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“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 27

Billy Wilder. Cameron Crowe. Conversation and creative insight.

How To Read A Screenplay (Part 2): The Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

There are multiple layers to any story. The more you dig, the deeper your understanding.

Screenwriting 101: John Milius

“I had a wonderful teacher, Irwin Blacker, and he was feared by everyone at the school because he took a very interesting position. He gave…

Page One: “Barbershop” (2002)

Screenplay by Don D. Scott, Marshall Todd, story by Mark Brown

Interview: Brad Riddell and Sandy Sternshein

A Go Into The Story Q&A with the co-writers and co-directors of the new indie comedy Later Days.

Screenwriting and Historical Accuracy

When writing a movie based on actual historical events, how accurate does a screenwriter have to be?

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 26

Billy Wilder. Cameron Crowe. Conversation and creative insight.

How To Read A Screenplay (Part 1): The First Pass

There are multiple layers to any story. The more you dig, the deeper your understanding.

On Writing

“The whole “Can I call myself a writer?” question I found so odd, as if it’s some sort of identity that is separate from the actual act of…

Page One: “Bad Boys” (1995)

Screenplay by Michael Barrie& Jim Mulholland and Doug Richardson, story by George Gallo

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

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

The Theology of Cinema: Sin

“Theologically speaking, we can think of sin in two ways: (1) The act of committing a transgression, breaking some sort of moral or…

Great Scene: “Thelma & Louise”

The memorable ending of the 1991 movie.

Video: 20 Screenwriting Tips from Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Advice from the creator of Fleabag and Killing Eve.

Page One: “Babel” (2006)

Screenplay by Guillermo Arriaga

Steven, I agree.

That said, I don’t think we should be letter-bound by specific page number for this or that to happen. To me, they best serve as…

J, thanks for these tips.

Thanks again for those thoughts!

Kathryn, thanks for sharing your experience during the pandemic.

All the best in your creative and life endeavors!

Evidently, the link to the article referenced in the OP has disappeared.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhCtMc8Pdqg

Jerry, that's the thing with spec scripts: Typically, they are not available online.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Screenwriting/

Barry, that conversation you've had with your co-writer is an important one.

Thanks for sharing and good luck with the pilot script!

Aristotle and Three Act Structure

“A whole [story] is what has a beginning and middle and end.”

2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 5 Total

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

Script To Screen: “Blade Runner”

Batty and Deckard’s final struggle from the movie Blade Runner (1982), screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples, based on a…

Interview (Video): Paul Thomas Anderson

A half-hour post-screening Q&A with the writer-director of Licorice Pizza.