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Smart Objects | The Devil is a Woman
by Ria Woodburn | Gillian Flynn is a champion at writing wicked women, and none are as great as the characters in Sharp Objects (2018)....

Our Affection for Animation
by Brad Brookes | One sunny afternoon in June last year, I took my kids to see the much-anticipated Toy Story 4 at the cinema... At three...


In-Depth With Jed Mercurio
| By Laura Owen Jed Mercurio is one of Britain's most prolific screenwriters with his writing gracing our screens for the last 24 years,...


Stories of the Personal | In Conversation with Ruth Hayes
| By Marcus Armstrong Ruth Hayes is an actor for stage and screen, as well as a regular voice actor on The Script Department podcast....

REVIEW: I CARE A LOT
| By Ria Woodburn When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid In the words of screenwriter Christopher Volger, "despite its infinite variety, the...


Ten Pages | Drive: The Midpoint
I By Laura Owen "The midpoint is often a highly intense pivotal moment, twist, or reversal that re-energises the hero on his quest." -...


Ten Pages | John Wick
In the first instalment of this Ten Pages series, we're going to be looking at the script of John Wick.


A Simple Favor | Scripts To Read
When Stephine's new bestie, Emily, goes missing, she takes it upon herself to uncover the mystery of her disappearance.


Skyfall | Scripts To Read
An ex-MI6 agent steals top-secret information in an effort to seek out revenge on the woman that betrayed him, M.


On Gossip Girl and Grief
I By Emma-Lee Miller On the off chance you missed the initial iconic run of the mid-2000s time capsule known as Gossip Girl, you might...


The Way Back | Scripts To Read
A former basketball star has fallen from grace after the loss of his daughter and wife.


WALL-E | Scripts To Read
WALL-E is the last robot on Earth. His eyes are focused on the task at hand, cleaning up the mess humans left behind.

We Are Who We Are: Dual Protagonists and Secondary Characters
I By Ria Woodburn Director Luca Guadagnino describes his first venture into television, We Are Who We Are (2020), as an ‘immersive...

How Writing Coverage Can Help You Become A Better Writer
I By Laura Owen There are a number of ways to sharpen your writing skills, study, practice, analysing films and so on, but there’s one...

Mission: Impossible - Raising The Stakes
I By Laura Owen Mission: Impossible has been entertaining audiences for the past 25-years and with two more instalments due to be...






The Snyder Cut | The Director Switcheroo
Changing creative direction while filming can often cause issues with the pace and structure of a movie.


Call Me By Your Name | Scripts to Read
Read the script for James Ivory's Call Me By Your Name




Screenwriting Parentheticals | Script Formatting
In this article, I'll walk you through some examples of parenthetical in screenwriting and how to use it.


The Social Network | Scripts to Read
Read the script for Sorkin's Oscar-Winning The Social Network.


Text Messages in a Script | Screenplay Formatting
In this article, we'll show you how to format text messages in your script.


Writing Voice-Over (V.O.) in a Script
This post will provide a set of best-practice principles that a beginner screenwriter can refer to when deciding whether or not to use VO.
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