
When it comes to character development, you can often feel overwhelmed by the many rules, directives, and guidelines offered to you by books, lessons, classes,...
When it comes to character development, you can often feel overwhelmed by the many rules, directives, and guidelines offered to you by books, lessons, classes,...
Growing up in the tech boom of the internet, social media, and flip phones was an experience that was unlike anything our parents or the...
Finding a way to break into the industry can feel daunting. However, there are a few tools that screenwriters can use to help them navigate...
Saving the world becomes a lot more interesting when the dynamic leads of the story hate each other. This is enough to take a familiar...
We’ve all been there: you’re writing a new screenplay that you know, on paper, boasts a great story… but for some reason, that script just...
There is something exciting about Mother Nature’s wrath. When done right, cinematic depictions of disasters are compelling because they dance between plausibility and fantasy while...
Gladiator II has gained a lot of attention since its trailer dropped in early June, quickly becoming Paramount’s most-viewed debut trailer since Top Gun: Maverick....
Heroes and protagonists are great. However, the most memorable type of character in any cinematic story usually ends up being the one—or many—that go up...
Conflict is everything in stories. Without conflict, the narrative isn't driven enough to engage an audience. External and internal conflicts are necessary to create character...
When writers use flashbacks and flash-forwards as tools for nothing more than exposition, they risk these scenes becoming nothing more than story cheats and expositional...