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
Film and TV Titles and Their Importance
What’s the first impression of your script?The title, of course. That’s the handshake that comes even before Fade In. It’s in every way some of the most important creative writing you’ll do. History Of Movie Titles Since the beginning days of cinema, titling a film has changed dramatically. Titles in the days of […]
How Seriously Should You Take Criticism Of Your Screenplay?
Finally. After weeks, months, or maybe even years, your latest screenplay is complete. Keeping to a professional mindset, you commit to ordering feedback. You pay. And you wait. Soon enough, a reader presents their comments to you. And they’re useless. The “notes” might be a diatribe against your premise, a loose collection of ideas of […]
5 Ways To Sharpen Your Scene Descriptions
Screenwriting scene descriptions: concise, vivid writing tips to show not tell; craft screenplay scenes with sensory detail, pacing, and clear visual beats now.
The Art of Screenplay Adaptations
adaptation. [ ăd′ăp-tā′shən ] A change in structure, function, or behavior by which a species or individual improves its chance of survival in a specific environment. In a similar fashion, adapted screenplays are based on pre-existing material or sources and developed for film or television. The most common adaptations range from novels, stage plays, articles, […]
