Screen Writing

You will learn how to organize your ideas and write a comedic screenplay that you can be proud of. Writing a marketable comedy screenplay can seem challenging but with a little time and effort...

Are you funny? Want to write jokes? Learn the two main features of jokes. Also, learn how to write jokes to fit your personality.

Writing a script of any kind, whether mystery or other, is an incredibly tasking & rewarding process. Most people never finish mystery scripts but those that do know the fulfillment brought...

Movie scripts conform to a strict industry standard. This article will outline how to format your script professionally. Click on the pictures for examples!

Give yourself the best chance possible to get produced by learning to write a screenplay from producers and production companies points of view.

They say the bulk of writing is rewriting, and while heavy rewrites will surely make your script better, they will probably leave you with sticky continuity problems, too. All the cutting and...

Screenwriting is a competitive field, and you're working hard to make your script the best it can be. How do you push that screenplay to be the very best you can make it? Well, one way is to...

A "coverage report" is a short assessment of a screenplay by a first reader for a producer, manager or agent. Everyone who wants to work in the movie industry needs to understand how to...

As a script reader I see all kinds of writing, from wonderful to unreadable. One thing I can see at a glance, though, is whether the writer was committed enough to buy professional screenwriting...

Have there been times where you've seen a film and felt, "I can make that even better" or, "I can write a movie better than that!" I know I have! In the process of doing it...

I work in the Industry and read tons of bad and the rare good script. So often people get tied up in overly clever dialogue, characters etc. and lose sight of the most important aspect of any...

So you've got a story in mind for a TV script, but you want to make sure it gets read. Most studio executives, agents, development executives and producers have enormous stacks of scripts to read...

Thinking of moving to Los Angeles to make it as a writer in the entertainment industry? It's harder than it seems. The competition is ferocious. But knowing a few things can make the journey a...

For Screenwriters and Creators of written projects for sale to the entertainment industry, this article will provide a brief explaination and instruction on how to protect your screenplay or idea...

Animation is all over the television. From popular hits like "The Simpsons" and "SpongeBob SquarePants" to multiple channels dedicated to just cartoons, animated television series have been around...

You've heard it many times before, some vague, virtually meaningless description of the elusive story element called, "Plot Point One." Screenwriting books describe it as, "A point...