I was fascinated to read the script, then the breakdown because what I remember about the movie is… Perhaps it’s because once you hit that transition point in the middle of the story, everything that’s been set up starts to accelerate…
Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.
Pound Out That First Draft! Go from FADE IN to FADE OUT in my upcoming online writing workshop. Starts June 11th!
The Theology of Screenwriting: Annunciation What the Angel’s visit to Mary can teach us about the Call to Adventure.
On Writing “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
Daily Dialogue — June 4, 2018 Shivering Soldier: You haven’t turned around. Mr. Dawson: No, we have a job to do. Shivering Soldier: Job? This is a pleasure yacht. You’re…
Spec Script Deal: “Satanic Panic” Fangoria Films acquires horror spec script “Satanic Panic” written by Grady Hendrix. Via Deadline:
Daily Dialogue — June 3, 2018 “Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention, please. We are the Ex-Presidents and as you can see, we are in fact…
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 344th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Reader Question: Do all Protagonists need a character arc? A character’s ‘arc’ is a big buzzword in Hollywood development circles.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Combat Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,670 consecutive days and counting.
Daily Dialogue — June 2, 2018 Butch: What was the matter with the old bank this town used to have? It was beautiful. Guard: People kept robbing it.
Spec Script Deal: “Rawhide Down” Global Road Entertainment and Gran Via Productions acquire thriller spec script “Rawhide Down” written by Alex Cramer. Via Deadline:
Writing and the Creative Life: To Write, Stop Thinking Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write, don’t think… feel.
Daily Dialogue — June 1, 2018 Sal: Sonny, they said on the TV, two homosexuals in the bank, right on TV. Did you hear what they said? Sonny: They can say anything they…
Anne, thanks for the kind words. Finishing one script is a monumental achievement. It’s the difference between saying, “I want to finish a script” and “I have finished a…
The Path of Least Resistance to Get Representation in Hollywood Write 3 scripts. Same genre. $5–20M budgets. Strong story concepts.
Go Into The Story Resource: Great Scenes When you boil it down, screenwriting is scene-writing. Hone your scene-writing ability by studying these scenes.
