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First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey

By Ken MiyamotoJune 21, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Will You Give Your Audience a Guided Tour of Your Script’s World, Or Throw Them In Head First?

By Jonathan JamesJune 16, 2017

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

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First Draft: Grab Viewers By the Eyeballs With Your Screenplay Title

By Ken MiyamotoJune 15, 2017

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

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First Draft: Five Ways to Craft the Midpoint of Your Screenplay

By Monty MickelsonMay 22, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage

By Ken MiyamotoMay 16, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Seeing Is Conceiving. Build a Blueprint to Work Visuals Into Your Screenplay

By Shaun LeonardMay 11, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: So You’ve Accepted a Script Assignment. Here Are Seven Ways to Rise to Its Challenges

By Ken MiyamotoApril 26, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Rewrites Aren’t the Only Way to Improve Your Screenplay. Try Rearranging It Instead

By Ken MiyamotoApril 25, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Allow Your Characters to Introduce Themselves With These Seven Ways to Reveal Their Names

By Ken MiyamotoApril 21, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Wield These Wordsmithing Weapons to Beat Down Screenwriting Clichés

By Monty MickelsonMarch 6, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: What Avatar’s Pandora Can Teach You About Screenwriting Structure

By Michael HaugeMarch 2, 2017

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

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A Duel in a Different Form: Tips for Choreographing and Executing a Car Chase From the Director of The Chase

By Lawrence RibeiroJanuary 30, 2017

In the action world, one of the least expensive things to do, though not necessarily the...

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First Draft: Stay True to Your First Idea to Avoid Killing Characters With Too Much Plot

By Tim LongJanuary 19, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Make the World Stand Still Even As It’s Moving Fast By Using Logarithmic Time in Your Screenplay (Video)

By Ernest GarrettJanuary 13, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Start and End With a Bang When Writing Your Screenplay’s First and Last Visuals

By Ken MiyamotoJanuary 12, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Give Your Characters Well-Defined Paths and Choices and Your Audience Can Believe Anything

By Brian HerskowitzJanuary 10, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: Living In the Past With Flashbacks and Monologues

By James NapoliJanuary 4, 2017

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

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First Draft: Are Your Screenplay’s Characters Runners Toward a Finish Line, or Gladiators in an Arena?

By Michael HaugeJanuary 2, 2017

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

First Draft

First Draft: When Is It OK For Your Script to Use On-the-Nose Dialogue?

By James NapoliNovember 15, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting....

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First Draft: Build Your Rewriting Chops With This Case Study From The Hateful Eight

By Kieron MooreNovember 8, 2016

In partnership with Creative Screenwriting and ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do with screenwriting....

First Draft

First Draft: Understand The Humility Arc To Allow Your Story’s Heroes To Succeed

By Michael Welles SchockNovember 1, 2016

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

First Draft

First Draft: Crafting Supervillains by Pushing Your Antagonists Over the Edge

By Kieron MooreOctober 25, 2016

In partnership with the blog ScreenCraft, we’re publishing “First Draft,” a series on everything to do...

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Three Trembling Cities, From Scene to Screen: The Process of Bringing a Scene To Life

By Arthur VincieOctober 21, 2016

In director heaven, every scene in the screenplay is clear and concise, the storyboards are perfectly...

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First Draft: The Most Common Mistake in Spec Scripts (And Four Ways to Avoid Making It)

By Art HolcombOctober 17, 2016

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

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First Draft

First Draft: Break Tired Screenwriting Conventions By Embracing the Heroine’s – Not Hero’s – Journey

First Draft

First Draft: Will You Give Your Audience a Guided Tour of Your Script’s World, Or Throw Them In Head First?

First Draft

First Draft: Grab Viewers By the Eyeballs With Your Screenplay Title

First Draft

First Draft: Five Ways to Craft the Midpoint of Your Screenplay

First Draft

First Draft: Cover Your (Screenwriting) Ass With These Rules For Writing Valuable Script Coverage

First Draft

First Draft: Seeing Is Conceiving. Build a Blueprint to Work Visuals Into Your Screenplay

First Draft

First Draft: So You’ve Accepted a Script Assignment. Here Are Seven Ways to Rise to Its Challenges

First Draft

First Draft: Rewrites Aren’t the Only Way to Improve Your Screenplay. Try Rearranging It Instead

First Draft

First Draft: Allow Your Characters to Introduce Themselves With These Seven Ways to Reveal Their Names

First Draft

First Draft: Wield These Wordsmithing Weapons to Beat Down Screenwriting Clichés

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First Draft: What Avatar’s Pandora Can Teach You About Screenwriting Structure

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First Draft: Stay True to Your First Idea to Avoid Killing Characters With Too Much Plot

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First Draft: Make the World Stand Still Even As It’s Moving Fast By Using Logarithmic Time in Your Screenplay (Video)

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First Draft: Start and End With a Bang When Writing Your Screenplay’s First and Last Visuals

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First Draft: Give Your Characters Well-Defined Paths and Choices and Your Audience Can Believe Anything

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First Draft: Living In the Past With Flashbacks and Monologues

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First Draft: Are Your Screenplay’s Characters Runners Toward a Finish Line, or Gladiators in an Arena?

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First Draft: When Is It OK For Your Script to Use On-the-Nose Dialogue?

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First Draft: Build Your Rewriting Chops With This Case Study From The Hateful Eight

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