What Is a High Concept Film? Definition, Examples, and Why It Matters in Screenwriting In the world of screenwriting, few…
What Is a Low Concept Movie? Why They Appeal—and Why They Win Awards The film industry is often--and somewhat incorrectly--associated…
The Hero's Journey in Independent Film: Three Examples When thinking of the Hero’s Journey, the mind jumps to blockbuster-style films…
Understanding the Hero's Journey in Screenwriting: A Guide Through Three Iconic Films The Hero's Journey is one of the most…
Why Does Concept Matter So Much? Simple: no one cares about how brilliant you think your idea is. They literally…
How to make your idea idiot-proof! What are we going to get from this movie that intrigues the listener? When…
Not All BS is Bullshit Just some of it, like the BS2 Beat Sheet Sometimes it’s easy to forget the…
Getting High With Concept Or… the Tyranny of Michael Bay Let’s get a bit deeper with when and where we…
The Presuppositions of Screenwriting When you presuppose, you make an ass out of "u" and "me" It’s funny the things…
Two Approaches Analyzed... As they say*, don’t ask for permission; ask for forgiveness. Sometimes the biggest block to writing is…