Die Hard is ranked in many opinions as one of the greatest Action-Adventure movies ever made. But it wouldn’t be so…
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General Context—Stage Two After you explore the first stage of researching the general context of your character—the what you already know stage—it’s…
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Once you have the initial idea for a character, the process of developing that character into a complex, real personality begins, and…
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Every good story is about an interesting somebody (character), who wants something badly (want) and is having trouble getting it…
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This Independence Day weekend, I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a piece on how to write a rebellion screenplay.…
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Screenplays evolve essentially two ways: plot driven (often called High Concept), when a writer plugs original characters into a tailor-made…
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl opens with protagonist Greg’s line: GREG GAINES (V.O.) It was the best of…
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Real life is full of characters, and no matter how ordinary a person may seem, he or she still has…
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Before You Begin Once you examine the Write What You Live, Learn, and Love trifecta, it’s important to be conscious of three…
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Only a small part of an iceberg actually rises above water; the rest is an unseen mountain below. And when…
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