Interview (Written): Taylor Sheridan Screenwriter of the movies Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River.
Happy Birthday, Carl Jung: Screenwriting Guru! Swiss psychotherapist and founder of analytical psychology Carl Jung was born today in 1875. He died in 1961 at the age of 85.
10 Things About Screenwriting: Vol. 3 Some observations about the craft I’ve come up with over the years.
Spec Script Deal: “Ballerina” Lionsgate acquires action spec script “Ballerina” written by Shay Hatten. From THR:
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Panic Room” 5 part series on a screenplay which sold as a spec for $4M.
Spec Script Deal: “Super-Intelligence” New Line acquires comedy spec script “Super-Intelligence” written by Steve Mallory. From THR:
Daily Dialogue — July 26, 2017 NINA: We find our viewers are more interested in urban crime creeping into the suburbs. What that means is a victim or victims, preferably…
Reader Question: How should I handle an event where I will meet a Hollywood writer-producer? What to do… what to avoid… and definitely what NOT to do.
10 Things About Screenwriting: Vol. 2 Some observations about the craft I’ve come up with over the years.
The Role of the Trickster in ‘The Dark Knight’ The Joker may be tricky, but he’s the story’s Nemesis. Who’s the Trickster?
Barb, that’s the thing about ‘similar but different’ business model: At points, both creatives and… Moonlight is a great example. Production budget of just under $2M. I just checked. It has grossed $65M worldwide.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Pan’s Labyrinth” 5 part series on the 2007 Oscar nominated screenplay.
Screenwriting 101: Ava DuVernay “For so long I felt like, ‘I’m never going to be able to be a screenwriter, because I have this other job, or I have this other thing that…
Daily Dialogue — July 25, 2017 Truman: [to an unseen Christof] Who are you? Christof: [on a speaker] I am the Creator — of a television show that gives hope and joy and…
Private Script Workshops On a limited basis, I work one-on-one with writers on their script projects.
10 Things About Screenwriting: Vol. 1 Some observations about the craft I’ve come up with over the years.
“Similar but different” Or Precedent / Analogy. However you refer to it, it’s how Hollywood operates.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “No Country for Old Men” A 6 part series on the 2008 Oscar winning screenplay.
On Writing “A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.”
Daily Dialogue — July 24, 2017 “Oh, if none of us had ever read a dangerous book or had a friend who was different, never joined an organization that advocated change…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Autum Challenge: Coming in September! Fade In. Fade Out. Thirty Days. No Excuses.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: “Don’t Finish That Scene!” Let’s say you’re in the middle of writing a script — and it’s a slog. You’re finding it really tough to drag your ass onto the chair and…
