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Every scene must be interesting but it must also do more by providing us with new information. When you...

Take any screenplay turned into a great movie and rip a scene out at random. Then study that scene....

Nothing makes a scene more interesting to watch than something that stirs up the emotions. The simplest emotion to stir...

Every movie should really tell just one story. If you’re telling a mystery, every subplot should also be a...

One hallmark of a bad movie is that at the end, the villain has to explain everything for the...

Your main characters should always be interesting in some way. That doesn’t necessarily mean they need to be likable,...

Nobody will care about your story if they don’t like your hero. Even if your hero is actually the...

Every important story plot must be set up ahead of time. First, this item must be highlighted somehow to...

At the very least, your screenplay needs a hero pursuing a goal. The pursuit of that goal creates conflict...

The ending makes the biggest impact so you need to plan your ending before you start writing and write...

Watch a typical baseball game and at the very least, it’s interesting because you want to know who will...