How to Expertly Create High Stakes in Your Screenplays

The Importance and Meaning of High Stakes in Screenwriting It’s pretty simple. Story stakes answer the question… “So what? Why should we care?” High stakes can benefit the story in many ways, they: maintain audience investment. increase tension. give purpose to character’s actions. provide characters with something to play for. However, characters are still often weak and the story can feel flat. One reason for this is because the writing lacks bravery. For as we will find out, the creation of

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