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 ...

I have been in the outline phase of my best script for what feels like months. I just want to get the idea down, but I have been tripping up when it comes to the middle and other points. So, in order ...

For those who believe screenwriters need to know exactly where the story’s going to go, Columbia University screenwriting professor Guy Gallo says: Nonsense. In this excerpt from his new book, ...