Page One: “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” (2021) Screenplay by Simon Stephenson and Will Sharpe, story by Simon Stephenson
The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling My one-week online class begins Monday, September 2nd.
Screenwriting Back to Basics, Day 2: The Protagonist’s Arc Transformation lies at the heart of the character’s arc.
Writing Advice from Matt Stone and Trey Parker A video from over a decade ago resurfaces on social media.
Screenwriting Back to Basics, Day 1: Writing Scenes With every scene, you should ask yourself this question: What is the scene’s Beginning, Middle, and End?
On Writing “For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.”
Go Into The Story Interview: Jimmy Miller My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Page One: “Eddie the Eagle” (2015) Screenplay by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton, story by Simon Kelton
Screenwriting Tip: From Zero Draft… to Hero Draft “There are no mistakes. There are CHOICES. We have a scene. Or a character. Or a dialogue exchange. Whatever we’re writing, it represents…
Interview (Part 6): Jimmy Miller My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “Kramer vs. Kramer” Two scenes making french toast provide signposts to measure the nature of a father-son relationship.
Interview (Part 5): Jimmy Miller My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Script To Screen: “12 Years a Slave” From the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave, screenplay by John Ridley, based on a memoir by Solomon Northup.
If you feel the pull toward creative interests … embrace it. A quote from a well-known poet reminded me of a critical time in my past.
Interview (Part 4): Jimmy Miller My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
A 10-part series analyzing the Pixar writer-director’s TED Talk Andrew Stanton is one of the key members of Pixar’s ‘braintrust’ whose screenwriting credits include Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2…
Interview (Part 3): Jimmy Miller My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
A 10-part series analyzing the Pixar writer-director’s TED Talk Andrew Stanton is one of the key members of Pixar’s ‘braintrust’ whose screenwriting credits include Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2…
The Business of Screenwriting: Surviving a Script Notes Meeting Filmmaking, they say, is a “collaborative” effort. To a screenwriter, what this effectively means is that everybody gets to mess with your…
