Dramatic stakes are what your characters stand to gain or to lose, what they risk if they do or don’t do that thing they want

By Laurent Auclair Getting feedback is something we all need on our work, because a/ we know there is little chance that any producer will

By Laurent Auclair Have you ever wondered why you sometimes feel down for the few days after you’ve finished a first draft or a massive

By Scott A. McConnell I was recently asked for advice on how to break into the screen industry. The following notes will especially focus on

By Scott McConnell Good film stories need more than strong central conflicts. They also need their conflicts and events to be dramatized in ingenious ways. Take, for

Your latest draft now has the script in much better shape than it was. At last all your hard work on it is paying off.

Developing a complex, engaging and believable character is hard work. It can sometimes be the make or break element of your storytelling, as the impact

As President of the Jury, Australian actress Cate Blanchett opened the Cannes International Film Festival this year. And if Australian masterpieces ‘Charlie’s Country’, ‘Snowtown’, ‘Samson

By Laurent Auclair As a writer, there is a word I love and fear at the same time. That word is Resilience. It has the

Written by Scott McConnell. Michael Connolly is one of the best mystery-crime writers today, many would say the best. His novels are best sellers and have