January 2014

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More Ideas for Movie Titles

Coming up with a great movie title can be challenging, so here are some ideas for how to create an intriguing and compelling title. Try...
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Crafting Scenes

A scene defines action that happens in a single location. The beginning of a scene starts with a scene heading such as: INT. B-2 COCKPIT—...
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Another Way to Look at Your Villain

For anyone who attended Catholic school run by angry nuns, they know what it’s like to have harsh teachers forcing lessons down your throat using...
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Watching Good Movies

Just visit “Crackle” and you can see a lot of bad movies that you may never have heard about. Life’s too short to waste time...
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Silent Movies

There’s a tendency for novice screenwriters to reveal too much in dialogue. The problem is that hearing someone describe something is far less interesting than...
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Coming Up with Titles

When people start writing a screenplay, they often come up with a title to help them focus. Ideally, a title captures the essence of a...
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Creating a Story World

Most people start out small by thinking of an interesting story, but try to think bigger and create a story world instead. A story is...
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The 15 Minute Movie Method

What makes a great screenplay? It’s not just interesting characters, memorable dialogue, or explosive action scenes. What makes a great screenplay is a great story,...
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The Purpose of a Scene

Think of every scene like a domino. One scene ends and directly affects the next scene, which concludes and leads into the next scene, and...
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