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30 Screenwriting Lessons From The Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling

By Ken MiyamotoJuly 25, 2020

Here are screenwriting tips gleaned from Twilight Zone mastermind Rod Serling, first published as part of...

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First Draft: Ten Ways Screenwriters Can Sidestep Writing for Free

By Ken MiyamotoJune 21, 2018

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “You...

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First Draft: Five Criminally Underrated Elements of Successful Screenplays

By Ken MiyamotoJanuary 11, 2018

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: Screenwriting Contests and Fellowships Every Writer Should Target in 2018

By Ken MiyamotoJanuary 5, 2018

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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How to Make a Film Without Knowing How to Make a Film: Basic Tips From the Director of From the Ground Up

By Santino PanicoJanuary 3, 2018

Prior to producing, writing, and directing my documentary From The Ground Up, I had no background or...

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First Draft: Step Up Your Game With These Seven New Year’s Resolutions For Screenwriters

By Ken MiyamotoJanuary 2, 2018

As we look ahead to this new year, now’s a good time to ask, what are...

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First Draft: Here Are 20 of the Hottest Public Domain Properties For Screenwriters

By Ken MiyamotoDecember 29, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Hollywood...

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First Draft: What’s It Like to See Your Script Produced By Hollywood? Here’s How This Screenwriter Made It Happen

By Ken MiyamotoDecember 28, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Seeing...

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How They Did It: Planning a Car Crash Scene? Match Multiple Locations Into One, Says 24 Hours to Live Director

By Brian SmrzDecember 4, 2017

Some of the bigger challenges we had to overcome while filming 24 Hours to Live had...

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First Draft: 14 Screenwriting Books Every Screenwriter Should Read

By Ken MiyamotoNovember 29, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: Think Outside the Box With These Five Resourceful Screenwriting Career Moves

By Ken MiyamotoNovember 15, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: Your Characters Lack Uniqueness? Use These Seven Ways to Give Them Fresh Voices

By Ken MiyamotoNovember 3, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. As...

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First Draft: Craft Top-Notch Cinematic Scares With These 101 Terrifying Horror Story Prompts

By Ken MiyamotoNovember 1, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Welcome...

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First Draft: Manipulate Your Audiences’ Psychological States With These Three Screenwriting Tricks

By Ken MiyamotoOctober 10, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Suspense...

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First Draft: One Secret to Great Dialogue? Make Your Script’s Silences Count

By Ken MiyamotoOctober 3, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. I’ve...

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First Draft: Everything You Need to Know About Confusing On-Screen Writing Credits

By Ken MiyamotoSeptember 21, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “Why...

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First Draft: What’s Holding Your Script Back? One Of These Four Problems Might Be Your Answer

By Jeff LeggeSeptember 6, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Frequent...

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First Draft: Three Networking Maps That Will Help Screenwriters Build Their Industry Contacts

By Ken MiyamotoAugust 22, 2017

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: Know When and When Not to Rely on the Unreliable Narrator

By Travis MaiuroAugust 21, 2017

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: Roll the Dice With This Guide to Action-Adventure Script Structure Based on Dungeons & Dragons

By Ken MiyamotoJuly 25, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. Geeks...

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First Draft: Ask Yourself These Four Questions Before Cooking Up Your Screenplay’s Antagonist

By Ashley Scott MeyersJuly 11, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. It...

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First Draft: Take Stock In These 99 Stock Characters You Can Write Into Your Screenplay

By Ken MiyamotoJuly 11, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. What...

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First Draft: Sure, Story Structure Guides Are Useful. But When Should We Be Using Them, and How?

By James NapoliJuly 6, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. “It’s...

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First Draft: Learn “Kaufman’s Folly” to Avoid Writing Fanciful Worlds That Aren’t Relatable (Video)

By Ernest GarrettJune 27, 2017

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, “First Draft” is a series on everything to do with screenwriting. There...

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