Movie Moments · 3 min

Sex At Sixty In Wall-E [Robot Sex In Space]

1) I watched it again with my son today, 2) Jamie our regular video guy is out of town and 3) this little article was scheduled…

Pitching & Selling · 5 min

Script not getting read? We know why …

I am a literary manager, which is much like an agent. My job is to read screenplays, mostly by my clients, who are experienced and produced…

Best of the Web · 1 min

Best of the Web 1 Jul

Story & Structure :: What Should Be Going On by Act 3? :: Lessons From Bad Movies :: Draw Emotions into Black Comedy :: Script Tip:…

Movie Reviews · 1 min

Mini-review – Not Suitable For Children

Not suitable for children Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson   I know it’s just me, but when I look at Ryan Kwanten, I think of…

Video · 1 min

[Video]: Advice for Screenwriters

'Read a lot of books, and watch a lot of movies.' 'Don't write what you know.' 'It's like advising someone on how to ride a bicycle:…

Story & Structure · 5 min

Transmedia – An entire forest instead of a sole tree?

I just installed the Drum Media app on my IPad. Why? Because last night whilst waiting for my washing to dry at the laundromat, I read an…

Best of the Web · 1 min

Best of the Web 24 Jun

Story & Structure :: How to Write by Vonnegut :: Creating Suspense in the Thriller Genre :: Action/Thriller Script Review: Burned :: Exercises for Fiction Writers…

Movie Reviews · 2 min

Mini Review – Snow White and The Huntsman

Snow White and The Huntsman Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson   “How the hell would I know? I’ve got a sheet over my head” In Snow…

Logline It! · 4 min

Logline it! – Week 1

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]: Highlights and Challengers of Being a Screenwriter

Sometimes forget why you got into writing? Here's a wry reminder from the Academy's best about why you love it, even the tough bits. The full…

Story & Structure · 5 min

Horror Truisms: Writing Violence in a Post-Torture Porn Culture

I found myself telling stories of childhood terrors with old friends recently. Going around the circle in the dimly lit room, pizza left to go cold……

Best of the Web · 2 min

Best of the Web 17 Jun

Story & Structure :: 2 or 3 Act Formula? :: Creating Your Lead Character: The Story World :: Fiction Writing Prompts - Character Development Ideas ::…

Movie Reviews · 2 min

Mini Review – Le Chef

Le Chef Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson   Original title: Comme un chef Jacky (Michaël Youn) is a talented chef who can’t even hold down a…

Script Perfection · 1 min

[Video]: Screenwriters on Excellence in Scripts

In Part four on the Academy Screenwriters' series, some of America's top scribes discuss strategies to overcome mediocre writing and achieve excellence in scripts. Not that…

Script Perfection · 8 min

Lateral Screenwriting: The New And The Surprising

So what other things can lateral thinking offer the process of opening your story? Lateral thinking is about taking other paths, offering new things, surprise. by Lee Matthias…