After the mid-point where the hero achieves a False Victory, things start going downhill from that point on. This...
After the mid-point where the hero achieves a False Victory, things start going downhill from that point on. This...
Watch any ordinary film and you’ll see an over reliance on visual spectacles like car crashes or helicopters blowing...
Every story follows a similar structure just as every car follows a similar form. That doesn’t mean that you...
The sixth 15-minute segment of a story is where the hero is on the defensive and makes the end...
What makes a movie good or bad isn’t the story, the plot, the actors, or the setting. What makes...
Act III is all about confrontation with the villain. However, you can’t just throw the hero and the villain...
The final part of your movie is what people will remember the most. You have to give the audience...
The one key to every movie is that the audience must like your hero. They may not agree with...
The most common mistake people make is to start writing before they know what their story is all about....
Everything starts with a great script. You can make a great movie from a great script, but it’s impossible...
Almost every screenplay has a hero who has a goal, displays emotions, and keeps meeting failure and obstacles in...
Every story follows a defined structure, and the type of story that you want to tell contains further boundaries....
First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.