Page One: “The Omega Man” (1971) Screenplay by John William Corrington and Joyce Hooper Corrington, novel by Richard Matheson
Script To Screen: “Grosse Pointe Blank” From the 1997 movie Grosse Pointe Blank, screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz and D.V. DeVincentis & Steve Pink & John Cusack, story by Tom…
Begin with character. End with character. Find the story in between. The Preface from my book The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling.
Video: Omitted Scenes from “The Holdovers” The Holdovers is one of the best films of 2023. Chances are Paul Giamatti is the recipient of the Oscar for Best Actor. Here are a handful…
Page One: “Onward” (2020) Screenplay by Dan Scanlon & Jason Headley & Keith Bunin, original story by Dan Scanlon & Keith Bunin & Jason Headley
“It’s a Wonderful Life”: Minute by Minute Breakdown A podcast analysis with MovieRob and me about the dramatic George-Mary phone call.
Script To Screen: “Halloween” Here is a whopper of a Final Struggle from the 1978 Halloween, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill.
Learn How to Generate, Develop, and Assess Story Concepts My upcoming one-week online Core: Concept class begins Monday, January 29.
Page One: “Ferrari” (2023) Written by Michael Mann, based on the book Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine by Brock Yates
Screenwriting 101: Tony McNamara “With TV, you’ve got 10 hours and can make more mistakes and get away with them. But with a screenplay, you’ve got to find the heart and…
On Writing “It’s hard to make something that’s interesting. It’s really, really hard…. Basically, anything that anyone makes…. It’s like a law of…
Page One: “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004) Written by George Nolfi, characters by George Clayton Johnson & Jack Golden Russell
Page One: “Oblivion” (2013) Screenplay by Karl Gajdusek and Michael Arndt (as Michael deBruyn), graphic novel original story by Joseph Kosinski
