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First Draft: Lessons in Screenplay Plants and Payoffs from Chinatown and The Orphanage
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “Bad...
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First Draft: Lessons in Plotting Film Noir, From The Big Sleep, The Big Lebowski and The Nice Guys
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. The...
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First Draft: Why A Screenwriter Should Think Like A Film Editor
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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First Draft: Three Fun Games to Help You Find Better Screenplay Ideas
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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First Draft: How to Gauge Your Screenplay’s Budget While Writing It
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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First Draft: Learn to Write a Satisfying Third Act from Return of the Jedi
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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First Draft: Five Inspiring Ways Famous Screenwriters Got Their Big Break
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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First Draft: How The Big Chill Teaches Writers to Introduce Ensemble Characters in Drama
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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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...
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First Draft: Three Ways Screenwriters Can Master the Art of Remixing
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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The Politics of Plot: What Liberal or Conservative Architecture is Your Narrative Constructed Upon?
One hears a great deal these days about the universal nature of story. It’s a gratifying...
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The Hook-Up: The Unique, NSFW-ish Research Process Behind Amateur Night
Lisa Addario and I met in college and decided to become partners, first in writing, then...
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First Draft: How “Done” is Your Script?
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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First Draft: Five Keys to Making Your Protagonist Likable
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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MovieMaker Presents: Austin Film Festival’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch, 2016
Screenwriters are, of course, the perennially overworked, underappreciated artists whose heart, soul and lifeblood the movie...
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First Draft: 11 Ways Screenwriters Can Avoid Annoying Their Contacts
Screenwriters are a desperate bunch. This isn’t meant to be a derogatory statement by any means—it’s...
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Study Up: If You’re Not Reading Screenplays, You’re Missing Out as a Screenwriter
As you probably know, the best way to master any creative craft is to study and...
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First Draft: What’s Missing From Your Screenplay? Stakes
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting, we present “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting. New...
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First Draft: Don’t Beat Yourself Up for Downtime From Screenwriting
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. I...
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First Draft: The 10 Commandments of Brainstorming
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Life...
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First Draft: Should Screenwriters Write With MPAA Ratings in Mind?
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...
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First Draft: The Difference Between Necessary and Unnecessary Dialogue
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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First Draft: Is it Surprise, or is it Suspense?
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. I...
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First Draft: How to Introduce Multiple Characters in a Single Scene
In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with...
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