Aug 30 Love5 Screenwriting 101: Creating Better Roles For Women By Monty Mickelson Main, Screenwriting 101 "There are hundreds and hundreds of scripts yet to be produced that are just sitting there. Maybe we should go…Read More
Mar 30 Love0 Spec Marketing and the Virtues of Impeccable Timing By Monty Mickelson Screenwriting 101 If you read the trades, if you watch a great documentary like Tales from the Script, you come to appreciate…Read More
Feb 06 Love0 A Fresh Look at Some Very Familiar Situations By Monty Mickelson Screenwriting 101 Plot and character-related exposition in screenplays is unavoidable. Your audience needs certain, essential nuggets of information as they embark on…Read More
Oct 02 Love3 David Mamet’s Three Magic Questions By Monty Mickelson Main David Mamet’s book Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business contains a wonderful litmus test for…Read More
Aug 16 Love0 Why Research Matters By Monty Mickelson Main “You can’t kill your talent, but you can starve it into a coma through ignorance. For no matter how talented,…Read More
Jul 14 Love0 Making Introductions By Monty Mickelson Main Film production under the old studio system was all about meeting audience expectations. Legendary potentates like Jack Warner and Louis…Read More
Nov 13 Love1 ‘Write Club’: 5 Choices You Must Make Before You Start Writing By Monty Mickelson Main "The first rule of write club is..." As you commence writing your script, you may find that reaching page 60…Read More
Oct 15 Love1 Dual Character Point-of-View By Monty Mickelson Screenwriting 101 Spoiler Warning: This article breaks down Psycho, Gone Girl, and The Place Beyond the Pines. Consider thyself warned! One of the…Read More
Jul 16 Love0 What Constitutes An Internal Conflict? By Monty Mickelson Screenwriting 101 Great dramatic characterizations are a very nuanced proposition; that is, they often defy formulas or precedent. Terry Malloy in On…Read More
May 19 Love0 Premise Me Anything, but Give Me a Great Script! By Monty Mickelson Screenwriting 101 Ask any comedy writer what the most impotant thing - TIMING! But seriously, ask a veteran comedy writer what he…Read More