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Screenwriter’s Monthly: Antiheroes

Welcome to Screenwriter’s Monthly, our series (and email newsletter) that offers interviews with notable screenwriters, in-depth advice from career professionals, and insight and analysis of the latest filmmaking trends. The best part? It’s all here, just like the old morning…

wescreenplayJuly 27, 2023

Screenwriting

What Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Can Teach You About Inclusive Screenwriting

Pixar’s latest animated feature, Elemental, uses the four elements, Fire, Water, Air, and Earth in anthropomorphic form to talk about the differences between people that seem irreconcilable at first. But a deeper look into this tale reveals universal truths about…

Julia CamaraJuly 20, 2023

Filmmaking Screenwriting

4 Reasons You Should Specify Race, Ethnicity, and Gender in Your Script

The way a screenwriter introduces characters can make or break the interest of the reader. If there’s no description of the character when the reader first meets them, you risk losing interest in the story due to lack of clarity.…

Julia CamaraJuly 5, 2023

Screenwriting

Screenwriter’s Monthly: Adaptations

wescreenplayJune 25, 2023

Filmmaking Screenwriting

Plot vs. Story: Is There a Difference?

One of the most frequent questions asked by beginning screenwriters is what the difference between plot vs. story is. At first glance, it might seem as though they are the exact same thing, but if you look more closely, they…

Shannon CorbeilJune 14, 2023

Filmmaking Screenwriting

5 Unexpected Skills To Take Your TV Writing Career Further

Got a hankering to start your career in TV writing but aren't sure which skills you should be cultivating? We all became writers because we had creative ideas we wanted to explore through, you know, writing. There’s a lovely dream…

Shannon CorbeilJune 8, 2023

Filmmaking Screenwriting

Pride Month: 10 LGBTQIA+ Screenwriters to Watch

Happy pride month! In recent years the representation of LGBTQIA+ community in the media has increased. There’s still a long way to go. GLAAD, an organization devoted to countering discrimination against LGBTQ individuals in the media, have done studies around representation…

Julia CamaraJune 1, 2023

Screenwriting

Screenwriter’s Monthly: Spotlight on Black Writers

wescreenplayMay 25, 2023

Screenwriting

What is a Beat Sheet?

A beat sheet is almost like the bullet point outline of a screenplay. It breaks up the act structures of the script and identifies the important moments — or beats — in an episode or feature film. Once you’ve created…

Shannon CorbeilMay 12, 2023

Screenwriting TV

What is a Script Outline and Should You Use One?

A script outline is often confused with a beat sheet, but there is a significant difference in the screenwriting world. Where the beat sheet is like a bullet point list of a screenplay, the outline is a scene-by-scene breakdown of…

Shannon CorbeilMay 11, 2023