Writing a great opening to your screenplay is important, but once you're through that scene, you have so many more pages to get through.
For me, I like to break the story down into ten-page chunks. And the first ten pages of your screenplay are the absolute most important .
They set the stage, introduce your characters, and determine whether your reader gets hooked or puts your script down.…
Why you can't afford to treat language as an afterthought.
Apple and Russia are no longer doing business via the App Store and some of its other services. Per MacRumors, as of April 1st, payment processing is no longer available for purchases made across the App Store and other Apple services in Russia, according to Apple. The closure of services was confirmed by a support […]
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We might define your story’s tone as its attitude. More than that, it’s a guide for audiences to help them determine their own attitudes while engaging with your story. Tone tells audiences how to experience the events unfolding on the page. As such, you have to set your story’s tone right from the beginning. Is […]
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You may love or hate emoji, but they’re here to stay and more are coming with each software update of any operating system. According to MacRumors, the fourth iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 betas released to developers today introduce nine new emoji characters: The updates also include new skin tone modifiers people […]
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I've been thinking a lot recently about directing my first feature film. But what intimidates me the most about the endeavor is the idea of all the nuanced things a director does on set, aside from actually peering through a viewfinder and shouting "Action!".
And look, I've been on a real set, and I know that's not what they really do. It's so much more cerebral than that.
But I've found it…
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