How to Be a Screenwriter

How to Be a Screenwriter

By Britton Perelman  /  July 12, 2019
Are your dreams are full of action paragraphs, headlines, dialogue lines, and parentheticals? Is it your hope to one day
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Screenwriting Wisdom from FIGHT CLUB Writer Jim Uhls

Screenwriting Wisdom from FIGHT CLUB Writer Jim Uhls

By The Script Lab  /  July 11, 2019
Fight Club screenwriter Jim Uhls offers words of screenwriting wisdom.Welcome to our ongoing Learning from the Masters and Industry Insiders
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The Most Important Element of Cinematic Dialogue

The Most Important Element of Cinematic Dialogue

By The Script Lab  /  July 8, 2019
What is the most important element of dialogue in screenplays?Welcome to our ongoing Learning from the Masters and Industry Insiders
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John August on How to Write Better Action

John August on How to Write Better Action

By The Script Lab  /  July 8, 2019
What does Hollywood Screenwriter John August suggest for screenwriters that want to write better action?Welcome to our ongoing Learning from the
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3 Researching Tips from the Creator of SHERLOCK

3 Researching Tips from the Creator of SHERLOCK

By The Script Lab  /  July 4, 2019
How are some great researching tips that screenwriters can utilize while researching their period piece screenplays?Welcome to our ongoing Learning
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Top 10 Themes of Pixar Movies

Top 10 Themes of Pixar Movies

By The Script Lab  /  July 4, 2019
What are the top themes explored in Pixar movies and what can screenwriters learn from them?Welcome to our ongoing Learning from
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SCREENWRITING NEWS

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5 PLOT POINT BREAKDOWNS

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Five Plot Point Breakdown: Romancing the Stone (1984)

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Screenplay by: Diane Thomas Breakdown by: Anthony Faust Genre: Action/Romance Runtime: 106 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) is…

Five Plot Point Breakdown: The Blue Lagoon (1980)

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Screenplay Genre: Drama/Teen film Movie Time: 104 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Richard (Glenn Kohan) and Emmeline (Elva Josephson) Lestrange are…

Quick Change (1990)

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Screenplay Genre: Crime film/Heist film Movie Time: 89 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Grimm (Bill Murray) is just another balloon-holding clown…

Five Plot Point Breakdown: Three O’Clock High (1987)

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Screenplay by: Richard Christian Matheson Genre: Farce/Teen Film Movie Time: 101 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT There is a new kid…

UPCOMING COMPETITION DEADLINES

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Slamdance Screenplay Competition

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ScreenCraft Shorts Competition

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Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition

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ScreenCraft Pilot Launch TV Script Contest

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