Script Writing Articles By Ray Morton

Screenwriting Articles by Ray Morton

Ray Morton is a writer, script consultant, and script analyst. A senior writer for Script Magazine, he writes its bi-monthly "Legends of Screenwriting" column. Morton's first book King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon was published in 2005 and his latest book Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Making of Steven Spielberg's Classic Film are available from Amazon.

Ray is available for script consultation and can be reached at [email protected].

Before You Leap: What To Do With The First Draft Of Your Script

Writer and script consultant Ray Morton offers some practical advice on what to do with the first draft of your screenplay.

Story & Plot Devices In Your Screenplay

Writer and script consultant Ray Morton looks into the trends of using writing devices in your movie script.

Focal Points: Screenplay Theme, Structure & Characters

How the wrong theme, extraneous subplots and ill-considered characterization can sink a screenplay.

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