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This list of screenwriting competitions will help you spend your valuable time writing, not researching screenplay contests.
One of the most important parts of directing is the process of breaking down the script’s dramatic building blocks. Here's…
We spoke with Ashley Miller at the Austin Film Festival Writer's Conference about the unified field theory of screenwriting structure…
Though they're often overlooked, these five pieces of successful screenplays—some big, some small—have always been found in the best scripts…
One eighth of a page: equal ink, but not equal time on the screen. A veteran assistant director on how…
He wouldn’t offer upfront compensation, but said I would be attached as the writer as part of a network deal.…
Shahab Hosseini's work with director Asghar Farhadi on his latest film, The Salesman, is in service of the heady themes…
The most underrated talent in screenwriting is knowing when the script is done. Most screenwriters don’t know when to quit…
Protagonist likability is a constant concern found within pages and pages of screenplay notes across the industry - and that's…
When most writers hear the term world-building, they often think of fantasy flicks and sci-fi stories, like Star Wars, Harry Potter…
Ten years of research into a mysterious 1924 death led to Steven Peros screenplay, "The Cat's Meow," a work of speculative fiction.
MovieMaker sat down with one of our favorite actors, Tim Roth, to give the actor's perspective on the screenplay at "The…