Karma is a concept where if you do something bad to others, that same thing will happen to you...
Karma is a concept where if you do something bad to others, that same thing will happen to you...
“The Hunt” is a horror satire where liberal elitists hunt and kill conservatives for sport. It was originally scheduled...
What makes a great story is when the hero (and the audience) changes emotionally. Of course, characters don’t change...
What do all great movies have in common? It’s not the direction, special effects, or acting, but the underlying...
Every great movie is founded not on physical action but on emotional change. Action supplements the emotional story so...
Pixar generally produces great movies such as “WALL-E,” “Up,” “Inside Out,” “The Incredibles,” and all the “Toy Story” movies....
To make a compelling story, start with an impossible goal. That impossible goal alone will make people wonder, “How...
There’s an interesting animated film called “Spies in Disguise,” which is good, but not great. What’s good about “Spies...
In the beginning of every story, every hero needs an emotional dream that can only be achieved through physical...
Great movies often inspire sequels, but far too often, those sequels prove disappointing. The reason for this is simple....
Everyone has an idea for a movie. The trouble is many people’s ideas are not big enough. Big stories...
Think of any story and ask yourself why does the hero need to fight the villain and why does...
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.