One of the best ways to get your foot in the door of any industry, but especially show business, is to become an assistant. If you are an aspiring screenwriter, it’s a great idea to explore options for writers assistant jobs. But where do you look? Here are a few online resources that are a solid place to start when searching for writer’s assistant jobs. Continue reading Writers Assistant Jobs — Online Resources To Get Your Next Gig
As a writer, stream of consciousness may be fun to write but unenjoyable to read. Or for you, the reverse may be true. When talking about screenwriting, stream of consciousness may not be a method frequently used on the page but can be used and benefited from in the pre-writing process or even with visual elements on screen. This article will answer what is stream of consciousness writing by providing narrative examples and film examples, while also demonstrating another use of the method to help screenwriters (or any writer) connect to their best work. Continue reading What is Stream of Consciousness…
If you are an aspiring screenwriter, you may not always be able to work solely on your passion projects. At some point or another, you’ll want to find screenwriting jobs that can also help gain some income, build your body of work, and sharpen your screenwriting skills. In this article, you’ll find a list of the best resources to find screenwriting jobs online. Continue reading Screenwriting Jobs — Where to Find Writing Jobs Online
Imagine you arrive at an old abandoned warehouse to find everything covered in dust. But as you explore, you find a sparklingly clean thermos. You might guess that the thermos hasn’t been there for long, and that somebody might be exploring nearby. This is a valid inference. Or perhaps… the thermos has been trapped in time. This inference has no evidence to support its plausibility. Either way, they’re both inferences! But what does inference mean? We’re going to answer that question by exploring the history of the term alongside some examples. Lock in your final guesses now – let’s answer…
The term “INT” is thrown around a lot in the world of screenwriting and film/television production. But what does INT mean in a script? We’re going to answer that question by defining the term. We’re also going to look at some examples from real-world screenplays! By the end, you’ll know what INT means and how to implement it in your own scripts.Continue reading What Does INT. Mean in a Script — Screenwriting 101
David Koepp may be famous for writing the action-packed blockbusters Jurassic Park and Mission Impossible, but his decades-long career as screenwriter boasts a far more diverse, and abundant, oeuvre. From romantic or black comedies to thrillers or moody suspense, Koepp’s stories take audiences on entertaining rides, no matter the genre. Continue reading David Koepp — Screenwriter Analysis on Genre, Craft & Process
James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar marked a technological breakthrough in the world of computer generated filmmaking. But although Avatar received a lot of renown for its visuals, the Avatar script has largely fallen by the wayside. I don’t think it would be inaccurate to suggest most people who saw the film in 2009 don’t remember much of what the film was about. We’re going to break down the Avatar 2009 script to see if it stacks up against the film’s final visuals. We’ll explore the Avatar setting of Pandora through the written word of James Cameron to pick up on…
I want to write a film script, you say, but I don’t know where to start! What are the steps of writing a movie script? How do I begin the work that might result in a classic of page and screen? Every writer, no matter how great or famous, confronts the blank page. This is particularly true in screenwriting, since a screenplay is mostly blank space. Properly formatted, each page gives you just a handful of lines to unfurl an entire story world. This may seem daunting, but there are plenty of tried and true methods to teach you the best…
Your eyes scroll horizontally, sentence by sentence, word over word over word – you stop to think, who is it that’s addressing me? Then, perhaps subconsciously, you realize that you must be reading from an alternate point of view, maybe this is second person – but what is second person point of view? We’re going to break down the second person point of view, or second person POV, with examples from Bright Lights, Big City and Mad Men, but first, let’s define second person point of view.Continue reading What is Second Person Point of View — Definition and Examples
Let’s break down the Game of Thrones pilot screenplay. Unlike other more straightforward television pilot scripts, the Game of Thrones script is a bit more complex because it introduces several storylines and characters that at first seem to have nothing to do with each other. Let’s teardown the Game of Thrones original pilot script and discuss some of the main takeaways. Continue reading Game of Thrones Script PDF Download & Analysis
