Daily Dialogue — March 20, 2020 “I don’t want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we’re going to be here all day talking about it, making…
Barbara, thanks for that feedback. Re “story seeds”: That sounds like something Carl Jung would like. The concept that there is this collective unconscious where archetypes…
Pilot Script Analysis: “Sex Education” Extensive page notes by a writer and fan of the hit Netflix series: Episode 101.
2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 19 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 4): Aaron Chung My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
The Business of Screenwriting: Hurry up and wait The bane of a screenwriter’s existence: They want the script NOW… then they make you WAIT… and wait… and wait…
Daily Dialogue — March 19, 2020 Robert Graysmith: This is a case that’s covered both northern and southern California with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of…
2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 3): Aaron Chung My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” Butch and Sundance return to the Hole in the Wall Gang… and a challenge.
Daily Dialogue — March 18, 2020 Travis Bickle: You’re a young girl, you should be at home. You should be dressed up, going out with boys, going to school, you know, that…
Reader Question: What should I do if a project sells in Hollywood which is similar to a script I’m… Before you jump, step back from the ledge, and consider the following.
2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 17 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 2): Aaron Chung My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Screenwriting 101: Ron Bass “I’ve always felt that writing was communication — not showing off how articulate you are, or showing off your vocabulary. It’s about…
Daily Dialogue — March 17, 2020 Trent: I’m gonna find me two waitresses here and I’m gonna pull me a Fredo. Mike: Yeah, well they’re all skanks. Trent: What are talking…
Create a Compelling Protagonist Go beyond writing a ‘sympathetic’ Protagonist. Dig deeper than giving your Protagonist a ‘flaw.’ That is surface level writing.
2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 16 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 1): Aaron Chung My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
On Writing “Writing is linear and sequential; Sentence B must follow Sentence A, and Sentence C must follow Sentence B, and eventually you get to…
Daily Dialogue — March 16, 2020 Bobby: I’d like a plain omelette, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, a cup of coffee and wheat toast. Waitress: [points at his menu] No…
The Theology of Cinema: Righteousness “If we take this concept and consider it in a secular manner, we see it is a common theme in movies: whenever one or more characters does…
2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 15 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Avengers: Endgame” The entire 6 part series on the script for the hit Marvel superhero movie.
