What Makes The Abbott Elementary Pilot So Engaging
To write a good Pilot, you need to KNOW YOUR SHOW. Unlike a movie, you’re setting up stories that could go on for 20, 40, or maybe even 100 episodes. …
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May 10, 2024 | Industry Trends
April 1, 2024 | Filmmaking
Screenwriting Tips for Aspiring Filmmakers and Storytellers
Ernest Hemingway, believed in writing first drafts quickly and then revising extensively. Virginia Woolf was known for her stream-of-consciousness narrative technique, while Stephen King allows the story to unfold as…
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March 2, 2024 | Alumni
Creative TV & Movie Adaptations Featuring NYFA Alum, Faculty, and Rising Stars
Remember back in the 1990s when Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillipe, and Reese Witherspoon starred in an adaptation of Pierre Coderlos de Laclos’ seminal French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous…
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December 7, 2023 | How To's
How to Find Time to Write
Many accomplished writers advocate continuous practice as the most effective method for enhancing one’s writing skills. Simply resolving to write when convenient often leads to perpetual postponement for many aspiring…
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November 17, 2023 | How To's
Learn to Write Dialogue From These 6 Beloved Films
Writing dialogue that is believable and natural can be a challenge. Each character in your script should sound distinct and different from the other characters. What they say needs to…
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February 15, 2023 | How To's
The Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Pilot: Our Take on The Show’s Story Engine
“To be clear, I didn’t move here for Josh, I just needed a change‘Cause to move here for Josh, now that’d be strangeBut don’t get me wrong, if he asks…
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January 18, 2023 | How To's
The Complex, Engaging Characters of Yellowjackets
In 1996, a plane carrying a female high school soccer team crashes in a snowy mountain-scape, leaving the young survivors stranded in the harshest of conditions. Twenty-five years later, the…
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October 4, 2022 | How To's
How to Write Horror for Film
It’s a common mistake to call a horror movie a scary movie. Not all horror movies are scary, and certainly not all scary movies are in the horror genre. Therein…
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August 2, 2022 | Film
Movie Franchises: How to Build a Successful Film Strategy
As an aspiring moviemaker, perhaps your dream is to one day captivate millions of people across the globe with your own franchise. This is an accomplishment far easier said than…
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