When sitting down to write your screenplay, the plot is one of the most important considerations. You can’t create enduring characters and write rich dialogue without knowing the plot. Yet a one-plot story is incomplete, which is why your screenwriting coach told you to add a B story to your screenplay. What exactly is a […]
How to Submit a Script to Blumhouse?
Blumhouse is a horror/thriller powerhouse. From paranormal activity to the purge, they definitely have a style with 74 movies and counting; Jason Blum isn’t stopping. So how do you get your script in the hands and minds of the executives at Blumhouse? This topic has been unanswered by them themselves. How do you submit a […]
How to write a Professional Dance Scene (Tips and Examples)
So you don’t know how to write a dance scene? The words to use, the actions to describe. It can be challenging. What’s too much? What’s too little? This post will give eight tips on writing dance scenes in a screenplay that most people miss and give actual dance scene examples from scripts accompanied by the movie scene. So […]
5 Tips for Writing Action Scenes in a Screenplay
Action scenes are more than just fight scenes. They include chase scenes, car scenes, gun scenes etc.. Any scenes that involve rapid movement to accomplish a goal for your protagonist. What we will cover is: How much detail should you go into? What elements are important to include? How do you translate your imagination onto […]
How do you Introduce Multiple Characters at Once in a Script?
We’ve already already talked about introducing characters but what about multiple ones in the same scene. It can be tricky to introduce multiple characters in a screenplay, even for seasoned scriptwriters. A group introduction is the first opportunity to hook your reader in your screenplay. It can make or break a reader’s first impression of […]
What’s an Inciting Incident in a Screenplay?
Everything has to start somewhere. Screenplays are no exception. Your hero’s story needs to be triggered by something, an event that leads them into the adventure that you’ll take them on throughout the script. That’s the inciting incident, and without a strong one, your story will never properly begin. So how do you write a […]
