Stop making life harder for the reader. See the difference in clarity when you eliminate your clause openings.
Clarity is key. Watch me help a writer trim and clarify their opening scene, to make it easier for the reader to visualise.
Nobody wants to read an instruction manual screenplay. Ditch the boring directions.
Character names matter. Watch this short video to see how Sharon Stone reacted to the name of her character in Basic Instinct.
What does a “good” sentence look like? Watch this short video to find out why every word matters in a screenplay.
"Establishing shot" may tell the director and cinematographer what's going on, but it doesn't create any "visual dopamine" for the reader. Watch this short video to find out how to write a cinematic wide shot that will blow the reader away.
How many times have you gone to a party and been introduced to several people, only to have their names go in one ear and out the other?
Don't put the © symbol on your screenplay. It won't protect you.
Is a screenplay a piece of literature? A business blueprint? Shooting script? A lure for actors, execs, money? Watch this short and hear my take on why so many screenwriters fail to understand the true purpose of a spec screenplay.
How to add VOICE to your screenplay. Case Study - Alex Convery, AIR
Next to, beside, in front of, across from... If you've written a sentence that contains more than one spatial preposition, the chances are you're OVERWRITING the scene.
Learn more in my free 1-hour masterclass.
Walks. Sits. Looks. Suboptimal verbs kill the impact of your scene description. Watch this short video to learn how to upgrade your language.
Learn how to write camera shots in your screenplay without actually specifying close, medium, wide, etc.
This is a snippet from my cinematic screenwriting course The Scriptfella Program.
Learn how the costume decisions in Billions give important insight into the characters in this 1-minute snippet from The Scriptfella Program.
The warden’s introduction in The Shawshank Redemption is a masterclass on character description.
How to write a camera pan in your script (without actually writing camera directions like “pan” or “tilt”).
Don’t let “ly” words weaken your description. Ditch the adverbs in your script in favour of a stronger verb.
What's in a name? Everything. Watch this 30-second video on how to name your characters like Dickens or Lucas.