Yes, Laura, there are numerous flashbacks which works for three reasons: (1) They are efficient in… Per this last point, the thing I come away with from the script is how much Rian Johnson loves the whodunnit genre. He has so much fun with…
This is a Medium issue. However, as I understand, if you click on links I provide in my Twitter feed each day, that is supposed to bypass the paywall…
Akila, as to your specific question, if a writer chooses to use Word and has the patience to… However, here's my question: Why not use software? If the issue is cost, the amount of time and hassle using Word as compared to a program…
Screenwriting Meta View: Initiation “Initiation, no matter how big or small, is a powerful experience. It lies at the heart of a Protagonist’s metamorphosis.”
Songwriters on Songwriting: Donovan “You love a song and you play it, and you love it and you keep playing it. Then absentmindedly you discover a new little note that you want…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 3: Characters Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
Screenwriting Meta View: Separation “Whether it’s geographical, psychological, or symbolic, the Protagonist leaves the Old World behind and enters the New World.”
Songwriters On Songwriting: Willie Dixon “How often do you write songs? / Well, whenever the various facts come to your mind that you think are interesting, it can do somebody…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 2: Plot Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
Screenwriting 101: Michele Atkins “Write what you love. Write with what you can align with, and feel good about. Whether it’s a success or it’s not a success, at least you…
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.”
