On Writing “I loved Feydeau’s one rule of playwriting: Character A: My life is perfect as long as I don’t see Character B. Knock Knock. Enter…
Page One: “The Red Turtle” (2016) Screenplay by Pascale Ferran & Michael Dudok de Wit, story by Michael Dudok de Wit
Script Analysis: “Enough Said” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Script Analysis: “Enough Said” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Go Into The Story Interview: Nikole Beckwith Nikole Beckwith’s original screenplay “Stockholm, Pennsylvania” won a 2012 Nicholl Fellowship and a spot on the 2012 Black List. Nikole and…
Screenwriting 101: Alex Garland “I love stories. Stories are my primary concern because I think they are a very tried and tested vehicle for themes. I think that if you’ve…
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:
Go Into The Story Interview: Daniel Destin Cretton In 2013, my favorite movie of the year was Short Term 12.
On Writing “A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment from which to look back or from which to look ahead.”
Script Analysis: “Hell or High Water” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
On Writing “Every single day, I get emails from aspiring writers asking my advice about how to become a writer, and here is the only advice I can…
Page One: “First Blood” (1982) Screenplay by Michael Kozoll & William Sackheim and Sylvester Stallone, based on the novel by David Morrell
Screenwriting 101: Liz W. Garcia “Outlining is really tough work and it’s the necessary work that I loathe. It’s necessary so you don’t get lost while you’re writing the…
Go Into The Story interview: Sam Baron U.K.-based writer Sam Baron wrote the original screenplay “The Science of Love and Laughter” which won a 2014 Nicholl Fellowship. Sam and I…
Page One: “Ready Player One” (2018) Screenplay by Zak Penn and Ernest Cline, based on a novel by Ernest Cline
Script Analysis: “The Incredibles” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Page One: “Raya and the Last Dragon” (2021) Screenplay by Qui Nguyen & Adele Lim, story by Paul Briggs & Don Hall & Adele Lim & Carlos López Estrada & Kiel Murray & Qui Nguyen & John…
Great Scene: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Plot summary: A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other…
Script Analysis: “The End of the Tour” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Page One: “Rambo III” (1988) Written by Sylvester Stallone and Sheldon Lettich, based on characters by David Morrell
Movie Script Scene-by-Scene Breakdown: “Encounter” Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
