On Writing “I am never happy with any manuscript I have ever turned in. What counts for me is if I’m not mortified by what gets published. Even in the…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “CODA” The entire 6-part series delving into the drama which was a big hit at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
Script Analysis: “CODA” — Part 6: Takeaways A week-long analysis of this movie which was a big hit at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Download. Read. Discuss.
How They Write A Script: Stirling Silliphant Stirling Silliphant (1918–1996) is a Hollywood icon with numerous notable film writing credits including Village of the Damned (1960), In…
Interview (Video): Aaron Sorkin The acclaimed screenwriter talks about how he brought the movie Being the Ricardos into being.
It is perhaps the most poignant moment in the movie as well as the script: Ruby and her father… They sit for a moment.
Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 4 New Scripts, 44 Total It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.
Script Analysis: “CODA” — Part 5: Dialogue A week-long analysis of this movie which was a big hit at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Download. Read. Discuss.
Script Analysis: “Looper” — 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: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 4) What Is / What Could Be / What Is / What Could Be / What Is…
Page One: “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (2009) Screenplay by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, novel by Roald Dahl
There are several themes at work in CODA. That veers over into another theme: family. In another iteration of this story, the choir may have played a more prominent role as a kind…
The Incurable Disease of Writing “In psychological terms, it seems that drive is more important than talent in producing creative work.”
Script Analysis: “CODA” — Part 4: Themes A week-long analysis of this movie which was a big hit at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Download. Read. Discuss.
Script Analysis: “Logan” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
The Business of Screenwriting: Script readers — Hollywood’s threshold guardians They may not get a lot of respect, but they are important to writers.
Once again, we have the presence of five primary character archetypes at work in a story: Protagonist: Ruby.
