Pitch Workshop Recording
On Monday January 18th, screenwriters Scott Barkan (@Barky ✓) and Conor Kyle (@Conor K. ✓ ) hosted an interactive feature pitch workshop on our Screenwriters… Read More »Pitch Workshop Recording
January 2021
Technique Talk Directory
We’ve decided to organize and centralize in one place all of our previous Technique Talks. Each link will take you to the relevant post on… Read More »Technique Talk Directory
Terror Taught Me: Underwater & the Public Domain
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Underwater, one of the last U.S. releases before shutdown, features the writing of Black List perennial Brian Duffield… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Underwater & the Public Domain
The Close Read: On Cruelty
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Ideally, you’re getting your notes from your friends and family, and ideally, because these people care about you,… Read More »The Close Read: On Cruelty
Steal This: Pirates of the Caribbean & Set Pieces
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Released in 2003, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl takes a decades old Disney… Read More »Steal This: Pirates of the Caribbean & Set Pieces
Story Circle and The Ricklantis Mixup
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Yesterday we dug into Dan Harmon’s Story Circle and how it’s used in Rick and Morty. Today we’ll… Read More »Story Circle and The Ricklantis Mixup
The Dan Harmon Story Circle & Rick and Morty
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Rick and Morty is nothing short of a phenomenon: the concept alone began as a one-off project meant… Read More »The Dan Harmon Story Circle & Rick and Morty
Screenwriting Resources to Start 2021 Right
We asked our professional and near-professional members to share their most useful screenwriting resources (besides the Screenwriters Network, of course!), and have gathered their recommendations… Read More »Screenwriting Resources to Start 2021 Right
Best Movie & TV of 2020
January 5 is National Screenwriters Day, and in honor of this important day the Screenwriters Network has voted for our favorite Movies and Television Shows… Read More »Best Movie & TV of 2020
Why Less is More in Screenwriting
I recently gave some similar notes to different writers, and it helped me reframe my thinking about how to write. Specifically about how to maximize… Read More »Why Less is More in Screenwriting