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 ...

Variety’s new series, “Hollywood How-To,” will tackle all things writing, with broader conversations about everything from crafting characters to navigating the writer’s room. The second chapter — ...

From George Lucas’ “Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB” and Wes Anderson’s “Bottle Rocket,” to Ava DuVernay’s “Saturday Night Life” and Christopher Nolan’s “Doodlebug,” some of our most successful, ...

Co-writer and producer Anthony Hines describes the massive amount of material the film's eight screenwriters produced, preparing their actors for any situation. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor But what ...

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 ...

Scott Z. Burns tried to use AI to write a “Contagion” sequel as shared in the illuminating new podcast “What Could Go Wrong?” In Hollywood, there seem to be two camps when it comes to AI. Some preach ...

Fade In gives you the tools to produce the next “Citizen Kane,” or the next “Mansquito vs. Megacroc.” Fade In allows you to unleash your inner Christopher Nolan (or in my case, Ed Wood), providing a ...

Turning a comic or graphic novel into an animated project is a fairly common pathway, but far more rare is taking a finished screenplay for an animated feature and reenvisioning it in print form. That ...

Alongside his novels, Joe Hill is paid to write a screenplay each year. But he doesn't do it for the money.

“Watchmen” showrunner Damon Lindelof thinks if you repeat the word three times, “we can express exactly how important it is” to a great script. “It’s really the whole ball of wax,” he says. “When it ...