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How to Write a Screenplay

How to Write a Screenplay

By Alex D. Reid / March 3, 2021

If you've just recently become interested in screenwriting, you most likely have a few (thousand) questions that revolve around how...

Script Downloads You Should Read During Awards Season

Script Downloads You Should Read During Awards Season

By V Renée / February 5, 2021

It's awards seasons again and you know what that means. A battle royale between the year's best movies and TV...

The Hero’s Journey Breakdown: The Last Starfighter

The Hero’s Journey Breakdown: The Last Starfighter

By Michael Lee / January 18, 2021

How does The Last Starfighter follow Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey breakdown? Welcome to another installment of our new series A Hero's...

15 Simple Screenplay Rules You Need to Know

15 Simple Screenplay Rules You Need to Know

By Ken Miyamoto from ScreenCraft / January 17, 2021

This is a guest post by Ken Miyamoto from ScreenCraft. There are lessons to master about story, structure, and characterization...

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Pilot Episode Breakdown & Script Download

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Pilot Episode Breakdown & Script Download

By Britton Perelman / December 10, 2020

One of the best ways to learn how to write a great TV Pilot is to read and analyze successful...

The 38 Most Common Spec Script Problems (300 Scripts Analyzed)

The 38 Most Common Spec Script Problems (300 Scripts Analyzed)

By Michael Lee / November 30, 2020

Spec scripts are a big part of how movies and tv shows get made. But writing a script "on spec"...

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Our Mission

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We’ve designed TheScriptLab.com to cover three main categories: Information: The TSL homepage is the only one you’ll ever need, with…

January 15, 2010

Rewriting

By Michael SchilfWriting

A few years ago, Richard Stayton, the editor in chief of Written By magazine, and I had a screening of…

January 15, 2010

Introduction

By Michael SchilfIntroduction

It's funny what a person remembers: crying in my cinder block basement after my sixth grade girlfriend dumped me, only…

January 15, 2010

Bicycle Thieves: Just Survive

By Peter WertzClassic Reviews

Desperation. A theme found in an endless collection of stories and one that never lessens in it’s ability to impact…

January 12, 2010

Train Station from 8 1/2

8 1/2: A Dusk of Ideas

By Peter WertzClassic Reviews

The characters of Federico Fellini‘s 8 1/2 are obsessed with age. Apart from the occasional young person who somehow finds their way…

January 1, 2010

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Why Passion is Essential to Your Screenwriting Career

Justin Trevor Winters | Blogs, Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Screenwriting 101, TSL 360 | No Comments

So you want to be a screenwriter? That's great. Screenwriting is a fantastic career. Not only is the industry constantly…

6 Secrets to Nailing Your Netflix Pitch

Justin Trevor Winters | Filmmaking, Screenwriting 101, TSL 360 | No Comments

So you want to pitch your TV show to Netflix?! That’s great, but let’s be honest, it’s extremely challenging to…

The Best Screenplay Competitions and Resources with Success Stories

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It can feel like a longshot when submitting to screenwriting competitions, especially if you live outside of a major film…

Spoiler Alert! Why Our Brains Love Plot Twists

Justin Trevor Winters | Blogs, Filmmaking, Screenwriting 101, TSL 360 | No Comments

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back… The Usual Suspects… The Sixth Sense… Se7en… Psycho… Oldboy… The Prestige… The Game… Memento……

UPCOMING COMPETITION DEADLINES

Sun Valley Film Festival

Next Deadline: March 10th, 2021
Final Deadline: March 10th, 2021

TSL Free Screenplay Contest

Next Deadline: April 30th, 2021
Final Deadline: July 31st, 2021

PAGE International Screenwriting Awards Competition

Next Deadline: March 15th, 2021
Final Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Launch Pad Pilot Competition

Next Deadline: March 12th, 2021
Final Deadline: May 7th, 2021

Diverse Voices

Next Deadline: March 15th, 2021
Final Deadline: April 15th, 2021

Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards

Next Deadline: March 23rd, 2021
Final Deadline: May 4th, 2021