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4 Reasons Why You Need To Write A Micro-Short Script

Feb 13
6 min

4 Reasons Why You Need To Write A Micro-Short Script

Guest blog by produced screenwriter Rick Hansberry. To stay current with Screenwriting Staffing, join our mailing list. A micro-short is a script that is less than 2 minutes in length. Basically, it’s the film equivalent of a television “bottle episode” where the main characters typically remain in one main location with one main plot throughout the duration of the script. In addition, micro-shorts usually tend to have a twist or surprise ending since its length makes it hard

Contained Scripts – Keeping The Lid to Keep It Fresh

Screenwriting Staffing

Dec 5, 2022
6 min

Contained Scripts – Keeping The Lid to Keep It Fresh

Learn the benefits of writing a one location, limited cast, contained script, while still creating compelling characters and storylines!

Three Steps to determine if your WIP should RIP

Screenwriting Staffing

Oct 18, 2022
6 min

Three Steps to determine if your WIP should RIP

There are a number of ways to battle through a screenplay's work-in-progress. Learn how through Screenwriting Staffing's pro advice.

Screenwriting Staffing

Sep 1, 2022
6 min

WHAT’S IN A NAME

If you put a little bit of effort into naming your cast of characters, you’ll create a fun reading experience for producers and agents.

Screenwriting Staffing

Aug 6, 2022
5 min

PAGE ARCHITECTURE

The way the words are presented on the page are every bit as important as the economy of words used. By Screenwriting Staffing

Ways To Improve Your Screenwriting Skills That Are Completely Unrelated To Screenwriting

Screenwriting Staffing

Jul 15, 2022
4 min

Ways To Improve Your Screenwriting Skills That Are Completely Unrelated To Screenwriting

Ways To Improve Your Screenwriting Skills That Are Completely Unrelated To Screenwriting. Blog by Screenwriting Staffing

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Jul 8, 2022
6 min

B-LIST YOUR SHORT SCRIPT

Successful short scripts boost careers. Learn how to lock a B-list actor on the next short script you write! Blog by Screenwriting Staffing

Screenwriting Staffing

Jul 4, 2022
6 min

You WILL Get Rewritten!

Your script will get rewritten. You will also get to rewrite other scripts. It's the circle of life. By Screenwriting Staffing

Screenwriting Staffing

Jul 2, 2022
5 min

Defeating Screenwriting Writer's Block

Every screenwriter struggles with writer's block. Screenwriting Staffing walks you through the process. Stay strong; keep your head up.

Screenwriting Staffing

Nov 21, 2020
7 min

Turn Your Idea Into a Story

Guest column by Paul W. Cooper. Paul has been working as a television and motion picture screenwriter for more than thirty years. With over 60 television credits and one motion picture, his awards include three Emmys, the Humanitas Prize, Writers Guild Award and the 2019 Kairos Prize. Paul was also hired through Screenwriting Staffing's Job Board as a script editor on the TV mini-series 500 YEARS OF HEROES. You’ve got an idea for a movie, right? Maybe you have a beginning an

Top 20 Cities in the U.S. to work as a Screenwriter outside of LA & NYC (Part 2).

Screenwriting Staffing

Mar 4, 2020
26 min

Top 20 Cities in the U.S. to work as a Screenwriter outside of LA & NYC (Part 2).

Hollywood has evolved and Los Angeles may not be for everyone. Here are 20 cities screenwriters should consider moving to.

TEN THINGS EVERY SCREENWRITER SHOULD AVOID DOING

Screenwriting Staffing

Feb 11, 2019
9 min

TEN THINGS EVERY SCREENWRITER SHOULD AVOID DOING

There’s quite a few articles that tell you all the “things to do” to find success as a screenwriter, but very few tell you “what not to do”. In today’s world, there are a million and one “screenwriters”. I put that in quotes because everybody and their mother labels themselves as a screenwriter. So since there are so many “screenwriters” out there, how do industry professionals and buyers weed out the “amateur” ones? From my own screenwriting experience, speaking/teaching at

When a Screenplay’s Structural Integrity Doesn’t Automatically Make for a Good Movie

Screenwriting Staffing

Sep 12, 2018
4 min

When a Screenplay’s Structural Integrity Doesn’t Automatically Make for a Good Movie

Article written by Winnie Khaw. Winnie is one of Screenwriting Staffing's top script readers and consultants. Screenwriting Staffing is an online community that connects screenwriters with industry professionals. A Glance at Pixar’s Renowned Formula When a story’s core framework is effective, it’s good structure; when less successful, it’s a tired formula. Before digging a bit into that oversimplified observation, I’d like to refresh your memory regarding what is undeniably t

THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHITE SPACE & WHY IT MATTERS: 8 MUST READ SCREENPLAYS

Screenwriting Staffing

Aug 31, 2018
14 min

THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHITE SPACE & WHY IT MATTERS: 8 MUST READ SCREENPLAYS

This article was written by Screenwriting Staffing’s Founder, Jacob N. Stuart. SS is an online community that connects screenwriters with film/tv industry professionals. View success stories here; produced projects here. -- I have compiled 8 screenplays (in my opinion) that clearly illustrate the power of white space. Before we break down these screenplays, let's talk quickly about the science behind using white space in your script. No one in Hollywood reads; or, at least, w

Four Screenplays Every Screenwriter Should Have In Their Arsenal

Screenwriting Staffing

Aug 5, 2018
10 min

Four Screenplays Every Screenwriter Should Have In Their Arsenal

There are four types of scripts every writer should have in their arsenal. I’m not talking about genre -- that’s up to your taste and preference. What I’m talking about are four types of mediums that you should have a script written for. Screenwriting Staffing has facilitated over 275 success stories in 7 years; during those 7 years, we have seen requests come through for all four mediums. Writers who can submit/apply to all four have the best chance of selling a script and/o

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