Go Into The Story

Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 12: Prologue, Episode, Exode and Chorus

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “Citizen Kane” (1941)

Original screen play Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 2] — Assessing Where You Are

Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

2021 Black List Word Cloud Logline Challenge!

Check out this word cloud from the 2021 Black List loglines, then write your OWN logline from those words to win some great prizes!

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 16 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 11: Reversal, Recognition and Suffering

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “A Christmas Story” (1983)

Screenplay by Jean Shepherd & Leigh Brown & Bob Clark, based on Shepherd’s novel “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”

Laura, you can read the entire series analyzing Birdman here:

http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2015/08/go-into-the-story-script-reading-analysis-birdman.html

2021 Black List

All 73 scripts listed in order of votes received including loglines, plus a link where you can download the official list.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here are the final 23 scripts on this year’s list.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here is the second round of 25 scripts.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here is the first round of 25 scripts.

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 1] — Looking Back

Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

Page One: “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (2018)

Screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty

On Writing

“After focus, the next most important thing for a novelist is, hands down, endurance. If you concentrate on writing three or four hours a…

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.

Script Analysis: “Birdman: Or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 10: Simple and Complex Plots

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Interview (Video): Lana Wachowski

A Q&A session with the writer-director of The Matrix Resurrections.

Page One: “Call Northside 777” (1948)

Screen play by Jerome Cady and Jay Dratler, adaptation by Leonard Hoffman and Quentin Reynolds

Script Analysis: “Big Eyes” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 9(D): Surprise, Cause and Effect

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Spec Script Deal: “Phantom”

Universal Pictures acquires drama mystery romance “Phantom” written by John Fusco. Via Deadline:

Interview (Written): Tony Kushner

A conversation with the writer who wrote the latest adaptation of the musical West Side Story.