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
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
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
Quick Tip: Paragraph Breaks
It can be hard to decide where to put your paragraph break. You’ve got all these details and actions you want to include and no… Read More »Quick Tip: Paragraph Breaks
Terror Taught Me: The Fly and Story Markers
David Cronenberg’s The Fly ranks as one of the great horror films. In many ways a throwback to 50s monster movies, it marries Cronenberg’s obsessions… Read More »Terror Taught Me: The Fly and Story Markers
Writing Westerns Recording
Earlier this month professional server members Conor Kyle and Scott Barkan presented a lesson on writing westerns. Listen to two working writers talk through the… Read More »Writing Westerns Recording
Steal This: I Used to Go Here & Story Climax
Written and directed by Kris Rey, I Used to Go Here follows a semi-successful novelist as she returns to her alma mater for some growing… Read More »Steal This: I Used to Go Here & Story Climax
Quick Tips: Contrast
Contrast and juxtaposition makes for a quick and easy to way add tension to any screenwriting element. The contrast immediately raises questions and creates connections… Read More »Quick Tips: Contrast
Terror Taught Me: You Should Have Left and Specificity
David Koepp is an all-timer screenwriter. He wrote some of the best movies of the last few decades, and has an undeniable talent. So any… Read More »Terror Taught Me: You Should Have Left and Specificity
Steal This: Singin’ in the Rain & Theme
Singin’ in the Rain, one of the great musicals from Hollywood’s golden age, hides a smart and playful story under its technicolor exterior. Set during… Read More »Steal This: Singin’ in the Rain & Theme