
The conventional wisdom within the film industry suggests that a feature spec script—a screenplay written under the speculation that it will be sold and produced—should...
The conventional wisdom within the film industry suggests that a feature spec script—a screenplay written under the speculation that it will be sold and produced—should...
I don’t like beginnings. Or rather, I don’t like being a beginner, even when I’m trying something for the first time. A limiting outlook, I...
Like any industry since the beginning of time, screenwriting has its own special language. There are things screenwriters say that would sound pretty freakin’ weird...
There’s never a dull moment in a script written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The Emmy-award-winning writer and creator shot to the top of Hollywood with the...
The new film, Arthur the King, stars Mark Wahlberg as a competitive adventure racer named Michael Light (inspired by the real-life Swedish athlete Mikael Lindnord), whose...
While watching movies and television shows of different genres, you’ll quickly notice that certain character archetypes in comedies work best for particular stories. Unless the...
Becoming a professional script reader is one of the most coveted jobs for up-and-coming screenwriters—beyond the wants and needs of selling a screenplay. Sometimes, you...
You can track most villain character archetypes in literature, theater, film, and television to archetypal blueprints that have been around for hundreds of years, representing...
Almost every character found in films, TV shows, and books stems from traditional—and sometimes ancient—archetypal foundations. These foundations serve as broad templates for characters that...
The epic journey—a story involving a hero or protagonist tasked with venturing into different lands, worlds, times, and universes—is as old as time itself. From...