Walter Murch and The Rule of Six When this notable figure in cinema talks editing… think screenwriting.
Script Analysis: “Gravity” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Movie Story Type: Contained Thriller In Hollywood movie circles, there are genres like Horror or Science Fiction, cross genres like Action-Thriller or Drama-Comedy, and…
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 1) Something about your story, most particularly involving your Protagonist, must resonate with a reader. What that boils down to is creating…
Great Scene: “The Shawshank Redemption” Red’s parole board scenes — three of them — are their own mini-story.
Script Analysis: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
60 Second Screenwriter: Do I need to move to L.A.? A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in sixty seconds.
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…
Best Writing Approach: Routine or Ritual? I am fascinated by creativity, in particular how creativity manifests itself in the wide variety of people I meet or learn about. That has…
Script Analysis: “Gone Girl” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Writing Mantra: On the other hand… One of the best ways for writers to combat the dreaded Voices Of Negativity.
A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics” “Poetics” by Aristotle is considered by many to be the most important text related to writing in history. I figured why not a weekly series…
How to Use Go Into The Story: Watch Movies, Read Scripts, Write Pages, Study the Craft, Study the… A five-part series to help you navigate through 30,000 blog articles.
Script Analysis: “Get Out” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 26: Tragedy vs. Epic Poems As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
Screenwriting 101: Spenser Cohen “One thing that I do when I first start writing is to put the outline aside and just start trying to find the character’s voice. I’ll give…
How to Use Go Into The Story: Learn the Business “What you learn about the business of filmmaking and TV may or may not influence your creative choices, but in order to survive as a…
Script Analysis: “Ford v Ferrari” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 25: Impossible and Improbable As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
On Writing “Action is hope. At the end of each day, when you’ve done your work, you lie there and think, Well, I’ll be damned, I did this today. It…
