Write a screenplay in eight weeks! Join our Screenwriting Mentorship Program!
SIGN ME UP!

SCRIPT SOCIETY

  • ABOUT

  • TESTIMONIALS

  • ONLINE COURSES

  • SERVICES

  • BLOG

  • CONTACT

  • More

    • All Posts
    • Characters
    • Dialogue
    • Plot & Structure
    • Genre
    • Marketing
    • Festivals
    • Craft
    • Setting
    • Copyright
    • Selling It
    • Business
    • Tension & Conflict
    • Script Analysis
    • Infographic
    • Screenwriting Trends
    Search
    The Tone of a Screenplay
    Script Society
    • Nov 8, 2018
    • 6 min

    The Tone of a Screenplay

    Every story has a tone; an atmosphere that permeates every page. It’s what makes us uncomfortable in a horror, or amused in a comedy. Ton...
    39 views0 comments
    Creating Original Genre Mashups
    Script Society
    • Oct 17, 2018
    • 6 min

    Creating Original Genre Mashups

    A hybrid film is a genre that blends with another or multiple genres (Comedy-horror; Dark fantasy; Tragicomedy, etc). ‘Hybrid’ is the wor...
    21 views0 comments
    Genre Archetypes
    Script Society
    • Feb 21, 2017
    • 5 min

    Genre Archetypes

    Genres are largely identified by key story beats and thematic elements. But true ‘genre’ stories (swashbucklers, slasher films, sports mo...
    118 views1 comment
    Why Genre Is For Audiences
    Script Society
    • Feb 7, 2017
    • 6 min

    Why Genre Is For Audiences

    From a birds-eye view, ‘Genre’ covers quite the range of storytelling elements — ‘western’ denotes setting; ‘romance’ denotes a relations...
    10 views0 comments
    Subverting Genre Conventions
    Script Society
    • Jan 30, 2017
    • 6 min

    Subverting Genre Conventions

    There are some things we expect from a certain kind of story. Nobody goes to a sports movie to see the heroes lose the big game; nobody g...
    382 views0 comments
    {"items":["5c7d92aacd208f001bda97ec","5bc75088a53c490014d701d1","5ad9fb24e4eeed003b641110","5ad9fcc1416199006cc53026","5bc74ee7e944d2001405350a"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"#BAB8B8"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

    © 2015 - 2020 Script Society. 

    PRIVACY POLICY
    DISCLAIMER
    SUBSCRIBE
    TERMS & CONDITIONS
    CONTACT