What Is a High Concept Film? Why It Matters in Screenwriting

4 months ago

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 Film?

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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 Indpendent Film: Three Examples

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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: Three Iconic Films

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Understanding the Hero's Journey in Screenwriting: A Guide Through Three Iconic Films The Hero's Journey is one of the most…

The Basics of Concept: High Concept, Low Concept, and Good Concept

10 months ago

Why Does Concept Matter So Much? Simple: no one cares about how brilliant you think your idea is. They literally…

Creating a Concept That Gets People Interested

12 months ago

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

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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

1 year ago

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

1 year ago

The Presuppositions of Screenwriting When you presuppose, you make an ass out of "u" and "me" It’s funny the things…

Give Yourself Permission to Write

1 year ago

Two Approaches Analyzed... As they say*, don’t ask for permission; ask for forgiveness. Sometimes the biggest block to writing is…