We’re continuing our journey through screenplay structure by examining the turn into Act Two. In case you’ve missed our previous columns about setup, inciting incident, and the hero refusing the call, you can find them on our blog. Act Two is where your protagonist embraces the mission they were given. It usually happens somewhere between pages…
Here is our weekly column of screenwriting tips. For all previous columns, please see our blog entries right here. In our last column, we’ve talked about the Inciting Incident. This week, let’s talk about the rest of Act One. What does that mean? Well, the inciting incident has happened, the monkey wrench has been thrown,…
We are psyched to introduce our first Get Repped Now 2023 consider: Joe Marino. Joe really brought it with his tense Southern Gothic horror-thriller FEALTY, and we can’t wait to introduce him to our industry panel. As it turns out, he’s also friends with former GRN considers Jason Gruich and David L. Williams whose careers…
This week, let’s talk about your inciting incident. The inciting incident is what sets your story in motion. In classic screenplay structure, this happens around page 12. Frankly, anywhere between pages 10 and 15 and you’re golden. If the setup is complex (e.g. a period piece) it tends to happen on the later end of…
Today, let’s talk about one of the most important aspects of screenwriting: the setup. As writers, we often want to jump into the action because we’re afraid of testing a reader’s or audience member’s patience. We don’t want anyone to stop reading or switch to another channel. And sometimes that leads us to skipping the…
Get Repped Now begins again for 2023 March 13, and we are super pumped to announce this year’s panel. Truly the best of the best, the elite, the movers and shakers whose clients regularly get on The Black List and whose tastes are regarded as the best in the biz. Without further ado: You’ll notice…
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, a quick reminder that Get Repped Now! is almost upon us. It starts on 3/17. So polish those scripts! With that in mind, let’s talk about character. Does your character arc? Or are they the same person at the end that they were at the beginning? Now look, if…
Here is our… Screenwriting Tip of the Week Last week, we talked about editing. This week, let’s talk about a related subject: FORWARD MOMENTUM Does every scene move the story forward? Does it advance the plot or give us new insight into a character? In a perfect world, it should do both at the same…
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This is where you earn your money. When people read a script, they are predominantly looking at your dialogue. Oftentimes scene descriptions get glossed over or even ignored, but your dialogue will always get read. And it’s also the key element that attracts “talent” — the performers whose involvement can get your project greenlit. Fun…