The five-act structure is a plot formula that divides a story into five sections: the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. From these classical explorations comes our ...

As the opening exercise in Jennine Lanouette’s screenwriting class for teenagers, she’ll ask them to think about dating. Then they’ll be asked to write two scenes: one showing a person alone in a room ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Award-winning author and screenwriter SherLann D. Moore has announced the ...

You’ve been accepted into film school! There are lots of clichés and expectations around what you can expect, but only a small percentage of them are true. It’s tempting to want to throw yourself into ...

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 ...

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In a world where people tell their stories on film from ideas that start on paper, there are two powerful platforms that provide all the tools budding screenwriters need: Final Draft and Celtx. One is ...