Go Into The Story Week In Review: May 18-May 24, 2015

Links to this week’s most notable posts:

7 Character Development Keys

Classic 50s Movie: On the Beach

Classic 50s Movie: Pickpocket

Classic 50s Movie: Some Like It Hot

Classic 50s Movie: The Night of the Hunter

Classic 50s Movie: Singin’ in the Rain

Classic 50s Movie: Sunset Blvd.

Classic 50s Movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai

Conversations with Wilder: Part 20

Daily Dialogue theme for next week: Dating

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: The Imitation Game

Great Character: Ralph (“Wreck-It Ralph”)

Interview (Audio): Beau Willimon with Brian Koppelman

Interview (Video): George Miller

Interview (Written): Brad Bird

New GITS Initiative: FADE IN to FADE OUT in 1 Month

New GITS Initiative: Five Questions

New GITS Initiative: More Writing Challenges

New GITS Initiative: Movie Analysis

New GITS Initiative: Monthly Screenplay Workshop

On Writing: Isaac Asimov

Pixar’s “Inside Out”: Animated Emotions

Reader Question: Can characters “flip” archetype functions in a story?

Reader Question: If you could teach one scene, from paper to film, commenting on the art of collaboration, which would it be?

Reader Question: Is a character’s transformation dictated by events or reactions to them?

Reader Question: Should antagonists think they are the protagonists of their own stories?

Saturday Hot Links

Scene Description Spotlight: Express Your Voice

Screenwriting 101: Dan Gilroy

Screenwriting Lessons from George Miller and “Mad Max: Fury Road”

Screenwriting News (May 18-May 24, 2015)

Spec Script Deal: “Command & Control”

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs [Part 8]