Let's get this out of the way right at the top: unless you're handing your script over to a close friend, no one reading it ...

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In a world where people tell their stories on film from ideas that start on paper, there are two powerful platforms that provide all the tools budding screenwriters need: Final Draft and Celtx. One is ...

With a slick user interface and plethora of unique features, Fade In is a fresh alternative in a stagnant marketplace. By Daniel Reynoso Life as a Screenwriter - H 2013 In the world of screenplay ...

When Anahita Ghazvinizadeh began at the University of Iowa as an assistant professor in the Cinematic Arts department in 2018, she was excited by the number of successful alumni and the many ...

Raleigh's John P. Greene Cultural Center is hosting a free six-week screenwriting workshop for all levels, starting February ...

The Guild's Poetic Screenwriters Lab, with Final Draft as a partner, pairs youth poets with industry mentors. By Degen Pener Deputy Editor For the last 16 years, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit Get ...

Everyone has that big idea for a screenplay, and it all begins with the first ten pages. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll ...

George Lucas defied many of the commandments of screenwriting, so why is the Star Wars saga so memorable? We ask a script expert. Richard Trenholm Former Movie and TV Senior Editor Richard Trenholm ...

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s Oscar for the screenplay of “Good Will Hunting” is a classic Hollywood—and Harvard—success story. Damon, an unknown and a Harvard undergrad, writes an astounding script ...