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23 actions all great movie heroes should take

Why do we go to the movies?"We go to the movies to feel deeply," said Eric Edson, author of The Story Solution: 23 Actions all Heroes Must Take.Edson is Professor of Screenwriting and Director of the...

Female stunt driver used to drive for the mob

For several years, Georgia Durante was known "the most photographed woman in America."From ages 12 – 17, she was the face, and as a teenager, also the bikini-clad body, of Kodak. The girl from Rochester, New...

Key tips for writing screenplays

Here are some key points to keep in mind when writing your screenplay. Some you may already know, but others you may not. If you're new to screenwriting, give them a read.Screenplays are written in the present...

Avoid the most common screenwriting mistakes

Screenwriting is vastly different from writing a novel or true-story book. It is a different medium and needs to be treated as such. It is a difficult form that even few authors are able to master.With this in...

Sell your screenplay with a great logline

If you want to sell your screenplay to Hollywood, the most important thing you may ever do in your screenwriting career write is a great logline, or several of them. Sure, you have to write a great script too, but...

The power of archetypes

In your screenwriting efforts, be sure to make use of Archetypes. They are not to be confused with Stereotypes, which are one-dimensional characters we've seen in too many movies.Archetypes represent elements of our personalities on a...

How to talk like a screenwriter

If you want to work in the film industry, you need to know how to talk the language. Here are some useful terms.Biopic -- a biographical movie.Target -- audience who the producers think will pay money to watch the...

Some great ways to begin your screenplay

The first few pages of your screenplay are critical. Most execs, or Readers (people who want to become execs) will only give you about 10 pages to catch their interest. That is why you must have a great beginning.Here...

Why scripts get rejected

One of the challenges for the beginning screenwriter is having a script rejected without any explanation as to why it happened. Here are some of the common problems that cause screenplays to "get a pass." Avoid them, and...

Screenwriting -- what each scene must accomplish

The scene is the basic building block of a movie. In screenwriting, every scene must move the story forward in some way, that is, show the protagonist taking the next step toward the goal, the antagonist attempting to thwart the...

23 actions all great movie heroes should take

Female stunt driver used to drive for the mob

Key tips for writing screenplays

Avoid the most common screenwriting mistakes

Sell your screenplay with a great logline

The power of archetypes

How to talk like a screenwriter

Some great ways to begin your screenplay

Why scripts get rejected

Screenwriting -- what each scene must accomplish

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