Screenwriting is a unique craft that blends storytelling with technical precision. Even experienced writers can fall into ...

Richard Linklater has earned recognition for his innovative approach to time and character in films like Boyhood (2014), the Before trilogy, and Dazed and Confused (1993). This self-taught auteur ...

When writing grant proposals, take a cue from Frozen — craft a good hook to draw your reviewers in. Credit: Maximum Film/Alamy. A great film hooks viewers through an early scene that raises an ...

EXCLUSIVE: Stage 32 is launching a Global Screenwriting Contest Hub, bringing together dozens of writing competitions from around the world into one place including Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying contests ...

HMS-320D Screenwriting I. 3 Credits. This course introduces students to the fundamental techniques of screenwriting. Topics covered include formatting, setting, location, narrative structure, conflict ...

Screenwriting is part of the oral tradition, it’s not part of the literary tradition.” ROTH It’s really a bastardized form, screenwriting. You’re not a novelist.

Some screenwriting gurus (Blake Snyder in particular), stress this point above all else – and for good reason. Without a character to root for, your story has nothing going for it.

Back in September, we wrote about writer, director and producer Brian Koppelman’s six second screenwriting tips on Vine (he just posted tip #122). His #1 tip was “All screenwriting books are ...

He didn’t condescend to the movies, but took them seriously—so seriously that he made the mistake of thinking that screenwriting was writing, and that it could take its place in his oeuvre ...

Screenwriting software is an extension of the modern word processor that ensures that your screenplay's margins stick to the industry standard screenplay format. The benefits of these programs is the ...