All posts by Ken Miyamoto
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First Draft: Best “Plant and Payoff” Scenes Screenwriters Can Learn From
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “If, in the first chapter, you say... -
First Draft: Three Networking Maps That Will Help Screenwriters Build Their Industry Contacts
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The old adage is that nobody is... -
First Draft: Spec Scripts That Sold for Millions, But Were Never Made
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The script market has drastically changed since the... -
First Draft: Roll the Dice With This Guide to Action-Adventure Script Structure Based on Dungeons & Dragons
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Geeks and nerds. Let’s be honest, those... -
First Draft: What Are Your Protected Rights as a Screenwriter?
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Hollywood is a pretty big and intimidating... -
First Draft: Take Stock In These 99 Stock Characters You Can Write Into Your Screenplay
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What is the difference between archetypes and... -
First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Katniss. Moana. Rey. Jyn. Wonder Woman. The... -
First Draft: Grab Viewers By the Eyeballs With Your Screenplay Title
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. One of the most underrated aspects of... -
First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Screenplays don’t exist in a bubble. They’re... -
First Draft: How A Writers Strike Impacts Everyone In Hollywood
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As the film and television industries await...
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Inside the Issue: Acting
Sydney on the Map: To Land Breakout Roles, Sydney Sweeney Draws Her Own Maps of the Characters She Inhabits
A reverent initiate of a patriarchal regime; a disturbed young psychiatric hospital ward; a sexually questioning teen with a flair for the dramatic; a mysterious denizen...1Inside the Issue: Directing
Think Like A Photographer: Generation Wealth’s Lauren Greenfield Shares How Still Techniques Make Better Movies
The biggest change I experienced when I went from making pictures to making films was the sense of an arc—of creating a story over time, and...Inside the Issue: How To
How They Did It: Casting Unknowns Was Key to Finding the Laughs and Lived-In Feel of Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade
Before I directed my first film, Eighth Grade, I had heard that 90 percent of directing is casting. I’m sure there are other directors who weigh...2