Scott Myers

Page One: “Miller’s Crossing” (1990)

Written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Script Analysis: “Crazy Rich Asians”: 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 14(B): The Conditions of a Tragedy

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 17 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Page One: “The Hudsucker Proxy” (1994)

Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi

Matt, congratulations on being productive in 2021!

If you are going to be working on multiple projects in 2022, check out — if you haven’t already — my article: Stacking Projects. That…

Thanks for this, Dan.

Thus, I advise writers to focus more on the psychology and personality of a character, when introducing them, rather than their physical…

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Get Un-Comfortable

If your writing is feeling stale, here’s an idea: Rattle your own cage!

Script Analysis: “Coco” — 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 14(A): Fear and Pity

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Interview (Audio): Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, and Eric Roth

A conversation with the writing team which adapted the science fiction novel Dune for the big screen.

Page One: “Hail, Caesar!” (2016)

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 5] — Going Public

10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

Script Analysis: “Celeste and Jesse Forever” — 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 13(B): A Well-Constructed Plot

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Writing and the Creative Life: A Playlist to Calm the Mind

A therapist suggests some music to reduce anxiety… and spur creativity.

Page One: “A Serious Man” (2009)

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 4] — Practical Matters

10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

Analysis: 2021 Black List

A deep dive into the scripts named to this year’s annual Black List.

Script Analysis: “Boyhood” — 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 13(A): A Perfect Tragedy

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “CODA” (2021)

Screenplay by Sian Heder, based on the motion picture “La Famille Belier”

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 3] — Where Do You Want To Go As A Writer?

10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

“Why It’s A Wonderful Life is the greatest film ever made”

A recent series of tweets from filmmaker Marshall Herskovitz reminds us about the remarkable power of this holiday classic.