Script To Screen: “Se7en” The final moments of the climactic scene in the movie Se7en (1995), written by Andrew Kevin Walker, one of the most powerful cinematic…
Interview: Erik Jendresen A Creative Screenwriting article featuring reflections by the co-writer of Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning (Part 1).
Wall Street reacts to SAG-AFTRA joining WGA strike “Entertainment Stocks Slump as Hollywood Strike Widens to SAG-AFTRA”
How to raise the stakes in the plot? One suggestion: Focus on and elevate the Protagonist’s psychological stakes.
Script To Screen: “Sex, Lies, and Videotape” Anybody who cares about the indie film world should hold the 1989 movie Sex, Lies, and Videotape in high esteem. During the 80s when the…
Disney CEO Bob Iger opens mouth. Inserts foot. “There’s a level of expectation that they have, that is just not realistic.”
Script To Screen: “Shakespeare in Love” The final scenes from the 1998 movie Shakespeare in Love, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.
Writing Tips: Make More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time Five tips to work smarter and create more time for your writing life.
Page One: “Freddy vs Jason” (2003) Written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, characters by Wes Craven and Victor Miller
Actors Guild Set to Join Writers for Hollywood’s First Double Strike in More Than 60 Years SAG-AFTRA’s national board expected to unanimously vote to order a strike on Thursday morning.
Script To Screen: “The Shining” This notable scene from the 1980 movie The Shining, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson, based on a Stephen King novel.
Persistence… “PERSIST on telling your story. PERSIST on reaching your audience. PERSIST on staying true to your vision.”
ChatGPT is a terrible screenwriter I fed the AI program several different prompts. The results? Trash. And what’s with its obsession with parentheticals?
When can you stop tinkering with a script and finally say “done”? And for a writer, what the hell does “done” mean?
Screenwriting Tip: Three Things About Screenplay Structure Do not let page count concerns stifle your creativity… or your story.
Great Scene: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Plot summary: A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other…
Screenwriting 101: Chris McCoy “It is such an art to be a good actor, and many actors are so internal. If they really care about the material, they are thinking about it…
