Jan 31 Love0 Finding the Magic Within By Michael Schilf Script Tips If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. -…Read More
Jan 28 Love0 Creating Heroes We Hope and Pray For By Michael Schilf Script Tips The most important character in your screenplay is your protagonist: your hero. But when creating your hero, audience connection is key.…Read More
Jan 25 Love1 Inception (2010) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller Movie Time: 148 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT After botching an extraction job for…Read More
Jan 24 Love0 Word Choice Wisdom By Michael Schilf Script Tips Dialogue comes from the character, but action comes from you, and the words you choose to describe that action have…Read More
Jan 24 Love2 How To Make Your Script a Page-Turner By Michael Schilf Script Tips Your job as the writer is to make it as easy for the reader as possible. Now this doesn’t mean…Read More
Jan 23 Love0 Writing the “Not So Smart” Smart Film By Michael Schilf Script Tips The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, the Romans had their aqueducts, and we… well, we have our smart phones. But…Read More
Jan 22 Love3 Dialogue: Writing Dialects and Accents By Michael Schilf Script Tips Your characters come from all over, and it makes sense that they speak a particular dialect or with a specific…Read More
Jan 21 Love1 Toy Story (1995) By Noelle Buffam Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy Movie Time: 80 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT It’s Andy’s birthday and the…Read More
Jan 21 Love0 Leave It Hanging… To Begin Again By Michael Schilf Script Tips So you finished the scene, and you feel damn good about it. And why not? Completing anything is a…Read More
Jan 20 Love0 Sunset Boulevard (1950) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Drama / Film Noir Movie Time: 110 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Attempting to elude creditors, down-on-his-luck Hollywood screenwriter…Read More