by Trevor Mayes | Dec 31, 2022 | General, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Writing
Goodbye, 2022! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Life Day or whatever the Flying Spaghetti Monster does, the year end is a wonderful time to reflect on all of our experiences and how they’ve shaped us as writers. It’s crucial to keep in mind that...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 10, 2022 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Scene Headings, Screenwriting Basics
I’ve been seeing this mistake a lot lately in the scripts I’ve been proofreading. The writer will use SAME when they mean CONTINUOUS. They are not the same thing and have very different uses. SAME TIME SAME (sometimes written as SAME TIME) means that the...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 22, 2021 | Behind the Scenes, Concept, Industry Advice
Last year, I posted an article asking, “What’s more important: script idea or execution?” My answer was that the script idea is more important. But for those of you who have been following my blog for years know, I’m not interested in any...
by Trevor Mayes | Mar 3, 2020 | Industry Advice, Industry Terms, Loglines
First things first If you’re not sure what a logline is or why it’s important, I recommend you read this logline primer. Here’s the key takeaway: A logline is a sentence (or in rare instances — two sentences) that captures the essence of your screenplay in the most...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 25, 2020 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Proofreading, Writing
This one’s easy, right? Not so fast. Everyone knows that when you use INT. in a scene heading, it means “interior” and when you use EXT. in a scene heading, it means “exterior.” That much is straightforward. But what happens when you want...
