Write a Script with an Unexpected Ending: 4 Great Techniques
Don’t you just love epic film endings that you never saw coming? These endings are the ones that stay with viewers for a long time and inspire talk about the…
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December 12, 2023 | Industry Trends
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The Best Scripts from 90’s Movies
90’s movies are considered some of the best in recent history. However, great films don’t always begin with great screenplays–many elements come into play before a movie hits theaters that…
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September 27, 2023 | Industry Trends
8 Exceptional Book to Screen Adaptations
When in screenwriting school, you’ll likely discuss the process of adapting fiction for the screen. Adapting books to the screen holds the transformative power to bring beloved stories to a…
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July 20, 2023 | Industry Trends
‘Barbie’ Movie Premieres July 21st with NYFA Connections
How do you make a blockbuster from a blonde? That was, for many, the first question when it was announced that Warner Bros. would be releasing a live-action feature film…
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June 6, 2023 | Industry Trends
Fleabag Analysis: A World in One Character
If you prefer romantic comedies with a sweet “will they or won’t they” dynamic, high fashion, and Coldplay on the soundtrack, Fleabag might not be your cup of tea. From…
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June 2, 2023 | Industry Trends
Shonda Rhimes’s Scandal: Breaking Down The Iconic Political Drama
Shonda Rhimes is, without a doubt, one of TV’s biggest stars. Her first TV show Grey’s Anatomy, debuted in 2005 and is still on the air today. But it was…
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March 1, 2023 | Filmmaking
NYFA Alum Tracy Oliver’s ‘The Blackening’ Trailer Released
If the Black character always dies first in a horror movie, what happens when all of the characters are Black? It’s a question that NYFA Alum Tracy Oliver poses with…
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January 29, 2023 | Industry Trends
What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging
To write a good Pilot, you need to KNOW YOUR SHOW. Unlike a movie, you’re setting up stories that could go on for 20, 40, or maybe even 100 episodes. …
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October 25, 2019 | Industry Trends
Spooky Screenplays: 5 Frighteningly Good Horror Scripts
Halloween is just around the corner and that means binge eating candy in between visits from trick o’ treaters and binge watching late night horror flicks. Writing a screenplay is…
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