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Elevate Your Script With Theme (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Theme:TV ThemesNo, not the great music that introduces the shows, but the actual thematic overlays that follow entire runs of seasons.Billions speaks of greed and power. Axe has some memorable lines that illuminate this, “You Were Wrong. I’m not human. I am a machine. I’m a f****** termina...
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Elevate Your Script With Theme (Part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series ThemeIf you’re watching a film and your heart soars or breaks, you’re watching a great film written and executed properly. Chances are you’re also watching a film that has its theme(s) firmly in place. Nothing moves the needle quite as strongly as a universal theme that makes us an intimat...
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What Makes Comedy Writing Funny? It’s More Than The Jokes

Writing successful comedy is serious business. Your jokes can live or die by the sword. Audiences are fickle. Comedy is neither inherently good nor bad – it’s only effective or not. The difference between a joke landing or falling flat depends on many factors such as the audience, the context, the way the joke is delivered, and ...
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The Emotional Core Of Your Story (Part 2)

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Emotional Core:RedemptionRedemption films have strong emotional cores because of their very nature. Coming back from failure or from making a huge mistake are ideas that are instantly relatable.Classic films like Seabiscuit, A Beautiful Mind, Rocky, and The Verdict all easily spring to min...
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The Emotional Core Of Your Story (Part 1)

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Emotional Core:Emotional CoreThe emotional core of a story is the foundation on which a compelling storyline is built. This is connected to the plot, theme, and characters in many ways, but it stands alone as being one of the most powerful aspects of your story if done right.Audiences may ...
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11 Types Of Conflict To Add Interest To Your Screenplay

Conflict is defined as the act of two characters (or entities) with oppositional viewpoints challenging each other until one of them ostensibly wins by the end of the story. They may also both lose or both win. Sometimes, it’s more about the struggle of trying to achieve a result.It is the backbone of drama because it drives the...
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“First The Till Family. Then The Crime” Marissa Jo Cerar Discusses ‘Women Of The Movement’

The horrific murder of fourteen year old Emmett “Bobo” Till (played by Cedric Joe) on 28 August 1955 for allegedly wolf-whistling at Carolyn Bryant (played by Julia McDermott ), a white woman, still haunts us today as stark reminder of the scourge of hate crimes in America more than sixty years later.Showrunner Marissa Jo Cerar ...
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12 Helpful Tips On Beginning A Scene

Scenes are the building blocks of your screenplay. They are not all created the same way and not all serve the same function. Most scenes should function as self-contained dramatic units, but not always. They can be interstitial, bridging, or open-ended to give the reader some time out from the main narrative. The most important...
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7 Scenes That Reveal The Inner Layers Of Your Character

The moving images of film and television comprise scenes which become a complete audiovisual storytelling experience. Scenes are the arguably the most powerful components of a film or TV show. Apart from progressing the plot, scenes have an equal duty to reveal character in parallel. A skilled writer will gently weave tender cha...
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Don’t Be Afraid To Dig Into Your Story

“Don’t Be Afraid To Dig Into Your Story” Says Mary Jane Skalski From Echo Lake Entertainment:Mary Jane Skalski is currently the President of Production at Echo Lake Entertainment where she also represents a handful of clients. She also teaches in the Graduate Producing Program at Columbia University and is a member of AMPAS, ser...

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