Spec Script Deal: “Highway One” DreamWorks acquires action thriller spec script “Highway One” written by Anthony Jaswinski. From Deadline:
Spec Script Deal: “The Englishman” Working Title is in talks with Paul Dano to star in drama thriller spec script “The Englishman” written by Luke Garrett. From Deadline:
Nice work, Will, as usual. Interesting to note how many trickster characters in your assessment and it’s a good reminder that any character can don any archetype…
Script Analysis: “Zootopia” — Part 4: Themes Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this weekly series is a deep structural and thematic…
The 2016 “Twas the Night Before Black List…” Challenge Annual writing contest with Black List & Screenwriting Master Class prizes.
THIS is how we read and analyze scripts! A fantastic dive into the depths of “Zootopia” by GITS reader Will King.
Script Analysis: “Zootopia” — Part 3: Characters Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this weekly series is a deep structural and thematic…
2016 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 31 Total! Two more scripts added to the list: Arrival and Fences.
Paul, you make a good point which is how Zootopia manages to get across a ‘message’ without being… Will definitely watch the movie, now that I’ve read the script. Your enthusiasm for it certainly helps scoot it up toward the top of my…
Great Scene: “Wall Street” Featuring one of the most memorable lines of dialogue in the last three decades.
Daily Dialogue — December 7, 2016 Customer: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting…
Will, that is an absolutely outstanding breakdown of Zootopia’s plot, not only its sequential and… I have to say one of the many impressions I got when reading through your fantastic analysis is with the carefully crafted interweaving of…
Paul, great take as you really put a spotlight on one of the storytelling dynamics I discuss in the… Significant Saga / Small Story.
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Listen: Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan on “Westworld” The co-creators and showrunners of the hit HBO series talk shop.
Rebecca, for a first time post, you hit a grand slam! As you note, there’s a lot of stuff going on plot-wise involving (A) Judy’s conscious goal (become a cop) and need (make a difference), and…
Script Analysis: “Zootopia” — Part 2: Plot Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this weekly series is a deep structural and thematic…
Screenwriting 101: Joshua Golden “I’m a big proponent of theme and character. That’s the place I usually start from. The concept, of course, has to be original. But if you…
Daily Dialogue — December 6, 2016 “I can’t get involved! I’ve got work to do! It’s not that I like the Empire. I hate it! But there’s nothing I can do about it right now…
As noted elsewhere, I have not seen the movie, so I was quite intrigued to read the script. One thing I noticed: It took a long time to (A) get into the caper and (B) lock Judy and Nick together. P.42 is when they ‘officially’ team…
Walter Murch and The Rule of Six When this notable figure in cinema talks editing… think screenwriting.
