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Most Convenient Ventilation Shafts in Movies
September 11, 2025
Air shafts, or ventilation shafts, turn up pretty often in movies to help our heroes get out of trouble. Let's…
Bruce WIllis stepping away from acting
March 30, 2022
Bruce Willis is "stepping away" from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his daughter Rumer Willis said on Instagram
Die Hard WandaVision Beekeeper Theories Travon Free Two Distant Strangers
January 19, 2021
WandaVision beekeeper theorie; homemade Die Hard and Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Travon Free borrows from Groundhog Day to make a…
How to write a screenplay structure
March 22, 2020
Screenplay structure is actually pretty easy... if you know what structures you can play with. Here are 10 screenplay structures that can…
December 12, 2017
What makes a classic holiday movie? In partnership with ScreenCraft, MovieMaker explores the essential ingredients that cooked up the holiday…
October 10, 2017
By tapping into these screenplay structures, you can hack into the psychological states that stir surprise, suspense, and curiosity within…
September 19, 2017
The Plant and Payoff is a technique in screenwriting that offers added depth and meaning to two or more moments in a…
March 6, 2017
In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Plot and character-related exposition in
October 28, 2016
In looking for plot patterns in our scripts, we may better grasp the world we live in and in turn…
October 25, 2016
When it comes to writing your villain, it would be wise to take pointers from what some blockbusters get wrong…
June 24, 2016
There is a layer to effective professional writing that screenwriters often forget to consider in their scripts: the MPAA ratings.
February 22, 2016
Whether you love them or hate them, sequels are the bread and butter of Hollywood.
February 1, 2016
Creating memorable characters is something every screenwriter has struggled with at one point or another.
December 7, 2015
Action sequences can be a screenwriter’s best friend or worst enemy. If you can write them well, you’ll be more…