Screen Writing

You would think screenplay dialogue should be easy to write. Just listen to the way people speak and write it that way. But one of the few similarities between real life conversation and what...

There are many opinions on the countless ways to breathe life into screenplay heroes, but a character cannot be compelling on the page or the screen without these five elements. It's the writer's...

Writing characters for a screenplay is very different than writing characters for a novel or a fictional story--the form is very structured and dialog-centered.

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...

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...

Vampire movies resist film fads and trends. No matter what the market for other genres, someone will be willing to produce a good vampire movie for cable, theater release or direct to video....

This article will help you understand traditional screenplay structure.

If you do not grab an audience within the first ten minutes of a film, chances are you will lose their interest forever. The same goes for a script reader. Usually, a reader judges an entire...

You need to cheer for him, loathe her, or sympathize with them. In order for any screenplay to be successful, characters must fulfill their narrative goals. If an audience doesn't identify with...

Whether your are writing an original spec TV script to a sample script for an existing series that you want to pitch to, here are a few general guidelines for structuring your one-hour dramatic or...

Most screenwriters use loglines to sell their scripts. They use loglines in query letters to impress agents and producers they have never met, and to enter script competitions to entice judges to...

It's a dream of many writers to write a successful screenplay. If it's a dream of yours, you can make it happen. A fantasy screenplay usually has a basic plot line where the hero is trying to...