What screenwriting lessons can we draw from the wise words of Genre Icon John Carpenter? Writer/Director John Carpenter attended the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema in the 1970s.…
Ken MiyamotoMay 20, 2019
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Screenwriters have to make a choice during their screenwriting journey — take the blue pill or the red pill. After reading the below, which one will you take? The screenwriting…
Ken MiyamotoMay 17, 2019
What are some secrets to creating better character depth within your screenplay's characters? Character depth is what gets the script reader and audience invested in your characters and the stories…
Ken MiyamotoMay 15, 2019
Listed below are the semifinalists for the screenplay and concept categories of the fifth annual ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenplay Competition, selected from nearly 1,000 submissions. Congratulations to the writers…
adminMay 15, 2019
Everything about selling a screenplay is hard. You’ve got to convince studio executives your story is not only original and exciting but also appealing to a wide audience. This is…
Kevin ConnerMay 14, 2019
Writers and producers spend most of their time finding and developing stories. We toil over the finest details of character and plot. Draft after draft, we obsess until we feel…
David KaufmannMay 13, 2019
What are the strongest character traits that writers can use to create more compelling and engaging protagonists, antagonists, and villains? There are two different kinds of traits that your story's…
Ken MiyamotoMay 13, 2019
What are some inspirational quotes that will help screenwriters persevere through the long grind of a screenwriting journey? Sometimes screenwriting advice on how, where, when, and why to write screenplays…
Ken MiyamotoMay 10, 2019
What screenwriting lessons can we draw from the words of one of the greatest writers of all time — Mark Twain? Mark Twain was an adventurer and wily intellectual. He…
Ken MiyamotoMay 10, 2019
