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…
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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…
How do the twelve stages of Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey — as interpreted by Christopher Vogler and his book The Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers — apply to…
2019 ScreenCraft Screenwriting Fellowship recipient, Lucy Luna, was hired by Warner Bros as a staff writer on The CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories and will receive an episode credit. After…
As a WGA member, I no longer write screenplays for free as doing so is against union guidelines. As a business owner, specifically of a television development company, I continue…
Listed below are the Quarterfinalists of the 2020 ScreenCraft Comedy Contest. These exceptional screenplays were selected from almost 2,400 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have made it this far…
Here are 4 habits of successful screenwriters according to Jim Capobianco who received the 2008 Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for Ratatouille. He’s also worked on story and…
Why do some movies begin with the ending? There’s no single answer to how you should structure a screenplay. Different structures work for different reasons. Structure is less about hitting specific…
