Poor old three-act structure. It gets hammered away at, like an old punching bag, every time someone wants to challenge the primacy of the formulaic Hollywood screenwriting methods. “Take that! You ...

When I wrote my recent feature Test I ignored the usual advice about screenwriting structure. It was a leap of faith and an experiment in not knowing. Compared to earlier writing experiences (a ...

Syd Field was a highly sought-after screenwriting teacher, renowned as a guru of the art of the screenplay. Of his eight books on the subject, the first, Screenplay: the Foundations of Screenwriting, ...

Got an idea for a screenplay? Many of us do, but finishing it often means you need to wrap your mind around the structure. In this lesson, you'll learn how to set up your story, build the rising ...

You want to be a screenwriter, yeah, and you've got stories burning inside you. You've maybe read a book or two about three-act structure, bought some screenwriting software, and stared at that blank ...

Writer's block has left many screenwriters staring at the blinking cursor. AI tools can help them get over the finish line, but that raises a few questions: Did you write that story? Or did your ...