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Contests Diverse Voices

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Semifinalist

Thank you to all the amazingly talented writers who submitted to the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Competition. We received over 1,000 entries, and the craft of the writing was outstanding across the board. As TV grows in the market, clearly there…

wescreenplaySeptember 21, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Unlock Your Story

Writing is like safecracking, it’s not as easy as it looks in film. There’s more to it than that. While I assume most writers have never broken into a safe, the principles of the deed have similarities to trying to…

Beverly PedersSeptember 18, 2018

Screenwriting

Online Worldbuilding Tools for Screenwriters

When it comes to worldbuilding, writers need tools. From clothing to cartography, we all know that the more we understand about our fictional world, the better our worlds develop. But how can you do this without falling down the research…

Beverly PedersSeptember 14, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices

Announcing the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Quarterfinalists

Thank you to all the amazingly talented writers who submitted to the 2018 WeScreenplay Television Competition. We received over 1,000 entries, and the craft of the writing was outstanding across the board. As TV grows in the market, clearly there…

wescreenplaySeptember 4, 2018

Screenwriting

Film vs. Video Games From a Screenwriter’s Perspective

Video games have emerged as a billion dollar jewel in the entertainment industry’s crown. With the newest dives into Virtual Reality and more advanced graphics, video games don’t seem to be slowing down. In fact, video games triple the profits…

Beverly PedersSeptember 2, 2018

Screenwriting

How to Embrace Themes to Improve Your Screenplay

If you read Lajos Egri’s The Art of Dramatic Writing, he spends the entire first third of the book insisting that the most important part of any story is the premise. While Egri was writing about plays and it’s rare…

Beverly PedersAugust 25, 2018

Diverse Voices Filmmaking Screenwriting

11 Essential Diverse Voices to Stream

If our political situation has taught us anything, it’s the importance of listening to others - particularly those who have seen a different side of the world than we have. Perspective can mean the difference between peace and war. That’s…

Ben LarnedAugust 22, 2018

Filmmaking Screenwriting

Why Screenwriters Should Watch Films for Kids

When my sister was interested in animation in high school, we would watch a lot of animated shows. They were usually targeted to young kids and young adults. We watched movies from Disney, Dreamworks, Blue Sky, Universal Pictures and more.…

Beverly PedersAugust 14, 2018

Contests Diverse Voices Screenwriting

Top 10 Diversity Screenwriting Programs in Hollywood

There’s a problem in Hollywood’s stories. Not plot holes or franchises, but the people telling these stories. The Hollywood Diversity Report 2018 found that in the top theatrical films of 2016, the screenwriters were 91.9% white, and 86.2% male. The…

Charlotte StaufferAugust 10, 2018

Filmmaking Screenwriting

How Musicals Can Help Harmonize Your Script

Stage plays and musicals are an interesting art form and I encourage anyone who can, to see them as often as possible. As a student, there is little time to go see the latest and greatest, but I’ve found musical…

Beverly PedersAugust 2, 2018