“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.
Interview: Martin McDonagh A conversation with the writer-director of the movie The Banshees of Inisherin.
Page One: “What Price Hollywood?” (1932) By Gene Fowler and Rowland Brown, based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns, screen play by Jane Murfin and Ben Markson
Jayden, thanks for your observations. It's a "dark" story, unusual for movies associated with Christmas, but the Jesus story is also a "dark" one.
Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 27 Total, 5 New Scripts It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Plot Backward You’re doing prep work, breaking the story. Problem is, the story is breaking YOU! The plot is a mess, you can’t figure it out, bits and…
Writing and the Creative Life: Wherein I embrace my messy desk! For decades, I have waged a relentless war. The battlefield? My desk. Raised a military brat and a Southern Baptist to boot, the message I…
Page One: “What Lies Beneath” (2000) Screenplay by Clark Gregg, story by Sarah Kernochan and Clark Gregg
When 3-Act Structure is 4-Act Structure “Per Aristotle, while we may still think of a story having three acts — Beginning, Middle, End — at a psychological level in the narrative…
The Business of Screenwriting: The Crazed Life of a Studio Executive There is nothing laid-back about movie execs who live life in the fast lane and this impacts you — the writer.
Jayden, you might find this article interesting! https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/why-you-should-write-three-pages-of-garbage-every-morning-b45cac58f650
Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 22 Total, 3 New Scripts It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
How They Write A Script: Paddy Chayefsky The only individual writer to win 3 Academy Awards for screenwriting.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable If your writing is feeling stale, here’s an idea: Rattle your own cage!
How to Write a Marketable Screenplay Tips from a presentation at the Pittsburgh Shorts Filmmaker Conference.
Screenwriting 101: Liz Hannah “I think, if it is a challenge, then I shouldn’t be writing that script. For me, if it’s a challenge to find the perspective of the…
