Best of the Web 6 Oct

Story & Structure :: How Screenwriting Style Changed Movies :: Struggling to Conquer the Dreaded Act Two? :: 3 Ways To Write Characters That Your Mom Can Be Proud :: Screenplay Review – Bait :: Screenplay Review – Robocop (2014) :: Amateur Friday – Vostok Script Perfection :: What We’ve Learned So Far :: What … Read more

Best of the Web 29 Sep

Story & Structure :: Beat Sheets and Act Structure for Television Drama :: Screenplay Review – Maersk Alabama (Captain Phillips) :: TV Script Review – Almost Human Script Perfection :: Gideon’s Screenwriting Tips: So Now You’re a Screenwriter… :: 35 Reasons to Write (or, Why We Do What We Do) :: Reader Questions :: Write … Read more

Best of the Web 22 Sep

Story & Structure :: Scene-Writing Month: Day 5 – Chase Scenes :: French Week – The Intouchables :: 5 TV Rules That Aren’t Rules Anymore :: Creator Ethan Nicolle Talks About Writing For Television Script Perfection :: Breaking Bad and the Necessity of an Unhappy Ending :: The Un-Rules of Screenwriting: Karen McCullah’s List :: … Read more

Pitching In The Room

Pitching a script on paper in a query letter and actually getting ‘in the room’ with a producer or executive and pitching your project are two very different things. by Jenny Frankfurt Let’s talk about those who are lucky enough to be doing the latter. I know many people get very nervous about actually being in … Read more

Best of the Web 16 Sep

Story & Structure :: Breaking Bad and Cliffhanger Structure :: Why TV Is the Future, and How to Write for It :: Amateur Friday – The Killing of Apollo :: Write. Your. Story. :: “Gone Home” on Steam: Wonderful Storytelling Script Perfection :: Write Better by Creating a Coffee Shop at Home :: 40 Days … Read more