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Developing your story from an emotional point-of-view instead of an action first ideology can really help you tell layered, nuanced stories. Listen and find out how Emotion Pushes Action instead of the other way around.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com...

Lately, I've seen a lot of screenplay ideas get pitched with weak protagonists. As a result, the odds are that the screenplay is not going to be very good because of that. Don't kill your chances at a great screenplay before you even start writing it. Listen and find out how to avoid writing a weak protagonist. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling bo...

Emotional Symptoms are the secret to writing layered scenes. It's easy to decide where to shoot a scene and where you want the characters to be within it. Once you understand what emotional symptoms are, you will be able to write those same scenes with purpose, with subtext and with emotion. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secre...

Tim Albaugh is a writer/producer and a graduate of the UCLA MFA screenwriting program. Tim has taught screenwriting at UCLA, UC Irvine, Hollins University, Pixar Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Feature Animation. Tim has been a featured presenter at the Richmond International and Sunscreen Film Festivals; Oklahoma Arts Institute; Emerson College Screenwriting Program; Scottsdale Community Colle...

Aadip Desai is a 2020-2021 BAFTA Breakthrough Artist, Advisor/Educator at The Sundance Institute, runs the LA TV Writers Facebook Group, is an Alum of the 2019 Disney/ABC TV Writing Program/Fellowship, and AFI drop-out. Aadip was a staff writer on S7 of THE GOLDBERGS, wrote on MIRA ROYAL DETECTIVE, and a couple of Netflix animated shows that haven’t come out yet. It's a fascinating discussion...

Subtext is an important part of storytelling. Most writers to a great job writing subtext in their dialogue but few writers write Cinematic Subtext. Listen to this podcast to hear about a great example of Cinematic Subtext and learn how to incorporate this important tool into your writing process. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secr...

An amazing interview with screenwriter, author and mentor, Bob Saenz. Bob has over 16 feature film credits and is the author of 'That's Not the Way it Works: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Craft and Business of Screenwriting". Purchase Bob's book here ==>>  'That's not the Way it Works: A No-Nonsense Guide to the Craft and Business of Screenwriting.' Bob talks...

How do you design scenes? What do you think about before you begin writing? Here's a quick look at how I approach writing a scene.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

Hal Ackerman is a screenwriter, published author, and playwright. He taught screenwriting at UCLA for 30 years and was the co-chair of the Screenwriting program for the last 10 of those years. Hal is also the author of "Write Screenplays that Sell - the Ackerman Way." Buy Hal's book here ==>> "Write Screenplays that Sell - the Ackerman Way" This podcast is a fascinat...

One of the weakest elements in a novice screenwriters script is a weak antagonist. Learn how to make the antagonist represent so much more than just being the 'bad guy.' Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com .

I'm sure you've all heard that screenwriting adage - write what you know. I heard it in my very first screenwriting class but it took me years to truly understand what it meant. Take a listen to this short podcast to understand what 'write what you know' really mean. Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" o...

Christopher Vogler is a Hollywood development executive, screenwriter, author and educator, best known for working with Disney and his screenwriting guide, 'The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers.' Buy Chris' book here ==>> "The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers" He studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California School...

In this short podcast, I answer a question that I've been asked 100s of times - Why does my screenplay fizzle out after 20-25 pages?  I identify what is missing in 99.9% of the scripts that I've been asked to analyze that have this issue. Take a listen and see if I can shed a little light on what the problem is.  Support the show For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling...

David is an accomplished Screenwriter of over 60 screenplays with 15 screenwriting credits on IMDb. David teaches screenwriting at Drexel University and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. David evaluates screenplays for the prestigious Austin Screenwriters Conference and is active in the Philadelphia screenwriting community, frequently reading screenplays for The Set In Philadelphia Scree...