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

What Is a High Concept Film? Definition, Examples, and Why It Matters in Screenwriting In the world of screenwriting, few…

4 months ago

What is a Low Concept Film?

What Is a Low Concept Movie? Why They Appeal—and Why They Win Awards The film industry is often--and somewhat incorrectly--associated…

4 months ago

The Hero’s Journey in Indpendent Film: Three Examples

The Hero's Journey in Independent Film: Three Examples When thinking of the Hero’s Journey, the mind jumps to blockbuster-style films…

4 months ago

Understanding the Hero’s Journey in Screenwriting: Three Iconic Films

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

4 months ago

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

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

10 months ago

Creating a Concept That Gets People Interested

How to make your idea idiot-proof! What are we going to get from this movie that intrigues the listener? When…

12 months ago

Not All BS is Bullshit

Not All BS is Bullshit Just some of it, like the BS2 Beat Sheet Sometimes it’s easy to forget the…

12 months ago

Getting High With Concept

Getting High With Concept Or… the Tyranny of Michael Bay Let’s get a bit deeper with when and where we…

1 year ago

The Presuppositions of Screenwriting

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

1 year ago

Give Yourself Permission to Write

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

1 year ago