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Reality is boring. That’s why reality TV shows often fake the drama by showing you only the most dramatic...

There’s a huge difference between meaningful action and pointless action. Pointless action wastes time with explosions and gunfire with...

In big budget movies, it’s easy to show a new world such as the alien landscape in “Avatar” or...

Nothing makes a movie seem dull and drag on than unclear goals for both the villain and the hero....

If you watch big Hollywood blockbusters, they often rely on special effects and A-list stars to keep an audience...

No story should progress from beginning to end without at least one surprise. That one surprise is what makes...

Every scene follows a basic four-part structure: The initial problem – grabs our attention and gives characters a goal...

Before you write a single word of dialogue, focus on telling a story through actions alone. Visual actions make...

Movies made from true events have one huge problem. Everyone knows how it ends. In “Titanic,” everyone knows the...

The opening of your story needs to grab the audience right away. The opening scene sets the tone, defines...

The three main elements of a screenplay are the: Scene heading Action Dialogue The scene heading defines three elements:...

One reason why bad movies are so painful to watch is because you, as the audience, has no idea...