Best of the Web · 2 min
Screenwriting Best of the Web 18/10/09
Here's my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below. And don't forget you…
The Journal
Vol. 17 · 1,240 entries
26 August 2026
Quote of the day
Take what’s useful, argue with the rest.
Vol. 17
Uncategorized · 4 min
Screenwriting Expo – Day 1
Producer/scribe James Nicholas flew from Sydney to L.A. to attend the Screenwriting Expo. He generously reports back about his brush with the Gurus and any lesser…
Uncategorized · 5 min
Animation Imagination
Our short film season reached an unexpected climax with the nomination of 'Tin Can Heart' for an Inside Film Award Best Animation alongside The Cat Piano…
Story & Structure · 9 min
Short Film Science & Fiction
It took me seven years and three short films to radically change my mind about the nature of these little beasts. One, two or three acts,…
Best of the Web · 1 min
Screenwriting Best of the Web 11/10/09
Here's my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below. And don't forget you…
Uncategorized · 6 min
The world through animation goggles
Each year Pixar reminds us how well feature animation sells. Then there is the younger sibling, who typically only finds a home at film festivals, competitions…
Structure Analysis · 7 min
Structure: A Beautiful Mind
A structural overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001). It took me a while to appreciate this gem by Akiva Goldsman and directed by Ron Howard. Not…
Best of the Web · 1 min
Screenwriting Best of the Web 04/10/09
Here's my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below. And don't forget you…
Uncategorized · 6 min
Writing the Winning Short
It's that time of the year: filmmakers are writing, casting and crewing for the next edition of the world's largest short film festival Tropfest. Cherie Lee…
Script Perfection · 7 min
Your fastest draft ever
Did you know there's a Secret Weapon to improve your script immediately, in a matter of minutes? Final Draft has it, Microsoft Word has it. Every…
Best of the Web · 2 min
Screenwriting Best of the Web 27/09/09
Here's my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below. And don't forget you…
Uncategorized · 8 min
Confessions of a Scriptwriter (3)
What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? In this third contribution to The Story Department, Jack Feldstein gives us…
Structure Analysis · 7 min
Structure: Up
A structural overview of UP (Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy 2009 I've been a big Pixar fan since stupidly missing out on the theatrical run…
Best of the Web · 2 min
Screenwriting Best of the Web 20/09/09
Here's my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below. And don't forget you…
Uncategorized · 8 min
Confessions of a Scriptwriter (2)
What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? Fresh back from presenting The Fantastical World of Scriptwriting in New York…