Long-time writer and massive genre fan Jose Prendes claimed the top prize in the 2017 ScreenCraft Horror Screenplay Contest. His script, a…
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“Family films” and “animated films” are no longer completely interchangeable terms, as they were for much of the 20th century.…
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By Britton Perelman Summer blockbusters aren’t usually my thing. I much prefer the more complex, often quieter awards season movies…
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By: Matt van Onselen What makes for good comedic writing? Is it all situational, i.e. the circumstances the character finds…
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Stories are all about patterns, said UCLA screenwriting instructor Tim Albaugh. He’s noticed a few. Take the films American Beauty,…
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Welcome back to The Script Lab’s weekly screenwriting contest roundup – our gathering of all the latest in contest news,…
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By Britton Perelman This year’s summer selection of new movies at the theaters set a record — and not a…
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More of the same, yet different. That’s the hurdle facing screenwriters with sequels. Bring back enough of what audiences liked—the…
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Written by: Christopher Osterndorf Fall is here, and in Hollywood, that means one thing: Oscar season. Around this time every year,…
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By Shanee Edwards Most of us grew up with the Winnie-the-Pooh books that feature Pooh Bear, Tigger, Piglet, Kanga and…
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