Streaming channels are ramping up their development and production slates at rapid rates — how can screenwriters cash in? We all know how popular Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu, and at…
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Script coverage is the term used for the analysis and reviewing of screenplays. In Hollywood, it’s usually part of the creative development process, the first review step that a spec…
Meet David Kaufmann. He’s the guy behind our From a Producer’s Perspective series. He also wrote our recently published ebook, The Producer’s Brain, which you can purchase on Amazon for only…
Dirty Dancing is one of those great movies that still delights us after 31 years. Taking place over one summer in the Catskills, themes of honor, loyalty, idealism, class and…
Screenwriters have high expectations when it comes to reading script coverage of their own screenplays — as they should — but it’s important to know what you should and shouldn’t…
What are some of the most common mistakes screenwriters make when writing dialogue scenes? In most screenplays, there are at least a couple of lines of dialogue in every scene….
Conflict is the cornerstone of compelling drama. We might have engaging characters, imaginative locations, and dialogue that crunches in the actor’s mouths. However, if everything goes right for every character…
What if we took a look at a successful script and imagined how a lesser screenwriter would have handled some of those iconic cinematic moments? What screenwriting lessons would that…
Meet Melody Cooper, multiple ScreenCraft Finalist. She placed in the 2018 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship, the 2017 Fall ScreenCraft Film Fund and 2016 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Competition. She recently won the…
What screenwriting wisdom can we learn from the late, great storytelling master Stan Lee? We’re still mourning the loss of Stan Lee, an iconic storyteller that created many of the…
