Writing The Perfect Horror Screenplay
Horror movies were traditionally saved for bulk release during the month of October. Every stripe of horror was fired from the studio cannons and executives crossed their fingers and hoped for the best. Then studio executives discovered there were eleven more months in the year that were being consistently neglected. Although many marquee horror films […]
9 Types Of Opening Scenes To Make Your Screenplay Stand Out
Discover the best screenplay opening scenes to hook readers fast. Master key script opening types and learn exactly how to improve your screenplay in this guide!
What Makes A Good Scene In Your Screenplay?
An estimated five hundred thousand feature films are floating around on earth, circulating among us, streaming on Netflix or Hulu, stacked in dated DVD collections, or stored in a basement somewhere on VHS tapes, lost since 1997. In general, there are forty to sixty scenes in a two- hour running time. That’s thirty million scenes […]
5 Character Revealing Scenes To Enhance Your Screenplay
It is written that every scene in your screenplay must do one of two things – reveal character or advance the plot of the story. Ideally, screenwriters should aim to do both to elevate their scripts. There are a number of pivotal scenes described in this article that give both writers and audiences a defining […]
Dramatic Tension – Don’t Let Them Go (Part 1)
Clever concepts, genre staples, and rare characters can entice audiences, but without story-long dramatic tension, your screenplay will struggle to keep them engaged. Screenwriting has one rule: thou shalt not bore thy audience. Even Neanderthal storytellers knew that boring a cave full of people meant death (figuratively, we think). Writers strive for audience involvement with every tool […]
