This is Part 2 in the series on the Top Screenwriting Questions. Also see Part 1. Below you will find questions 26-50. Note that these are in no particular order. Also note that I am not answering these questions in this blog post, but will tackle each one as a separate blog post, so definitely [...]

Over the past six months I have been collecting questions about the craft of screenwriting. Not about format. Not about selling. These questions are all about improving the quality of your screenplay. Below you will find questions 1-25. Note that these are in no particular order. Also note that I am not answering these questions [...]

William Akers (author of Your Screenplay Sucks) lists a ton of classic movies (like Chinatown, Shampoo, Taxi Driver, The Conversation, and many more) that — if they were made today — could have been indie films produced on an low budget. His observation — which is right on the money: Writers should be producers. It [...]

I’m putting together a list of the top 100 questions about the craft of screenwriting (steering clear of formatting, legal, and script selling questions). If you have a burning question, contact us or post in the comments below. And stay tuned for the list.

In case you haven’t heard of it, The 48 Hour Film Project is an international event where teams of filmmakers in various cities around the world struggle to make a short film in 48 hours or less — from concept to finished film. You are allowed to do some advance work: gather a crew, set [...]