A screenplay consists of multiple parts. The plot and dialogue might be the most obvious, but there’s more to...
A screenplay consists of multiple parts. The plot and dialogue might be the most obvious, but there’s more to...
Browse through Rotten Tomatoes and you’ll always find a great movie that some critic hated. Then browse through low-scoring...
Rotten tomatoes is a great way to judge a movie. If a movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score is under 60%,...
The midpoint of most screenplays occurs when the hero seemingly appears to have succeeded. In “Star Wars,” this midpoint...
Hollywood often believes if they spend enough money on a movie, hire enough A-list actors, hire a “hot” director,...
Most stories rely on a crutch by showing different scenes that take place in multiple locations. However, there’s a...
Every story should have a point even if it’s something as simple as “Good triumphs over evil.” Whatever that...
If you want to play baseball, you should practice hitting, running, throwing the ball, and catching as much as...
The most common problem when writing a screenplay is running out of ideas. It’s easy to whip up 30-60...
The biggest problem many screenwriters make is that they focus solely on coming up with a creative, compelling, and...
Most people start a screenplay with a log line that summarizes the physical action in the story. The log...
In every story, there’s a hero. You should always have one hero because this is the person who pursues...
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.