Interview (Part 2): Kate Marks My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Screenwriting 101: Marc Guggenheim “Before I go to bed at night, when my head hits the pillow, I will write a scene in my head. That’s usually going to be the first scene I…
Create a Compelling Protagonist Go beyond writing a ‘sympathetic’ Protagonist. Dig deeper than giving your Protagonist a ‘flaw.’ That is surface level writing.
2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 8 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 1): Kate Marks My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
On Writing “If you think of writing as a form of self expression — a form of pleasure, a form of comfort, a way of comforting yourself, a way of even…
Page One: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012) Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer, characters by Bob Kane
Great to have you back, Cameron, and congrats on finishing he masters. Yes, I think you are right. The connectionhe makes with Sarah is what breaks him out of his PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME LOOP. He needs to "earn"…
Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing” A new series featuring reflections on writing from the famed writer.
2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 7 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Palm Springs’ The entire 6 part series on the indie comedy starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons.
Spec Script Deal: “Dark West” Winterlight Pictures has acquired the rights to vampire thriller spec script “Dark West” written by Richard Kadrey. Via The Wrap:
Christian, this is one of countless reasons why I think it's so important to read/watch/hear… With Jac, it's interesting to see how comfortable she is in drawing inspiration for a *bunch* of TV series in terms of WV's tone, even…
2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 6 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: ‘Palm Springs’ — Part 6: Takeaways Read the script for this indie comedy starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons.
I have to admit, when I first heard the premise at Sundance 2020, I was like, "Hasn't this been… Nyles to me brings up the term "nihilism" and I wonder if that was intentional on the part of the screenwriter.
Great analysis, Ant, and I think you’re right: This movie is a perfect pandemic lockdown film… I also like the way your observation: What was Nyles’s life like before the time loop. Clearly, not perfect. Hell, he can’t even remember…
I'd like to focus on two sides of dialogue, both spoken by Nyles. "We kind of have no choice but to live. So I think your best bet is just to learn how to suffer existence."
2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 5 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Script Analysis: ‘Palm Springs’ — Part 5: Dialogue Read the script for this indie comedy starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons.
