If you’re an avid podcast fan, you’ll notice that there are (broadly speaking) two types of shows: non-narrative and narrative. Non-narrative podcasts are more freewheeling, constructed around ...

The TV industry can be very confusing. For a writer it can feel overwhelming trying to figure out which hoops you need to jump through, and in which order, to get your script into production. You'll ...

Features might get all the glitzy attention, but short films are the backbone of the cinematic world. From Martin Scorsese (“The Big Shave,” 1967) to Wes Anderson (“Bottle Rocket,” 1994) to ...

When you come back to the script to start revising, try to create a separate evaluation phase and then a rewriting phase.

Relatable, original, hilarious: these are all important elements of a good script. But new writers face a particular pressure to impress with their work. Here are some things you need to do to ensure ...

I worked as a script reader (back when human beings were still doing that kind of thing) and I never DNF'd a script. But there were times I wanted to, simply because the writing and/or story wasn't ...