A movie tells a story visually. Where many movies fail is when they forget this basic idea and rely...
A movie tells a story visually. Where many movies fail is when they forget this basic idea and rely...
What makes a movie suck? Look back at the movies you disliked and at some point the movie lost...
‘There’s an old saying that too many ccooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. Essentially this means if too...
Every story begins with the hero in less than ideal circumstances. Think of fairy tales where Hansel and Gretel...
To keep your audience on the edge of their seats, give them a cliff-hanger — literally. Early movies were...
Everyone says that you should watch good movies to see how it’s done. I say you should also watch...
What makes a bad movie? How about the lack of problems for the hero to solve? When most people...
Everybody follows a leader. Nobody follows a couch potato. If you want an audience to follow your story, make...
The classic television show “The Twilight Zone” had specific guidelines to insure the quality of its stories. Surprisingly, these...
You only have one chance to make a first impression, so make your opening scene memorable. In the first...
Musicals are a dying art form, but still popular on the stage and occasionally popular on the big screen....
You can’t judge a book by its cover, but you can judge a book (or any story) by its...
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.