The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs [Part 1] “What exactly is a spec script? How did they come into being in the first place? What are some of the things that can happen with a spec…
Daily Dialogue — February 8, 2018 “You and I are gonna move my father to another room. Now can you disconnect those tubes so we can move the bed out?”
On the Page: LADY BIRD ScreenwritingMasterClass.com offered its first free online class last Saturday. Hosted by Tom Benedek, the topic was: Brainstorming…
Edub, Richie, Nilina, and Tai, I’ve got the last four tickets, one for each of you. gitsblog at gmail dot com.
Interview (Part 3): Cesar Vitale (2017 Black List, Nicholl Winner) My 6-part talk with the writer of the script “The Great Nothing”.
Script To Screen: “Do the Right Thing” Latent anger turns to hostility into violence in this intense scene from the 1989 movie Do the Right Thing, written by Spike Lee.
Daily Dialogue — February 7, 2018 “He brought you low by his bloodstained cross! Do not despise my command because you know me to be a sinner. It's God himself who commands…
Free Tickets to Writers Guild Foundation event! My First Episode: A Conversation with Jalysa Conway and Kevin McKidd.
Interview (Part 2): Cesar Vitale (2017 Black List, Nicholl Winner) My 6-part talk with the writer of the script “The Great Nothing”.
Screenwriting 101: Michael Werwie “When you’re first breaking a story and when you’re doing that first pass, it’s important to not really censor yourself too much or judge…
Daily Dialogue — February 6, 2018 “Everything seems like nothing to me now, ’cause I want you in my bed. I don’t care if I burn in hell. I don’t care if you burn in hell…
Reader Question: Are there any script rules that really shouldn’t be broken? Or this: “How can you break screenwriting rules if there are none?”
Interview (Part 1): Cesar Vitale (2017 Black List, Nicholl Winner) My 6-part talk with the writer of the script “The Great Nothing”.
On Writing “Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”
Daily Dialogue — February 5, 2018 “You want a job? I got a job for you. Fix up this pigsty! You get a pretty God damn good salary for testing out this bed all day! You want…
For my takeaway, I’m going to go with special subcultures. In Coco, it’s Mexican culture (general subculture), but even more specifically the special subculture of the land of the dead. Pixar likes…
Great post, Mark. This is why the denouement is so important. We, as audience members, want that emotional resolution, to know how the experiences of the…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Coco” The entire 6 part series delving into hit animated movie.
Spec Script Deal: “Varietal” Universal Pictures acquires science fiction spec script “Varietal” written by Adam Bloom. From THR:
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