Screenwriting

6 Tips On How to Sell Your Screenplay
May 18, 2018 | Industry Trends

6 Tips On How to Sell Your Screenplay

You’ve sacrificed countless hours of your social life and mental stability, poured your blood and sweat out onto the pages, and — let’s be real here — questioned your creativity…

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Paid Script Coverage Services – The 2 Biggest Benefits and Drawbacks
December 29, 2017 | Industry Trends

Paid Script Coverage Services – The 2 Biggest Benefits and Drawbacks

Script coverage, it’s been said, is one of those things about the film industry that nobody really learns about until they’re actually in the industry. Usually you’re introduced to script…

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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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Anatomy of an Adapted Screenplay
March 4, 2017 | Industry Trends

Anatomy of an Adapted Screenplay

Novels are terrific, but there’s something about the silver screen that transforms great ideas into pure theatrical magic. And many incredible films exist because a screenwriter was inspired to adapt…

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A Q&A with NYFA’s Screenwriting Chairs
January 26, 2017 | Q&As

A Q&A with NYFA’s Screenwriting Chairs

In honor of International Screenwriter’s Day a few weeks ago, resident NYFA reporter Joelle Smith sat down with the New York Film Academy Screenwriting School’s three program chairs to discuss…

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Screenwriting 101: What Plagiarism Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Protect Yourself From It
October 8, 2016 | Industry Trends

Screenwriting 101: What Plagiarism Is, What It Isn’t, and How to Protect Yourself From It

Plagiarism is rare — at least when we’re talking about the screenwriting industry. The only reason it seems so prevalent is that the few occasions in which it does occur…

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Unpacking Billy Wilder’s 10 Screenwriting Tips
August 6, 2016 | Screenwriting

Unpacking Billy Wilder’s 10 Screenwriting Tips

Few screenwriters have the pedigree of Billy Wilder, renowned as one of the most creatively gifted filmmakers of American cinema’s Golden Age. As well as being the first person in…

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