How To Write a Logline

Learn how to write the perfect logline for your movie or TV show by understanding the key elements of top films and TV shows like Jaws, Brokeback Mountain, Bojack Horseman and Get Out.
Halston: How to write a likable main character
Learn from Halston what makes a character likable and how to make an audience root for an “unlikable” main character.
WandaVision: Genre, Structure, Theme, Engine and Your Voice as a Writer

Through a deep analysis of Wandavision’s genre, structure, theme and engine, Jake shows you how to apply the lessons of Wandavision to finding your own voice as a writer.
Up vs. Soul: What Theme is Driving Your Writing?
How do you fulfill your destiny as a writer? Jake examines how Pete Docter explores this question in two of his best works, Up and Soul, and reveals how struggling to be the writer you want to be may be the very thing that’s holding you back from being the writer you already are.
The Mandalorian: Where Hook Meets Engine

Jake discusses the hook and engine of The Mandalorian, the structural, character and thematic challenges that limited the engine to only two seasons, and how to apply those lessons when crafting an engine for your own original series.
One Night in Miami: Writing for Political Change
Jake discusses three elements of One Night in Miami: the way the screenplay lands its political message, the slightly old-fashioned way it uses exposition (it’s not perfect), and the simple power of a character’s secret as a tool for building structure.
Cobra Kai: How to Find Your Hook
Jake breaks down the hook, engine and structure of Cobra Kai, how to find your hook, and what to do if the engine of your TV series runs out of steam.
The Little Things: How to Write a Trick Ending
Jake dissects the trick ending of The Little Things and other great films like The Sixth Sense, The Usual Suspects and Se7en to answer the how do you write a trick ending in your screenplay?
How To Be a Dope Ass Motherf#&ker: Writing for Hire Tips with Steven Bagatourian

Jake and special guest Steven Bagatourian discuss writing for hire screenwriting gigs, pitching and how building a career as a writer starts with finding your own voice.