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Brit Scribe Dan Bronzite To Helm Thriller ‘Urge’ 5 Jul 2013 | 01:02 am
British screenwriter Dan Bronzite, best known for penning Working Title’s teen horror ‘Long Time Dead’ starring Marsha Thomason, Alec Newman and Lukas Haas, has been attached to direct the urban psych...
Nuvotech Releases New Reference Plugins For Movie Outline 3 6 Dec 2012 | 08:16 pm
4 December, 2012 (London, UK) — UK technology company Nuvotech today launched six new movie Reference Plugins for its popular screenwriting software Movie Outline 3. New Plugins Iron Man (2008) Fant...
Writing the Perfect Ending 16 Jan 2012 | 04:51 am
Yep, they can make it – and they can break it! In one fell swoop you have to tie-up any loose ends and satisfy an audience’s expectation. Not an easy task, right? Absolutely not. In fact, as a wor...
Creating Effective Scene Transitions 6 Jan 2012 | 04:48 am
Sometimes as writers we get so caught up with developing the crucial elements of a screenplay such as character arcs, plot logic, theme, structure and snappy dialogue that we forget how important it i...
What is the Time Frame of Your Screenplay? 27 Dec 2011 | 04:45 am
When you first get the idea for a story it will probably focus around an interesting character, event, act three plot twist, high concept or thrilling action sequence, but one thing we do not normally...
Avoid Coincidence In Storytelling 17 Dec 2011 | 04:41 am
Constructing an original, entertaining and intelligent plot is hard work, but that should not mean you should settle for the easy option when writing a screenplay. In fact, the opposite should apply....
Change Is Good For Screenwriters 7 Dec 2011 | 04:38 am
Whether it’s a daily routine of meals, a weekly routine of phone calls, or going to your typical vacation destination, we are all creatures of habit, some more than others. We create comfort zones in...
Whose Point of View Is It? 27 Nov 2011 | 04:35 am
Unless you are writing an ensemble movie like Robert Altman’s Short Cuts you will typically focus your story on a central character’s journey and the obstacles thrown in his or her way. The mistake m...
Be Bold With Your Screenwriting 17 Nov 2011 | 04:32 am
Every screenwriter wants to create an original, entertaining and memorable movie but that goal is often hard to achieve. There is no magic formula, no matter what anybody says. Yes, there are struct...
Structure Vs Free-Form Script Writing 7 Nov 2011 | 04:07 am
Screenwriters, novice and pro, will inevitably have their own contrasting methodologies for writing a screenplay and you will often hear conflicting rules to adhere to from prominent screenwriting gur...
