Go Into The Story Interview: Sam Boyer My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Foragers.
“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 1 Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…
30 Things About Screenwriting: Know your genre If you want to write in a genre, you’re wise to immerse yourself in it.
Page One: “Blades of Glory” (2007) Screenplay by Jeff Cox & Craig Cox and John Altschuler & Dave Krinsky, story by Craig Cox & Jeff Cox & Busy Philipps
Screenwriting Mantra: What is the point of the scene? Begin the scene-writing process by asking this fundamental question.
Script To Screen: “Being John Malkovich” The 7 1/2 floor scene from Being John Malkovich (1999), written by Charlie Kaufman. Setup: Craig (John Cusack) goes to an unusual office…
Page One: “Blade Runner 2049” (2017) Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, story by Hampton Fancher, based on characters from the novel “Do Androids Dream of…
How They Write A Script: Richard Matheson Richard Matheson has written novels and short stories, as well as screenplays for both film and television. Notably, he is among the few…
Writing and the Creative Life: “Nothing succeeds like failure” Re-thinking the role of failure in the creative life.
The Business of Screenwriting: Living and Writing in L.A. Let me say up front, there are advantages for a screenwriter to live in or near Los Angeles. Here are a few key ones:
“Black Panther” (2018) Written by Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole, based on the Marvel comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
30 Things About Screenwriting: Facing the odds How to sustain creativity in the face of considerable odds against success.
Script To Screen: “Big Fish” A scene from the 2003 movie Big Fish, screenplay by John August, novel by Daniel Wallace.
30 Things About Screenwriting: When something happens… something ELSE happens The dynamic dual nature of a screenplay universe.
Screenwriting 101: Arash Amel “Craft is discipline. I’m a professional. This is my job. You have a lot of hungry agents to feed and a lot of attorneys to feed. The way…
