Greetings, screenwriters.  As you know I’m always trying to find new areas of information that you wouldn’t normally hear in a screenwriting class, screenwriting course or screenwriting workshop. Currently, I’m excited to share more information about character and character growth as it is essentially what makes a film work. When you think of the great […]

Hello, screenwriters.  As you all know, this is where you will find material you don’t normally learn in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes and even small screenwriting workshops.  It is a place where topics can be discussed in detail. I want to talk more about the character arc of your protagonist and how one goes from […]

Hello, screenwriters.  As you know, I attempt to provide screenwriting information you won’t normally find in a typical screenwriting course, screenwriting workshop or screenwriting class.  This week I want to discuss the screenplay for The Hobbit, which came out over the holidays. David Freeman, a good friend and fellow screenwriting instructor and I saw this […]

Hello, screenwriters.  More things you may not have learned in your screenwriting class, screenwriting course or screenwriting workshop. We continue our discussion today on creating great characters.  I’d like to take a larger view of this topic before plunging into more advanced aspects of character and character development. I myself have learned the most about […]

Hi, everyone.  We’re moving forward in our discussions to a new area of screenwriting.  Creating Great Characters, character development – in fact, all things character.  As you know these are ongoing communications I present that hopefully go far beyond what you normally learn in most screenwriting classes, screenwriting workshops and screenwriting courses. We have much […]

Hello, screenwriters.  As many of you  know, I want to provide information not normally garnered in a screenwriting workshop, screenwriting class or screenwriting course.  This is another one of those times. I just saw a post on our Secrets of Screenwriting board on Facebook about being smart in regards to when you send out a […]

Hello, screenwriters.  As you know I’m always looking for ways to impart information that you don’t usually get in screenwriting workshops, screenwriting classes or screenwriting courses.  Here’s more of that.  We have been discussing private moments in films and how they elucidate the inner lives of our characters. So once we have the moment we […]

Hello, screenwriters. We have been discussing private moments in films.  As you know I attempt to provide insights into areas of screenwriting you would not normally be able to get in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes and your average screenwriting workshops. The more I think about these precious moments, the more I see the specialized writing […]

Hello, everyone.  As you know I try my darndest to provide insights that you don’t normally get in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes of any kind and even screenwriting workshops. What other tricks are in the arsenal of the great screenwriters?  Private poetical moments.  Moments when a character simply is drawn in by the mood of […]

Hello, everyone.  As you all know I’m always searching for areas of discussion that aren’t normally taught in screenwriting workshops, screenwriting classes and screenwriting courses. Our last discussion concerned private moments, and I have been thinking a lot about these particular incidents in the past week. How great it is when we get private moments […]