Story and the Question of Self-Identity Every story inevitably raises this question about the Protagonist: “Who am I?”
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Wisdom on creativity from Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
60 Second Screenwriter: What is “high concept?” A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
On Writing “Discipline allows magic. To be a writer is to be the very best of assassins. You do not sit down and write every day to force the Muse to…
Werner Herzog calls three-act structure “brainless.” Is it? The famous writer-director is teaching an online filmmaking class and his comments about three-act structure are noteworthy.
60 Second Screenwriter: What is a ‘flashback?’ A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
The Theology of Cinema: Predestination “The story you write about your Protagonist is in some ways predestined, the specific combination of the character’s life circumstances…
Page One: “The Mummy” (1999) Screenplay by Stephen Sommers, screen story by Stephen Sommers and Lloyd Fonvielle & Kevin Jarre
Screenwriting “Hats” Sometimes when a writer is writing a screenplay, we have to wear other “hats”: Director, Actor, Editor, Producer.
60 Second Screenwriter: What’s a subplot? A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
Screenwriting “Hats”: Producer When we write a screenplay, I like to think of the process as one in which we wear several “hats”. Primarily, of course, we wear our Writer…
60 Second Screenwriter: Let’s talk story structure A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
Writing and the Creative Life: “Come to the edge” Going beyond the edge of the Old World into the New World can be a terrifying experience, but a necessary one for the transformation…
Screenwriting “Hats”: Editor When we write a screenplay, I like to think of the process as one in which we wear several “hats”. Primarily, of course, we wear our Writer…
60 Second Screenwriter: Do I need to move to L.A.? A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
The Business of Screenwriting: When you don’t get the gig We are seated in the expansive office of a top Hollywood director and we are having a great time. I mean a really great time. We talk about…
Page One: “Mudbound” (2017) Screenplay by Virgil Williamsand Dee Rees, based on the novel by Hillary Jordan
