It's award season again, and that means that all the big and small studios will start putting the screenplays that they think have a shot at the big awards online for a short period of time. Use the links below to find the scripts, read them, and learn from them. These screenplays are only to... Continue Reading →
Golden Globes + the Public Domain + Imagine Impact
The Globes First off, congratulations to all of the winners from last night's Golden Globes! THR has a partial list of the winners here. (For those interested, the best screenplay trophy went to Brian Hayes Currie, Peter Farrelly & Nick Vallelonga for Green Book. I've searched for fifteen minutes now, and there don't seem to... Continue Reading →
2018 Screenplays For Your Consideration - An Ongoing List
It's that time of year again -- the time when all the best films from the last year put their screenplays online in the hope they'll earn a coveted nomination from the Golden Globes, the Oscars, and all the rest. We don't have our script index anymore, so we're not hosting any of these scripts... Continue Reading →
Read Scripts for the Emmy Winners While You Can!
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees from last night's 2018 Emmy ceremony! You can check out a full list of winners at The Hollywood Reporter. You can glimpse the fashion (if that's your thing) at The LA Times. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, head over to the Emmys website and download all of the scripts... Continue Reading →
The 2018 Emmy Nominees (with Links to Scripts!)
Have any of you noticed how all the "complete" lists of nominees for any television or film award show always leave off the writers? I get that the average reader only cares about the actors, but still... Rant over. Here is an incomplete list of the nominees for the 2018 Emmys (the categories we care... Continue Reading →
3 Basic Steps for Building Suspense in Your Screenplay
by Jeffrey Michael Bays (@BorgusFilm) If someone were to say that they love your latest script, but it could use more suspense, what would you do? Suspense is a part of the storytelling craft that has traditionally been left to mysteries and thrillers. I’ve been saying for a while that any genre, including romantic comedy,... Continue Reading →
3 Ways to Use Details to Add Layers to Your Story
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) Imagining worlds is one of the most rewarding aspects of telling stories. We see people and places in the eye of our mind, complete with specific costumes, vivid landscapes, and precise hues. Many writers revel in including these details in their scripts. And while a meaningful description of a character’s physical appearance... Continue Reading →
A Closer Look at Untitled: A New Note Taking App for Screenwriters
by Angela Bourassa (@angelabourassa1) There are plenty of note taking apps that writers can use to jot down thoughts, snippets of conversation, and big ideas that occur throughout the day. But there are very few note taking apps designed specifically for screenwriters. It's founders describe Untitled as "Evernote for screenwriting." I recently spoke to co-founder... Continue Reading →
3 Cures for the Third Act Blues
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) I’ve lost count of the number of writers I’ve consulted with who got stuck after the second act of their script and never finished it. At first glance, this may seem surprising to those who couldn’t imagine stopping after getting through the drudges of the lengthy second act. But most of us... Continue Reading →
7 Story Lessons from the Films of A24
by John Bucher (@johnkbucher) A24 might not be a household name in the tradition of Warner Bros or Paramount Pictures. However, few companies have brought as much high quality storytelling to the screen as consistently as they have over the past few years. When sophisticated movie goers see their logo before a trailer, we know what... Continue Reading →