

Because we Cannes
Wave hello to the Cannes Film Festival 2023! Catch up on the sun-kissed gossip here.... https://www.screendaily.com/news/cannes-2023-scre...


Is your screenplay a good fit?
I came across the infographic below recently. I think it's a good way of assessing a screenplay in its early stages, namely: why am I...


Ghost-writing services
When approaching literary agents or publishers, it’s vital to have your fiction or non-fiction manuscript in the best shape possible. I...


Avatar: The Way of Plot
Avatar: The Way of Water is obviously a visual feast. Hats off to all those amazing film makers involved. The plot of Avatar: The Way of...


I feel the need ...
We should object to the ‘America – fuck yeah!’ jingoism, but a lot of us don’t. We should be nauseated by the best of the best of the...


How to get your screenplay to go places
I included the following in a recent script report. I think it's a good way to look at screenwriting and screenplays generally: as...


Apple’s Megadeal for Brad Pitt
In a potentially game-changing deal that could impact how streamers and theatrical distributors coexist, Apple has closed a pact to...


12 Powerful Principles of Story Structure
I am republishing this article by renowned screenwriting teacher Michael Hague, who taught me when I started screenwriting, because I...
Spread The Word (But Don’t)
I have been approached multiple times by people who have written film screenplays or VOD/TV screenplays in Microsoft Word or Mac Pages....


CAN YOU REACH?
I watched the first six episodes of the new Amazon Prime streamer REACHER (Amazon Studios, Blackjack Films Inc., Paramount Television,...