by ahoybeth@gmail.com | Aug 4, 2023
Holiday All Day Seminar! Start the holiday season off in true Hallmark fashion: halfway through October! Hallmark writers Zac Hug and Erin Rodman have joined forces to cover six-hours of the basics you’ll need to write a compelling and charming Christmas romcom. ...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Aug 1, 2023 | Screenwriting, Structure
In the simplest terms, the transformational arc is your protagonist’s journey to becoming a true hero. Your hero begins as an unfulfilled and restless character. The hero is usually predisposed to rejecting any opportunity to grow, mobilize or progress. Essentially...
by ahoybeth@gmail.com | Jun 22, 2023
The core of your protagonist’s emotional journey, TRANSFORMATIONAL ARCS are an essential part of every great film or tv script. Join us for a live, interactive deep dive Saturday August 26 from 10-11:30am PST. Tim and Linda will take you through the key elements of...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Jun 8, 2023 | Screenwriting, Structure
An inciting incident is key to the creation of a well-structured movie. Nailing yours can help lock your story into a crackerjack narrative trajectory. Let’s take a look at a few inciting incidents. THE LOST CITY THE LOST CITY is a vibrant, lively, and well-structured...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Feb 13, 2023 | Screenwriting
Pain. The thing we avoid. It’s not just for the purpose of survival that we avoid pain, but simply out of an instinct of good horse sense. Who wants to be hurt? Who wants to deal with the aftermath? In fact, the aftermath is often the worst part; facing...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Apr 21, 2022 | Structure, Uncategorized
Film structure can all too often be something that’s thought of as rote or paint-by-numbers approach. Sometimes a writer thinks, “Well, if these actions happen by these pages, then I’ve written a perfect movie!” This, sadly, is far from the...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Mar 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hang on to summer by watching fun, light, carefree films. They might not be on anyone’s premier list, but they will make you want to get out the blender, some rum, and mix some old fashioned daiquiris. Fight the heat of summer and watch an All-American movie. FLAMINGO...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Mar 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
First there is the cogitation phase, then there is the bloom of an idea that develops into a full concept for a movie. After the treatment and the step-outline, you’re finally ready to write your script. Now you’re facing page one. Page one is the beginning of the...
by ProPath Screenwriting | Mar 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Entertainment and escape are reason enough to love movies. No one needs to make an apology because he or she writes a movie that wows the audience. It’s about pulling the audience into a world and into a character that gives them a vicarious ride of delight, emotional...
