What is the Save the Cat Beat Sheet and Why is it Popular?
Blake Snyder was a successful screenwriter with more than 12 spec script sales under his belt. Some for over a million dollars. He was trucking along in Hollywood...
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What Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ Outline Can Teach You About Storytelling
At one point or another, every great film starts as the germ of an idea. That germ spreads, and suddenly you have the writing disease. Sorry, this metaphor...
Cheap Household Items That’ll Help You Create Common Foley Sounds
In the wonderful world of foley, you don't build a fire to create fire sounds or go to the mountains in the winter to record footsteps in snow...or...
This Guy Used Free Software to De-Age ‘The Irishman’ and…It Looks Great
You heard the buzz, You saw the movie. And like many, you were probably somewhat impressed by the de-aging process like I was. But then, some guy in...
The ‘Cool Girl’ Trope: Real Life Fantasy, Screenwriting Nightmare
Sometimes when you're writing a new screenplay or pilot, you want to develop a character you think takes on the normal tropes or stereotypes. But sometimes that trope...
12 Steps for Pitching Your Story Right Down the Middle
Having a great idea in your head is one thing, communicating it properly is another…and persuading someone that it’s a viable concept is the real challenge. Chances are,...