Ah, family dinners -- the place where embarrassment is often stronger than the wine. Family movies of various types play into the idea of the...
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or, if you’re W. Peter Iliff – make one of the best action movies of all time. The...
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Unless you're writing subtext. Screenplays are made up of sluglines, action paragraphs, and dialogue. Given how simple...
Passive characters vs. active characters: which ones should you be writing? We are all the main characters of our own lives, it’s true. In real...
Subtext is your story's secret sauce -- but how do you get better at writing it? Subtext is a writing device wherein actions do, in...
Co-writer/directors Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe explain why the best gags are ones that push the plot forward or reveal something about your characters… Each...
What screenwriting lessons can be learned from the inspiring quotes of one of the most inspiring characters ever brought to the screen — Ted Lasso? ...
Your screenplay could be great. Hell, it could be the next Citizen Kane. But let’s face it, if your dialogue is lacking, your script most...
Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2022 ScreenCraft TV Pilot Script Competition. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 3,900 submissions. Congratulations to the...
Should screenwriters be focused on selling their spec scripts or being hired for paid writing assignments? Screenwriting friends, it's time to shift the expectations and...
