Go Into The Story Interview: Jane Therese Jane Therese wrote the original screenplay “Sins of My Father” which won a 2020 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. I had the opportunity…
Page One: “Rambo: First Blood Part II” (1985) Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and James Cameron, story by Kevin Jarre, based on characters created by David Morrell
Spec Script Deal: “Blink of an Eye” Netflix acquires thriller spec script “Blink of an Eye” written by husband-and-wife writing team of Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs. Via…
On Writing “I think procrastination can be a really helpful creative tool. So when I procrastinate, I try to do it with intention. I’m like, ‘For the…
Page One: “Rango” (2011) Written by John Logan, story by John Logan & Gore Verbinski and James Ward Byrkit
Screenwriting 101: Lowell Ganz “We’re [Ganz and writing partner Babaloo Mandel] always trying to have everything a character says come out of a very specific, personal…
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Baby Love Project New Line acquires rom-com spec script written by Sas Goldberg and Ana Nogueira. Via Deadline:
Go Into The Story Interview: Sean Malcolm Sean Malcolm wrote the original screenplay “Mother” which won a 2019 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. I had the opportunity to chat…
Go Into The Story Interview: Mary Coleman I have been a fan of Pixar Animation Studios since their first feature film hit theaters in 1995. In fact, I even teach a class at DePaul…
On Writing “As a writer, I believe that all the basic human truths are known. And what we try to do as best we can is come at those truths from our…
Screenwriting 101: Stephen Gaghan “When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a…
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:
Page One: “Puzzle” (2018) Screenplay by Polly Mann and Oren Moverman, based on the Argentinian film “Rompecabezas” by Natalia Smirnoff
Go Into The Story Interview: Karen McDermott Karen McDermott wrote the original screenplay “Lullabies of La Jaula” which won a 2019 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. I had the…
Page One: “The Prom” (2020) Screenplay by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin, based on the Broadway musical by Chad Beguelin & Bob Martin & Matthew Sklar
Screenwriting 101: F. Scott Frazier “I firmly believe that the currency of the screenwriter is a finished script. Not an outline, not a take, not a beat sheet, not a rough…
Script Analysis: “Eighth Grade” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Screenwriting 101: Scott Frank “The first paragraph of a screenplay can tell you if they can write. The first five pages can tell you if they have a voice.”
Go Into The Story Interview: Walker McKnight Walker McKnight wrote the original screenplay “Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket” which won a 2019 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. I…
