

Bokeh
Bokeh is about short focus in photography. Strictly, bokeh means: ‘the blurred quality or effect seen in the out-of-focus portion of a...


Space – the final front ear
Screenwriters near the beginning of their epic screenwriting journey may struggle to understand the difference between plot and story....


Why are there film genres?
We just accept that like all drama, films fit into, or between, film genres. Thriller films, drama films, comedy films, action films,...


Learn Screenwriting
I have expanded my screenwriting mentoring into a formal screenwriting teaching facility. That means you can now learn screenwriting from...


Describing screenplay characters
Screenwriters usually add a description when they introduce a screenplay character for the first time. It will probably look like this,...


Was Keanu Reeves a plumber?
Check out my new video on Insta. It's aimed at those who are thinking of becoming a screenwriter. Soon, I'll talk about what 'becoming a...


DON’T WORRY DARLING
Despite a stella performance from Florence Pugh and brilliant work by supporting actors and production crew, DON'T WORRY DARLING failed...


New screenwriting mentorship program
I am pleased to report that I am in the process of setting up an online screenwriting school with Max Mora. Max is the head writer and...


Better scene than heard
Film script scenes are the cells of which the body of the screenplay is made. That means all scenes need metabolise vital stuff, just...


A screenplay is not a collection of words
Screenplays are made out of words, right? Sure. But they aren’t verbal things. They are shapes. Those shapes are made out of screenplay...