The best definition of the “three-act structure” that I’ve seen is defined in none other than Wikipedia (hurray for crowd-sourced definitions): A model of narrative fiction that divides the story…
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Let’s compare apples to oranges first. What does Eminem have in common with Robin Williams? Creative genius would be one answer, of course. To the latter, no one — no…
Congratulations, you’re in the game. Here are 10 tips to help you navigate this often difficult stage of screenplay development. You have spent weeks, sometimes months … sometimes even years…
Stuck in the messy middle of your script? The midpoint of your screenplay is so much more than simply the middle of your narrative. Before we dive in, this free…
Academy Originals’ Creative Spark Series features Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis as he takes viewers inside his screenwriting process. Haggis moved to California from Canada in his twenties and eventually became a…
When the update for Final Draft 10 came out the most significant change went by with little to no fanfare. It seemed inconsequential at the time but by altering the…
When developing a screenplay, you look for strong, complex characters, conflict, and emotional intensity. While the same is true for books, there are rules about screenwriting that don’t apply to…
Listed below are the Finalists of the 2020 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship. These exceptional screenplays represent the top 1.6% of almost 3,000 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it…
Listed below are the Finalists of the 2020 ScreenCraft Sci-Fi & Fantasy Screenwriting Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 1,600 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made…
You have worked on your script daily, diligently practicing your craft. Hurray! You have interest from a producer, so you share your script. Time passes. Finally, the producer returns your…
