Page One: “Oppenheimer” (2023) Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan, based on the book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” by…
Script To Screen: “Her” Samantha tells Theodore she is leaving in this science fiction infused romance drama written and directed by Spike Jonze.
Screenwriting 101: Quentin Tarantino “You know, my problem with most screenwriting is it is a blueprint. It’s like they’re afraid to write the damn thing. And I’m a writer…
Learn a Character-Driven Approach to Screenplay Structure My upcoming one-week online Core: Plot class begins Monday, January 15.
On Writing “I have writer friends who spend a great deal of time outlining and detailing the biographies of their major characters. Through this…
Page One: “Landscape with Invisible Hand” (2023) Written for the screen by Cory Finley, based on the book by M.T. Anderson
2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads —3 New Scripts, 47 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
Page One: “The Killer” (2023) Screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, based on the graphic novel series ‘The Killer’ by Alexis ‘Matz’ Nolent
Writing Tip: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.
“Why It’s A Wonderful Life is the greatest film ever made” A series of tweets from filmmaker Marshall Herskovitz reminds us about the remarkable power of this holiday classic.
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2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 44 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 10] — Trust the Process 10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.
Script To Screen: “High Fidelity” The delightful 2000 comedy High Fidelity, screenplay by D.V. DeVincentis & Steve Pink & John Cusack and Scott Rosenberg, novel by Nick…
Page One: “Priscilla” (2023) Written by Sofia Coppola, based on the book ‘Elvis and Me’ by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon
Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 9] — The Only Way Out Is Through 10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.
2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 4 New Scripts, 43 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
Page One: “American Fiction” (2023) Written by Cord Jefferson, based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett
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