Laura, is the TV series a well-known one? Frustrating, I know. I’ve had several story concepts and even two scripts, one completed, the other partial which got squashed by projects…
Screenwriting Meta View: Life before FADE IN In writing a screenplay, we go into the story. That’s critical in order to connect with the characters and immerse ourselves in the story…
Songwriters On Songwriting: Leonard Cohen “I am a working stiff. It takes me months and months of full employment to break the code of the song. To find out if there can be a song…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
On Writing “It’s a job. It’s not a hobby. You don’t write the way you build a model airplane. You have to sit down and work, to schedule your time and…
Daily Dialogue — June 8, 2020 Doolittle: Hello, Bomb? Are you with me? Bomb #20: Of course. Doolittle: Are you willing to entertain a few concepts? Bomb #20: I am always…
Writing a Story = Wrangling Magic The very fact writers create something out of seemingly nothing is a special kind of magic.
Great Scene: “North by Northwest” It was one of the scenes which inspired Hitchcock to make the movie.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Midsummar” The entire 6 part series delving into the hit horror mystery which features a breakthrough performance by actress Florence Pugh.
Daily Dialogue — June 7, 2020 “Look at me. Jerking off in the shower. This will be the high point of my day.”
Laura, there's also this: By having a couple of academics along researching a potential… Indeed, the fact there are outsiders coming in does the same thing throughout. But the two academics allow for an even deeper dive into the…
An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas Christopher Hampton: “I don’t believe in rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is formula, and the result will be formulaic.”
Script Analysis: “Midsommar” — Part 6: Takeaways Read and analyze the script for the horror mystery which features a breakthrough performance by actress Florence Pugh.
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How I Wrote ‘Knives Out’ A Behind the Curtain video featuring director Rian Johnson on the writing of the screenplay for the hit movie Knives Out.
Laura, I *totally* pegged Pele as a bad guy - in the sense that the outsiders were going to get… The dialogue I want to focus on is this and it comes early in the Midsommar weekend:
An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas (Part 5): Times have changed and so have expectations for… “Almost all of the most influential screenwriting gurus developed their screenplay formulas in the 1980s. While they may have tweaked…
Songwriters on Songwriting: David Byrne “I think you have to wait for the inspiration, but unless you’re there, waiting at the bus stop… if you’re doing other things all day, a…
Script Analysis: “Midsommar” — Part 5: Dialogue Read and analyze the script for the horror mystery which features a breakthrough performance by actress Florence Pugh.
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Creative People May Feel More Anxiety I’m even nervous posting this…
An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas (Part 4): They make the job of a screenwriter more… “Sometimes the formula in question has been created by someone who has never sold a script or worked as a professional screenwriter.”
Songwriters on Songwriting: Jackson Browne “I relegate everything to the creative act as being what I’m here to do. And so anything that helps is something that I incorporate into my…
