Go Into The Story

On Writing

“My notion of a story is an interesting situation in which a human being has to cope with a problem, does so, and thereby changes his…

Page One: “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (1981)

Screenplay by Terry Hayes & George Miller & Brian Hannant

Screenwriting 101: William Goldman

“Nobody sets out to fuck up your movie. It’s not like the director or the star wake up in the morning and say, ‘Let me screw up this scene…

Script Analysis: “Promising Young Woman” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011)

Written by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver

Script Analysis: “Ford v Ferrari” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

On Writing

“The essence of drama is that man cannot walk away from the consequences of his own deeds.”

Page One: “Road House” (1989)

Screenplay by R. Lance Hill and Hilary Henkin, story by R. Lance Hill

Screenwriting 101: Tony Gilroy

“Screenwriting is the biggest bunch of rules anywhere. It’s gotta be 125 pages, gotta be a lot of white, gotta move like a motherfucker…”

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011)

Written by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver

Spec Script Deal: “Crush”

20th Century Studios acquires action spec script “Crush” written by John Fischer. Via Deadline:

Spec Script Deal: “Five Secrets”

Apple Original Films acquires action spec script “Five Secrets” written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari, based on an original short…

Page One: “Ricky Stanicky” (2024)

Screenplay Jeff Bushell and Brian Jarvis & James Lee Freeman & Peter Farrelly & Pete Jones & Mike Cerrone, screen story by Jeff Bushell and…

Page One: “Ricky Stanicky” (2024)

Screenplay Jeff Bushell and Brian Jarvis & James Lee Freeman & Peter Farrelly & Pete Jones & Mike Cerrone, screen story by Jeff Bushell and…

Script Analysis: “Jackie” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

On Writing

“It’s better to write about things you feel than things you know about.”

Page One: “Revolutionary Road” (2008)

Screenplay by Justin Haythe, novel by Richard Yates

On Writing

“Being a writer requires an intoxication with language.”

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984)

Screenplay by Steve Zacharias & Jeff Buhai, story by Tim Metcalfe & Miguel Tejada-Flores and Steve Zacharias & Jeff Buhai

Screenwriting 101: Greta Gerwig

“I have gotten into baseball recently, and whenever I have trouble writing, I think about the pace of baseball. It’s slow. You strike out a…

Page One: “The Return of the Living Dead” (1985)

Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon, story by Rudy Ricci & John Russo & Russell Streiner

Script Analysis: “The Wolf of Wall Street” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Page One: “Requiem for a Dream” (2000)

Screenplay by Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky, based on a book by Hubert Selby Jr.