Script To Screen: “Vertigo” An oldie but goodie: The 1958 movie Vertigo, screenplay by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor, based on a novel by Pierre Boileau and Thomas…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Wolf of Wall Street” The entire 5-part series on the award-winning movie script.
Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Writing for the Censors [Part 1] “No producer will take a chance on a story which may be disapproved entirely or mangled by the cutting of important scenes after it is…
2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 2 Here are all of Week 2’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Swimming Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 4,111 consecutive days and counting.
Spec Script Deal: “Chief Executive Dad” Sony Pictures International acquires family spec script written by Brian Comer. Via Deadline:
Daily Dialogue — August 17, 2019 Nicky Santoro: Where the fuck do you get off talking to people about me behind my back, going over my head? Ace Rothstein: What people…
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned” Wisdom from Joseph Campbell which actually changed my life.
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Romantic Comedy Screen Gems acquires untitled romantic comedy spec script written by Chester Tam. Via THR:
Daily Dialogue — August 16, 2019 Sera: Don’t you like me, Ben? Ben Sanderson: Sera… what you don’t understand is — no, see, no. You can never, never ask me to stop…
Spec Script Deal: “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity” Legendary Pictures acquires fantasy adventure spec script adaptation by John Raffo of the novel “The Last Adventure of Constance Verity”…
The Business of Screenwriting: Celebrate your victories Based on my experiences as a screenwriter in Hollywood, there are many things I can advise you to do that are not particularly enjoyable…
Daily Dialogue — August 15, 2019 Rusty Martin: Can you help me, please? Lucky Jackson: Can we help you? Yes, ma’am. Rusty Martin: I’d like you to check my motor. It…
Daily Dialogue — August 14, 2019 “Ah, devil ether. It makes you behave like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel. Total loss of all basic motor skills. Blurred…
Spec Script Deal: “Don’t Worry Darling” New Line Cinema acquires psychological thriller spec script “Don’t Worry Darling” written by Shane Van Dyke and Carey Van Dyke. Via…
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