#SCREENWRITING

Melissa London Hilfers

melissahilfers

A thanksgiving message for screenwriters. 8 or 9 years ago, I was a struggling writer who had yet to make my first sale. I had the good fortune of meeting

Sally, from Blow Out (de Palma, 1981)

femboigarfield

now playing v prototypical of too old to die young in vibes & style, compelled script sometimes veers a lil 2 winking w/ the metajokes abt real-life hollywood but there's

Hilluminati

bryanedwardhill

Midpoints are tricky things, and there's no magic bullet, but a vastly oversimplified way of looking at them is first by function, then by execution. It's just my opinion, but

Dan Hernandez

CubanMissileDH

Short thread: This is a thread about dreams. It ends in triumph, but begins in defeat. Approximately 8 years ago, a fiction story of mine was accepted to Weird Tales

President Quarantine Harding

PopeAwesomeXIII

Y'all there's some real real shit going on but you need to know: the original MORTAL KOMBAT (1995) is on Netflix. This movie was the greatest American martial arts film

BJA Samuel

bja_samuel

Double Indemnity (1944) Dir Billy WilderA textbook example of the craft of screenwriting. The dialogue is sharp, the plotting is tight and every scene drives the action forward. "Straight down

Defier of Cynical Narratives ✨

Laura_K_A

ANOTHER THREAD SORRY (i'm on one tonight):i wanna expand on this idea of the COST, esp re: Rey, given what we've recently heard.when it comes to good overcoming evil, there

Trung Phan

TrungTPhan

You've definitely heard of "The Hero's Journey", the narrative structure found in countless stories dating back to Homer's Odyssey in ~7th century BC. A great way to learn the framework:

Hilluminati

bryanedwardhill

ON PITCHING (in person): I'm decent at it, not the best, but I have a good success rate; most of my screenwriting jobs have come from pitching. Beyond telling the

David P Macpherson

David_Mac13

One year ago today I signed with my #screenwriting agent and quite a year it's been. Before then I spent ages not knowing what I was doing. Lots of people

Tijan™🖖 #NoPause

tijanishere

I watched Kartini few days ago. I don't usually watch Indonesian films because 10-20 years ago, their films were quite cringe-y and suck. But in recent years, Indo films overtook

Gerry Conway Thinks Maybe Vote In Person

gerryconway

For my comic creator followers: In the late 1980s, after a decade of pursuing a second, relatively successful career as a screenwriter with writing partner Roy Thomas, I had to

David Wappel

davidwappel

THREAD ALERTFellow screenwriters!A thread on writing action lines, with special attention paid to word order and what I call "anchoring" nouns. These tools are part of my process, and I’m

Big Money G-mo

gmotheguy

To continue with my reviews. I am here to talk about one of my favorite films of 2019. The Rise of Skywalker is a phenomenal sendoff to a series that's

trent 🍥

TrentAnders0n

"oRgAnIc SoCiAl MeDiA iS dEaD!"Bull$hit.Here's how we've built @PrewriteApp 's following organically across Twitter, IG, and FB.Highlighting key takeaways for your biz too.[Thread ] 1. Identify Where Your Audience Hang

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almag1cc

Gentle reminder to writers that the American or English formats are NOT law. Ur story/script can spiral however way you want as long as it makes sense & you figure