When a playwright starts working on their play, they might not think about the format first. But once inspiration strikes, the structure of their script is what brings their vision to life on stage.

A while back I described Fountain, a markup syntax for screenwriting (see “Formatting Screenplays with Fountain,” 5 March 2015). To recap briefly, Fountain allows screenwriters to use just about any ...

Screenplays are a different beast than a novel or short story. While they are a form of storytelling, scripts aren’t intended to be standalone pieces of work—they are the blueprints for a film or TV ...

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 ...

Waiters, personal trainers and, more significantly, thousands of people whose scripts actually get produced owe a lot to the Write Brothers. Celebrating its 30th anniversary recently, the Burbank ...