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Cast and Crew
Interview with Oscar-Nominated 'Nickel Boys' Writer and Director RaMell Ross and Editor Nicholas Monsour
By Susan Kouguell
Dec 12, 2024
Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins
Breaking & Entering: Want To Boost Your Writing? Stop Doing These 7 Things Immediately!
By Barri Evins
Aug 30, 2024
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel
UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Two OK Films, One Great Miniseries
By Tom Stempel
Jun 4, 2024
Screenwriter Interviews
Sublime Storytelling: Screenwriter Tab Murphy on his Foray into Documentary Film
By Barri Evins
Dec 13, 2022
Creating Characters
Quest for a Female Story Model
By Evan Smith
Aug 23, 2022
Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins
Breaking & Entering: Pizza Is The Key To Creating Delicious Story
By Barri Evins
Apr 16, 2021
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
Screenwriting Kung Fu: Guanzi Shu (關子书) – The Chinese “No-Act” Screenplay Structure, Part 1
By Dimitri Vorontzov
Dec 18, 2020
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
Qi Cheng Zhuan Jie (起承轉結): The Chinese Four-Act Screenplay Structure, Part 2
By Dimitri Vorontzov
Dec 4, 2020
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
Qi Cheng Zhuan Jie (起承轉結): The Chinese Four-Act Screenplay Structure, Part 1
By Dimitri Vorontzov
Nov 27, 2020
How to Write a Screenplay
SCRIPT SECRETS: Invisible Plants and Payoffs
By William C. Martell
Oct 27, 2020
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
Twitter Screenwriting Tips: Outlining and Resilience
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Aug 29, 2020
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
30 Days of Tips for Character Development: How Character Evolution Impacts Story Structure
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Apr 27, 2020
Creating Characters
30 Days of Tips for Character Development: Theme, Setup and Payoff
By Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Apr 24, 2020
Screenwriter Interviews
Rian Johnson, Writer/Director of "Knives Out," Talks Screenwriting and What Classic Movies Can Teach Us
By Bryan Young
Dec 11, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Formula vs. Structure - Part 3
By Stewart Farquhar
Oct 24, 2019
Screenplay Structure and Outlining
“Rapid Story Development” with Author and Screenwriter Jeff Lyons
By Jenna Avery
Sep 25, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Formula vs. Structure – Part 2
By Stewart Farquhar
May 24, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Formula vs. Structure, Part 2
By Stewart Farquhar
Apr 9, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
MEET THE READER: My Defense of the Three-Act Structure
By Ray Morton
Feb 1, 2019
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Formula vs. Structure
By Stewart Farquhar
Jul 20, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
Breaking Down the Story Structure of MOANA – An Infographic
By Angela Bourassa
Apr 11, 2018
Screenwriting How-To Articles
A FLICK CHICK: Story Basics
By Paula Landry
Dec 15, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
STORYTELLING STRATEGIES: Dunkirk - A Finely Tuned Watch
By Paul Joseph Gulino
Aug 23, 2017
Screenwriting How-To Articles
WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: The Hero's Journey
By Stewart Farquhar
Aug 17, 2017
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