Page One: “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” (2020) Written for the screen by Charlie Kaufman, based on the book by Iain Reid
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 7 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity
Wanted! Volunteers for Screenplay Analysis Series! Could you spare some time to do a scene-by-scene breakdown of a 2021 movie script?
On Writing “There are three necessary elements in a story — exposition, development, and drama. Exposition we may illustrate as ‘John Fortescue was a…
Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies” A weekly series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 6 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Interview: Karin delaPeña Collison My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Video: WGFestival 2021: Showrunner Sessions — Writing Comedy Panel conversation with writers and showrunners from HBO Max’s slate of comedies, including A Black Lady Sketch Show, Hacks, Insecure, The…
Page One: “I, Robot” (2004) Screenplay by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman, screen story by Jeff Vintar, suggested by the book by Isaac Asimov
Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies” A weekly series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 5 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 6): Karin delaPeña Collison My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Set-up and Payoffs One of the most important narrative elements screenwriters have available to us is set-ups and payoffs. The basic idea is this: We…
Page One: “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997) Screenplay by Kevin Williamson, novel by Lois Duncan
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 4 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 5): Karin delaPeña Collison My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Script Analysis: “Short Term 12” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
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…
Page One: “Hustlers” (2019) Written by Lorene Scafaria, inspired by a magazine article by Jessica Pressler
2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 3 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 4): Karin delaPeña Collison My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Script Analysis: “Roma” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
