Categories 101 Beginner Kit 46 Character 23 Genre 11 Production 8 Structure 8 TV 34 The Life 45 Theme 10 Tone 1 Voice 6 Writer / Directors 22 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25 Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins) Read More Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25 262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor) Read More Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25 Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters) Read More 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/21/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/21/25 261 | Clarity, Subtext, and Want vs. Need: Kaz Firpo on Crafting Great Screenplays Read More 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/14/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/14/25 260 | From Barf Draft to Next Draft: 5 Steps to Take Now Read More Character Jonathan Hurwitz 8/7/25 Character Jonathan Hurwitz 8/7/25 259 | Costume As Character: What (& What Not) To Include in Your Screenplay (ft. Courtney Hoffman) Read More TV Jonathan Hurwitz 7/31/25 TV Jonathan Hurwitz 7/31/25 258 | From Assistant to Executive Producer: Frida Perez on Co-Creating The Studio Read More The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/24/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/24/25 257 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 2 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/17/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/17/25 256 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 1 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25 Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/3/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/3/25 255 | From Finalist to Staffed: How Austin Film Festival Helped Us Break In (ft. Sylvia Batey Alcalá & Mac Smullen) Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/26/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/26/25 254 | "I'm Stuck": What to Do When the Writing Just Isn't Working Read More 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 6/19/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 6/19/25 253 | Producing a Hit Studio Movie: What Writers Should Know ft. Sheila Hanahan Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines) Read More TV, Character Jonathan Hurwitz 6/12/25 TV, Character Jonathan Hurwitz 6/12/25 252 | Creating a Complex Protagonist with a Simple Goal ft. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) Read More The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/5/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/5/25 251 | Writing with Your Partner (in Life & Work): Joe Forte on Collaboration, Mentorship, & Creative Retreats Read More TV Jonathan Hurwitz 5/29/25 TV Jonathan Hurwitz 5/29/25 250 | Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision, Agatha All Along): Having a “Take” When Pitching on IP — or Anything Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/22/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/22/25 249 | Screenwriting & Social Media: How Being Online Can Help Your Career Read More Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25 Indie Film Craft 2 | Trey Edward Shults on Working With The Weeknd, The Role Of The Camera & Vulnerable Storytelling Read More 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/9/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/9/25 248 | Working Writers Ask Us Questions: An Industry Mailbag Read More Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25 247 | Directing Fundamentals That Make You a Better Writer (ft. Rob Spera) Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/12/25 Indie Film Craft 5 | How a Celebrity-Free Microbudget Feature Premiered at SXSW (ft. GG Hawkins) Read More
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 9/4/25 262 | Writing (and Directing) Intimate, Personal Films That Feel Cinematic (ft. Sorry, Baby's Eva Victor) Read More
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 8/28/25 Indie Film Craft 4 | How to Make Your Script Undeniable to an Indie Producer (ft. Julie Waters) Read More
101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/21/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/21/25 261 | Clarity, Subtext, and Want vs. Need: Kaz Firpo on Crafting Great Screenplays Read More
101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/14/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 8/14/25 260 | From Barf Draft to Next Draft: 5 Steps to Take Now Read More
Character Jonathan Hurwitz 8/7/25 Character Jonathan Hurwitz 8/7/25 259 | Costume As Character: What (& What Not) To Include in Your Screenplay (ft. Courtney Hoffman) Read More
TV Jonathan Hurwitz 7/31/25 TV Jonathan Hurwitz 7/31/25 258 | From Assistant to Executive Producer: Frida Perez on Co-Creating The Studio Read More
The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/24/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/24/25 257 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 2 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More
The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/17/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/17/25 256 | Getting Repped in a Post-Strike Industry - Part 1 (ft. Daniela Gonzalez & Garrett Greer) Read More
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 7/10/25 Indie Film Craft 3 | How to Get Life Rights As an Indie Filmmaker (and Make the Biopic Indie Audiences Actually Want) ft. The Bragg Brothers Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/3/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 7/3/25 255 | From Finalist to Staffed: How Austin Film Festival Helped Us Break In (ft. Sylvia Batey Alcalá & Mac Smullen) Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/26/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/26/25 254 | "I'm Stuck": What to Do When the Writing Just Isn't Working Read More
101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 6/19/25 101 Beginner Kit Jonathan Hurwitz 6/19/25 253 | Producing a Hit Studio Movie: What Writers Should Know ft. Sheila Hanahan Taylor (Final Destination: Bloodlines) Read More
TV, Character Jonathan Hurwitz 6/12/25 TV, Character Jonathan Hurwitz 6/12/25 252 | Creating a Complex Protagonist with a Simple Goal ft. Kim Rosenstock (Dying for Sex) Read More
The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/5/25 The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 6/5/25 251 | Writing with Your Partner (in Life & Work): Joe Forte on Collaboration, Mentorship, & Creative Retreats Read More
TV Jonathan Hurwitz 5/29/25 TV Jonathan Hurwitz 5/29/25 250 | Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision, Agatha All Along): Having a “Take” When Pitching on IP — or Anything Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/22/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/22/25 249 | Screenwriting & Social Media: How Being Online Can Help Your Career Read More
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/15/25 Indie Film Craft 2 | Trey Edward Shults on Working With The Weeknd, The Role Of The Camera & Vulnerable Storytelling Read More
101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/9/25 101 Beginner Kit, The Life Jonathan Hurwitz 5/9/25 248 | Working Writers Ask Us Questions: An Industry Mailbag Read More
Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25 Writer / Directors Jonathan Hurwitz 5/2/25 247 | Directing Fundamentals That Make You a Better Writer (ft. Rob Spera) Read More
