Go Into The Story

Screenwriting 101: Robert Mark Kamen

“If you’ve got craft, you got game. If you got game, you can write your way in and out of anything. Writing is the best gig in the whole…

Page One: “Swan Song” (2021)

Written by Benjamin Cleary

Script Analysis: “The Woman King” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Sunshine Cleaning” (2008)

Written by Megan Holley

Script Analysis: “The White Tiger” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “Submarine” (2010)

Written by Richard Ayoade, novel by Joe Dunthorne

Go Into The Story Interview: Sallie West

Sallie West: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Page One: “Strange Days” (1995)

Screenplay by James Cameron and Jay Cocks, story by James Cameron

On Writing

“You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won’t be able to take a break from being a writer.”

Page One: “Straight Outta Compton” (2015)

Screenplay by Jonathan Herman and Andrea Berloff, story by S. Leigh Savidge & Alan Wenkus and Andrea Berloff

Screenwriting 101: Lisa Joy

“The thing that is first and foremost to me is, ‘Do I love the character? Do I empathize with them?’ I even think you have to love and…

Page One: “Stoker” (2013)

Written by Wentworth Miller

Go Into The Story Interview: Melissa Iqbal

Melissa Iqbal: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Page One: “Stillwater” (2021)

Written by Tom McCarthy & Marcus Hinchey and Thomas Bidegain & Noé Debré

On Writing

“I would advise anyone who aspires to a writing career that before developing his talent he would be wise to develop a thick hide.”

Page One: “Step Up” (2006)

Screenplay by Duane Adler and Melissa Rosenberg, story by Duane Adler

Script Analysis: “Vice” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Page One: “State of Grace” (1990)

Written by Dennis McIntyre

Screenwriting 101: Rajiv Joseph

“I feel that every story has to have an idea that transcends the action and the characters. We had a number of things for Draft Day, that…

Page One: “Step Brothers” (2008)

Screenplay by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay, story by Will Ferrell & Adam McKay & John C. Reilly

Go Into The Story Interview: Alisha Brophy & Scott Miles

Alisha Brophy and Scott Miles: Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners.

Page One: “Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back” (1980)

Screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, story by George Lucas

Screenwriting 101: Amy Holden Jones

“Roger Corman taught me a very valuable lesson. He said you could make a movie about just about anything as long as it had a hook to hang…

Page One: “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones” (2002)

Screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, story by George Lucas

Script Analysis: “Waves” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay: