Screenwriting Tag Cloud Results for "film"

Marilyn offers some great advice on the things you need to consider before adapting a novel into a screenplay.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave

Screenwriter Chip Street discusses the common yet often complex matter of script optioning.

Screenwriter Chip Street discusses the common yet often complex matter of script optioning.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this classic "movie moment" from Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Writer and licensed therapist Dan J. Marder offers some sage advice on how to take the opening of your action script to another level.

Writer and filmmaker Dan Black discusses various ways to improve your screenwriting.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use New Year's Eve to raise the stakes in your screenplay.

Writer/director and teacher Elad Fichman dicusses the many causes of writer's block and suggests possible solutions to overcome this common creative obstacle.

Freelance writer Brian Konradt gives some great pointers on how to be a successful screenwriter.

Marilyn applies an acting techqniue to help improve your writing.

How to successfully adapt a novel into a movie script.

Marilyn explains how creating a strong backstory can help the writing of your protagonist and screenplay.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this exciting scene from James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful "Movie Moment" from Ridley Scott's classic Blade Runner.

Renowned UCLA Instructor Howard Suber forces us to question formulaic screenwriting.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Captain Phillips.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this pivotal scene from the classic Casablanca.

How to improve your screenplay by changing its structure.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful "Movie Moment" from Charlie Wilson's War.

Screenwriter, author and teacher Charles Deemer discusses the screenwriter's social responsibility within the "Real World".

How creating a secret for your principle characters can improve your script.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects a poignant scene from road-movie classic Easy Rider.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this pivotal scene from A.I. movie Ex Machina.

Marilyn offers advice on how to improve your story and characterization.

Hollywood screenwriter, psychotherapist and author Dennis Palumbo explains the importance of grounding your fiction writing in reality.

Creative Content Specialist Sara McGuire examines the Hero and Heroine's Journey in popular movies.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this classic "movie moment" from Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects Disney's Frozen.

Donna Michelle Anderson gives practical advice about breaking into Hollywood.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Glengarry Glen Ross.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this hilarious and insightful "Movie moment" from the classic comedy Groundhog Day.

Screenwriter Steve Kaire gives the low-down on writing high-concept movies.

Actor and short filmmaker John Montana offers some advice on how to manage your career and expectations.

How the real world can help your fictional world feel real.

Marilyn explains how creating a soundtrack for your screenplay can improve your writing.

Marilyn offers some advice on when to stop tinkering with your screenplay.

Producer and script consultant Wendy Kram offers sage advice for eager screenwriters who are preparing to shop their script.

Question by Ben in Texas.

Marilyn offers some advice on how to write better characters by puttin yourself in their shoes.

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to better understand your characters.

Marilyn offers more practical advice on how to better understand your characters.

Marilyn offers advice on how to improve your story and characterization.

Practical advice on how to write a biopic screenplay.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the weather to add drama to your script.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the 5 Ws to set up your first act.

Marilyn explains the importance of drawing upon universal emotions in screenplay writing.

Screenwriting tips to help you finish your script to a deadline.

Produced playwright and fiction author Persephone Vandegrift tackles the age-old question that faces every new writer of how to get their material read by a producer.

Marilyn offers some practical advice for getting your screen story off the starting blocks.

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to improve your script through research.

Marilyn offers some practical advice for improving your story by exploring your protagonist's spritual beliefs.

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to improve your script's third act.

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to get to grips with your script's second act.

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to write a better villain.

Emmy-nominated screenwriter and director Nathan Marshall offers some great advice for screenwriters.

Create an original plot twist by asking what would drive your protagonist to commit murder.

Marilyn offers an innovative way to strengthen your romantic comedy script using the backstory of a political or legal situation.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use illness to enhance your story and your character arcs.

Writer & teacher Christopher Riley offers some great formatting tips for screenwriters.

Script consultant Mere LaTour explains how story development services can improve your screenplay and writing.

How to build three-dimensional characters by creating memories for them.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to improve your screenplay.

Sound advice on the Dos and Don'ts of script writing by longtime Chair of the UCLA Graduate Screenwriting Program Richard Walter.

Interview with story consultant, lecturer and author of "Writing Screenplays That Sell" Michael Hauge

Concluding part of interview with story consultant, lecturer and author of "Writing Screenplays That Sell" Michael Hauge

Questions and Answer Feature with the longtime Chair of the UCLA Graduate Screenwriting Program Richard Walter

Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie, in association wtih Screen Australia interview legendary screenwriting guru Syd Field during his first trip to Sydney, Australia.

Script consultant Donie Nelson gives practical advice on preparing your script for submission.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great scene from Spielberg's Jaws.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful redemptive "Movie moment" from JCVD.

Actress, writer, stuntwoman and producer Kristina Michelle offers some practical business advice for writers.

The pros and cons of free-form cinematic storytelling and adhering to the rules when writing your screenplay.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Sidney Lumet's Network

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects this powerful scene from Nightcrawler.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this pivotal "Movie Moment" from Milos Forman's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this pivotal scene from Hitchcock's classic Psycho.

Marilyn Horowitz provides a sample of a movie treatment.

Award-winning writer Stan Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Award-winning writer Stanley Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Hollywood screenwriter, psychotherapist and author Dennis Palumbo unlocks the secrets to writing effective mystery stories.

Screenwriter Mark Sanderson offers some excellent advice both for newbies starting out in the script writing "game" and old hats who may just need a little perspective.

Steve Kaire's eighth installment of screenwriting myths and facts.

The Unknown Screenwriters clarifies the distinction between genre and structure.

Don Bledsoe, Founder of ScriptNurse, gives practcal advice on how to get the most out of your screenplay.

Story consultant, author and lecturer Michael Hauge offers some great advice on how to sell your screenplay.

Michael Hauge helps you understand the process of script reading from the perspective of a literary agent.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects pop culture favorite Shaun of the Dead.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this tense sequence from Sicario.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects a scene from 2016 Academy Awards Best Picture winner Spotlight.

Playwright and screenwriter Penny Penniston explains the importance of using subtext when writing screenplay dialogue.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great scene from Swimming With Sharks.

Professor, screenwriter and script consultant Jeffrey Hirschberg reveals the key elements of writing an engaging screenplay.

Producer, author and creator of the Raindance Film Festival Elliot Grove offers some great advice for newbie scriptwriters.

Screenwriter Persephone Vandegrift gives some practical advice on how to write a short film.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from The Bourne Identity.

Marilyn offers advice on how to treat your writing career like a business.

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects a scene from William Friedkin's classic The French Connection.

Produced screenwriter and ScriptTips Editor Dan Bronzite reviews the 2013 Hollywood Film Festival and explains how screenwriters can benefit from such events.

Screenwriter and script consultant Erik Bork discusses how to make your screen story a viable product for entertainment industry professionals in an excerpt from his new book "The Idea: The 7 Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage or Fiction"

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this hilarious "Movie Moment" from the British classic The Life of Brian.

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects a powerful cinematic sequence from Alan J. Pakula's The Parallax View

James Bonnet reveals the secrets of storytelling and how it can help improve your screenwriting.

Teacher and story consultant James Bonnet gives us a unique psychological insight into the hidden power of story metaphors and our creative unconscious.

Practical screenwriting advice from an industry pro to help you get your script on track.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this iconic "Movie Moment" from Carol Reed's classic The Third Man.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this classic "Movie moment" from Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.

How to create a successful pitch for your screenplay.

Award-winning filmmaker and comedy writer Timothy Cooper highlights some of the common mistakes to avoid when writing screenplays.

Marilyn discusses the differences between writing novels and for the Big Screen.

Marilyn offers some sage advice on how to assess and improve your screenplay's marketability.

Marilyn gives some practical advice about how to tackle a rewrite.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this scene from Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.

Award-winning writer and story consultant Catherine Ann Jones offers an insight into rewriting your screenplay.

The Unknown Screenwriter talks about more of the common personality types.

Screenwriter John Folsom offers practical advice on screenplay adaptation.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this disturbing scene from Under The Skin.

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to develop characters and create depth and subtext in your screenplay.

Teacher and story consultant James Bonnet discusses the subtext and message behind movie story structure.

Marilyn offers advice on how to use personal experience to improve your screenplay.

Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great "movie moment" from Disney's Wall-E.

Script consultant Mere LaTour explains how to prepare your screenplay for industry feedback.

Produced playwright and fiction author Persephone Vandegrift applies her experience of working on a soundtrack to her film to developing a screenplay.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful and disturbing scene from Whiplash.

Author, teacher and script consultant D.B. Gilles discusses the importance of comic relief in screenwriting.

Author, teacher and script consultant D.B. Gilles discusses the 12 Steps Of Conquering Writer's Block from his new book Writers Rehab.

Jeff Bollow, independent film producer and entrepreneur, discusses the power of the logline.

Emmy-nominated producer, writer and script consultant Ellen Sandler reveals the importance of writing spec pilots.

Dana Dorrity, assistant Professor of Communications and Media Arts at Dutchess Community College, gives some great advice on how to create a satisfying ending.