Screenwriting Tag Results for "journey"

Chariots Of Fire: Running With Synths

Script Consultant Karel Segers looks back at Oscar winning classic Chariots of Fire to see whether it stands the test of time.

Die Hard: Welcome To The Party, Pal!

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this great "movie moment" from Die Hard.

How Do You Handle A Holiday Meltdown?

Marilyn gives some great advice on how to deal with the pressures of the holiday season.

How To Adapt Stories Into Screenplays

Marilyn advises on how to turn fiction and non-fiction stories into movie scripts.

How To Develop Your Story Fast: Tips from my recent Writer’s Retreat in Italy

Marilyn offers great advice on how to use the weather to add drama to your script.

How To Improve Your Story By Understanding Your Main Character’s Spiritual Beliefs

Marilyn offers some practical advice for improving your story by exploring your protagonist's spiritual beliefs.

How To Master The Wild and Wooly Second Act of Your Screenplay

Marilyn offers some practical advice on how to get to grips with your script's second act.

Say Goodbye to Writer's Block: Introducing the Moral Premise

Award-winning writer Stan Williams explains how your story's moral premise can strengthen your screenplay.

Screenwriters Need Time To Fail And Write Badly...

Screenwriter Mark Sanderson offers some excellent advice both for newbies starting out in the script writing "game" and old hats who ma…

Screenwriting Structure Series Part 11: The Inciting Incident Part 1

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the first act's inciting incident.

Screenwriting Structure Series Part 6: The Monomyth & Hero's Journey

The Unknown Screenwriter discusses the Hero's Journey and Monomyth paradigm.

Second Act Problems

Author and screenwriter Steven Pressfield offers some practical advice on how to battle through and overcome Act Two screenwriting obst…

Show Don’t Tell: When To Break The Rules Of Screenwriting

Award-winning screenwriter, director and professional writing coach Jacob Krueger discusses when to break the rules of screenwriting.

Sicario: Crossing The Threshold

Script Consultant Karel Segers disects this tense sequence from Sicario.

The 11 Laws of Great Storytelling For the Movies

Professor, screenwriter and script consultant Jeffrey Hirschberg reveals the key elements of writing an engaging screenplay.

The Five Key Turning Points Of All Successful Movie Scripts

Michael Hauge discusses the six key stages and turning points of movie structure.

The Hero’s Journey As A Screenwriter...

Screenwriter Mark Sanderson gives his illuminating take on a script writer's own personal and mythological journey.

The Hero's Journey - Mythic Structure of Joseph Campbell's Monomyth

How to structure your story with Movie Outline script writing software following the mythic structure template of Joseph Campbell's Her…

The Third Act: Make Me Climax & Leave Me Satisfied

A fun take on the parallels between sex and writing your third act.

The Wire: Officer Down

Script Consultant Karel Segers highlights this tense sequence from hit show The Wire.

What I Learned About Screenwriting From My Composer

Produced playwright and fiction author Persephone Vandegrift applies her experience of working on a soundtrack to her film to developin…

Your Protagonist: Likability and the Finish Line

Screenwriter and professional script reader Monica Partridge discusses designing your screen story's central character.

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