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The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Pilot: Our Take on The Show’s Story Engine
February 15, 2023 | How To's

The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Pilot: Our Take on The Show’s Story Engine

“To be clear, I didn’t move here for Josh, I just needed a change‘Cause to move here for Josh, now that’d be strangeBut don’t get me wrong, if he asks…

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What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging
January 29, 2023 | How To's

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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The Complex, Engaging Characters of Yellowjackets
January 18, 2023 | How To's

The Complex, Engaging Characters of Yellowjackets

In 1996, a plane carrying a female high school soccer team crashes in a snowy mountain-scape, leaving the young survivors stranded in the harshest of conditions. Twenty-five years later, the…

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How to Write Horror for Film
October 4, 2022 | Filmmaking

How to Write Horror for Film

It’s a common mistake to call a horror movie a scary movie. Not all horror movies are scary, and certainly not all scary movies are in the horror genre. Therein…

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Movie Franchises: How to Build a Successful Film Strategy
August 2, 2022 | Filmmaking

Movie Franchises: How to Build a Successful Film Strategy

As an aspiring moviemaker, perhaps your dream is to one day captivate millions of people across the globe with your own franchise. This is an accomplishment far easier said than…

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Scheduling Screenwriting: How to Find Time to Write
February 9, 2018 | How To's

Scheduling Screenwriting: How to Find Time to Write

Great writers often insist the best way to improve your writing is to keep practicing your craft. We all know that devoting time to writing is at least half of…

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4 Screenwriting Tips to Help You Eliminate Sexism in Movies
November 9, 2017 | How To's

4 Screenwriting Tips to Help You Eliminate Sexism in Movies

We see gender inequality in film all the time, but where does it start and how can we work to eliminate it? Screenplays often implicitly or explicitly suggest flat female…

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4 Ways Screenwriting Workshops Hone Your Craft
May 26, 2017 | How To's

4 Ways Screenwriting Workshops Hone Your Craft

While discussing her experience at New York Film Academy, NYFA LA screenwriting student Janet Odogwu Butters stated, “When I first came out here, I thought I was going to learn…

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How to Write a Scene for Film
March 24, 2017 | How To's

How to Write a Scene for Film

Screenwriting is a visual medium that requires a writer to create words on a page that can be transformed into images on the big screen. Writing for a script that…

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