2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 6 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
How To Read A Screenplay (Part 2): The Scene-By-Scene Breakdown There are multiple layers to any story. The more you dig, the deeper your understanding.
60 Second Screenwriter: How is a screenplay different than a novel? A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
Screenwriting 101: Darren Aronofsky “First you start with an idea, then you start to flesh out the structure, and that’s a long process. I think that’s where we spend a lot of…
Page One: “Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi” (1983) Screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas, story by George Lucas
Reader Question: Should I write a big budget spec script or not? Write what you’re passionate about, but there are some good reasons to balance that by putting on your producer’s hat.
How To Read A Screenplay (Part 1): The First Pass There are multiple layers to any story. The more you dig, the deeper your understanding.
Great Scene: “To Kill A Mockingbird” “To begin with, this case should never have come to trial. The State has not produced one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the…
On Writing “Characters don’t stand nose to nose and take turns speaking. People are selfish. So too are characters. Characters want to talk. They want…
Page One: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” (1982) Screenplay by Jack B. Sowards, story by Harve Bennett and Jack B. Sowards, based on the TV series created by Gene Roddenberry
Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies” A series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.
Video: 10 Screenwriting Tips from Billy Wilder Advice from the writer-director of such notable moves as Double Indeminty, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment.
The Value of Three Scripts You write, you learn. And three scripts is a good starting point for grasping the craft.
“Raising the Stakes” video series The entire three-year series of screenwriting videos from Black List screenwriter Jonathan Stokes.
Page One: “A Star Is Born” (2018) Screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters, based on 1954 screenplay by Moss Hart, based on 1976 screenplay by John Gregory…
Quentin Tarantino: “When I read ‘Hard Times,’ I could see what a script could be.” The filmmaker talks about the impact the script for the 1975 movie had on him.
Gary, you may find this series I featured on my blog on the Heroine's Journey. https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-heroines-journey-2a7131b69fbb
Writing and the Creative Life: Creativity-In-Action “Creativity requires more than a dream. In many cases, people struggle to turn their dreams into a reality not because they lack ambition…
