WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Creating an Emotional Connection with the Reader
Script reader and story consultant, Stewart Farquhar, gives advice on how to engage a reader by creating an emotional connection with the characters and story.
Transformation Begins Through Revealing the Arc of the Wound
Jen Grisanti shares the storytelling and character development lessons learned from attending Mindvalley Reunion. Meditation and exploration of wound can help you create more compelling characters and story.
How the Character Wound Links to True Connection in Oscar Films and Beyond
Jen Grisanti examines how the character wound in this year's Oscar-nominated films help the audience connect on a deeper level to the films' protagonists.
Developing Diverse Stories Featuring Disabled Characters
If you're writing about disabled characters and you are not disabled, develop these characters beyond their abilities to tell an authentic story. Consider a disability part of a character's makeup, not the driving engine for your screenplay.
STORYTELLING STRATEGIES: The Post and Its Main Character
When adapting a true story, like The Post, Paul Joseph Gulino examines the need to be willing to explore the main character beyond the facts and into a level of growth in order to tell a more complex and compelling story.
WENDY’S LA4HIRE: Screenplay Marketing – What Makes Buyers Invest in Your Movie?
Great screenplay writing has strongly defined characters that attract financiers, studios, actors, and directors. Wendy Kram gives advice on creating memorable characters.
CRAFT: Writing Movie Heroes We’ll Root For
Likability alone will not make your protagonist appealing. But, never fear. Staton Rabin shares specific techniques you can learn for making your heroes engaging.
SCRIPT GODS MUST DIE: Character Arcs – Order, Chaos, Reorder
Paul Peditto examines famous movies with great character arcs to explore where the character arc begins, where does the character change, and where does he/she end up by the end of the story.
CRAFT: The Swiniest Swine in the World – Writing Movie Villains We’ll Love to Hate
We screenwriters love to write these roles because through creating them, we exorcise our own demons. Staton Rabin explores writing movie villains and antagonists.