When you're staring at the blinking cursor, nothing else matters. You're just totally stressed and hoping something changes. Once you start typing, you might feel some relief, but you also might be ...

Co-writer and producer Anthony Hines describes the massive amount of material the film's eight screenwriters produced, preparing their actors for any situation. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor But what ...

Fade In gives you the tools to produce the next “Citizen Kane,” or the next “Mansquito vs. Megacroc.” Fade In allows you to unleash your inner Christopher Nolan (or in my case, Ed Wood), providing a ...

Scottish writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns’ reveals her shock when she learned of Sam Mendes’ plans for his World War I epic '1917' and how they crafted the screenplay. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent I ...

Variety’s new weekly series, “Hollywood How-To,” will tackle all things writing, with conversations about everything from crafting characters to navigating the writer’s room. There are few writers ...

In Hollywood, there seem to be two camps when it comes to AI. Some preach how it will change how films are made, but with few tangible examples to back up the capabilities of the new technology. On ...

If you've ever wanted to take an idea and develop it into a story for a novel, short story, or screenplay, this event is for you. Steve Scaffidi, a writer, producer and director for film and ...

Actors often set out to write a project for themselves upon industry advice as a way to increase exposure and create content that highlights the “roles they want to play” or how they hope the industry ...