What screenwriting lessons can we draw from the words of one of our generation’s most celebrated screenwriters and directors — Francis Ford Coppola? Coppola first earned a Best Screenplay Academy…
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What screenwriting lessons can be learned from the inspiring quotes of basketball’s most celebrated of all-time — Michael Jordan? Screenwriters don’t always have to go to famous and award-winning screenwriters…
What are the best movies that you should study if you want to learn how to write amazing dialogue? The best dialogue is lightning in a bottle. There’s no real…
How do you differentiate between “good” and “bad” writing? We’re not talking about whether or not a screenplay or novel has seemingly endless grammar, spelling, and format errors. That’s an…
If you can’t afford the expense of watching the enthralling film and television MasterClass videos, what screenwriting and filmmaking advice can you pick up from the trailers for each class?…
What are the differences between the lifestyles of feature screenwriters and television writers? Writing features and writing for television are two very different paths. Yes, in this day and age…
What are all of story development questions that writers need to answer as they develop and build their stories? Story development is the most vital part of writing. When you…
What is the single best piece of screenwriting advice that screenwriters can benefit most from through their whole screenwriting career? When you first begin your screenwriting journey, you need to…
Hollywood screenwriter Ed Solomon wrote a long Twitter thread that has lit the screenwriting community on fire in the best of ways with outstanding words of encouragement and tough love…
What are the most cathartic movie scenes and how do such scenes transform your screenplay into something even better? Have you ever watched a movie or read a screenplay that…
