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The End Is Often The Beginning. Thoughts On Writing Your First Draft

Have you completed the first draft of your screenplay yet? First off, congratulations are in order. Many writers don’t get this far. Now what? Reread...

3 Levels Of Opposition In A Screenplay by Author Pamela Jaye Smith

Film Courage: Is there an antagonist or a dark side to romantic comedies? Pamela Jaye Smith, Author: An antagonist or a dark side? I think...

The Aesthetic Of A Screenplay Is As Important As The Story And Characters by...

Film Courage: Shawn, do you write everyday? Shawn Christensen, Co-writer/director THE VANISHING OF SIDNEY HALL: I do now. I don’t always. I’m working on a...

3 Book And Movie Deal by Author Jennifer Brody

Film Courage: So your debut novel The Thirteenth Continuum sold and then at some point now you have a three-book deal (which that was...

What New Screenwriters Don’t Realize About Their First Script by Daniel Calvisi

Film Courage: So you have a mantra on your site which is Actfourscreenplays.com. And the mantra is ‘Craft Equals Business, Which Means Focus on Your...

Why Outlining A Screenplay Is Important by Mark Sanderson

Film Courage: What does an outline look like? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter and Author: Well, for me on these assignments that I do they are usually 10...

3 Reasons Why A First Time Screenwriter Is Fired Off An Assignment by Christine...

Film Courage: So I looked at your IMDB and is your first credit THE PERFECT NANNY with Bruce Boxleitner and Tracy Nelson? Christine Conradt, Screenwriter:...

Screenwriters Who Oppose Screenplay Structure by Authors Jeffrey Davis and Peter Desberg

Peter Desberg, Author: So when do the interesting questions start? Film Courage: Right now, actually. But this is a little bit leading…why are so...

3 Act Structure Is Not Screenwriting Religion by Andrew Horng

Film Courage: Do you think there’s a story structure that professionals use? Andrew Horng: I think it’s different for everybody. I don’t think there is...