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WHERE TO START? Screenwriting is strenuous, time consuming, and overwhelming, often because we don’t know where to start, or if…
A good story is driven by its characters. But if your characters are not compelling, the audience simply won’t care…
The basic spine of any successful screenplay comes down to four key story elements: character, objective, obstacles, and theme. A…
What is character? While it seems intimidating, creating an unforgettable character begins with understanding what “character”means. Webster’s Dictionary defines character as…
It was August of 1998, and I was a 23-year-old kid from Wisconsin beginning my Masters in Screenwriting at the…
After winning the Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at Sundance in 2006, there was no doubt that writer/director Carter Smith…
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It was my second full day at Sundance. I had just finished up on the red carpet, and I was…
“My aunt was killed by a drunk driver,” explained writer/director Blake Robbins (Sons of Anarchy, Oz, The Office) at the…