Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “It’s a Wonderful Life” A 5 part series on the 1946 holiday classic.
Writing and the Creative Life: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.
Daily Dialogue — July 21, 2017 Specialist: Give her six quavers, then pause. Technician: She sent us four quavers, a group of five quavers, a group of four semi-quavers……
Reader Question: What can I do if I am an overwriter? Do you write long scripts… long scenes… long dialogue?
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Loglines If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Epstein Project Paramount Pictures acquires untitled science fiction drama spec script written by Joe Epstein. From Deadline:
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Groundhog Day” A 5 part series on the beloved 1993 comedy.
The Business of Screenwriting: Movie stars I am staring at a cardboard standup display of an iconic movie character from an Academy Award winning movie, one of the most famous…
Daily Dialogue — July 20, 2017 Romilly: Of all these anomalies, the most significant is this: out near Saturn, a disturbance of space-time. Cooper: It’s a wormhole…
Reader Question: What are keys to a sparse style of screenwriting? Do all scripts have to feature a lean, spare approach to scene description?
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on How to Treat a Film Crew If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…
Video: Christopher Nolan’s Time Puzzle An 8-minute exploration of Nolan’s fascination with story and time.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Gravity” A 5 part series on the noted 2013 science fiction movie.
Daily Dialogue — July 19, 2017 “Now, if my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles an hour, you’re going to see some serious shit!”
Interview (Written): George A. Romero A previously unreleased interview with legendary horror writer-director.
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Finding the Joy in Your Writing If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…
Black List & Women In Film Episodic & Feature Labs for Women Writers now open for submission! 2nd Annual Episodic Lab and Inaugural Feature Writers Lab for Women.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Galaxy Quest” A 6 part series on the beloved 1999 science fiction comedy movie.
Screenwriting 101: Paul Thomas Anderson “If emotional logic is betrayed, then you’ve got a problem. Not that none of it’s plausible — it seems to be vaguely plausible. It’s not…
Daily Dialogue — July 18, 2017 Nathan: So, do you know what the Turing Test is? Caleb: Yeah. I know what the Turing Test is. It's when a human interacts with a computer…
Reader Question: What if I have trouble starting and finishing script projects? I suspect there are more than a few writers who suffer from this condition.
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Drafts, Parentheticals, Respect If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…
