Thanks, Cameron and Rose, for you comprehensive takes on the story’s sequence structure. The meta take is this story has a classic Beginning — Middle — End. This is a Hero’s Journey with a twist in which we can follow both Ron…
Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Part 5: Dialogue Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.
Interview (Part 5): Wenonah Wilms My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
TED Talk (Part 9): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
Daily Dialogue — February 15, 2019 GZA: Want some tea? RZA: Yea, splash me. GZA: It’s all herbals, man. No caffeine. RZA: That’s what I’m talking about. No caffeine. Caffeine…
Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Part 4: Themes Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.
Interview (Part 4): Wenonah Wilms My interview with the 2018w Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Go Into The Story Master Class in Paris For any Europe-based GITS fans, I will be leading a three-day immersion in character driven screenwriting in Paris — March 20–22, 2019.
The Business of Screenwriting: There’s a green light… I’m attending a fundraiser for my son’s elementary school. It’s an alternative private school on the Westside, an institution that prides…
Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Part 3: Characters Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.
Interview (Part 3): Wenonah Wilms My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
TED Talk (Part 8): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
Daily Dialogue — February 13, 2019 Mr. Wolfe: Jimmy. Jimmy: Uh-huh. Mr. Wolfe: Do me a favor. Thought I smelled some coffee back there. Would you make me cup? Jimmy: Uh…
Cameron, I echo your sentiments. Real life doesn’t often lay out in three acts, but what the screenwriters did with BlacKkKlansman is find a solid Beginning / Middle / End…
Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Part 2: Plot Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.
Interview (Part 2): Wenonah Wilms My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
TED Talk (Part 7): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
Screenwriting 101: James Cameron “People ask me all the time, ‘What would your advice be to a young filmmaker?’ It used to be, pick up a camera and start making a movie…
Daily Dialogue — February 12, 2019 Carter hands Edward an article about Kopi Luwak, Edward’s favorite coffee.
Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.
Interview (Part 1): Wenonah Wilms My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
TED Talk (Part 6): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
