Writer C. Mason Wells tells IndieWire about embracing a different script format that allowed Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman new acting freedom. Silver and Wells’ scriptments are about 50-page prose ...

• Make sure the script has page numbers (top and bottom) with page one beginning with Scene 1 (not the title page) SFX: put any sound effects for your play like this. Example: Cogs whirring. CHARACTER ...

Games writers have historically been treated as what Rhianna Pratchett dubbed 'narrative paramedics', brought in too late for an emergency operation to patch up bad story or stitch together ...

If you're creating comedy for the TV, radio, stage or film you probably need to communicate your dialogue and instructions via a script. This tutorial walks you through how you should format your ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A published screenplay is a different beast -- though one no less fantastical -- than full-length novel. Instead of inspiring readers’ imaginations about the worlds they’re meant to be depicting, a ...

One of the things that will make you look more professional as a scriptwriter is sending out your work in proper script format. Script format is different in radio, television, film, and on the stage, ...

The Last of Us fans will soon be able to read the complete story in script format thanks to a new book from Dark Horse. Surprisingly, we aren't talking about the HBO adaptation here. The Last of Us: ...

If you’re an avid podcast fan, you’ll notice that there are (broadly speaking) two types of shows: non-narrative and narrative. Non-narrative podcasts are more freewheeling, constructed around ...

Our Open Call script window is currently accepting submissions and we've been hosting online drop-in sessions to give writers the opportunity to ask us their questions and receive some submission ...