
Montages are the visual equivalent of the idea that a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Unlike many plot devices, montages...
Montages are the visual equivalent of the idea that a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts. Unlike many plot devices, montages...
We all know what it’s like to be completely and utterly obsessed with something. Maybe it’s a particular pen that fits just right in your...
It can be a great driver of your story...buuuut it can also destroy your character's entire world. This week’s plot device manipulates, corrupts, terrorizes, and...
Boy loves girl. Another boy also loves this girl. Girl… isn’t sure which boy she loves most. Though they’ve been prevalent in storytelling of all...
Smell something fishy? It's probably a Red Herring. Ever gotten to the big reveal of a movie and wondered to yourself, “How did we get...
“The MacGuffin is the thing the hero chases, the thing the picture is all about…” Sometimes it’s a briefcase full of money. Sometimes it’s an...
“It’s wrong to make promises you don’t mean to keep.” A sentiment true in life but especially true in writing, and one that also describes...
Lights up on Washington Heights… Summer’s starting, audiences are returning to theaters, the world is going back to normal, and the long-awaited movie adaptation of...
ScreenCraft recently hosted an event on Facebook Live called “Raise the Stakes: How to Write Action & Adventure That Sells.” Last year’s Action & Adventure...
All stories start somewhere. I’m not just talking about the first scene — although that is pretty important, too. No, what I’m referring to is...