External Goals in Screenwriting
The external goals of your characters are what drive plot and instigate events. These external goals are what your characters…
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Raising Questions To Hook Your Audience
A great film or tv show keeps us watching and one of the main techniques you can use to achieve…
BFI Network x Studio21 Drama Series Script Competition – Writing a TV Pilot Script
In this video, Script Angel founder Hayley McKenzie reveals what makes a tv pilot script stand out in the Studio21…
How to Hook Your Audience in the First Ten Pages
Everyone knows that you need to hook your audience / reader in the first ten pages of your script. Whoever…
Change in Every Scene
Change is the heart of every story ever told – screenplays or otherwise. To make sure your script is not…
Turning Points in Screenwriting
Every script or screenplay is made up of a series of key moments; turning points that change the plot or…
Escalating The Challenge
Obstacles or challenges to your protagonist are one of the most important elements to any story. Without a challenge to…
Creating Conflict in Screenwriting
Creating conflict is the key to any story. As a script progresses, it is important to constantly test and challenge…
Book Review: Do Drama by Lucy Gannon
How to stop watching tv and start writing it. We share our book review of Lucy Gannon’s ‘Do Drama’. In…
