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Air shafts, or ventilation shafts, turn up pretty often in movies to help our heroes get out of trouble. Let's…
Bruce Willis is "stepping away" from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his daughter Rumer Willis said on Instagram
WandaVision beekeeper theorie; homemade Die Hard and Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Travon Free borrows from Groundhog Day to make a…
Screenplay structure is actually pretty easy... if you know what structures you can play with. Here are 10 screenplay structures that can…
What makes a classic holiday movie? In partnership with ScreenCraft, MovieMaker explores the essential ingredients that cooked up the holiday…
By tapping into these screenplay structures, you can hack into the psychological states that stir surprise, suspense, and curiosity within…
The Plant and Payoff is a technique in screenwriting that offers added depth and meaning to two or more moments in a…
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Plot and character-related exposition in
In looking for plot patterns in our scripts, we may better grasp the world we live in and in turn…
When it comes to writing your villain, it would be wise to take pointers from what some blockbusters get wrong…
There is a layer to effective professional writing that screenwriters often forget to consider in their scripts: the MPAA ratings.
Whether you love them or hate them, sequels are the bread and butter of Hollywood.
Creating memorable characters is something every screenwriter has struggled with at one point or another.
Action sequences can be a screenwriter’s best friend or worst enemy. If you can write them well, you’ll be more…