I took that as a sign of how discombobulated she was at the moment, almost as if a reflection of… But yes, it is an unusual line, unexpected, so I can see your point.
The Business of Screenwriting: Commencement of principal photography There are several significant days in a screenwriter’s life.
Daily Dialogue — February 2, 2017 “Boy, I am two seconds from being on you like white on rice in a glass of milk on a paper plate in a snowstorm. I’m gonna put my foot so…
Character Introductions: Part 3 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Script Analysis: “Jackie” — Part 3: Characters Read the script for the Oscar nominated movie and analyze it all this week.
Great Scene: “Saving Private Ryan” It’s not the beach scene. Or the “Earn this” scene. It’s another one.
Daily Dialogue — February 1, 2017 “You die first, get it? Your friends might get me in a rush, but not before I make your head into a canoe, you understand me?”
Screenwriter Noah Oppenheim makes several key choices in how to tell this story and in some ways… Both scripts use a framing device in the present to bounce back and forth to the past: In TSN, it’s two deposition hearings. In Jackie…
Character Introductions: Part 2 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Script Analysis: “Jackie” — Part 2: Plot Read the script for the Oscar nominated movie and analyze it all this week.
Screenwriting 101: John Lasseter “There are three things you need to do to make a movie that is successful, a move that truly entertains your audience. First, you’ve got to…
Daily Dialogue — January 31, 2017 “I’m giving you a choice. Either put on these glasses… or start eating that trash can.”
Jackie is an excellent read and little wonder it made the 2010 Black List. For those who claim flashbacks are an example of weak writing, which I happen to believe is nonsense, this script will prove problematic…
How I Stopped Whining and Loved the 1 Page Synopsis We all hate writing loglines and treatments… unless they make you $$$.
Character Introductions: Part 1 Think there’s nothing to introducing characters in a script? Think again!
Go Into The Story Interview: Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey Brother-sister filmmaking duo who won 2016 Nicholl Fellowship
Script Analysis: “Jackie” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the script for the Oscar nominated movie and analyze it all this week.
On Writing “Plot grows out of character. If you focus on who the people in your story are, if you sit and write about two people you know and are…
The next Go Into The Story Read and Analysis Script: “Jackie” Read the 2010 Black List script for the movie and analyze it next week.
Interview (Part 6): Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey (2016 Nicholl Winners) My conversation with the brother and sister writing duo from Australia.
