From The Vaults: The Most Common Mistakes in Spec Scripts
Avoid fatal spec script mistakes. Learn essential screenwriting tips to fix formatting errors and plot holes before submitting your script to Hollywood
The Question of Theme
Art Holcomb discusses the use of theme in story, and provides a step-by-step example of how to build your screenplay around a central theme.
By Art Holcomb. From academics in film school to producers in Hollywood, ‘Theme’ is a term that gets tossed around a great deal. I’ve heard it used as a label for any myriad of aspects within the narrative structure; anything from plot structure, to emotional character motivations, to ways of explaining genre designations. I believe […]
The Umami of Story
Art Holcomb explores how to elevate your writing from the simply competent to the extraordinary with seven questions to ask of your script, and reveals why a script must be a work of art.
Art Holcomb explores how to elevate your writing from the simply competent to the extraordinary with seven questions to ask of your script, and reveals why a script must be a work of art.
Personal Story Arc: The Key to Powerful Writing
Art explores how to develop your Personal Story Arc to create compelling and emotionally-believable scripts.
Art explores how to develop your Personal Story Arc to create compelling and emotionally-believable scripts.
The Destructive Power of Good Enough
Art Holcomb on why first-time screenwriters have to be better than established writers, the Hollywood No, and the importance of the re-write.
By Art Holcomb. “Screenwriting is the most prized of all the cinematic arts. Actually, it isn’t, but it should be.” Hugh Laurie Nearly 40 years as a writer has taught me some important lessons, one of which is that writers, whether they’re just starting out or well into their career, all need access […]
