Craft

September 28, 2015

In our “Unheralded Scene” series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn’t received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene from a classic movie, which has been cr...

9.5

OPINION: Beginning With A Bang

September 28, 2015

Articles, Craft, Film, Opinion

One of the most over-stated maxims when it comes to screenplays and screenwriting lies in the importance of the first ten pages. Not only is this a point that is pressed constantly home by writers, producers, c...

Yoda is wise, like our screenwriting tips article

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Advice Overload: These are the Only Screenwriting Tips Worth Keeping

September 17, 2015

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Listicles, TV

In a giant sea of screenwriting tips and advice, where does one begin? It's almost as bad as dieting these days. Cranberries are bad for you. No, scrap that, we've now decided they're good for you. Your protago...

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“8 Weeks with Hoss” Reflection Series Launches…

September 2, 2015

Articles, Business, Craft, Didactic, Free Resources, Hollywood, Inspiring, IS News/Announcements, The Insider Interviews

Industrial Scripts is pleased to announce the release of our first "Reflection Series" mini-courses. These email sequences consist of a weekly drip containing exclusive interview content from high-end filmma...

9.5

Learn from these Genius Hitchcock Decisions at Screenplay Stage

July 1, 2015

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Most Shared

What hasn’t been written about Hitchcock already? From Francois Truffaut and Raymond Durgnat, to every casual message board user on IMDb, great swathes of humankind have discussed at length the directorial t...

8.4

We timed the death sequence in PREDATOR, and this is what we learned…

June 23, 2015

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Investigative, Most Shared, Most Viewed

Way back when... For much of the 80’s and into the 90’s, “Schwarzenegger” was a byword for a movie with a high body count. The box office was peppered with movies such as COMMANDO, TOTAL RECALL and TRUE LIES, ...

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5 Bits of Famous Writing Advice You Should Ignore

May 28, 2015

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Listicles, Opinion, TV

You're no stranger to getting advice if you're a writer. Thousands of books, hundreds of films, and even entire college majors have been dedicated to the art of honing the English language. As a result, there a...

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Script Coverage Templates & Samples for Download

May 18, 2015

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Free Resources, Most Viewed, TV

What is Script Coverage? Whether you're a screenwriter or a director, a producer or a distributor, a financier or a development executive, script coverage is something that the lion's share of film & TV pr...

8.9

Unheralded Scene: WEST OF MEMPHIS (2012)

May 17, 2015

In our “Unheralded Scene” series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn’t received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene from a classic movie, which has been cr...

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Unheralded Scene: TOGETHERNESS (2015)

May 17, 2015

Articles, Craft, TV, Unheralded Scenes

Unheralded Scene: TOGETHERNESS (2015) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene ...

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Unheralded Scene: DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (1997)

May 16, 2015

Unheralded Scene: DECONSTRUCTING HARRY (1997) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be ...

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Unheralded Scene: THE FISHER KING (1991)

May 16, 2015

Unheralded Scene: THE FISHER KING (1991) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a sce...

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Unheralded Scene: NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2006)

May 16, 2015

Unheralded Scene: NOTES ON A SCANDAL (2006) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a ...

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Unheralded Scene: PI (1998)

May 16, 2015

Unheralded Scene: PI (1998) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene from a cla...

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Unheralded Scene: RUNNING ON EMPTY (1988)

May 15, 2015

Unheralded Scene: RUNNING ON EMPTY (1988) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a sc...

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Unheralded Scene: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)

May 13, 2015

Unheralded Scene: O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It mig...

9.4

Unheralded Scene: THE MACHINE (2013)

May 9, 2015

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, Unheralded Scenes

Unheralded Scene: THE MACHINE (2013) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene f...

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Unheralded Scene: GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997)

May 6, 2015

Unheralded Scene: GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a s...

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Unheralded Scene: BOILER ROOM (2000)

April 29, 2015

Unheralded Scene: BOILER ROOM (2000) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene f...

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Unheralded Scene: THE GODFATHER (1972)

April 19, 2015

Unheralded Scene: THE GODFATHER (1972) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene...

9.1

Unheralded Scene: FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998)

April 16, 2015

Unheralded Scene: FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS (1998) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. ...

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Unheralded Scene: GATTACA (1997)

April 14, 2015

Unheralded Scene: GATTACA (1997) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene from ...

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Unheralded Scene: THE WILD BUNCH (1969)

April 10, 2015

Unheralded Scene: THE WILD BUNCH (1969) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scen...

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Unheralded Scene: LORD OF WAR (2005)

April 8, 2015

Unheralded Scene: LORD OF WAR (2005) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene f...

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12 Things Screenwriters Can Learn from Musicals

March 25, 2015

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Film, Listicles, Opinion

I recently ventured from my comfortable world of screenwriting into a completely new territory. No, I'm not acting-- I'm working on a stage musical. The process has involved late nights, rewrites, and brains...

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15 Great Scorsese Quotes on Storytelling

March 24, 2015

Articles, Classic Quotes, Craft, Film, Inspiring, Listicles

15 Great Scorsese Quotes about Storytelling Martin Scorsese needs little introduction. The visionary director behind a lengthy list of iconic films from Taxi Driver to Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and through to T...

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31 Screenwriting Books You MUST Own

January 18, 2015

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Listicles, Most Shared, Most Viewed

The MUST is for effect. You don’t have to do anything, particularly buying screenwriting books in such volume that the Amazon driver knows you by name . But you’re a writer, you already know that. A more accura...

7.5

Script Reader Jobs: Your Complete Guide

December 23, 2014

Articles, Business, Craft, Didactic, Film, Most Viewed, TV

Like it or lump it, the role of the industry script reader is becoming increasingly important in film and TV. With the volume of scripts being written, increasing year-on-year, the challenge for those in power ...

8.5

How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide

December 19, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Listicles, TV

How to Write a Screenplay: Your 30-Step Guide. So - you want to learn how to write a screenplay. You think about it constantly. Whenever you watch a movie, you annoy your friends by going on and on about...

6.5

Five Screenwriting Rules You Can Break and Five You Can’t

November 27, 2014

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Didactic, Most Shared, Most Viewed

Even the notion of screenwriting rules gets some people into a serious tizz, and it's this controversial topic I want to explore this week. I’ve spent the last three weeks watching my new film Kaja...

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My Search for a Screenwriting Truth

November 8, 2014

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Didactic, Film, Opinion

In Screenwriting, the truth matters... Today we’re going to talk about The Truth. Not this sort of truth. Or this. Or even this. We’re going to talk about the kind of screenwriting truth that connected ...

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What I’ve Learnt about Screenwriting: Part I, The Idea

October 30, 2014

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Didactic, Film, Opinion, TV

What I've Learnt about Screenwriting: Part 1, The Idea Williams: scribbles hard, scribbles daily. So I've been doing this for a while now, and for some reason I feel a powerful, hubristic, intimations-of-m...

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To Screenwrite Right, Write What You Know

Tamzin Rafn

October 28, 2014

Articles, Columnists, Craft, Didactic, Film, Opinion, TV

Write What You Know or Just Say No! (and other rhymes) I’m going to give you procrastinating scribblers a little bit of advice today. Yes me, who gets up at the crack of 10.30 in the AM and eats really really ...

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Unheralded Scene: RUSHMORE (1998)

October 13, 2014

Unheralded Scene: RUSHMORE (1998) In our "Unheralded Scene" section, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene fr...

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The Insider Interviews: Nev Pierce

September 30, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, The Insider Interviews

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

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The Insider Interviews: Gareth Unwin

September 30, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, Hollywood, The Insider Interviews

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

8.9

The Screenplay & The Mountain

September 26, 2014

Articles, Craft, Didactic, Film, Listicles, TV

The Screenplay. Like some kind of Mordorian tower it looms over the land. We can barely make out the top of it, so shrouded is it in snow, ice and whatever other element that makes things difficult...

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The Insider Interviews: Rob Kraitt

September 26, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, The Insider Interviews

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

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The Insider Interviews: Nick Marston

September 26, 2014

Articles, British Film, Business, Craft, Film, The Insider Interviews, TV

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

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The Insider Interviews: Kevin Lehane

September 22, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, The Insider Interviews

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

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The Insider Interviews: Jack Thorne

September 22, 2014

Articles, British Film, Craft, Film, The Insider Interviews, TV

The Insider Interviews series started in 2010 as a set of recorded interviews, featuring the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Gareth Unwin, who produced THE KING’S SPEECH, Ben Wheatley and Hossein Amini, the Oscar-nomi...

9.1

Unheralded Scene: STAND BY ME (1986)

August 27, 2014

Unheralded Scene: STAND BY ME (1986) In our "Unheralded Scene" section, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scen...

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Unheralded Scene: HAROLD & MAUDE (1971)

July 30, 2014

Unheralded Scene: HAROLD & MAUDE (1971) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a ...

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10 Great Akira Kurosawa Quotes for Screenwriters & Filmmakers

July 25, 2014

Articles, Classic Quotes, Craft, Didactic, Film, Inspiring, Listicles

"Most directors have one masterpiece by which they are known. Kurosawa has at least eight or nine." - Francis Ford Coppola Probably most famous for his epic, THE SEVEN SAMURAI, Akira Kurosawa has always been m...

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Unheralded Scene: SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)

July 18, 2014

Unheralded Scene: SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) In our "Unheralded Scene" section, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a s...

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Unheralded Scene: TWIN PEAKS – FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992)

July 18, 2014

Unheralded Scene: TWIN PEAKS - FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It...

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Unheralded Scene: THE PIANO (1993)

July 18, 2014

Unheralded Scene: THE PIANO (1993) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a scene fro...

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Unheralded Scene: THE SIXTH SENSE (1999)

July 18, 2014

Unheralded Scene: THE SIXTH SENSE (1999) In our "Unheralded Scene" series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn't received the admiration it deserves. It might be a sce...

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Unheralded Scene: MONEYBALL (2011)

July 15, 2014