
How does John August (screenwriter of Go, Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, Titan A.E., Charlie and Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride) utilize his practice of using...
How does John August (screenwriter of Go, Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, Titan A.E., Charlie and Chocolate Factory, and Corpse Bride) utilize his practice of using...
I’ve been using Final Draft screenwriting software since 2002. But so many times I’ve found myself throwing up my hands in frustration, and simply wanting...
John August is a screenwriter known for his work on Go (1999), Big Fish (2003), Titan A.E. (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003),...
The go-to screenwriting topics of discussion for any given day usually include the likes of concept, story, plot, character arcs, structure, and marketing. These are...
1) What is your writing process and how long have you been writing? I started my first screenplay in 2004 and now average about two...
Holiday weeks and weekends are some of the busiest at the box office. People love to gather with their families and head out for some...
In Hollywood if you throw a brick you're going to hit a "writer." It seems that everyone and their gardener has something to pitch. Every...
In a post this week by John August he discusses genre and how characters play to or against audience expectations. When writing or trying to...
The ever prolific John August recently published a handy 2-page PDF that breaks down how he approaches writing a scene in...
An eclectic group of scripts and writers made up the top ten finalists of our 2013 Comedy Screenplay Contest, and six of those finalists took...