Pitching & Selling · 4 min

Living Without A Net

“Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” …

Best of the Web · 1 min

Best of the Web 2 Dec

Story & Structure :: Now What? :: Flash-Forward and Inception Script Perfection :: Knowledge is Power and Screenwriters Need to do Their Homework :: 'Life of…

Logline It! · 4 min

Logline it! – Week 19

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines…

Story & Structure · 1 min

[Video]: William Nicholson’s ‘Screenwriting is Hell’

The screenwriter who adapted the upcoming Oscar nominee favourite Les Miserables William Nicholson gives a richly voiced seminar on the essence of screenwriting. Specifically, exactly why…

Uncategorized · 5 min

Can You Break The Rules?

So you want to try something a little unconventional with your script. I get that. Good for you. by The Single Screenwriter But that little metal…

Best of the Web · 2 min

Best of the Web 25 Nov

Story & Structure :: Screenplay Review - Somnia :: Twit-Pitch Review - Ring Of Liar :: Daily Dialogue 'Breaking the 4th Wall' :: Jury Duty &…

Logline It! · 4 min

Logline it! – Week 18

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines…

Video · 1 min

[Video]: The Coen Brothers circa 1996

Check out this blast from the past: scowling ironically over their coffees, iconic filmmaking duo Ethan and Joel Coen discuss their creative process and rationale with…

Story & Structure · 7 min

The Value of Interesting Support Characters

In this last essay on critiquing Australian feature film stories, I will focus on the need to make the supporting characters interesting and three dimensional. While…

Best of the Web · 1 min

Best of the Web 18 Nov

Story & Structure :: Dialogue and ‘L.A. Confidential’ Script Perfection :: Where Does 'Interesting' Come From? :: Rewrite and the Actor, Part 2 Pitching & Selling…

Logline It! · 4 min

Logline it! – Week 17

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines…

The Screenwriter's Life · 1 min

[Video]: Dean Craig on Not Writing for the Money

Dean Craig (Death at a Funeral, A Few Best Men) gives you a little pep talk about focusing on screenwriting. Seriously. Stop going out. To hell…

Story & Structure · 5 min

Will They or Won’t They?

Relationships have been the fodder of human curiosity since the birth of storytelling. But what really intrigues me are all those couples that make you wonder:…

Best of the Web · 1 min

Best of the Web 11 Nov

Story & Structure :: 6 Easy Ways to Write Better Dialogue :: How to Introduce a Character in a Script :: Create the Perfect Villain ::…

Logline It! · 5 min

Logline it! – Week 16

Writing loglines is an essential skill for screenwriters, from early development through to the pitch. In this section, every week our panel reviews a few loglines…