Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: The Wolf of Wall Street
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie The Wolf of Wall Street.
Screenplay by Terence Winter, book by Jordan Belfort.
IMDb plot summary: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
Links to the entire series:
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Major Plot Points
Characters
Themes
Takeaways
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.
Because November is Zero Draft Thirty month, we will take a break in our script analysis series.