Script Studio
Download
Buy
Support
Screenwriting Articles
Resources
/
Articles
/
Tag Results for "screenplay"
Screenwriting Tag Results for "screenplay"
10 Questions To Ask Before Adapting A Book Into A Screenplay
Marilyn offers some great advice on the things you need to consider before adapting a novel into a screenplay.
12 Years A Slave: Hanging With Solomon
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Steve McQueen's 12 Years A Slave
20 Things To Think About When You Option Your Screenplay - Part I
Screenwriter Chip Street discusses the common yet often complex matter of script optioning.
20 Things To Think About When You Option Your Screenplay - Part II
Screenwriter Chip Street discusses the common yet often complex matter of script optioning.
22 Ways to Learn & Improve Your Screenwriting
Writer, producer and author Hal Croasmun gives you some great tips to improve your writing and get your script sold.
3 Secrets of Pitching Your Screenplay
Practical advice on the art of successful pitching.
4 Ways to Unlock Your Screenwriting Potential
Writer and filmmaker Dan Black discusses various ways to improve your screenwriting.
A Cure For Writer's Block
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to overcome writer' block.
A Simple Technique To Avoid Endless Rewriting
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to properly plan your script by outlining your story.
A Six-Step Strategy To Improve Your Writing Productivity
Marilyn offers some great advice on hoe to be more productive.
A Way Out of Writer’s Block
Writer/director and teacher Elad Fichman dicusses the many causes of writer's block and suggests possible solutions to overcome this co…
Achieve Success As A Screenwriter
Freelance writer Brian Konradt gives some great pointers on how to be a successful screenwriter.
Act “As If” to Truly Write Better in Half an Hour
Marilyn applies an acting techqniue to help improve your writing.
Adaptation 101 - From Novel to Screenplay
How to successfully adapt a novel into a movie script.
An Original Backstory Can Be the Key to a Strong Plot
Marilyn explains how creating a strong backstory can help the writing of your protagonist and screenplay.
Avatar: Alien For Dessert
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this exciting scene from James Cameron's blockbuster Avatar.
Can You Really Teach Screenwriting?
Professor Richard Walter tackles the controversial question of whether or not you can teach the craft of script writing.
Change Your Structure, Improve Your Script
How to improve your screenplay by changing its structure.
Charlie Wilson's War: Gust
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful "Movie Moment" from Charlie Wilson's War.
Cinematic Storytelling and Directing the Director
Screenwriting teacher Jennifer van Sijll discusses how to write cinematically and whether to include direction in your screenplay.
Common Mistakes To Avoid When Writing Your Screenplay
Freelance writer and script reader Nicole Url offers some practical advice on how to avoid making common mistakes in your screenplay.
Creative Writing: An Accident Waiting To Happen
Produced screenwriter Dan Bronzite explains how listening to your inner voice and going with the flow can help you write a better scree…
Exploring Unusual Character Relationships To Improve Your Script
Marilyn offers advice on how to improve your story and characterization.
Finding and Developing Ideas For Your Screenplay
Authors of the critically acclaimed book 'I Liked It, Didn't Love It' discuss the genesis of story.
From Story To Screenplay, Keeping It Commercially Viable
Marilyn offers advice on how to ensure your screenplays will have commercial appeal.
Frozen: Disney's Snow Queen
Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects Disney's Frozen.
Getting Scripts Read in Hollywood: How Do I Sell My Screenplay?
Donna Michelle Anderson gives practical advice about breaking into Hollywood.
Heat: Cops & Robbers
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this memorable "Movie Moment" from Micahel Mann's Heat.
Hit Me With Your Best Subplot!
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses multiple plot lines and how to use them in your screenplay.
How Creating a Soundtrack Can Improve Your Screenplay
Marilyn explains how creating a soundtrack for your screenplay can improve your writing.
How Do You Know When Your Screenplay is “Finished?”
Marilyn offers some advice on when to stop tinkering with your screenplay.
How Do You Know When Your Screenplay Is Ready For Market?
Producer and script consultant Wendy Kram offers sage advice for eager screenwriters who are preparing to shop their script.
How do you secure the rights for a remake of an old movie?
Question by Ben in Texas.
How The Past Can Block Your Storytelling
Marilyn reveals how dealing with past events in your life can help move your writing career in the right direction.
How To Create Memorable Characters & Develop A New Story In Three Easy Steps
Marilyn offers advice on how to improve your story and characterization.
How To Create More Suspense in Act Two: Use An Event With A Deadline
How introducing a deadline to your second act can create suspense.
How To Develop Your Story Fast: Tips from my recent Writer’s Retreat in Italy
Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the weather to add drama to your script.
How To Effectively Create The First Act Set-Up
Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the 5 Ws to set up your first act.
How to Find the Concept for Your Screenplay, TV Pilot or Novel
Marilyn explains the importance of drawing upon universal emotions in screenplay writing.
How to Finish Your Script by Thanksgiving
Screenwriting tips to help you finish your script to a deadline.
How To Get Mean To Finish Your Script
Marilyn advises writers to treat their protagonist mean to reveal their true character.
How To Get Your Story Started Fast
Marilyn offers some practical advice for getting your screen story off the starting blocks.
How To Improve Your Story By Understanding Your Main Character’s Spiritual Beliefs
Marilyn offers some practical advice for improving your story by exploring your protagonist's spritual beliefs.
How To Market Your Screenplay & Be Your Own Agent Until You Get One
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to market yourself without a literary representative.
How To Master The Wild and Wooly Second Act of Your Screenplay
Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to get to grips with your script's second act.
How To Raise The Emotional Stakes in Your Screenplay
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to improve your screenplay by raising the stakes in your story.
How to Spice Up Your Villain or Obstacle
Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to write a better villain.
How To Structure Your Story Fast
Marilyn suggests you interview your principle characters to help you plan and structure your screen story.
How To Use A Political Or Legal Situation To Improve Your Romantic Comedy
Marilyn offers an innovative way to strengthen your romantic comedy script using the backstory of a political or legal situation.
How To Use A Specific Cultural Heritage To Improve Your Plot
How using culture in your story can imporove your script.
How To Use An Illness To Improve Your Screenplay Plot
Marilyn offers great advice on how to use illness to enhance your story and your character arcs.
How To Use Shot Headings In Your Screenplay
Writer & teacher Christopher Riley offers some great formatting tips for screenwriters.
How To Use Your Characters Relationship With Their Parents To Improve Your Screenplay
Marilyn introduces an exercise to flesh out your story's characters using their family relationships.
How to Utilize Story Development Services
Script consultant Mere LaTour explains how story development services can improve your screenplay and writing.
How To Write A Better Script By Using "Memories"
How to build three-dimensional characters by creating memories for them.
How To Write A New Script Better
Marilyn offers great advice on how to improve your screenplay.
How To Write A Professional Screenplay: Tips From the Chair of the UCLA Screenwriting Program
Sound advice on the Dos and Don'ts of script writing by longtime Chair of the UCLA Graduate Screenwriting Program Richard Walter.
How To Write A Treatment
Marilyn Horowitz delves into the process of writing a screenplay treatment.
How To Write Screenplay Dialogue
How to write great dialogue for your film screenplay and how to write high structure, high concept movies
How to Write Your Screenplay or Novel Better and Faster
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to get your writing project off the ground.
How Writing Concept First Will Help Your Script & Pitch
Marilyn explains how using your story's concept can help your screenwriting and pitching.
In Your Head Or On The Page?
Screenwriter, script consultant and author William Akers discusses the importance of getting your vision onto the page.
Interview With Author And Story Consultant Michael Hauge: Part 2
Concluding part of interview with story consultant, lecturer and author of "Writing Screenplays That Sell" Michael Hauge
Interview With Author Rex Pickett: Up, Down, and Sideways
Vera Caccioppoli, screenwriter and founder of Hi-Way-Haven, recounts her meeting with Rex Pickett, author of Sideways.
Interview with Richard Walter - Chair of the UCLA Screenwriting Program
Questions and Answer Feature with the longtime Chair of the UCLA Graduate Screenwriting Program Richard Walter
Interview With Screenwriting Guru Syd Field: Part 1
Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie, in association wtih Screen Australia interview legendary screenwriting guru Syd Fie…
Interview With Screenwriting Guru Syd Field: Part 2
Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie, in association wtih Screen Australia interview legendary screenwriting guru Syd Fie…
Interview With Screenwriting Guru Syd Field: Part 3
Karel Segers, David Trendall and Niels Abercrombie, in association wtih Screen Australia interview legendary screenwriting guru Syd Fie…
Lawrence of Arabia Screenplay Deconstructed Using Narratemes Story Structure
"Lawrence of Arabia" Screenplay Deconstructed Using Vladimir Propp's Narratemes Story Structure.
Lethal Weapon: Meet Martin Riggs
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this memorable "Movie Moment" from Lethal Weapon.
Marketing Your Script from Day One
Actress, writer, stuntwoman and producer Kristina Michelle offers some practical business advice for writers.
Network: Hell In The Boardroom
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from Sidney Lumet's Network
Nightcrawler: Hungry Coyote
Script Consultant Karel Segers dissects this powerful scene from Nightcrawler.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: I Think We Can Help Him
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this pivotal "Movie Moment" from Milos Forman's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
Pitching Your Script - Questions Every Producer Has About Your Screenplay
Writer, producer and author Hal Croasmun helps you make the right pitch.
Rewrite Your Script: 3 Angles of Attack for Rewriting A Screenplay
Author of Your Screenplay Sucks! William M. Akers gives practical advice on how to approach a rewrite of your script.
Rewriting Your Screenplay: The Road to your Audience
Gordy Hoffman, winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival, shares his experience of rewriting movie scr…
Screenplay Story & Theme: Making Movies About One Thing
Award-winning writer Stanley Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.
Screenplay Structure: Building Your Story From the Ground Up
Screenwriter and author Robert Gregory Browne helps lay the foundations for a structurally sound screenplay.
Screenplay Unity: What It Is & Why You Need It
Screenwriter & Screenplay Analyst Jeff Swanson discusses the need to understand the central designing principle of your script.
Screenplay Writing Partners: How NOT To Collaborate on Scripts
Script Collaboration: The pros and cons of working with a writing partner on your screenplay.
Screenwriting Habits: The Short Attention Span Screenwriter
Screenwriter & Teacher D.B. Gilles gets to grips with our screewriting habits.
Screenwriting Myths & Facts: Part 9
Steve Kaire's ninth installment of screenwriting myths and facts.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 1 by The Unknown Screenwriter
The Unknown Screenwriter begins an excellent series of articles about constructing your script.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 10: Your First Ten Pages & The Ordinary World
The Unknown Screenwriter examines the importance of setting up the protagonist's "Ordinary World" in the first ten pages of your script…
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 11: The Inciting Incident Part 1
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the first act's inciting incident.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 12: The Inciting Incident Part 2
The Unknown Screenwriter continues discussing the first act's inciting incident.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 14: Subplots & the Midpoint
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses how to use subplots and what should occur at the midpoint of your principle storyline.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 15: Complications & Higher Stakes
The Unknown Screenwriter concludes his series of articles on structure.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 2 by The Unknown Screenwriter
The Unknown Screenwriter continues an excellent series of articles about constructing your script.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 3: What I Learned from Aristotle
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses "Aristotelian Causality".
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 4: Memento & Pulp Fiction Non-Linear Story Telling
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses non-linear movie structure.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 5: Research
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses research and story planning.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 6: The Monomyth & Hero's Journey
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the Hero's Journey and Monomyth paradigm.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 7: Structure vs. Genre
The Unknown Screenwriters clarifies the distinction between genre and structure.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 8: Your First Ten Pages
The Unknown Screenwriter examines the structural importance of the first ten pages of your screenplay.
Screenwriting Structure Series Part 9: Your First Ten Pages & The Hook
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the hook of your first ten pages.
Screenwriting Tips To Take Your Script To The Next Level
Author and scriptwriter Lia London offers some great tips on improving your stageplay or screenplay.
Script Rewrites: How To Find Weaknesses In Your Script
Don Bledsoe, Founder of ScriptNurse, gives practcal advice on how to get the most out of your screenplay.
Scriptwriting For Beginners: Learning The Basics Of Screenwriting
Produced screenwriter Danek S. Kaus shares some insightful tips that every new scriptwriter should consider when working on their first…
Secrets of the 3-Minute Pitch
Story consultant, author and lecturer Michael Hauge offers some great advice on how to sell your screenplay.
See Your Script Through The Eyes Of A Literary Agent
Michael Hauge helps you understand the process of script reading from the perspective of a literary agent.
Show Don’t Tell: When To Break The Rules Of Screenwriting
Award-winning screenwriter, director and professional writing coach Jacob Krueger discusses when to break the rules of screenwriting.
Sitcom Pilots & The Promise of the Premise
Successful TV writer and producer Sheldon Bull explains what makes a good sitcom and how to set up an effective premise in the Pilot ep…
Story Planning & How To Step Outline A Screenplay
Learn how to plan your movie story by creating a step outline and reading movie breakdowns of successfull Hollywood scripts.
The 4 Rules of Comedy Writing For Screenwriters
How to write a funny screenplay by following the simple rules of comedy.
The 7 Mistakes Rookie Screenwriters Make
Producer, author and creator of the Raindance Film Festival Elliot Grove offers some great advice for newbie scriptwriters.
The Art Of Plotting Your Story & Screenplay Structure
Screenwriter, teacher and author Linda Cowgill discusses the elements of effective story design.
The Big 7 Differences Between Writing Novels & Screenplays
Former Hollywood Lit Manager Michael Ferris explains the key differences between writing novels and screenplays.
The Bourne Identity: Mystery, Suspense, Surprise
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this powerful scene from The Bourne Identity.
The Business of Screenwriting: Surviving A Script Notes Meeting
Screenwriter and teacher Scott Myers gives practical advice on how to survive script meetings.
The Creative Business of Screenwriting
Marilyn offers advice on how to treat your writing career like a business.
The Freedom to Shop: Contracts For Optioning A Screenplay
Robert Seigel discusses contract alternatives to the standard screenplay option agreement for screenwriters.
The Hero’s Journey As A Screenwriter...
Screenwriter Mark Sanderson gives his illuminating take on a script writer's own personal and mythological journey.
The Key To Success
Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to be successful in life and screenwriting.
The Right Hook: How To Secure Literary Representation With Your Best Logline & Pitch
Producer Marvin V. Acuna explains how important it is to get your logline and pitch right when seeking literary representation.
The Struggles Of The Screenwriter: Nobody Said It Would Be Easy
Practical screenwriting advice from an industry pro to help you get your script on track.
The Third Act: Make Me Climax & Leave Me Satisfied
A fun take on the parallels between sex and writing your third act.
The Third Man: Shadow In The Shadow
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this iconic "Movie Moment" from Carol Reed's classic The Third Man.
The Top Ten Reasons For When You, As A Writer, Need A Lawyer
Entertainment Attorney Robert L. Seigel gives you the hard facts we always wanted to know about screenwriting and the law.
The Twelve Writing Tips of Christmas
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to get your creative juices flowing over the holiday season.
The Very Best Way To Pitch: Bait The Hook To Suit The Fish
How to create a successful pitch for your screenplay.
This Scene Sucks: Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid
Award-winning filmmaker and comedy writer Timothy Cooper highlights some of the common mistakes to avoid when writing screenplays.
Three Great Ways To Find Your Main Character's Flaw
British screenwriter and script editor Dave Herman explains how your protagonist's story arc and character flaw should be intrinsically…
Three Important Things to Know When Writing a Screenplay
Marilyn discusses the differences between writing novels and for the Big Screen.
Three Simple Techniques To Assess Your Screenplay’s Marketability
Marilyn offers some sage advice on how to assess and improve your screenplay's marketability.
Three Tricks To Help You Rewrite Your Screenplay Fast
Marilyn gives some practical advice about how to tackle a rewrite.
To Dramatize Or Summarize? That Is The Question
Techniques to help you rewrite your screenplay.
Touch of Evil: Some Kind Of Man
Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this scene from Orson Welles' Touch of Evil.
Transformational Character Arcs: Part 10 - Recap
The Unknown Screenwriter concludes his series on transformational character arcs with a comprehensive recap of what has been discussed.
Transformational Character Arcs: Part 2 - Personality Types
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses common personality types.
Transformational Character Arcs: Part 6 - Building Your Character
The Unknown Screenwriter focuses on building your character bio and arc.
Transformational Character Arcs: Part 7 - The Protagonist's Fatal Flaw
The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the protagonist's fatal flaw.
Transformational Character Arcs: Part 9 - Exposure Therapy For Your Protagonist
The Unknown Screenwriter focuses on the protagonist's fear.
Turning A Novel Into A Screenplay
Screenwriter John Folsom offers practical advice on screenplay adaptation.
Use Storytelling to Create Depth and Subtext in Your Screenplay
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to develop characters and create depth and subtext in your screenplay.
Using Halloween to Round Out Your Character
Marilyn offers some great advice on how to learn more about your characters using the costumes you may choose to wear for Halloween.
Using Juxtaposition In Your Screenplay To Make A Better Story & Script
How contrasting elements of your story and using juxtapostion in your screenplay can help your script.
Using The Weather To Improve Your Screenplay
Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the weather to add drama to your script.
Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale
Vladimir Propp's Narratemes & Morphology of the Folktale.
What Bad Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Writing Screenplay Description
Screenwriter Chip Street offers some great advice on how less is more when it comes to writing screenplay description.
What Happens When Your Script Receives "Coverage?"
Script consultant Mere LaTour explains how to prepare your screenplay for industry feedback.
What I Learned From Being A Fulbright Scholarship Judge
Marilyn poses some key questions to help you better define the theme and storyline of your screenplay.
When Is It Okay For A Screenwriter To Work For Free?
Screenwriter Mark Sanderson discusses an issue facing many new screenwriters starting out in the business.
Writing An Effective Logline For Your Script - Marketing Your Screenplay
Jeff Bollow, independent film producer and entrepreneur, discusses the power of the logline.
Writing Characters Using Conflict & Backstory
Corey Blake delves into character development for screenplays.
Writing For Television: The Top 10 Reasons to Write a Spec TV Pilot
Emmy-nominated producer, writer and script consultant Ellen Sandler reveals the importance of writing spec pilots.
Writing is Deleting: Script Editing Techniques For Screenwriters
Script-a-thon co-director Matt Giegerich gives practical advice on rewriting your screenplay.
Writing Screenplay Description With Your Own Personal Style & Voice
Screenwriter Chip Street offers some great advice on how to find your own voice when writing screenplays.
Writing The Third Act: Resolving Your Plot With The Climax
Dana Dorrity, assistant Professor of Communications and Media Arts at Dutchess Community College, gives some great advice on how to cre…
Writing With A Partner
Dana Dorrity, assistant Professor of Communications and Media Arts at Dutchess Community College, shares her experience with collaborat…
Your Protagonist: Likability and the Finish Line
Screenwriter and professional script reader Monica Partridge discusses designing your screen story's central character.
Start Your Next Screenplay or Novel with
Script
Studio
®
Professional Scriptwriting Software For Mac & Windows
Download Demo
Buy Now
Learn More
Screenwriting Products
Hollywood Deconstructed Vol 1 (Ebook)
$19.95
$19.95
Script Studio - Mac Download
$199.95
$149.95
Script Studio - Windows Download
$199.95
$149.95
Hollywood Screenwriting Directory - 10th Edition (Ebook)
$29.95
$29.95
Screenplay Evaluation
$150.00
$125.00
Categories
Genres (6)
Characters (19)
Interviews (8)
Structure (27)
Business (32)
Stage Plays (1)
Rewriting (7)
Plots (4)
Television (6)
Story Planning (15)
Dialogue (6)
Screenwriting Advice (41)
Format (6)
Movie Analysis (11)
Adaptation (2)
Screenwriting Tips (98)
Entertainment Law (25)
Test Your Screenwriting IQ (11)
Screenplay Writing Software (5)
Classic Movie Moments (55)