Great Scene: “CODA” Ruby wants nothing more than to go away to college to study vocal performance. But there’s her unique family situation to deal with…
2022 Hollywood Reporter Writer Roundtable It’s an annual tradition: The Hollywood Reporter Writer Roundtable. This year the writer lineup: Jordan Peele, Rian Johnson, Martin…
“Make Me Care” It’s probably the greatest story commandment because if a script reader cares about your characters, they will buy into your story. If they…
Story Type: Frustration Comedy With movies, there are Genres. Cross Genres. Sub-Genres. Also Story Types. One of them: Frustration Comedy.
Writing and the Creative Life: A Playlist to Calm the Mind A therapist suggests some music to reduce anxiety… and spur creativity.
“Earn this.” When it comes to a scene where a character makes a critical choice, it’s imperative that you — as the writer — have earned that moment.
Story Type: Found Footage In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Page One: “Tremors” (1990) Screenplay by S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock, story by S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock & Ron Underwood
Story Type: Fish Out Of Water (FOOW) When a central character finds themselves WAY out of their natural element.
Great Scene: “Children of Men” In the midst of a heated battle, Theo find Kee and the baby alive. Then a miracle happens…
How to Decide Which Story to Write Are you trying to figure out which of one or more stories to write next?
Story Types: Disaster In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Screenwriting 101: Kate Marks “I love seeing real people, the details and the quirks that they have. I pay really close attention to them. Sometimes, I write in the…
Page One: “Toy Story 3” (2010) Screenplay by Michael Arndt, story by John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
