“Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe” is now available worldwide on Amazon’s Prime Video streaming platform. Watch it today and please help spread the word!

Do you have a repeatable, dependable, and efficient process to help you write your screenplays? You should. And, if you don’t, here’s a brief description of the best one I’ve ever come across…

Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe is the winner of the People’s Choice Award for Documentary at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Robert McCallum, the film was named the audience favourite for documentary at the awards breakfast at TIFF Lightbox. Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe celebrates the legacy of Ernie Coombs and the beloved children’s television character who entertained and inspired generations of Canadians.

The story of how YOU completed the screenplay you’ve always wanted to write.

If you are determined to learn the skills, discipline, and understanding required to successfully complete your screenplay at a professional level in 2023, please consider this exciting collaboration between two of the most innovative and results-driven screenwriting coaches in the industry.

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I recently listened to Communication Professor and Communication Coach Alex Lyon talk about how to be an effective public speaker and I was fascinated to discover what I think is a direct correlation between what it takes to be an effective screenwriter and an effective public speaker.

David Wappel is an LA-based screenwriter who wrote Long Gone By (HBO) and created the Scriptless Intensive for screenwriters. He’s also quite active on Twitter and recently began a series of threads designed to help shed some light on common mistakes made by new screenwriters…

In this article, we will explore the different ways in which you can incorporate and utilize the passage of time in your screenplay. This is both in terms of format and content. How do you convey the passage of time literally within your screenplay? And how do you make sure it is dynamic, cinematic and interesting too?…

“Chances are you’re reading this because you’re already writing screenplays, are interested in the craft or just want to see what all the fuss is about. Although lots of lessons can be gleaned from the list itself, from what sells to what topics are “totally hot right now”, the key one is this – The Black List is this year’s benchmark for those looking to break in. That is to say when the annual list is published, it says to the aspiring screenwriters, “This the standard and quality of script getting attention right now. Are you matching it?”

Colored pages are used in film and television to keep track of revisions to a script as it goes into production.

Spec screenplays and screenplays in development won’t have colored pages. It’s generally only once the script is locked for scheduling and budgeting that colored pages are used.

A lot of new screenwriters feel that they should be able to learn the craft and master all of the necessary skills on their own. There’s a galaxy of information available online - often for free - and many, many books, videos and seminars, courses that anyone can learn valuable information from, so on the surface, this seems like a very reasonable conclusion.