Screenwriting Tag Cloud Results for "screenplay"

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.

Writer, producer and author Hal Croasmun gives you some great tips to improve your writing and get your script sold.

Practical advice on the art of successful pitching.

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

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to overcome writer' block.

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to properly plan your script by outlining your story.

Marilyn offers some great advice on hoe to be more productive.

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.

Professor Richard Walter tackles the controversial question of whether or not you can teach the craft of script writing.

How to improve your screenplay by changing its structure.

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

Screenwriting teacher Jennifer van Sijll discusses how to write cinematically and whether to include direction in your screenplay.

Freelance writer and script reader Nicole Url offers some practical advice on how to avoid making common mistakes in your screenplay.

Produced screenwriter Dan Bronzite explains how listening to your inner voice and going with the flow can help you write a better screenplay.

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

Authors of the critically acclaimed book 'I Liked It, Didn't Love It' discuss the genesis of story.

Marilyn offers advice on how to ensure your screenplays will have commercial appeal.

Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects Disney's Frozen.

Donna Michelle Anderson gives practical advice about breaking into Hollywood.

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

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses multiple plot lines and how to use them in your screenplay.

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 reveals how dealing with past events in your life can help move your writing career in the right direction.

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

How introducing a deadline to your second act can create suspense.

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.

Marilyn advises writers to treat their protagonist mean to reveal their true character.

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

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

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to market yourself without a literary representative.

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

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to improve your screenplay by raising the stakes in your story.

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

Marilyn suggests you interview your principle characters to help you plan and structure your screen story.

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

How using culture in your story can imporove your script.

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.

Marilyn introduces an exercise to flesh out your story's characters using their family relationships.

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.

Marilyn Horowitz delves into the process of writing a screenplay treatment.

How to write great dialogue for your film screenplay and how to write high structure, high concept movies

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to get your writing project off the ground.

Marilyn explains how using your story's concept can help your screenwriting and pitching.

Screenwriter, script consultant and author William Akers discusses the importance of getting your vision onto the page.

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

Vera Caccioppoli, screenwriter and founder of Hi-Way-Haven, recounts her meeting with Rex Pickett, author of Sideways.

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.

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.

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.

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

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this memorable "Movie Moment" from Lethal Weapon.

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

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.

Writer, producer and author Hal Croasmun helps you make the right pitch.

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

Gordy Hoffman, winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, shares his experience of rewriting movie scripts.

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

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

Screenwriter & Screenplay Analyst Jeff Swanson discusses the need to understand the central designing principle of your script.

Script Collaboration: The pros and cons of working with a writing partner on your screenplay.

Screenwriter & Teacher D.B. Gilles gets to grips with our screewriting habits.

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

The Unknown Screenwriter begins an excellent series of articles about constructing your script.

The Unknown Screenwriter examines the importance of setting up the protagonist's "Ordinary World" in the first ten pages of your script.

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 how to use subplots and what should occur at the midpoint of your principle storyline.

The Unknown Screenwriter concludes his series of articles on structure.

The Unknown Screenwriter continues an excellent series of articles about constructing your script.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses "Aristotelian Causality".

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses non-linear movie structure.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses research and story planning.

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

The Unknown Screenwriters clarifies the distinction between genre and structure.

The Unknown Screenwriter examines the structural importance of the first ten pages of your screenplay.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the hook of your first ten pages.

Author and scriptwriter Lia London offers some great tips on improving your stageplay or screenplay.

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

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

Award-winning screenwriter, director and professional writing coach Jacob Krueger discusses when to break the rules of screenwriting.

Successful TV writer and producer Sheldon Bull explains what makes a good sitcom and how to set up an effective premise in the Pilot episode.

Learn how to plan your movie story by creating a step outline and reading movie breakdowns of successfull Hollywood scripts.

How to write a funny screenplay by following the simple rules of comedy.

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

Screenwriter, teacher and author Linda Cowgill discusses the elements of effective story design.

Former Hollywood Lit Manager Michael Ferris explains the key differences between writing novels and screenplays.

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

Screenwriter and teacher Scott Myers gives practical advice on how to survive script meetings.

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

Robert Seigel discusses contract alternatives to the standard screenplay option agreement for screenwriters.

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

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to be successful in life and screenwriting.

Producer Marvin V. Acuna explains how important it is to get your logline and pitch right when seeking literary representation.

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

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

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

Entertainment Attorney Robert L. Seigel gives you the hard facts we always wanted to know about screenwriting and the law.

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to get your creative juices flowing over the holiday season.

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.

British screenwriter and script editor Dave Herman explains how your protagonist's story arc and character flaw should be intrinsically linked.

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.

Techniques to help you rewrite your screenplay.

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

The Unknown Screenwriter concludes his series on transformational character arcs with a comprehensive recap of what has been discussed.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses common personality types.

The Unknown Screenwriter focuses on building your character bio and arc.

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the protagonist's fatal flaw.

The Unknown Screenwriter focuses on the protagonist's fear.

Screenwriter John Folsom offers practical advice on screenplay adaptation.

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

Marilyn offers some great advice on how to learn more about your characters using the costumes you may choose to wear for Halloween.

How contrasting elements of your story and using juxtapostion in your screenplay can help your script.

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

Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale.

Screenwriter Chip Street offers some great advice on how less is more when it comes to writing screenplay description.

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

Marilyn poses some key questions to help you better define the theme and storyline of your screenplay.

Screenwriter Mark Sanderson discusses an issue facing many new screenwriters starting out in the business.

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

Corey Blake delves into character development for screenplays.

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

Script-a-thon co-director Matt Giegerich gives practical advice on rewriting your screenplay.

Screenwriter Chip Street offers some great advice on how to find your own voice when writing screenplays.

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

Dana Dorrity, assistant Professor of Communications and Media Arts at Dutchess Community College, shares her experience with collaborative screenwriting.

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