Make Words Your Friend “Putting one right word after another” — that is so right. When you bust it all down, writing is about choosing words. A writer can choose…
Interview (Part 4): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
The Business of Screenwriting: There are three kinds of people in Hollywood Story. Some get it. Some kinda get it. And some… well…
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Creative People May Feel More Anxiety I’m even nervous posting this…
Thoughts on the Disunity to Unity Arc Reflections on The Lion King and Simba’s physical and psychological journey.
Interview (Part 3): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Screenplays are stories, not formulas William Goldman has famously written, “Screenplays are structure.” That is true in a tangible sense because at some point, a script becomes…
Scene Description Spotlight: “Titanic” Before Avatar went on to gross $2.72B worldwide, writer-director James Cameron created another movie phenomenon called Titanic (1997) which…
Keys to Handling Exposition Take my 1-week online class to learn ways to make exposition entertaining. Begins Monday, August 15, 2022.
Interview (Part 2): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Movie Script Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: “Nine Days” A breakdown of the screenplay for the 2020 drama fantasy starring Winston Duke and Zazie Beetz and winner of that year’s Sundance Film…
Page One: “Pawn Sacrifice” (2014) Screenplay by Steven Knight, story by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson and Steven Knight
Interview (Part 1): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Movie Script Scene-by-Scene Breakdown: “Encounter” A breakdown of the screenplay for the 2021 science fiction thriller starring Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer.
Story Type: Buddy Picture In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Screenwriting 101: Laura Kosann “I have found that what gets people’s attention is the script where you are truly laying your heart out on the table. Those are the ones…
Reflections on 5th Annual Black List / Women In Film Feature Writers Lab Writers who participated in this year’s Black List / Women in Film Feature Writer’s Lab retreat reflect on their experience.
Movie Script Scene-by-Scene Breakdown: “Annette” A breakdown of the screenplay for the award-winning 2021 musical drama starring Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard.
Non-Linear Storytelling in ‘Pulp Fiction’ “Tarantino, whether intended it or not, hit upon non-linearity as the only way he could tell one particular storyline involving the fates…
Page One: “Paths of Glory” (1957) Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson, novel by Humphrey Cobb
