Scott Myers

Screenwriting 101: Walter Hill

“When I’m working alone, the old hard way. Longhand. Fountain pen. Legal pad. Thesaurus at my side. This last item, I’m not ashamed to say…

Page One: “A Simple Plan” (1998)

Written by Scott B. Smith

Script Analysis: “Loving” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Sing” (2016)

Written by Garth Jennings

On Writing

“Write. Rewrite. When not writing or rewriting, read. I know of no shortcuts.”

Page One: “Peter Hujar’s Day” (2025)

Written by Ira Sachs, book by Linda Rosenkranz

Script Analysis: “Trainwreck” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “The Long Walk” (2025)

Screenplay by JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen King

Screenwriting 101: John Hill

“I mention the concept of ‘great scenes’ in a movie script because that’s what we’re always trying to write. Terrific scenes are the coin…

Page One: “Blue Moon” (2025)

Written by Robert Kaplow, inspired by the letters of Lorenz Hart & Elizabeth Weiland

On Writing

“One of the dumbest things you were ever taught was to write what you know. Because what you know is usually dull. Remember when you first…

Page One: “A Simple Favor” (2018)

Screenplay by Jessica Sharzer, based upon the novel by Darcey Bell

Script Analysis: “A Monster Calls” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Silkwood” (1983)

Written by Nora Ephron & Alice Arlen

On Writing

“Goddamn it, FEELING is what I like in art, not CRAFTINESS and the hiding of feelings.”

Page One: “Silence” (2016)

Screenplay by Jay Cocks & Martin Scorsese, based on the novel by Shûsaku Endô

Script Analysis: “A Quiet Place” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Side Effects” (2013)

Written by Scott Z. Burns

Screenwriting 101: Marshal Herskovitz

“If I have a criticism of many screenwriters, it’s that they are too wedded to the words. When I say ‘the words,’ I mean the words the…

Page One: “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” (2018)

Written by Taylor Sheridan

On Writing

“If it’s only about passion, sometimes you’ll be good and sometimes you won’t. You’ve got to come in every day with a strong desire.”

Page One: “Shutter Island” (2010)

Screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis, novel by Dennis Lehane

Go Into The Story Interview: Carter Blanchard

My conversation with the 2012 Black List screenwriter.

Page One: “Shrek the Third” (2007)

Screenplay by Jeffrey Price & Peter S. Seaman and Chris Miller by & Aron Warner, story by Andrew Adamson, based upon the book by William…

On Writing

“I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop.”