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Simple dialogue screenplay format

Screenplay format: How to write dialogue

Screenplay Format

The general rules of screenplay format: how to write dialogue, choose the name of the characters, and use parentheticals

Happiest season and running gag

How to write a running gag with examples from Happiest Season

Genre, Uncategorized

Happiest Season is a great example of how to write a running gag that’s funny for the audience and relevat to teh plot

Superstore and covid humor

Essential worker reviews Covid humor on Superstore

What's this movie about?

Superstore season 6 opens with it’s characters dealing with the pandemic, but is the Covid humor good or cringy?

After we collided and supporting characters

After We Collided is terrible at writing supporting characters

Writing Characters

After we collided (the movie) fails at writing good supporting characters. Here’s why and how to avoid those kind of mistakes.

Three Jokers - antagonist villain foil

The difference between antagonist villain and foil – Batman Three Jokers

General Rules

Explaining the difference between antagonist, villain, and foil using the Batman comic Three Jokers

Jason Todd over the years

How Jason Todd went from Robin to Red Hood – Comic Book Writing explained

Writing Characters

Explaining the origin of Jason Todd: the Red Hood and the second Robin. How he went from a hated character to one of DC comics most beloved figures.

formatting a scene heading

How to write a scene heading – Screenplay Format

Screenplay Format

The scene heading is an essential part of the screenplay. Here’s how to use the correct format for any scene.

Live-action Mulan

Live-action Mulan: The 5 screenwriting problems that make it different

What's this movie about?

The 5 screenwriting problems that hold back Live-action Mulan and make it different from than the original

Bumblebee and the midpoint

Is the midpoint necessary in a screenplay? – Bumblebee

Story Structure

The midpoint is an important part of the screenplay. But is it necessary? Let’s find out using the movie Bumblebee as an example.

Work it and dance movie tropes

Did those dance movie tropes make Work It boring?

What's this movie about?

Netflix’s Work It has a lot of dance movie tropes in its plot, but is it a good thing or a bad thing. Do they make the movie stand out or seem unoriginal?

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