Five Things Writers Can Learn From Big Little Lies
Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, Big Little Lies has been praised by critics and audiences alike for its depiction of strong, confident and complicated women. Nominated for 16 Emmy® Awards and winner of eight, the HBO mini-series was adapted by David E. Kelley,...
Five Lessons Writers Can Learn From “Ray Donovan”
For five seasons, Ray Donovan has been one of the highest rated series on Showtime. Created by Ann Biderman, a screenwriter whose credits include Copycat (1995), Primal Fear (1996), and Public Enemies (2009), Ray Donovan is a crime-drama series focused on a Hollywood...
Tech Tips: How to Customize Element Settings
If you need to change how a particular paragraph type (i.e. Scene Heading, Dialogue, Action. Etc.) looks, Final Draft makes it easy. The wrong way is to highlight every Scene Heading one by one and set them to underline. Not only will this take a long time, any...
Five Things Screenwriters Can Learn From Stronger
Stronger tells the true story of Jeff Bauman, who lost his legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, directed by David Gordon Green, and written by John Pollono (based on Bauman’s memoir), the film is a highly emotional and ultimately...
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