mistakes screenwriters make when writing dialogue scenes? In most screenplays, there are at least a couple of lines of dialogue in every scene.…
Ken MiyamotoDecember 11, 2018
Conflict is the cornerstone of compelling drama. We might have engaging characters, imaginative locations, and dialogue that crunches in the actor’s mouths. However, if everything goes right for every character…
John BucherDecember 11, 2018
What if we took a look at a successful script and imagined how a lesser screenwriter would have handled some of those iconic cinematic moments? What screenwriting lessons would that…
Ken MiyamotoDecember 10, 2018
Meet Melody Cooper, multiple ScreenCraft Finalist. She placed in the 2018 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, the 2017 Fall ScreenCraft Film Fund and 2016 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Competition. She recently won the…
Tash | Natasha GuimondDecember 10, 2018
