
Let's talk about the most basic elements of screenwriting that you need to remember as you start that first, second, third, or twentieth screenplay. Forget...
Let's talk about the most basic elements of screenwriting that you need to remember as you start that first, second, third, or twentieth screenplay. Forget...
Spoiler-ridden movie trailers suck, but there's something amazing that screenwriters can take away from them. We all hate those terrible movie trailers that give away...
Is the F-word necessary in dialogue? What does it accomplish? When and where should screenwriters utilize it? We covered the idea of writing with speculative...
Writing for television is a much different beast compared to writing for film. It's a different medium, a different audience, a different industry, with different...
Can you learn screenwriting lessons in just six seconds? According to Hollywood screenwriter, producer, director and showrunner Brian Koppelman, you can. Koppelman is a successful...
Some rules we just have to live by in life. For screenwriters, one of the most tedious — yet important — directives is the screenplay...
Can screenwriters negotiate their own screenwriting contracts? It's a myth that you always need an agent, manager, and entertainment lawyer to broker a screenwriting deal...
Almost a decade ago, celebrated playwright, film director, screenwriter, author and producer David Mamet — one of the kings of dialogue — wrote a memo...
Whether you want to be a good screenwriting mentor or seek one out, you must know the seven traits that excellent screenwriting mentors need to...
What's the proper way to format a montage within a screenplay and how do you know when to —and when not to — write them? We're...