Take a look at the following synopsis: “A high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks longs for adventure, sophistication, and...

Continuing with the notion that great ideas, great plots, and characters are inspired by true events; the event itself doesn’t need to...

While it’s true that my breakout short film, Prego was not an original idea, and it’s FAR from being a great film, there are some...

When I first got started in this business, I was obsessed with the “idea” of coming up with a “great idea.” I thought that if I was ever...

If you have great movie ideas in your head, but you don’t know how to write, I suggest you take that as a sign from the universe that you...

Movies are the amalgamation of artistic talent and technical know-how, coming together to tell a story through moving pictures, and,...

Filmmakers actually have a lot in common with their audiences, mainly because they’re both expecting to have a good experience; the...

The process of writing a screenplay always involves research, whether it’s watching documentaries or other films, interviewing people,...

If you make a list of your all-time favorite movies, I’m pretty sure that it will align with a list of your all-time favorite characters....

It sounds like a cliché, but it’s true. The more books you read, the more you use your imagination, and the more you use your...

Having covered everything so far, I need to come back to probably the most important aspect of movie-making. You still need to know what...

This is my personal favorite approach to coming up with movie plot ideas. You take any circumstance, either real or fictional, and add a...

This is one of the oldest tricks in the book but one that I recommend wholeheartedly. Pick an episode from your favorite TV show and...

Dialogue is one of those screenwriting topics that many screenwriters drool over, either with awe or aggravation over their inability to...

I cannot stress this enough: one of the best things you can do for yourself is to get out there and network, network, network. Introduce...

The purpose of a film proposal is to showcase the details of your project to potential investors and to convince serious producers to...

A big chunk of the no-budget/low-budget filmmaking community is always on the hunt for great ideas for movies they can produce for...

If you decide to plop down in front of the keyboard and write for 60 seconds without stopping – you’ve started. The only way to get...

In 2017, I found myself in a car with a young lady who could. not. stop. talking. She wasn’t talking to me, mind you, she was talking on...

Whether you plan to write, direct and produce your script, sell it to a production company, or pitch it to your mom and dad for funding –...