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Screenwriting competitions in September include the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition and Final Draft Big Break Screenwriting Contest.
That screenplay you wrote in quarantine is ready for some healthy competition. Time for our annual 15 Submission-Worthy Screenwriting Competitions…
We asked top screenwriting competitions three simple questions in order to help you understand what screenwriting compeitions want — and…
30 reasons why a journey into the vault of Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling's vault gives film school a run…
We spoke with Ashley Miller at the Austin Film Festival Writer's Conference about the unified field theory of screenwriting structure…
Test your screenplay might with our inaugural round-up of the 15 toughest and most rewarding screenwriting contests, presented by Coverfly.
Spec scripts for features continue to get sold and made, despite the changing market. Here, some screenwriting insiders explain how…
Crafting the ultimate love/hate protagonist? Consult this extensive blueprint for developing a memorable anti-hero, in the grand tradition of Batman,…
What makes a classic holiday movie? In partnership with ScreenCraft, MovieMaker explores the essential ingredients that cooked up the holiday…
Writing the next big musical will seem like a less daunting task after you steal these tips for conceiving, writing, and…
Settling on your next script's length can take longer than writing it. Save time and read these three differences between…
Here we showcase seven ways in which you can determine if your characters aren’t unique—and how you can find methods…
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…
“It’s who you know,” they say. You’ll find with these three networking maps that you can and will know more…
During the screenwriting boom of the 1990s, dozens upon dozens of spec scripts were sold for millions and never produced.
Based on Dungeons & Dragons, the Five-Room Dungeon Model is designed to plot out your screenplay's most important twists and…
The average produced script spends 5-7 years in development. During that time, it must survive rounds and rounds of script…
From the moment you accept it, the experience of writing the script assignment can be a slippery slope. Here are…
What are the best ways to introduce characters' names to the audience? Here are seven answers to this seemingly simple,…
Aside from recent adaptations of Frankenstein itself, there are dozens of other films and shows which can be described as…
Follow the children's book The Stranger to discover the different methods of flagging, marking and executing your screenplay.
"Theme" is a term that gets tossed around a great deal in the film world. So what do we mean…
The Hollywood system of development is broken, caught in a loop of repetitive rhetoric designed to push aside every screenplay…