“It’s so much easier to choose Netflix over writing.” Max Timm on Screenwriting
Max Timm on the importance of education for writers, destroying self doubt, and common mistakes in screenwriting.
Max Timm on the importance of education for writers, destroying self doubt, and common mistakes in screenwriting.
Dating Your Character
How “dating” your character informs your screenplay, how to tell when your character is “the one,” and when you should actually dump your character.
How “dating” your character informs your screenplay, how to tell when your character is “the one,” and when you should actually dump your character.
A Woman’s Voice in the Writers’ Room
Rosanne Welch on writing for female characters, changing the pronoun in a script, and the power of research.
Rosanne Welch on writing for female characters, changing the pronoun in a script, and the power of research.
Empathising with the villain in Tallulah
Sian Heder on creating fully formed characters, juggling distinct POVs, and directing your own script.
It can be said that like her passion project, Tallulah, Sian Heder’s path to writing was equally meandering. After graduating from Carnegie Mellon where she studied theatre, worked as an actress in New York and L.A. for some time before she was accepted into the Directing Workshop for Women at AFI. There, she made a short […]
How to Write Great Loglines
Lane Shefter Bishop on selling your story in a single sentence, common logline blunders, and the importance of stakes.
Learn from Hollywood insider Lane Shefter Bishop on how screenwriters can write better loglines. Hook producers with these expert script logline tips!
