Writers pursuing passion projects and working on spec (the vast majority of all of us writers) may not always realize that you don't need a...
For your convenience and inspiration, here are the Best Original and Adapted Screenplay nominees for the 2013 Academy Awards: Best Original Screenplay ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘...
Yesterday on Deadline Hollywood, David Konow published an excellent article entitled “Are Script Expos, Coverage Services & Pitchfests Scams?” The article emphatically states: ...
So excited about this announcement -- ScreenCraft is thrilled to introduce our first annual Horror Screenplay Contest. We're accepting submissions now. Get your screenplay noticed...
One of our favorite images from the ScreenCraft board is this quote from Virginia Woolf. Write what you know. Great films are about more than...
In case you’ve somehow been living in a cave and missed it, there’s a new Die Hard movie coming out this week, and in honor of that,...
Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey) has some excellent comments on the process of giving and receiving screenplay development notes. Our own consultants here at ScreenCraft are...
I work as a freelance screenwriter. My name is Matthew Gochman. I've never had a screenplay produced. But I can tell you how I write...
It is often said that short films are the filmmaker’s choice. To be able to convey a powerful story in just a few short minutes...
More than any other medium, screenplays are all about narrative economy. You have to tell your story as concisely and visually as possible. Without exaggeration...
