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Desire: Understanding Character Want & Need

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Character Want & NeedIn this tutorial we'll look at the differences between character want and need and we'll look at how to design characters with wants and needs that...

Designing Powerful Character Arcs

STENCIL.ONECreating Powerful Character ArcsIn this tutorial we're going to learn about the different types of character arcs and we'll learn how to create strong arcs for each character arc type....

Finding Your Character’s Misbelief or Lie

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: Find Your Character's MisbeliefIn this tutorial we'll dive deeper into exploring your character's misbelief (or lie). This misbelief was likely formed in their childhood...

Prewriting: 115 Questions To Map Out Your Story

STENCIL.ONEScreenwriting: 115 Prewriting QuestionsIn this tutorial we're going to look at at the "key steps" worksheet which was designed as a pre-writing tool to help you avoid writers block while...

6 Film Production Stages: From Concept to Screen

STENCIL.ONEThe 6 Film Production Stages (Explained)In this tutorial we're going to dive deeper and look at the 6 different stages of film development from story conceptualization all the way to...

How to Create a Shot List For Films & Docs

STENCIL.ONEHow to Create Shot Lists For Your Films & DocsIn this tutorial we're going to look at a shot list creation tool that allows you to visually plan your entire scene while at the same...