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Daily Dialogue — September 6, 2013

BETTY: I can call them… I can call my dad. JIMMY: But you won’t. He grabs Betty by the wrist again and pulls her in to him. He puts his hand on her waist and it accidently slips and keeps going down her hips. He jerks his hand back.

GITS Meet-Up?

I’m going to be in L.A. the second week of October for The Quest Writing Workshop (Oct. 17–20), so it occurred to me why not do some sort of Go Into The Story Meet-Up. Probably either Tuesday, October 15 or Sunday, October 20, most likely in

Dispatch From The Quest: Waka Brown

Over the course of the 24 weeks I am working with the writers in The Quest, each will write a weekly dispatch to share with the GITS community. There are several reasons for doing this, the main one educational: Hopefully you will learn something of value for your own understanding

Audio Q&A: Zachary Heinzerling (“Cutie and the Boxer”)

For two weeks in this time slot (Mon-Fri), I am featuring Q&A’s from L.A. based screenings recorded and edited by Wendy Cohen. It’s a fantastic resource for those of you who live outside Hollywood or in Southern California, but missed these events. Here is

“Less explanation — get on with it!”

One of the advantages of intersecting with as many writers as I do on a daily basis — via my blog, email, and teaching — is the wide variety of perspectives I’m exposed to about the craft, so inevitably I always learn something. For example, Philip Brewster, a U.K. based

Go On Your Own Quest — Week 8: Time

The 2013 version of The Quest has entered Week 8! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by because you can Go On Your Own Quest by following the structure of The Quest to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write

Movie Trailer: “47 Ronin”

Screenplay by Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini, screen story by Chris Morgan & Walter Hamada A band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. IMDB Release Date: 25 December 2013 (USA)

September is Scene-Writing Month: Day 3

As noted in this post, September is Scene-Writing Month here at Go Into The Story. Every Monday-Friday at noon Eastern / 9AM Pacific, I will upload a post with a prompt for writing a script scene. Each day, write a scene per those guidelines. If you really want to

Writing and the Creative Life: Routine or Ritual?

I am fascinated by creativity, in particular how creativity manifests itself in the wide variety of people I meet or learn about. That has been one of the more intriguing aspects of the many interviews with writers I’ve been fortunate enough to do this year. Those of you who

Daily Dialogue — September 5, 2013

DARYL: This is my bedroom, I deserve a little luxury. You have to take care of yourself, nobody’s going to do that for you. Are they? ALEX: Excuse me, but what exactly do you think you are doing? DARYL: I’m being as direct as I know how. I

Declare Your Independents: Volume 8

GITS development assistant Wendy Cohen here, and welcome to another edition of Declare Your Independents, our new series highlighting the latest developments in the world of independent film. This week… Summer 2013 Box Office Wrap Up: Winners and Losers, Lessons Learned 22 Feature Films Of The African Diaspora To See

Dispatch From The Quest: Troy Klith

Over the course of the 24 weeks I am working with the writers in The Quest, each will write a weekly dispatch to share with the GITS community. There are several reasons for doing this, the main one educational: Hopefully you will learn something of value for your own understanding

Audio Q&A: Lynn Shelton (“Touchy Feely”)

For two weeks in this time slot (Mon-Fri), I am featuring Q&A’s from L.A. based screenings recorded and edited by Wendy Cohen. It’s a fantastic resource for those of you who live outside Hollywood or in Southern California, but missed these events. Here is

Go On Your Own Quest — Week 8: Time

The 2013 version of The Quest has entered Week 8! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by because you can Go On Your Own Quest by following the structure of The Quest to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write

Movie Trailer: “The Dirties”

Screenplay by Matthew Johnson and Evan Morgan, story by Josh Boles Two best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn’t joking. IMDB

September is Scene-Writing Month: Day 2

As noted in this post last week, September is Scene-Writing Month here at Go Into The Story. Every Monday-Friday at noon Eastern / 9AM Pacific, I will upload a post with a prompt for writing a script scene. Each day, write a scene per those guidelines. If you really

Script To Screen: “Badlands”

A memorable scene from the 1975 movie Badlands, written and directed by Terrence Malick. Plot Summary: Based on the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of the 1958, in which a fifteen-year-old girl and her twenty-five-year-old boyfriend slaughtered her entire family and several others in the Dakota

Daily Dialogue — September 4, 2013

“I’d do anything for my husband, Mr. Valiant. Anything.” — Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, novel by Gary K. Wolf The Daily Dialogue theme for the week is seduction, suggested by Despina. Today’s suggestion by Ellen Musikant. Trivia: Although the film’

“Up”: High concept or not?

I’m currently teaching Core II: Concept and one of the participants Debbie Moon, creator of the U.K. TV series “Wolfblood,” raised a question about whether the Pixar movie Up could be considered a high concept or not, her question arising from this fact: How do you craft a

Dispatch From The Quest: Sandy Leviton

Over the course of the 24 weeks I am working with the writers in The Quest, each will write a weekly dispatch to share with the GITS community. There are several reasons for doing this, the main one educational: Hopefully you will learn something of value for your own understanding

Audio Q&A: Liz W. Garcia (“The Lifeguard”)

For two weeks in this time slot (Mon-Fri), I am featuring Q&A’s from L.A. based screenings recorded and edited by Wendy Cohen. It’s a fantastic resource for those of you who live outside Hollywood or in Southern California, but missed these events. Here is

Mysterious Hollywood round-up

If you are on Twitter and follow my feed (@GoIntoTheStory), you will have seen my weekly #FF Mysterious Hollywood tweets each Friday. It started out with one tweet, then as more mysterious Hwood types emerged, became two, and now sits at three. This is currently who I have aggregated in

Go On Your Own Quest — Week 8: Time

The 2013 version of The Quest has entered Week 8! Don’t let this opportunity pass you by because you can Go On Your Own Quest by following the structure of The Quest to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write

Movie Trailer: “A Single Shot”

Matthew F. Jones (novel), Matthew F. Jones (screenplay) The tragic death of a beautiful young girl starts a tense and atmospheric game of cat and mouse between hunter John Moon and the hardened backwater criminals out for his blood. IMDB Release Date: 20 September 2013 (USA)

September is Scene-Writing Month: Day 1

As noted in this post last week, September is Scene-Writing Month here at Go Into The Story. Every Monday-Friday at noon Eastern / 9AM Pacific, I will upload a post with a prompt for writing a script scene. Each day, write a scene per those guidelines. If you really