What is the Story Theme? The Meaning of Your Story John Risner Blog January 19, 2023 0 1The Craft of Screenwriting Theme – The Meaning of Your Story The Theme or Premise of a screenplay is the...
The Craft of Screenwriting: What is a Screenplay? John Risner Writing December 17, 2022 0Screenwriting is a visual medium. You are creating scenes that will be transformed to the movie screen. Writers hear the old adage: ”Show Don’t Tell” many times, no matter what they write, but it is never more important than in screenwriting. The screenwriter creates scenes for the silver screen, not the mind’s eye.
Movies Coming to a Theatre Near You in 2016 John Risner Blog January 12, 2016 0 222015 has past and there were some good movies and some not so good movies. Now 2016 is upon us...
60% Book Review: Trigger Mortis John Risner Blog January 10, 2016 0 40Official Tagline: Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary...
80% Review: Blindspot [Pilot] John Risner Blog September 21, 2015 0 75Official Tagline: Beautiful Jane Doe is found naked in Times Square, covered with fresh tattoos and with no idea who...
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY for FUN and PROFIT John Risner Courses August 9, 2015 0 81Learn how to create entertaining stories for Movies, Comic Books and TV. Examples from movies, screenplays and television programs will...
70% Movie Review: Barely Lethal John Risner Blog August 8, 2015 0 46Official Tagline: A teenage special ops agent coveting a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban...
The Craft of Screenwriting : Suspense and Tension Screen Writer Ink Blog March 19, 2013 0 137Suspense and Tension Suspense and tension in your stories. Almost every scene in a screenplay or novel should create tension...