Screenwriting & Film Studies

Creating the world of your story: the importance of defining the boundaries of your world.

Developing a story: making a start on your script - some tips and ideas

World of The Story Case Study: a 'journey' film with large themes

Script to Screen: sample of an action movie script

World of The Story Case Study: a South African film about a young entrepreneur

How the way you write translates to the screen and some advice on improving your technique

Adaptations for the screen of a famous Russian novel

Case study: Adaptation - comparing three screen adaptations of Dr Zhivago

On writing dialogue for film-scripts

Case studies in dialogue: illustrative examples of filmed dialogue

Tips on presenting your script professionally

Film Studies: mise en scene, narrative with a frame

The role of a screenwriter is unique in the film-making process: he or she is the only original artist involved in it.

How to write a script treatment

Screenwriting as a collaborative process.

Newspaper and magazine articles on film

Recommended film lists

Film lists by theme

List of films by genre category

Recommended film lists

World Of The Story Case Study: It Happened Here

World Of The Story Case Study: Heavenly Creatures

A short list of recommended books on screenwriting, scriptwriting and film that you may find entertaining or stimulating.

World Of The Story Case Study: Onibaba

A collection of useful links to screenwriting websites and free online film scripts.

A series of seven articles excerpted from Guardian columnist, Joe Queenan, on film genre cliches: including romance films, action films, horror films and sci-fi.

World Of The Story Case Study: Toto The Hero

Character case study: Characters under pressure; the hero is tested to prove his worth.

Character case study: Characters under pressure; introducing the concept of levels of conflict

A guide to correctly formatting a film-script to meet industry standards.