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Screenwriting Tools and Strategies To Keep The Audience Engaged by Paul Joseph Gulino [FULL…
Film Courage: If we were going to disassemble a great screenplay, take it apart and examine it, what would we find?
Playwriting vs. Screenwriting: What’s the Difference?
To the average person, screenwriting and playwriting may seem like interchangeable terms, with the only difference in their eyes being that a screenwriter is writing for the movies while a playwright is writing for the stage. The truth is that the two mediums are vastly different in so many ways, despite sharing the core purpose of telling compelling stories with a cast of characters.While each shares that same goal, the method, techniques, and format used to do so is very different.Here w
How to Write Your Screenplay’s Opening Scene
The opening scene or sequence is perhaps the most important element of a screenplay, especially when it comes to beginning screenwriters trying to break into the industry. It’s the moment where an experienced industry insider reading your script can and will pass near-instant judgment on your screenplay, your story, and your writing. Because of this undeniable truth, you want to make sure you:
The Tools Indie Filmmakers are Using in 2025
Here are the tools indie filmmakers can use to take projects from concept to screen in 2025.
11 Character Archetypes in Film Noir Movies | No Film School
11 Character Archetypes in Film Noir Movies | No Film SchoolSome of my favorite noirs are Double Indemnity, The Maltese Falcon, The Third Man, and many, many more. I actually really like Sniper and The Killer Who Stalked New York , both of which I caught for the first time this week.With all the movies I watched, I wanted to go through the characters I kept seeing over and over again.The Hard-Boiled Detective:In classics, it's always a guy. But it would be a fun gender swap person. They're a wor
Take Your Screenwriting to the Next Level with AI-Powered Ideas
Take Your Screenwriting to the Next Level with AI-Powered IdeasUsing AI text completion tools like OpenAI’s GPT-3 for idea generation and plot/character inspirationGoodbye Writer’s Block!Thanks to AI generation of images and text, we’re always just one prompt away from a new list of ideas to help us find a creative solution to problems we may have been stuck on for days!There are plenty of AI text-generation tools out there but none of them will just magically create stories for you. I
5 Lessons From Director Edgar Wright About Screenwriting & Filmmaking
“I think that’s what the first ten pages have to do: give you a character you’re connected to, to move through this world with.”
12 Filmmaking Problems And How To Solve Them — Sean Reid
Film Courage: So today’s the first day of filming, what are the first five things you’ll do when you get to set? What time are you…
OpenAI’s Sora Unveils a Surreal Future: Transforming Imagination into Reality with AI Filmmaking
Can AI video help Hollywood?
Writing A Great Movie: Key Tools For Successful Screenwriting — Jeff Kitchen [FULL INTERVIEW]
Film Courage: Jeff, why do you teach writing?
Essential Story Tools Required For Screenwriting Success — Corey Mandell [FULL INTERVIEW]
Film Courage: Corey, why do you say writers should stop worrying about AI?
From Idea To Script: Writing a Film Script Using AI Tools (OpenAI ChatGPT & Midjourney)
How to integrate AI tools into your screenwriting process
3 Step Plan For Tackling Your Rewrite
You’ve written your script and sent it out to your circle for feedback, excitedly waiting to hear how great it is… and they love it! But they have notes and you need to do another rewrite. Going through notes and knowing how to approach them can be tough, but you can take control by breaking up your process into clear steps. Enter Now  |  Regular Deadline in 13 hours Breaking Down the Process First things first, you have to organize your notes into three basic areas: structure, scene, and format
5 Proven Ways to Unlock Your Creative Genius
We pour our hearts and souls into the scripts we write, our creative work, spending hours and hours alone looking at a keyboard and words on a screen, wondering what to write next. We start asking ourselves if our work is good enough. Then, the floodgates open. What if no one buys my project? What if I only have one script in me? Then, you think the unsayable, "I hate my script." If this is you, you are not alone, my creative friend. Rejection, writer's block, and self-doubt can really take a to
How to Add a Story Stream in SoCreate Screenwriting Software
Seeing multiple views of your story simultaneously is simple by using additional story streams in SoCreate Screenwriting Software.
Can AI Write Better Movie Scripts Than Humans?
The introduction of artificial intelligence has indeed revolutionized many industries, and screenwriting is no exception.
Hollywood's New Way To Write Screenplays (Hint: It's Not AI)
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Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: Story Research Tips
I’ve talked about research before, offering some general tips on how to approach the process effectively. But when I asked in the Stage 32 lounges recently what writing problem you’d solve if you could wave a magic wand, one of the responses was “going down the rabbit hole” on research. I’d break this concern down into two parts: Letting research swallow up too much time in the creative process. Getting sidetracked into very interesting but potentially not very useful topics (which brings
5 Layers of Amazing Screenplay Pacing
Pacing is the single most important element of your screenplay when it comes to the reading experience. A script that's easier to read is almost always a more engaging, compelling, and pleasing script to the script reader. Unfortunately, too many novice screenwriters have a cynical reaction when the reader is referenced as the one you need to win over. Whether you accept it or not, you need the read of your script to be swift and easy for the reader. And when we say reader, we're not just talkin
