There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a happily ever after, but, sometimes, movies with a genuinely shocking ending are the ones that leave us with the biggest impression. From critically-acclaimed ...

The only way you’re going to be able to successfully write a screenplay is if you know the key terms of the profession like the back of your hand. There are two concepts that are often seen as ...

Plot: A failed businessman, finally tastes success in real estate. This turns into an obsession and now he would go to any extent to do business and not fail. An anonymous person threatens him to stop ...

Most screenplays use some form of a plot device. But a bad plot device can ruin an otherwise acceptable screenplay, so screenwriters must be careful to craft storytelling devices in a way that ...

Mr. Kaufman is a journalist and narratologist whose most recent book, “The Money Plot: A History of Currency’s Power to Enchant, Control, and Manipulate,” dissects the story of money. In popular ...