Exploring the nature of writing for the moving image in the broadest sense, the Journal of Screenwriting encourages investigation of a wide range of possible methodologies and approaches to studying the scriptwriting. Research topics include the history of the form, contextual analysis, the relationship of scriptwriting to the production process, and how the form can be considered in terms of culture and...

Learn about the writing process and building a story arc for your story or screenplay. This free report is a simple slide show highlighting important story structure...

Many people cannot define what film editors are or do. This is understandable, for editors have never been celebrities. Editing involves not nearly a theoretical consideration of the effect of one shot upon another, or a linear rendition of a script, or a mechanical measurement of frames. It is all that and much more- rhythm, instinct, emotion, psychology...

The act of choosing your story, identifying your hero and establishing his or her character arc and the story’s premise, is highly personal. There is no one way to get an idea – they seem to spring, unbidden, from the great collective unconscious, or from your own dark and troubled past, or from the blitz of information we encounter every day. You might have an idea, or an image you just can’t get...

OK, this article is for those writers who aren’t sure how or where to begin writing a screenplay. We’re going to start from the very beginning. Let me start off by saying that every writer is unique therefore each writer has a preferred writing method. Only you can explore the different methods and choose what works best for you. I simply bring you my experience and best advice. There are few...

This is a professional screenwriting guide with excerpts from the Screenwriting Bible by David Trottier. The Series of Shots can be used to bundle a few shots with more diverse pieces of action that have a less obvious underlying theme. The boundaries are soft, however, and a montage is often used here,...

This is how to begin your film or television screenplay. Scene headings are typed in capitals and must indicate: interior or exterior, the location, and day or night. Scene action is double-spaced under the heading in upper and lower case text with double-spacing between...

Most of you are just beginning your screenwriting journey.It will be a long haul and there will be much to learn; hopefully, with the aid of this site, you can draw a few bits of knowledge from my experiences and avoid some of the obstacles and dilemmas I have come up against.I’ve read dozen of screenplays by budding writers over the last few years, and in my opinion, a vast majority of those scripts...