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    5 Pro Tips To Improve Your Loglines
    #TheScriptDept
    • 5 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    5 Pro Tips To Improve Your Loglines

    In this article, we're going to go through five pro tips on how to make sure your loglines are the best they can be.
    Making a Monster
    #TheScriptDept
    • 5 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Making a Monster

    by Brad Brookes | I want you to imagine a hypothetical person for me. They’re rude, dismissive, narcissistic and, they wield snobbery...
    Netflix | The Tool That Should be in Every Writers Toolkit
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    • 6 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Netflix | The Tool That Should be in Every Writers Toolkit

    by Millie Hayward | In today’s world streaming platforms are jam-packed with content quenching the thirst of their ever-growing audience....
    How Writing Coverage Can Help You Become A Better Writer
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    How Writing Coverage Can Help You Become A Better Writer

    I By Laura Owen There are a number of ways to sharpen your writing skills, study, practice, analysing films and so on, but there’s one...
    Mission: Impossible - Raising The Stakes
    #TheScriptDept
    • 6 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Mission: Impossible - Raising The Stakes

    I By Laura Owen Mission: Impossible has been entertaining audiences for the past 25-years and with two more instalments due to be...
    Screenwriting Parentheticals | Script Formatting
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Screenwriting Parentheticals | Script Formatting

    In this article, I'll walk you through some examples of parenthetical in screenwriting and how to use it.
    Text Messages in a Script | Screenplay Formatting
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    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Text Messages in a Script | Screenplay Formatting

    In this article, we'll show you how to format text messages in your script.
    Writing Voice-Over (V.O.) in a Script
    #TheScriptDept
    • 4 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Writing Voice-Over (V.O.) in a Script

    This post will provide a set of best-practice principles that a beginner screenwriter can refer to when deciding whether or not to use VO.
    Flashbacks in a Script
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Flashbacks in a Script

    Let's talk about how to present a flashback in your script with examples from industry screenplays.
    When to Capitalize in Your Script
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    When to Capitalize in Your Script

    If you're new to screenwriting, you'll have come across parts of a script that are in upper case. Here we explain why and when to use it.
    How to Write a Montage
    #TheScriptDept
    • 4 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    How to Write a Montage

    We've all seen great examples of montages in cinema and television. In this article we'll show you how they are presented in the script.
    What is a 'beat' in Scriptwriting?
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    What is a 'beat' in Scriptwriting?

    We've all seen this from time to time in screenplays. The so-called 'beat' on the page.
    The Morning Show: Writing a Powerful Antagonist
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    The Morning Show: Writing a Powerful Antagonist

    It’s clear why The Morning Show is one of Apple TV’s big hitters from its complex characters to its stellar performances.
    Avoid This Common Mistake When Reading Scripts
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Avoid This Common Mistake When Reading Scripts

    People make this mistake all the time when reading screenplays. Don't fall into the trap of unintentionally imitating their bad habits.
    How to Pace your Screenplay
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    • 5 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    How to Pace your Screenplay

    Pacing relates to the flow of the story as we perceive it. A fast-paced film has a lot of scenes that are generally short and to the point.
    Doubt: Visual Storytelling
    #TheScriptDept
    • 6 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Doubt: Visual Storytelling

    A breakdown of a key scene from the 2008 drama Doubt.
    John Wick 3: Following the Rules
    #TheScriptDept
    • 3 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    John Wick 3: Following the Rules

    John Wick 3: Parabellum is taking the box office by storm. It overtook Avengers Endgame at the box office and has proven to be one of the...
    The Imitation Game: How to Write Flashbacks
    #TheScriptDept
    • 2 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    The Imitation Game: How to Write Flashbacks

    I often get asked about writing flashbacks in screenplays. I know that, for some people, writing flashbacks can be seen as the lazy way...
    The Truman Show: Understanding Active Questions
    #TheScriptDept
    • 4 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    The Truman Show: Understanding Active Questions

    Active Questions are perhaps one of the most important aspects of your script and yet they are the often something that screenwriters...
    Building Your Own Story Map
    #TheScriptDept
    • 8 min
    Screenwriting Tips

    Building Your Own Story Map

    Introduction Story structure is such a huge part of screenwriting. There is a resistance to such an emphasis on structure in some...
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