Go Into The Story Interview: Robin Swicord Prolific Hollywood screenwriter whose latest movie is Wakefield.
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (Part 2) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
Screenwriting 101: Francis Ford Coppola “When you make a movie, always try to discover what the theme of the movie is in one or two words. Every time I made a film, I always knew…
Agreed, Reginald. It behooves us as writers to ask questions like “what’s the one-sheet”, “what are the trailer moments”.
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The Coen Brothers, Storytelling, and Fate A poem by Ethan Coen reveals a key clue to the brothers’ story sensibilities.
David Milch: “The Writer’s Voice” (Part 1) Videos and transcripts from Milch’s legendary 2001 and 2007 WGA series.
On Writing “The difficulty is that we create protagonists we love. And we love them like our children. We want to protect them from harm, keep them…
Daily Dialogue — May 29, 2017 Phillip, at the booth, plays with the parsley on his empty plate, which sits across from Butch’s barely touched one. The boy looks over his…
Trimming Tricks of the Trade A four-part series to help you cut script pages without sacrificing your story.
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 291st installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Trimming Tricks of the Trade, Part 4: Pseudo-Sluglines This is the fourth and final post about little things you can do to save lines (and pages) in your script.
Interview (Written): Gloria Katz Co-writer of American Graffiti and dialogue polish on Star Wars: Episode IV.
Daily Dialogue — May 27, 2017 “When did he pull his gun? Did he shoot first or did you shoot first? Don’t fuck with me. Do the right thing and tell me what happened.”
Video: “Storyboarding ‘Blood Simple.’” Take 5 minutes to watch and appreciate the genius of the Coen brothers.
Trimming Tricks of the Trade, Part 3: Cut Transitions Back today with another Trimming Trick of the Trade.
