A screenplay is the written version of a film or an episode of television. Simple, right? Wrong. Unlike a completed work, such as a novel or a short story, a screenplay is the first in a long series ...

What exactly is an adapted screenplay? Is it based on a book? An experience? What about an eponymous doll with a penchant for pink? These are the big questions the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...

The five-act structure is a plot formula that divides a story into five sections: the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. From these classical explorations comes our ...

The Oscars celebrate excellence in the world of filmmaking, and the people who write the stories and scripts are a huge part of it. Variety exclusively reported “Barbie” would be campaigned for best ...