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In the book “Writing Monsters” the author explains how to make a monster for your novel, short story, or...

Take a great movie like “Inside Out” or “Star Wars.” Every scene, every character, and every bit of dialogue...

Most movies follow the same formula. An underdog hero meets a mentor who leads the hero into a new...

Every movie can teach you something, whether it’s how to properly structure a story (“The Incredibles,” “Wild,” “Guardians of...

Ideally, you want to make your story as logical as possible. Unfortunately, completely logical stories can often get extremely...

The first time you meet someone, you know nothing about them. By talking and watching them, you can get...

You can learn from both good and bad movies. One classic good movie to study is “Star Wars.” Despite...

Act III of any story should be the biggest, most exciting part of the whole movie. That’s when the...

Think of every story as two halves where the first half is the opposite of the second half. In...

Here’s the formula for creating a flat, one-dimensional screenplay. Focus on your hero. Here\’s the formula for creating a...

Watch older movies and they tend to be slower and often close with a whimper instead of a bang....

Here’s how most people write a screenplay. They come up with an interesting idea and start writing. Then they...