If you want to become a screenwriter, it’s so important to learn how to write action lines in a script. Action lines take up the bulk of a reader’s attention. It’s where you spell out what’s happening ...
When you watch a lot of film and television, you begin to sense a pattern. In the beginning, you meet characters. In the middle, you see them struggle. At the end, you watch as they succeed or fail.
Your screenplay is built up of individual story beats that create emotional reactions in the reader and viewer. These beats ...
How do you write a movie script? I want to write and sell a movie script. I’ve noticed that you sometimes write short plays in your advice columns. Is it the same process? I want to write and sell a ...
This story originally appeared in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge newsletter. Subscribe here. When I (Abē Levine) started interning here at NPR, I worked nights as a wedding server. And one thing ...