On Writing “Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it’s not something where — if you missed it by age 19 — you’re finished. It’s never too late…
Daily Dialogue — June 5, 2017 HARRY: No! No! FUDGE: For God’s sake, Dumbledore, what’s happened? HARRY: He’s back! He’s back! Voldemort’s back! Cedrick, he asked me to…
Reader Question: How to write if you have a long commute behind the wheel? “Talk out your story. Record your words. Transfer to your computer. You can get a LOT done that way.”
Spec Script Deal: “Mother” Netflix acquires action thriller spec script “Mother” written by Misha Green. From Deadline:
AOV, you may find this way of thinking about story — the plot as an expression of a character’s… Re your point about the past: I teach a Screenwriting Master Class course about Time in a screenplay. In it, I posit this idea: That a…
Daily Dialogue — June 4, 2017 PALPATINE: Only through me can you achieve a power greater than any Jedi. Learn to know the dark side of the Force, Anakin, and you will be…
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 292nd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (5 Part Series) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
Daily Dialogue — June 3, 2017 JEFF: That’s very nice, but I just have one bed. LISA: If you say anything else, I’ll… Stay tomorrow night too. JEFF: I won’t be able to…
Reader Question: When is the most appropriate time in a script to handle a character’s backstory? AlBaraa asked:
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (Part 5) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
Writing and the Creative Life: Possibility Thinking, Practicality Thinking You can not overestimate the value of a great idea as the basis of a story. Here are some quotes from a pair of established screenwriters…
Daily Dialogue — June 2, 2017 Cora: I gotta have ya’, Frank. Just us. If it was just you and me. Frank: What’re you talkin’ ‘bout? Cora: I’m tired of what’s right and…
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (Part 4) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
The Business of Screenwriting: Everyone is here because of us It is late spring 1988. I am in San Diego where K-9 is being shot. It’s my first day on a movie set. Ever. The scene the crew is shooting…
Daily Dialogue — June 1, 2017 Phyllis: Mr. Neff, why don’t you drop by tomorrow evening about eight-thirty. He’ll be in then. Walter Neff: Who? Phyllis: My husband. You…
Reader Question: Is it useful to read a bad script to see what not to do? Can we learn something from slogging through bad screenplays?
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (Part 3) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
Great Scene: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” Many of the best movie scenes are payoffs to plot elements that have been set up earlier in the story. And often, the set-up and payoff…
