What is often the most entertaining moment in a movie? It's when a plant pays off. What does that mean? It means the writer has...
Telling a story in screenplay format from the beginning, middle, to end isn't enough. That's not going to advance you in your screenwriting career. Each...
Telling a story in screenplay format from the beginning, middle, to end isn't enough. That's not going to advance you in your screenwriting career. Each...
How can screenwriters use plants and payoffs to enhance their screenplays? Telling a story in screenplay format from the beginning, middle, to end isn't enough....
How can screenwriters use plants and payoffs to enhance their screenplays? Telling a story in screenplay format from the beginning, middle, to end isn't enough....
Why has the late John Hughes's Planes, Trains & Automobiles stood the test of time — not just as one of the best holiday movies, but...
"If, in the first chapter, you say there is a gun hanging on the wall, you should make quite sure that it is going to...
Great screenplays don't just tell a great story; they also create opportunities for the audience to glean key plot and character beats for themselves; to feel slightly...
