Page One: “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) Screenplay by Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehman, novelette by Ernest Lehman
Screenwriting 101: Robert Mark Kamen “If you’ve got craft, you got game. If you got game, you can write your way in and out of anything. Writing is the best gig in the whole…
Script Analysis: “The Woman King” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Script Analysis: “The White Tiger” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
On Writing “You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer.”
Page One: “Straight Outta Compton” (2015) Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff, story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff
Screenwriting 101: Lisa Joy “The thing that is first and foremost to me is, ‘Do I love the character? Do I empathize with them?’ I even think you have to love and…
Go Into The Story Interview: Melissa Iqbal Melissa Iqbal: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Page One: “Stillwater” (2021) Written by Tom McCarthy & Marcus Hinchey and Thomas Bidegain & Noé Debré
On Writing “I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.”
Script Analysis: “Vice” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Screenwriting 101: Rajiv Joseph “I feel that every story has to have an idea that transcends the action and the characters. We had a number of things for Draft Day, that…
Page One: “Step Brothers” (2008) Screenplay by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay, story by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly
Go Into The Story Interview: Alisha Brophy & Scott Miles Alisha Brophy and Scott Miles: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners.
