Two Handed Warriors

The good news is there is a process to finishing your screenplay The bad news: the process doesn’t make the shoe easier to chew… by Christopher Riley Follow up to Chris’s post: Why Story Structure Matters, Even If You Don’t Want It To Back in the late 1970s when documentary filmmaker Errol Morris was struggling to [...]

Telling (and more importantly, living) stories that leave a beautiful feeling even as the credits role is the heart of genuinely Christian Filmmaking Part 3 in series The Future of Faith-Based Filmmaking by Gary David Stratton, PhD “I wondered about the story we were writing and wanted even more to write a better story for my life, [...]

Many Christians see these movies as a safe alternative to Hollywood’s immorality. Are they?  Part 2 in series The Future of Faith-Based Filmmaking by Brennan Mark Smith People have asked me to write on this for various reasons, but let me say at the outset: my goal is not to mock anyone’s creative endeavors, but to [...]

Christian Movie, Faith-based Film, or Christian Worldview Movie? Can you tell the difference? Part 1 in series “The Future of Faith-Based Filmmaking” by Mike Rinaldi What is or isn’t a Christian movie? What is the difference between a “Christian” movie and a “Faith-based” film? Many people use the terms interchangeably but they are very distinct [...]

Without a sound structure a two-hour film collapses under its own weight. Here’s why. by Christopher Riley Beginning screenwriters hate structure: Structure chafes. Structure kills creativity. Structure is for paint-by-the-numbers hacks, mindless, slavish screenwriting hordes laboring in the sweatshops of Snyder, Aristotle, and McKee. Structure is a four-letter word. Count ‘em. Str-uc-tu-re. Four toxic letters that spell [...]

Classic wisdom from a classy TV Writer and Man of God by Ron Austin This article is a revised version of a speech given at a conference concerning the role of Christians in the entertainment industry, sponsored by the Act One screenwriting program held at the Mears Center of Hollywood Presbyterian Church nearly a decade ago. [...]

One of today’s most articulate voices for faithful engagement in culture, Dean Batali, is best known for his work on That ‘70s Show, where he served as a writer for seven years and as an executive producer for the show’s final season.

Good art tests boundaries. It always has. We artists just need to check our motives (and egos) before we endeavor to create it. A Conversation with Randy Elrod’s: Why Christians Are Creating More “Edgy” Art, and C.J. Darlington’s, “Writing edgy… for all the wrong reasons. by Jeff Goins | 18 Comments | Twitter |  Facebook | Google+ Sometimes in our quest to usher art in to [...]

The premier training program for filmmakers of faith pursuing careers in mainstream Hollywood   “Act One’s Producing Program understands that apprenticeship is vital in Hollywood. Students are exposed to working producers and executives not only in the classroom, but through hands-on internships as well. If you’re looking for an immersive learning experience, go through the Producing [...]

Moral Premise Workshop: 21 Secrets to Successful #Story Structure for Motion Picture and Novels, by Stanley Williams The Greenhouse Arts and Media is pleased to present an incredible one day seminar 21 Secrets to Successful Story Structure for Motion Picture and Novels led by author and story consultant, Dr. Stanley Williams. Dr. Williams is an author, filmmaker, screenwriter, [...]