Call to Adventure (10-13): When Luca intersects with Alberto who drags Luca above the sea line… Act One end (26-28): Luca overcomes his fears and rides with Alberto on the Vespa, soaring high into the sky, then plunging into the ocean…
Luca is a classic example of a Hero's Journey story structure: It begins in the Ordinary World (the… Everything that happens, particularly in Act Two, serves Luca's character arc as he grows in confidence and embraces his innate curiosty…
Page One: “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (2013) Written by Danny Strong, based on an article by Wil Haygood
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 22 This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up…
Writing and the Creative Life: Think Psychologically What makes a story resonate emotionally with a reader or viewer?
Page One: “The Last Samurai” (2003) Screenplay by John Logan and Edward Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz, story by John Logan
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 21 This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up…
Rod Serling on Writing A sixteen-part video series featuring screenwriter and TV writer, most famous for the television series The Twilight Zone.
The Business of Screenwriting: “Everyone is here because of us” It is late spring 1988. I am in San Diego where K-9 is being shot. It’s my first day on a movie set. Ever. The scene the crew is shooting…
Page One: “Last Night in Soho” (2021) Screenplay by Edgar Wright & Krysty Wilson-Cairns, story by Edgar Wright
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 20 This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
How They Write A Script: Paul Schrader In a previous post, I noted two radically different approaches to writing as represented by Neil Simon, who doesn’t “make outlines at all”…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 19 This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up…
Spec Script Deal: “Streets Of Rage” DJ2 Entertainment acquires action spec script “Streets of Rage” written by Derek Kolstad. Via Deadline:
Screenwriting 101: Robert Towne “Until the screenwriter does their job, nobody else has a job. In other words, they are the asshole who keeps everyone else from going to…
