Do you know your stuff? It’s one thing to write a script. It’s another thing to understand the craft.
Script To Screen: “Lethal Weapon” The jumper scene from the 1987 movie Lethal Weapon, written by Shane Black.
Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast Episode 25: Billy Ray in conversation with political strategist Steve Schmidt.
Do all Protagonists need a character arc? A character’s ‘arc’ is a big buzzword in Hollywood development circles.
Script To Screen: “The Limey” A pivotal scene from the 1999 crime drama The Limey, written by Lem Dobbs.
Page One: “Meet the Parents” (2000) Screenplay by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg, story by Greg Glienna & Mary Ruth Clarke, 1992 screenplay by Greg Glienna & Mary Ruth Clarke
Page One: “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” (2015) Screenplay by Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, story by Jeff Kleeman & David C. Wilson and Guy Ritchie & Lionel Wigram, based on the television…
Writing Tip: Find Your Writer’s Voice I hear this a lot in conversations with writers, but mostly with managers, agents, and producers. They’re looking for writers who cover a…
Script To Screen: “Little Miss Sunshine” The climax of the 2006 movie Little Miss Sunshine, written by Michael Arndt.
Page One: “Malcolm X” (1992) Written by Arnold Perl & Spike Lee, based on “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Alex Hayley & Malcolm X
Screenwriting 101: Richard Matheson “I’ve always written visually when I write novels or short stories. I can see it as I write it; therefore, the reader can see it, and…
Page One: “Macbeth” (2015) Screenplay by Todd Louiso & Jacob Koskoff and Michael Lesslie, play by William Shakespeare
On Writing “Every great or even every very good writer makes the world over according to his own specifications. It’s akin to style, what I’m talking…
Hollywood studios are already proving they learned nothing from the writers’ strike From the Los Angeles Times, a great column by Culture Critic Mary McNamara.
Screenwriting Tip: 5 Keys to the Craft Think Concepts. Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. Live Life.
Writing Tip: What is the connection between the Protagonist and the inciting incident? “The inciting incident raises this question of the Protagonist’s journey: ‘Why does this story have to happen to this character at this…
