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What Comic-Con Teaches Writers About Adaptation, Fandom, and Worldbuilding

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Every summer, thousands of people wait in line for six hours, put on capes, and scream when a panel moderator says a title out loud before the trailer even starts. It looks like spectacle. It's actually one of the better classrooms in the industry. Comic-Con isn't just about costumes, it's about the mechanics of fandom, adaptation, and worldbuilding, on display in real time, with the audience reacting live and unfiltered. For writers, that's the whole curriculum.
Character

Why Character Is the Engine of Every Great Script

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You can build the most intricate plot in the world. Elaborate twists, high-concept stakes, jaw-dropping set pieces. You'll still lose your audience by page 20 if there's no character they care about. Character isn't decoration on top of your story. Character is the story. Every great screenplay, from Get Out to Parasite to Spirited Away, works because a specific person with specific desires and contradictions makes choices we can't look away from.
What Streaming Has Changed About Writing for Film and TV- photo of monitor

What Streaming Has Changed About Writing for Film and TV

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The rulebook for screenwriters didn't get thrown out when streaming arrived. It got rewritten — faster, looser, and with a lot more pages. If you're studying writing for film and TV right now, you're entering an industry that looks radically different from the one that produced Breaking Bad, let alone Seinfeld. The shift touches what audiences expect, what formats are viable, and what skills separate a working writer from a great one. Understanding how streaming changed the game isn't optional background knowledge. It's the foundation of your craft.
From Script to Screen

Scriptwriting Success: The Art of Writing for the Silver Screen

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Scriptwriting is a craft. And during the early stages of mastering any craft, you need to soak up as much information as you can. Understanding the journey from script to screen and how scriptwriting fits into the entertainment industry is not just fascinating—it’s essential.
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Greta Gerwig Visits Campus to Promote Little Women

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Little Women captured hearts over the holidays and passed the $100 million mark in worldwide gross Director Greta Gerwig stopped by The Los Angeles Film School on Saturday, January 11, to talk with our students about her latest film,…
Inside Out

Inside Out Screenwriter Meg LeFauve Shares Tips

Inside Out performed to uproarious applause at the 88th Academy Awards, winning the Oscar for Best Animated Film. Screenwriters Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley shared their experiences in the industry to inspire newcomers. Pixar's Inside Out…
Chaz Echols

Chaz Echols, Film Grad, Talks Screenwriting

Grace Under Pressure You don’t have to tell Chaz Echols how difficult it is to break into Hollywood as a screenwriter. The Los Angeles Film School alumnus is keenly aware that his current success in the industry is atypical even for the…