Script Analysis: “Elvis” — Part 4: Themes A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.
Screenwriting Mantra: Watch Movies. Read Scripts. Write Pages. I came up with this screenwriting mantra a decade ago. Still works.
Great Scene: “Young Frankenstein” One of the most inspired comedic moments in a truly inspired film: The “Puttin’ on the Ritz” bit.
Page One: “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959) Screenplay by Wendell Mayes, based on the novel by John D. Voelker as Robert Traver
2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 8 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: “Elvis” — Part 3: Characters A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: “Get Off Your Ass” Sitting. Typing. Sitting. Thinking. Sitting. Stressing. Sitting. Sitting. Sitting…
One of the most challenging screenplays to write is a biopic. This is one reason why in recent years, we have seen more of what is sometimes called a snapshot bio. In that approach, the writer focuses…
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 7 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity
Script Analysis: “Elvis” — Part 2: Plot A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.
Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 5): Become Who You Are Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.
Screenwriting 101: Charlie Kaufman A video of Charlie Kaufman’s acceptance speech as the 2023 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement recipient presented at the recent WGA…
2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 6 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: “Elvis” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.
Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 4): Psychological Rule as ‘Fate’ Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.
On Writing “It was so simple yet so profound. So obvious yet so overlooked. One word at a time. One sentence. One book. It mimicked the structure of…
2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 5 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Interview: Ian Shorr My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.
The Theology of Cinema: Despair This commonly occurs at the end of Act Two — what is often called All Is Lost — representing an existential crisis for the Protagonist.
Page One: “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978) Written by Harold Ramis & Douglas Kenney & Chris Miller
