An Homage to Ray Bradbury The anniversary of his death reminds us he was a writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream.
Script Analysis: “Tár” — Part 2: Plot A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
Screenwriting 101: John Swetnam “Watching movies is the easy part. At a certain point, you have to start watching movies objectively. Or more strategically. Obviously all…
Script Analysis: “Tár” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
Interview (Video): Phil Lord and Chris Miller A conversation with Phil Lord and Chris Miller about the new movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
On Writing “One way to use coincidence and make it work is to have nothing turn on it. Coincidences feel illegitimate when they solve problems. If the…
Page One: “Darkman” (1990) Screenplay by Chuck Pfarrer and Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Daniel Goldin & Joshua Goldin, story by Sam Raimi
Shabana, I think you are right. When we ask, "What does the Protagonist need," it's that need which exists at the very beginning which becomes ignited by some event…
Psychology and Storytelling: Carl Jung on the Structure of Dreams Subconscious stories revealed in our sleep in four acts.
Go Into The Story Interview: Elad Ziv My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Court 17.
Interview (Video): Scott Beck & Bryan Woods A conversation with the screenwriters of The Boogeyman and writer-directors of the movie 65.
Review: “The Protagonist’s Journey” A recent reader’s review gets at the core of what I tried to accomplish in writing my book.
WGA Strike Update: Where We Are and Where We’re Going WGA Negotiating Committee Co-Chair Chris Keyser gives an update one month into the Writers Guild strike.
Hollywood’s 50 Forces for Change Meet the creative and business changemakers who are continuing to push the industry to be inclusive onscreen and off.
Anonymous Strike Diary: ‘The Eastside Warrior’ on the “Killer Robot Elephant in the Room” “We’re the first to stare down our rising AI Overlords, but we won’t be the last.”
