Daily Dialogue — April 28, 2017 LEFOU: [singing] No one’s slick as Gaston, no one’s quick as Gaston / No one’s neck is incredibly thick as Gaston / For there’s no man in…
The Business of Screenwriting: The Birth, Life and Death of a Movie (Part 3) In Part 1, we went from an emotional high to low in setting up a remake of the 1955 comedy The Court Jester, going from a done deal to no…
Interview (Part 4): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”.
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 4: Themes Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 27 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Scene Description Spotlight: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” The ending sequence includes a most interesting sentence…
Interview (Part 3): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”.
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 3: Characters Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 26 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Interview (Part 2): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 2: Plot Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 25 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Screenwriting 101: Richard Brooks “I can make a movie with half-assed camerawork, or with actors who are not quite up to par, or with composition that misses, and the…
Interview (Part 1): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 24 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
On Writing “Try to talk yourself out of it. As a life, it’s much too solitary, it makes you obsessive, the rewards seem to be much too inward for most…
Daily Dialogue — April 24, 2017 “1,2,3,4, I won’t take no anymore. 5,6,7,8 — I want you to be my mate. 1,2,3,4 — you’re the one that I adore. 5,6,7,8 — don’t run from me…
The next Go Into The Story Read and Analysis Script: “Kubo and the Two Strings” Read the script for the acclaimed animated action adventure movie.
