Knowing how to write a movie synopsis is an absolute must for anyone trying to shop a screenplay or work within Hollywood.

The shortest summary of what happens in movies that you'll ever see

One of, no, scrap that, the only advantage of being confined to quarters with an infected wisdom tooth is the extended opportunity to binge on all those streaming shows you haven’t managed to catch up with yet. It’s also a pretty good guage of the quality of a programme if it manages to take you

Here are six screenplay format elements you really have to get right if you want to avoid getting your masterpiece thrown in the trash.

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Without a doubt, writing the second act of any type of story is incredibly difficult, but writing the second act of screenplay is often even harder simply because every single scene must count. There is no time for dawdling plots or loitering characters – everything must either move the plot forward

In THR's comedy showrunners roundtable, Kenya Barris ('Black-ish'), Alec Berg ('Silicon Valley'), Robert Carlock ('Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'), Jay Duplass ('Togetherness'), Jill Soloway ('Transparent'), Steve Levitan ('Modern Family') reveal their most panicked moments on set, why making a movie can help you sell a TV show and why they no longer loathe network notes.

Screenwriters or scriptwriters use the power of stories when writing for television, to capture the minds of millions of television viewers worldwide.

Survey a thousand screenwriters and you’ll get a thousand different ways to approach a writing project. You have to find what works for you. This screenplay outline process is one I like because it's a way of pushing story development forward quickly without getting overwhelmed by the process.

Learn the basics of storytelling with the Save The Cat beat sheet. See examples of each beat from the movie Rocky, and get a free template to use!