The Business of Screenwriting: There are three kinds of people in Hollywood Story. Some get it. Some kinda get it. And some… well…
Daily Dialogue — July 13, 2017 The King: Strange wedding. The Queen: Yes. Very strange wedding. Come along.
Reader Question: Should I take budget into account with a spec script… …or just write the best possible story?
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Blade Runner” A 5 part series on the influential 1982 science fiction movie.
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Hill Project Voltage Pictures acquires an untitled supernatural horror thriller spec script written by Brian Edward Hill. From The Wrap:
Scene Description Spotlight: “Wall-E” Today we look at an entirely distinct way to approach scene description in the screenplay for Wall-E. I have discussed the writing style of…
Spec Script Deal: “The Armstrongs” Miramax Films acquires action comedy spec script “The Armstrongs” written by Jason Markarian and John Mirabella. From Deadline:
Daily Dialogue — July 12, 2017 Father Levesque: You know your notion of a true meaning of a miracle… well… I just want to thank you.
Reader Question: Is it okay for there to be more action lines in an action script? Once again into the breach against so-called screenwriting ‘rules’.
Tweetstorm: Geoff LaTulippe on Avoiding Red Flags in Screenplays If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. For example in April 2016, screenwriter Geoff LaTulippe (Going the…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Black Swan” A 6 part series on the 2011 WGA nominated best original screenplay.
Screenwriting 101: Spike Lee “Write. For screenwriters and directors, you have to write. If you did a survey of the last 25 years and looked at the first films of…
Daily Dialogue — July 11, 2017 “That’s the second time he’s dropped the Bible since she’s been in there.”
Tweetstorm: John Gary on How He Used Query Letters to Find New Representation If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. For example in May 2015, production executive Jeff Willis tweeted…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “(500) Days of Summer” A 6 part series on the 2009 WGA nominated best original screenplay.
On Writing “Write a good sentence, then a good paragraph, and don’t be dreaming about writing the great American novel or what you’ll wear at the…
Daily Dialogue — July 10, 2017 “Michael Francis Rizzi, do you renounce Satan? And all his works? And all his pomps?”
Reader Question: When can you stop tinkering with a script and finally say “done”? And for a writer, what the hell does “done” mean?
Video: “The Directors Series — The Coen Brothers” A fantastic 7 part series covering the entire Coen brothers library of films.
How post-horror movies are taking over cinema Reflections on It Comes At Night, Get Out, A Ghost Story, more.
