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We touched on surrealist auteur David Lynch’s creative process and briefly mentioned his struggles with getting a grip on his debut feature Eraserhead’s overarching theme or purpose. Lynch eventually had his eureka moment whilst reading the Bible; a single line
In 2006 David Lynch released, if he sticks to his word, his final film. It was Inland Empire, the most elusive, scattershot, and bizarre of any of his works. Without a great deal of effort on the viewer’s part, the
Do you struggle to get down to the nitty-gritty of writing? Maybe you get distracted easily, or maybe you find that you’re not meeting your requirements as you go. Moving at a glacial pace, never settling into a groove, waiting
Barry Jenkins, the humanist filmmaker behind the vulnerable portraits of the black American experience Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, recently saw the release of his latest mammoth undertaking; The Underground Railroad, based on a novel of the same
Exposition, which you probably know at least a little about if you’re checking out a scriptwriting consultation service, is the act of inserting into the story necessary extraneous information you believe the audience *must* know as background, so that you
Often on this website we recommend advice from the absolute upper echelon of great filmmakers, the gods on mount Cinema. But, whilst this is often a great well to draw on, sometimes smaller budget, practical filmmakers have the advice you’re
It is intuitive in storytelling to suggest that a character, who you as writer have deemed the hero, is in fact morally upright or ‘one of the good ones’ (“JUST LIKE ME!” the audience member gasps, hopefully) through example. If
Marvel rules the world. Or it did. There is very little doubt that Black Widow won’t come storming into theatres and lighting a fire under the theatrical experience once again, but you never know. It’s always interesting when Marvel has
Now we’re going to go over what would seem to be one of the more intuitively obvious tips in screenwriting, but which is essential, and good to get a refresher on. You may know about the needs of the first
Rumours surrounding Damian Chazelle’s Babylon have been flaring up as of late. The Hollywood period drama is said to be set during the transition from the silent era to talkies, and it’s no wonder the film is a hot ticket,