Go Into The Story

Screenwriting 101: Colin Higgins

“The job of the screenwriter is to run the film in the reader’s imagination. And nothing should get in the way of that. Good prose is the…

Script Analysis: “The Harder They Fall” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

On Writing

“On a metaphysical level, I do believe the story’s already written in some other dimension.”

Page One: “Run” (2020)

Written by Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian

Screenwriting 101: David Guggenheim

“I think in a spec you need to make sure you’re hooking your reader in that first fifteen pages, and that it has a strong enough concept…

Script Analysis: “The Social Network” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “The Rum Diary” (2011)

Screenplay by Bruce Robinson, novel by Hunter S. Thompson

Script Analysis: ‘Palm Springs’ — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

On Writing

“There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then blasting it out with…

Page One: “Ruby Sparks” (2012)

Written by Zoe Kazan

Screenwriting 101: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

“A long time ago, I came to the realization that a script is more than just ‘a blueprint to a film.’ To truly be a successful manifestation…

Script Analysis: “The Father” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “The Rover” (2014)

Written by David Michôd, based on a story by David Michôd and Joel Edgerton

Go Into The Story Interview: Ian Shorr

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.

Spec Script Deal: “Shiver”

Warner Bros. acquires action science fiction spec script “Shiver” written by Ian Shorr. Via THR:

Page One: “The Rookie” (2002)

Written by Mike Rich

Screenwriting 101: Susannah Grant

“My goal in the first draft is to create, for the reader, the emotional experience that watching the movie will ultimately deliver. When…

Script Analysis: “Frankenweenie” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Rocky V” (1990)

Written by Sylvester Stallone

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

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

On Writing

“When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you and it…

Page One: “Rounders” (1998)

Written by David Levien & Brian Koppelman

Screenwriting 101: Seth Grahame-Smith

“Writing a novel and writing a screenplay have nothing to do with each other, other than the spelling of the words. The first thing you…

Script Analysis: “Toy Story 4” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Rocky IV” (1985)

Written by Sylvester Stallone