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Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 6(E): Thought Third

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

Great Scene: “A Christmas Story”

Tongue meets frozen pole in this memorable scene from the charming 1983 holiday movie.

Page One: “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” (1961)

Screenplay by George Axelrod., novel by Truman Capote

One Way to Get Your Foot in the Door in the Movie and TV Business

It’s tough to break into the entertainment business as a screenwriter, but there are plenty of other jobs which can be a springboard to…

Script Analysis: “Argo” —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 6(D): Plot First, Character Second

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

Screenwriting 101: Reid Carolin

Since the announcement hit yesterday that there will be a Magic Mike 3, I thought we could get some screenwriting wisdom from an interview…

Page One: “The Bourne Identity” (2002)

Screenplay by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron, novel by Robert Ludlum

Reflections of 2021 Black List Feature Writer’s Lab Participants

Writers who participated in this year’s Black List Feature Writer’s Lab reflect on their experience.

Script Analysis: ‘Antebellum’ — 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 6(C): The 6 Parts of Tragedy, Part 2

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

On Writing

“The great thing about writing is that it can be produced in sub-optimal — even atrocious — conditions. And so many of the most interesting…

Page One: “Blue Valentine” (2010)

Screenplay by Derek Cianfrance & Joey Curtis and Cami Delavigne

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

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

Script Analysis: “American Hustle” — 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 6(B): Character and Thought

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

Video: 10 Screenwriting Tips from Billy Wilder

Advice from the writer-director of such notable moves as Double Indeminty, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment.

Page One: “The Blind Side” (2009)

Screenplay by John Lee Hancock, book by Michael Lewis

Handling Rejection

It can motivate… debilitate… or take a long time to see its meaning.

Script Analysis: “All Is Lost” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

The practice of reading scripts is critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. One key to this practice is to work with a scene-by-scene…

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 6A: The Six Parts of Tragedy

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 (Audio): Gennifer Hutchison

A conversation with the writer whose credits include Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV series (Amazon).

Page One: “The Tomorrow War” (2021)

Written by Zach Dean

Writing Mantra: “Writing is rewriting”

Perhaps no more true than in relation to screenwriting.

After the Wedding” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

The practice of reading scripts is critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. One key to this practice is to work with a scene-by-scene…