Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 6: Takeaways Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks This is a really dumb trick, but damn, if it doesn’t work.
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Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 5: Dialogue Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
The Theology of Screenwriting: Salvation On the one hand, salvation is directed toward saving someone else. On the other hand, it is a gift, not an achievement.
Writing and the Creative Life: “That pure part of you” Writing words of wisdom from the screenwriter of “Ordinary People”.
Daily Dialogue — June 8, 2018 Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that? Lance: What? Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [kneels] I love the…
There are three primary characters through whose perspective we experience the narrative in The… The Protagonist usually goes on some sort of physical / emotional journey.
Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 4: Themes Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
The Theology of Screenwriting: Redemption A character seeking freedom from bondage to a past event is one of the most common themes in movies.
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs Part 18: Sell Them Your Dream.
Daily Dialogue — June 7, 2018 General Mireau: Hello there, soldier. Ready to kill more Germans? Soldier: Yes, sir. General Mireau: Looking over your rifle, I see. Well…
As ‘indie’ as The Florida Project feels, it actually has a traditional three act structure with Act… Act One: Introduction to the world of The Magic Castle and all of the key characters, most notably Moonee and her mother Halley. This is…
Reader Question: What role does formal education have toward working as a screenwriter? How important is college or film school for a writer trying to break into Hollywood?
Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 3: Characters Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
The Theology of Screenwriting: Predestination The religious concept of the individual having a predetermined fate manifests itself in movies as the character’s Narrative Imperative.
Spec Script Deal: “Aporia” Paramount Pictures with Bad Robot producing acquire science fiction drama spec script “Aporia” written by Jared Moshe. Via THR:
The Nemesis as the Protagonist’s ‘Shadow’ Want drama? Ask your Protagonist: What do you fear the most? Then put them in a story where they have to confront that fear: Their Nemesis.
Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 2: Plot Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
The Theology of Screenwriting: Chosen The archetype of the Chosen One is common to movies, echoing the Messianic tradition in Judeo-Christianity.
Screenwriting 101: Destin Daniel Cretton “I love that moment in a story’s development when the characters begin to feel like real people who I can’t wait to spend time with. At…
Daily Dialogue — June 5, 2018 “You know those five thousand ships you say the Allies haven’t got? Well, they’ve got them!”
