In association with our good friends Tom and Ygal at In The Can Podcast, we at ScreenCraft had the pleasure of interviewing independent filmmaker, editor...
Click to enlarge this fun chart of storytelling elements. Agree, or disagree? Any elements or tropes you would add? This image is courtesy of DawnPaladin...
What does your protagonist do to avoid or embrace existential sadness? Louis C.K. was on Conan again and brilliantly explained why he dislikes the culture...
Today it was announced that Fede Alvarez has lined up his followup to his crowd AND critic-pleasing smash hit Evil Dead remake, which grossed nearly...
"True life horror happens... when there's no anticipation." At our recent panel on Horror Screenwriting, writer/director Mickey Keating talked about subverting audience expectations...
It's a common complaint that we hear from people: how come the studios don't make something really original? Erik Feig, president of production at Lionsgate,...

How much do you day-dream before starting your writing process? How important is thinking before writing? After years of thinking about it, and writing a...
Along with our friends at In The Can podcast, ScreenCraft recently landed an exclusive interview with writer/director Destin Cretton and actor Keith Stanfield, whose...
From Michael Patterson on the Telluride front lines... Telluride Day Four This will be my last report until Wednesday...driving back to the real...
From our friend and colleague Michael Patterson, on the Telluride front lines... Telluride Day Three… I opened the day with a fantastic tribute to...