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[L-R] Ethan Herisse stars as Elwood and Brandon Wilson as Turner in director RaMell Ross’s NICKEL BOYS (2024).
Cast and Crew

Interview with Oscar-Nominated 'Nickel Boys' Writer and Director RaMell Ross and Editor Nicholas Monsour

By Susan Kouguell
[L-R] Director of photography Adam Stone, actor Austin Butler and director Jeff Nichols on the set of THE BIKERIDERS (2023).
Screenwriter Interviews

Nostalgic and Romantic: A Conversation with ‘The Bikeriders’ Writer-Director Jeff Nichols

By Sadie Dean
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How to Write a Screenplay

Are There Story Rules?

By Jeff Lyons
[L-R] Tony Hale as Ed and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in Woman of the Hour.
Screenwriter Interviews

Interview with 'The Woman of the Hour' Screenwriter Ian McDonald

By Sadie Dean
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Screenwriter Interviews

Mapping the Structure of a Tennis Match over Screenplay Structure: A Conversation with ‘Challengers’ Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes

By Sadie Dean
[L-R] Mike Faist as Art, Zendaya as Tashi and Josh O’Connor as Patrick in CHALLENGERS, directed by Luca Guadagnino, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film.
Understanding Screenwriting by Tom Stempel

UNDERSTANDING SCREENWRITING: Two OK Films, One Great Miniseries

By Tom Stempel
Ask the Coach - On Pacing & Structure with Screenwriter Jeff Howard
Ask the Coach by Jenna Avery

On Pacing & Structure with Screenwriter Jeff Howard

By Jenna Avery
Why Three-Hour Movies Suck
Screenwriting How-To Articles

Why Three-Hour Movies Suck

By Tim Schildberger
Screenwriting 101 for Novelists
Education

Screenwriting 101 for Novelists

By Script Magazine
GHOST WRITER: Breaking-In with The Supernatural Script
Education

GHOST WRITER: Breaking-In with The Supernatural Script

By Script Magazine
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Documentary Filmmaking

Finding Your Roots to Write Your Story

By Sadie Dean
This class will take you through some of the best films and techniques and help you understand how you can wield films to be a better storyteller.
Education

Watching Movies: Learn from the Masters and Become a Better Writer

By Script Magazine
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Screenwriter Interviews

Translating Essay Material into a Television Format: A Conversation with ‘The 1619 Project’ Showrunner Shoshana Guy

By Sadie Dean
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Screenwriter Interviews

How ‘Up Here’ Broke Every Rule of Writing: A Conversation with Showrunner Steven Levenson

By Sadie Dean
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Screenplay Formatting

ASK DR. FORMAT: Morphing Tips and Tricks

By Dave Trottier
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How to Write a Screenplay

How Writing a Screenplay is Similar to the Scientific Process

By Joy Cheriel Brown
This Well Used Script Advice Might Be Ruining Your Script
How to Write a Screenplay

This Well Used Script Advice Might Be Ruining Your Script

By Tim Schildberger
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Sci-Fi Circuit by Jenna Avery

Sci-Fi Circuit: Insights from 'Needle in a Timestack'

By Jenna Avery
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' and What it Can Teach Screenwriters

By Bryan Young
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Breaking & Entering by Barri Evins

Breaking & Entering: Pizza Is The Key to Story – Part 3: Structure is the Cheese

By Barri Evins
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Screenplay Structure and Outlining

Structure and You

By Peter Markham
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How to Write for Television

The Structure of WandaVision

By Bryan Young
Chinese director Jia Zhang-Ke with the Golden Lion for best film 'Still Life' at the 63rd Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 9, 2006.
Screenplay Structure and Outlining

Screenwriting Kung Fu: Guanzi Shu (關子书) – The Chinese “No-Act” Screenplay Structure, Part 3

By Dimitri Vorontzov
Wilson Yip Wai-shun, director of the film 'Paradox', poses for a photograph in Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong.
Screenplay Structure and Outlining

Screenwriting Kung Fu: Guanzi Shu (關子书) – The Chinese “No-Act” Screenplay Structure, Part 2

By Dimitri Vorontzov