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 ...

Writing a screenplay can be really hard. I struggle with it all the time, and I'm a professional. That's because every story is different and presents its own unique blend of frustrations and ...

When you watch a lot of film and television, you begin to sense a pattern. In the beginning, you meet characters. In the middle, you see them struggle. At the end, you watch as they succeed or fail.