More than his success across different fields, aging has taught Jules Feiffer how storytelling evolves. The Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, playwright, and screenwriter recently spoke before a live audience at…
What screenwriting lessons can screenwriters learn from Mister Rogers? Fred Rogers was the beloved host of the public television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood which ran on PBS from 1968 to…
Making an idea real takes a team. A great director will struggle to make a special film without a talented cast. An actor will have a tough time giving an…
Horror films are known for relentless evils like supernatural curses, ghosts, and ghouls, plus blood, gore and screams—but that’s not what really gets under our skin, say writers skilled in…
Should screenwriters pay special attention to their character description when they introduce characters? Character description is one of the most underrated and forgotten aspects of screenwriting, even though it’s one…
Listed below are the quarterfinalists for the screenplay and concept categories of the fifth annual ScreenCraft Sci-fi Screenplay Contest, selected from nearly 1,000 submissions. Congratulations to the writers who have…
Think of a surprise as a frustrated expectation. A scene dances back and forth between expectation and eventual surprise. To create a strong reversal, it’s not enough to veer sharply…
We are excited to announce the winner of the 2018 ScreenCraft Family Screenplay Competition. Selected from roughly 600 submissions, Stone Cold Crazy Mother Tucker by Katterina Powers has been named…
You all know the Hero’s Journey, don’t you? In the beginning was the film, and the film was Star Wars. If you’ve never heard of it before, or just to…
What are the pros and cons of each genre that screenwriters need to know? While screenwriting is certainly an art form, with respect to a writer expressing themselves by telling…
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