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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...

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...

DESPITE THE FALLING SNOW

I was hired to cover this screenplay in 2016. My script report is below. The score I gave the screenplay tallies quite well with the...

Words are a screenwriter's last resort

ARCTIC (2018 - Dir: Joe Penna) illustrates the obvious: that when it comes to screenplays, the less said the better. There is almost no...

The Girl at the Gate', Sir George Clausen, 1889

So why evince art, if this is a screenwriting blog on a screenwriter's website? Because, the overall brilliance of Clausen's painting...

The Queen's Gambit

In a world of mediocrity and toxic lies, it's inspiring to see what truly talented and intelligent people can do when given the chance....

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Better scene than heard

A screenplay is not a collection of words

Industry professional interviews - Nick Taussig.

Zoë Kravitz Knows It’s ‘Controversial’ to Admire Roman Polanski’s Work, but Can Accept that ‘Somebody Bad Was Involved in Something Good’

How to Write Great Dialogue with Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin

Paul Schrader | BAFTA Screenwriters' Lecture Series

Quentin Tarantino Explains His Writing Process

David Lynch on Writing a Script

The Writer Speaks: William Goldman

Some screenwriting basics