Screenwriting
Life Is an Adventure
After several attempts, my best friend and I finally managed to meet up for our guy’s night out and…
May 4, 2019-
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Screenwriting
Die Laughing
As I am writing this month’s post, five of the top 20 movies are comedies or animated. It’s no…
April 4, 2019 -
Screenwriting
Against the Odds
March is a memorable month for me; it marks my greatest fight and biggest victory to date. It is…
March 4, 2019 -
Screenwriting
What Matters Most
If you’ve been reading my column for any amount of time, you know it’s no secret that I am…
February 4, 2019 -
Screenwriting
Genre
When I first started pursuing a career as a writer of the screenplays and began learning the craft, I…
January 4, 2019 -
Screenwriting
The End?
Recently a fellow aspiring screenwriter reached out to me on social media. She was having problems with figuring out…
December 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
The Plot
A few months ago, I was asked by an agency to do a rewrite of an older screenplay I…
November 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
The Setting
One of the most overlooked components of a story, especially in screenwriting, is the story’s setting. Perhaps, it’s because…
October 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
Friction
Every writer has a desire to learn the craft, screenwriters more so. However, their journey is complicated by the…
September 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
Messy
Let’s face it, sometimes life just stinks. Friends betray us, family walks away and sometimes the boy doesn’t get…
August 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
Keep It Real
My number one pet peeve with Christian films is their unrealistic characters. Christian protagonists seem to be too good…
July 4, 2018 -
Screenwriting
Sound Off!
While brainstorming for this post, I remembered the song that inspired the climax for my first screenplay over a…
June 9, 2018 -
Screenwriting
Moving On
We’ve all seen bad movies before. Films we couldn’t wait to see after watching a brief two or three…
April 29, 2018 -
ScreenwritingFrom Script to Stage/Screen Part 4
From Script to Stage/Screen Part 4 We have explored four of the major responsibilities placed upon any director in…
October 29, 2017 -
Screenwriting
From Script to Stage/Screen 3
In our first article, we looked at how research was vital to prepare any director to present a script…
October 4, 2017 -
Screenwriting
From Script to Stage/Screen: Part 2
In our first article, we looked at how research was vital to prepare any director to present a script…
August 12, 2017 -
Screenwriting
From Script to Stage-Jim Tippins
From Script to Stage/Screen INTERIOR. ICE CREAM PARLOR – DAYTIME Myrtle Beach in the Summer The directions in the…
July 4, 2017 -
ScreenwritingHow Plot Can Kill Your Character
Every story begins at your Initial Stimulus – that spark of an idea that captured your imagination. The thing…
January 8, 2017 -
ScreenwritingTHE KEY COMMONALITIES OF A COMPELLING CHARACTER
If you analyze screenplays and films you are bound to find commonalities that exist among the ones that are…
December 3, 2016 -
ScreenwritingTHE EMOTIONAL GLUE THAT BINDS US TO STORY
Almost an Author welcomes Tim Long to the A3 family. He is the new columnist for Screenwriting. There is…
November 2, 2016
