You've written a screenplay before, maybe even a few. Unfortunately, no one snapped it up and turned it into the Hollywood movie you were hoping for. What did you do wrong? All your friends said it ...

For those who believe screenwriters need to know exactly where the story’s going to go, Columbia University screenwriting professor Guy Gallo says: Nonsense. In this excerpt from his new book, ...

Lately, I have been trying to look into how other people follow the same process I do when it comes to writing. I like to suss out if they do steps in a different order, or if there's nuance to any ...

The Bottom LineQuestion: Why do so many professionals have such a difficult time presenting? Adubato: As you read this column, there are millions of professionals in all walks of life who are ...

Whether it’s a low-budget indie film or a major blockbuster like the latest Marvel hit, every successful movie follows a screenplay or the script that dictates how a scene should flow. If you’re an ...

The five-act structure is a plot formula that divides a story into five sections: the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. From these classical explorations comes our ...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation very nearly brought back Leonard Nimoy as Spock, a script outline reveals. Shared by Twitter account trekdocs, the script outline is for 'Return to Forever', written by ...