If You Have More Than One Main Character?
There will typically be one or two lead characters, even in ensemble productions. It's Michael Bluth in Arrested Development.
It is Michael Scott in The...
Choosing A Main Character On A Movie Or Theatre Script
Choosing a basic character for a screenplay or stage is an important choice that can significantly affect the story. A main character must be...
Act Two, Part Two – midpoint
The escalating beats of your hero trying to accomplish something and whatever is in their way interfering with them in the second half of...
Choosing A Main Character On A Movie Or Theatre Script
Choosing a basic character for a screenplay or stage is an important choice that can significantly affect the story. A main character must be...
Technical Equipment Used When Script Writing
When it comes to getting organized, there are a few specialized tools that can help. One of the most important is scripting. These projects,...
How to Write a TV Pilot
I write for television as a job. I am currently wrapping up work on the third of three television shows for which I have...
General Tips for Screenwriting
The idea of making the script as easy to read as possible is at the heart of nearly every script writing rule. Because if...
The Screenplay Format
If you've read this far, you probably know something about the format of a screenplay. I'll spread it out for you, however a sweep...
The First Acting Scene
As previously stated, the first acting step is for you to set the stage.
Your characters, your world, and your central conflict are all necessary...
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The Television Structure
In television, we talk about acts and act breaks in a slightly different way.
The script's "acts" are defined by the number and location of...
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The Three Act Structures
Structure with three acts: the thing you probably remember from English class in middle school.
This is the format that almost all narrative fiction follows.
Traditionally...
Your Protagonist Goal
The majority of people are familiar with that word because they learned it in English class in high school. It is accurate. However, the...
