All posts by Art Holcomb
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First Draft: Follow This Tested and True Rule Book to Explore the Reactions of Your Script’s Characters
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. So much of good storytelling is about... -
First Draft: How to Develop and Nurse a Theme Throughout Your Narrative
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. From academics in film... -
First Draft: The Most Common Mistake in Spec Scripts (And Four Ways to Avoid Making It)
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Finding the right concept to base your... -
First Draft: How To Create Moments For Your Characters To Shine
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Moments: They’re what the audience remembers about a... -
First Draft: A New Alternative to Three-Act Story Structure
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New articles, first published... -
First Draft: What “Write What You Know” Really Means
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenplays must be built upon scenes which... -
First Draft: Why “Good Enough” is the Enemy to Screenwriting Greatness
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New articles, first published by Creative Screenwriting, will be...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Flash Forward: Grace Van Patten Takes a Leap into the Unknown in David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake
Many actors will tell you that when you read a great script, you just know. But for Grace Van Patten, it was actually not knowing that...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Success in Succession: Matteo Garrone Shot Dogman Entirely in Sequence to Put Viewers in His Character’s Shoes
I wrote the script for my new film, Dogman, 12 years ago, and during those years I changed it many times, arriving at six or seven...Inside the Issue: How To
Journalism Plus: How Hail Satan?, The Brink, and Leaving Neverland Blend Truth-Seeking With Cinematic Storytelling
“Journalism Plus” is how Academy Award-winning moviemaker Laura Poitras (Citizenfour) characterizes making documentaries. If you’re a documentarian, you may not have a degree or credentials in...8