Right now, I keep a fulltime advertising job, a marriage, two dogs, and 3-4 articles a week, and as much…
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Exposition refers to that information you need the audience to know in order to understand and fully experience your story….
Years ago, I was at a Q&A with Spike Lee. Someone asked him about getting his start with She's Gotta…
WILL: You dropped a hundred and fifty grand on an education you coulda' picked up for a dollar fifty in…
You have a character. That character has a goal. And there are obstacles to achieving that goal. That’s all you…
Ever hear the thing about icebergs? WILL: Do you know much about icebergs, Dad? EDWARD: Do I? I saw an…
Ideally, every scene in your screenplay will have conflict. The best way to ensure this is to have a cast…
There’s a guy that somehow finds his way into every one of my scripts. He’s roughly between 25-35. Middle class….
Character and story are the chicken and egg of screenwriting. Do you start by figuring out your characters and letting…
First, the Hero needed a single Objective. Frodo needed to return the ring. The Dude wanted his rug back. Then,…
