What are screenplay transitions and is it really true that screenwriters should avoid writing them into their scripts? First and foremost, let’s talk about what exactly screenplay transitions are and…
Meet Jen Ray. She’s a literary manager at Heroes and Villains Entertainment where her focus is on developing strong female voices across genres. She is proud to have a client list…
Meet Eric Haywood. Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconson, he began his career as a music video director while still enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he earned a Bachelor…
Today we announce the semifinalists for the inaugural Orb Media China-Hollywood Screenwriting Fellowship. These writers comprise approximately the top 10% of applicants. The finalists and recipients will be selected and announced in…
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 all of the books, courses,…
Nickerbacher by Terry John Barto has been announced as the winner of the 2017 ScreenCraft Family-Friendly Screenplay Contest. Repeatedly praised for its unique premise and strong character dynamics, it is an innovative story of a…
Your new agent or manager has arranged meetings for you around town. Or you’ve won a screenwriting contest or fellowship and have the opportunity to pitch your screenplay to some…
In my work as a script consultant, I discovered a chronic problem among aspiring screenwriters: 99% fail to tell a story. What the 99% do instead is present a situation….
It’s what the voice in a screenwriter’s head asks at least three hundred times a day —“Why won’t anyone read my script!?” Sometimes it’s a whisper. Sometimes it’s a casual…
Meet Tamara Chestna. She’s a 15-year veteran of the film & television industry. She segued from producing into screenwriting full-time in 2015 and since then has been steadily working on…
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