Page One: “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” (2002) Screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, book by Chuck Barris
Go Into The Story Resource: Great Scenes When you boil it down, screenwriting is scene-writing. Hone your scene-writing ability by studying these scenes.
Script Analysis: “Living” — Part 4: Themes A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
Inside the writers’ ‘guerrilla tactics’ to shut down live productions “On a frigid early morning in Chicago last week, screenwriter Michael Gilio bundled into a car in the city’s West Side with other writers…
“Everyone is here because of us” It is late spring 1988. I am in San Diego where K-9 is being shot. It’s my first day on a movie set. Ever. The scene the crew is shooting…
Page One: “Conan the Barbarian” (1982) Written by John Milius and Oliver Stone, based on the character created by Robert E. Howard
Go Into The Story Resource: Screenwriting 101 Hundreds of observations about the craft of screenwriting from professional writers.
Script Analysis: “Living” — Part 3: Characters A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
Screenwriting 101: Sophia Lopez “A lot of people are like, ‘I don’t want to be too conventional. I want to do something really mind‑blowing.’ But it’s like, ‘If you don’t…
Go Into The Story Resource: An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas “We end up with a ceaseless cesspool of formulaic crap carving its way into and ultimately out of Hollywood movie and TV development…
Script Analysis: “Living” — Part 2: Plot A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
David Zaslav Gets Booed at Boston University Graduation Amid the Writers Strike The head of Warner Bros. Discovery took the stage in Boston for the commencement speech for the class of 2023.
The Protagonist’s Journey in Athens A five-day screenwriting intensive university level course I will be teaching June 26-June 30, 2023.
Page One: “The Handmaid’s Tale” Written by Bruce Miller, based on the novel by Margaret Atwood, Pilot (11/26/2016)
Script Analysis: “Living” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the award-winning drama. Download. Read. Discuss.
Go Into The Story Resource: Black List Writers on the Craft Some of Hollywood’s top screenwriters share insights from my interviews.
“I’m a TV Writer on Food Stamps” “While writers like me struggle to make ends meet, Hollywood studios get rich off the content we create.”
On Writing “I used to have a little studio in Brooklyn, a couple of blocks from my house — no telephone, not much else. The only thing I ever did…
Go Into The Story Resource: The Story Behind Script Coverage Script readers are Hollywood’s threshold guardians, so it behooves writers to try to understand their mindset.
Go Into The Story Interview: Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.
20 Tips from Martin Scorsese The writer-director of Mean Streets, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, and Casino with reflections on cinematic storytelling.
