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16 Screenwriting Competitions That Screenwriters Should Consider Entering

The first question screenwriters of all experience levels should ask themselves is their ultimate goal for entering a screenwriting competition. A win is the start of a long process, so buckle in for the long haul.Your reasons for entering could be as simple as working to a submission deadline to finish your script or it could b...
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Terry Rossio On “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire”

The MonsterVerse Crossover has returned, stomping and roaring its way to box office heights. Traditionally, these monsters have pounded their way across across our screens, either in isolation or in packs with their own kind, with rare exception.Godzilla, (or kaiju) the reptilian king of the monsters empowered by radiation, firs...
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Writing Exposition To Make Your Script Pop (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Exposition:VoiceoverDespite being overused and used to shortcut actual writing voiceovers can be a powerful tool used properly. I ask my students to not use these, to work harder to get across their ideas, and invariably someone will bring up Casino or Goodfellows and my argument goes righ...
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Writing Exposition To Make Your Script Pop (Part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Exposition:Exposition is the beating heart of any story be it script, novel, song, article or poem. Building to a solid ending requires layering and delivering information in specific ways to make that ending work.But exposition isn’t just telling the audience something. It involves many a...
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Recommended Screenplay Competitions Worthy of the Entry Fee

Screenwriting Competitions are a great way to get your work read by professional readers and potentially circulated among creative executives who are looking for new voices to champion, especially if they’ve been vetted.The array of competitions can be mind-boggling. Many have their own internal mandates and preferences such as ...
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Writing Effective Found Family Films (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Found Family: It’s A DisasterNothing forces people to form a family faster than a disaster – a plane crash, shipwreck, or a natural disaster such as an earthquake, tidal wave, or tornado. Yellowjackets tells the story of a girls soccer team whose plane crashes in the wilderness during a fl...
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12 Ways To Get Your Script to the YES Pile (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Yes Pile:7) Sleight Of StructureSharper took story setups to a different level by having four stand-alone segments that laid the foundations of the characters, their stories, and the plot, and then delivered an interesting ending in the fifth segment. It’s bold and unique. Whether you like...
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12 Ways To Get Your Script to the YES Pile (Part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Yes Pile:You’ve seen it yourself, I’m sure. An opening gambit on a movie or TV episode. Expectations are high. You’re intrigued. And then you find your mind wandering – already mentally searching for something else to watch – the promise only to end in disappointment way before the midpoin...
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How To Do Foreshadowing Right In Your Screenplay (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Foreshadowing:AcceptanceIf you want to sell your audience on something that might go against character or be a bit outlandish foreshadowing is the way to go.In Bullet Train, there’s a highly venomous snake slithering through the storyline. Once we find out that snake venom from a Boomslang...
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10 Ways Screenwriters Could Start Their Screenplays

In the beginning was the Word… Wait. That’s from somewhere else. Take two. You’ve typed fade in and you’re stuck thinking what the opening scene of your screenplay should be. Should it be a scene of the normal world which is about to be disrupted? Or do you start in the middle of a defining action that sets the stage for the sto...

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