Writing for Film and TV
Written by Merridith Allen A query letter is a very simple introduction, and a pitch, from you to a potential buyer, collaborator, or champion of your project, and/or you as a writer. So, writing query letters is all about access. The goal of writing a query letter is to create …
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Pictured above: Scene from film, “Jumanji”. What I’ve Learned By Jim Strain Here are six things I’ve learned over the years as a screenwriter. PERSISTENCE IS PARAMOUNT The patron saint of all screenwriters should be Wile E. Coyote. Persistence is the most important element in forging a career. “No” …
Building & Revealing Character Simple but powerful tools for building fascinating characters and revealing their inner truth Written by Dave Trottier I get Dr. Format questions flung at me every day it seems, and many of the questions have nothing to do with formatting. For example, here’s one I …
Casting for Writing Written by Jon Zelazny My first real crack at professional screenwriting was assisting the writer, the director, and the producer of the HBO film, TYSON, a fight biopic based on the book, FIRE AND FEAR, by Jose Torres. HBO in the nineties was the go-to port …
Photo by Štefan Štefančík. Follow Instagram @stefancikphotography. Is Your Script Ready for Its Close-Up? Written by Christina Hamlett Writing is—and has always been—a solitary craft. As such, it’s hard sometimes to know if your latest script is a hit or a miss until someone else gets their eyes …
Don’t Get It Right, Get It Written: The Only Real Rule of Scriptwriting Written by Matthew Cooper If you want to be a scriptwriter, you need to write a lot of rubbish scripts, and all scriptwriters starting out will write a LOT of rubbish scripts. It’s the only …
“Sometimes, someone can give you a helpful note, like in the case of ‘Back to the Future’, changing a refrigerator to a car.” How to Get the Most Out of a Notes Meeting Written by Matt Koss It might have taken a year. You’ve come up with a …
Photo by Kazuky Akayashi. | wildsplash.photography Approaching the Rewrite and How to Know When You’re Done Written by Paul Chitlik I’ve used the word “approaching” because approaching a rewrite is something to be taken seriously, like approaching a wild animal. You never know what’s going to happen. A serious …
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Photo by Nadi Whatisdelirium. Important Ways You Can Develop Your Characters Written by David Schwartz In order to write a great film, there needs to be character development. The protagonist at the end of the film is going to be different than they were from the beginning of the …
“Your Ideas Matter! Write them down.” Photo taken by Mika Baumeister. Bonn, Deutschland. | mikabaumeister.de Written By Jared Isham Whether it is a term or not, it definitely should be and is one of my favorite tools that I use when writing a screenplay. It is a process …
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