Dialogue comes from the character, but action comes from you, and the words you choose to describe that action have…
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Your job as the writer is to make it as easy for the reader as possible. Now this doesn’t mean…
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The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids, the Romans had their aqueducts, and we… well, we have our smart phones. But…
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Your characters come from all over, and it makes sense that they speak a particular dialect or with a specific…
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Screenplay Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy Movie Time: 80 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT It’s Andy’s birthday and the…
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So you finished the scene, and you feel damn good about it. And why not? Completing anything is a…
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Screenplay Genre: Drama / Film Noir Movie Time: 110 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Attempting to elude creditors, down-on-his-luck Hollywood screenwriter…
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Your vs. You’re. It vs. It’s. Then vs. Than. Does the correct word win the gold every time? And what…
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Recently, I was asked about the use of “false action”, which was described to me as forcing characters to do…
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I had the pleasure of interviewing Michel Gondry a couple years ago during a press day for the anthology film,…
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