Screenwriting Tag Cloud Results for "hero"

Practical advice on the art of successful pitching.

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

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

Jengo Robinson dissects the crucial second act of the classic three-act screenplay structure.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful "TV moment" from Breaking Bad.

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great "Movie Moment" from the hilarious Bridesmaids.

Dan Bronzite eplains how screenwriting software can also help you structure your film story.

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

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers looks back at Oscar winning classic Chariots of Fire to see whether it stands the test of time.

Screenwriter & author Skip Press delves into the mind of the villain.

Screenwriter and author Robert Gregory Browne gives some insightful advice on effective character development.

Clinical Psychologist Carolyn Kaufman peers through the psychological looking glass to shed some light on what makes fiction villains tick.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great "movie moment" from Die Hard.

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this humorous scene from Jim Jarmusch's Down By Law.

Author and blogger Erik Deckers delves into the mind of a writer.

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this explosive scene from Falling Down.

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

How the wrong theme, extraneous subplots and ill-considered characterization can sink a screenplay.

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this memorable "Movie Moment" from Micahel Mann's Heat.

Writer and story consultant James Bonnet dissects story structure's common thread through classic movies.

Marilyn explores how understanding your characters' attitutude to love and romance can help your screenplay.

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use an impending severe weather event to better understand your characters.

Marilyn advises on how to turn fiction and non-fiction stories into movie scripts.

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to better identify with your protagonist.

Marilyn suggests a technique for writers to draw upon their own friends and families experiences to help create more three-dimensional characters and plots.

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

How asking key questions about the end of your story can help your writing process from the start.

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

Marilyn discusses creating an insurmountable obstacle for your protagonist.

How getting to know your protagonist better will help your script.

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

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

How writing a first person narration from the perspective of your protagonist and antagonist can strenghten your first act.

Marilyn offers some advice on reviewing your year as the holidays approach.

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

How using Christmas Eve as a backdrop to your story can help your script.

Marilyn offers some great advice about using real people to help your screenwriting.

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

Marilyn discusses a character's crisis point and escape in your story.

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects this unique movie moment from Kung Fu Hustle.

"Lawrence of Arabia" Screenplay Deconstructed Using Vladimir Propp's Narratemes Story Structure.

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

Author of Your Screenplay Sucks! William M. Akers gives practical advice on how to approach a rewrite of your script.

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

writer and script consultant Jengo Robinson breaks down the structure of film.

Screenwriter and author Robert Gregory Browne helps lay the foundations for a structurally sound screenplay.

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

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

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the first act's inciting incident.

The Unknown Screenwriter continues discussing the first act's inciting incident.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the Hero's Journey and Monomyth paradigm.

Produced screenwriter Danek S. Kaus shares some insightful tips that every new scriptwriter should consider when working on their first screenplay.

Author and screenwriter Steven Pressfield offers some practical advice on how to battle through and overcome Act Two screenwriting obstacles.

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

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.

Quigly Down Under scribe John Hill's amusing POV on the stressful art of pitching your screenplay.

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

Script analyst Diane House sheds some light on the structure and formatting of teleplays.

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

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

Michael Hauge discusses the six key stages and turning points of movie structure.

Screenwriter Mark Sanderson gives his illuminating take on a script writer's own personal and mythological journey.

How to structure your story with Movie Outline script writing software following the mythic structure template of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey Monomyth.

Quigly Down Under scribe John Hill discusses the traditional Hero's place in contemporary film-making.

A fun take on the parallels between sex and writing your third act.

Practical advice on how to attack a rewrite.

Script Consultant Karel Segers highlights this tense sequence from hit show The Wire.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the protagonist's fatal flaw.

Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale.

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

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

Screenwriter and professional script reader Monica Partridge discusses designing your screen story's central character.