Screen Writing

Writing a script for animation is similar to writing a live-action script. The format for an animation script is the same as for a live-action script. Formatting a screenplay or script can be done...

Writing a screenplay is the first step to getting a movie produced. Even with the best blockbuster idea, a script can get thrown out immediately if it's not correctly formatted. Following script...

Writing a screenplay is no easy task. You have to take a specifically structured story populated with very specific characters and cram them into a very specific format. The result is sometimes...

Whether you're writing a script for production on the stage or the screen, there are certain storytelling and formatting protocols that must be followed for your work to look professional and be...

Every Hollywood movie seen in theaters started out with a screenplay. Screenplays are a lot different than novels because they are specifically created for use on the big screen. A lot of the work...

Many people have ideas for the next great movie. So, they decide to write their idea into a screenplay. The only problem is that most people have no idea how to format their screenplays. There are...

Writing action movies isn't just about the explosions, hot women, fast cars and bad guys that always have a good one liner at their disposal. It's also about the characters, especially the good...

Learn how to screenplay action lines with expert tips on screenplay and script writing in this free video series.

If you want to cut your chops as a screenwriter, writing an action movie may be the way to go. You don't need a lot of backstory or characters, you don't need to look for any theme more basic than...

Creating an action movie hero involved more than pitting him against formidable opponents. Some audience members won't care about anything but the fighting, but to draw bigger audiences you need...

Women used to play the love interest and victims in action and adventure movies, but after Sigourney Weaver strapped on an industrial-strength exoskeleton in "Aliens," women earned the right to...

These few steps will provide you with the basics for executing the steps neccessary to accurately portray what's in your head onto the big screen.

Action descriptions are the parts in screenplays that describe what is going on when there is no dialogue or nothing to introduce a scene. Formatting them properly can be difficult; but following...

Scripts for animation movies and TV shows are different from ANIMEE scripts, which have their own rules. They are very much live any script for a movie or live action TV, with one eception. In...

Lights! Camera! ACTION! That’s what it’s all about, right? Action films invariably start with a high-concept idea. Something that gets people in the seats. Writing a high-concept action film is...

Exciting and innovative scripts are essential to performing arts. Writing scripts for plays, films, TV dramas or sitcoms has many differences while the basic elements are the same. Follow the tips...