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How to Start a Script With a Killer Opening Scene

A great opening scene is vital to a successful screenplay and film, especially in the competitive world of screenwriting (and filmmaking)…

3 years ago
  • First Draft

First Draft: What Are Friends For? The Importance of a Reflection Character

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

7 years ago
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  • Screenwriting

First Draft: Five Keys to Making Your Protagonist Likable

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

8 years ago
  • Interviews

The Making of a Boy: Richard Linklater on his 12-Year Labor of Love, Boyhood

Richard Linklater is no stranger to the workings of time—both as thematic device in his films, and as necessary ingredient…

10 years ago