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“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 5

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith

The screenwriters of 10 Things I Hate About You, Legally Blonde, and She’s the Man share insights into their creative process.

Writing and the Creative Life: The incurable disease of writing

“In psychological terms, it seems that drive is more important than talent in producing creative work.”

Page One: “Wadjda” (2012)

Written by Haifaa Al-Mansour

Just generally, Russell, screenwriters do well to have multiple projects lined up.

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My very favorite movie ending: The Apartment. It’s perfect.

Tender Mercies. Wonderful movie written by the late great Horton Foote. Incredible, but I suppose not surprising that so many movies end…

Reflections on Carl Jung: Make the Darkness Conscious

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 4

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: David Magee

The screenwriter of Finding Neverland, Life of Pi, and Mary Poppins Returns shares insights into his creative process.

The Business of Screenwriting: There’s a green light…

I’m attending a fundraiser for my son’s elementary school. It’s an alternative private school on the Westside, an institution that prides…

Strange, Mickelle. Work for me. Try this:

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Page One: “Vanilla Sky” (2001)

Screenplay by Cameron Crowe, based on a film by Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil

Reflections on Carl Jung: Make the Unconscious Conscious

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 3

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: Ava DuVernay

The screenwriter of I Will Follow, Middle of Nowhere, When They See Us, and Queen Sugar shares insights into her creative process.

Great Scene: “The Exorcist”

“Regan sits up and with a nightmare slowness, a fraction at a time, her head begins to turn, swiveling like a mannequin’s and creaking with…

Page One: “Us” (2019)

Written by Jordan Peele

Reflections on Carl Jung: Are We Related to the Infinite or Not?

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 2

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: Dustin Lance Black

The screenwriter of Milk, J. Edgar, and When We Rise shares insights into his creative process.

Screenwriting 101: Richard Price

“This is the immutable law of the business: The only screenplays that aren’t tampered with are the ones that aren’t made. A movie is not a…

Page One: “Uncut Gems” (2019)

Written by Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie

Style = Voice

Style goes beyond mere “scene description.” My one-week online class focuses on expressing your voice on the page. It begins Monday…

“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 1

Billy Wilder is my all-time favorite filmmaker. Consider just some of his movies: Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Blvd. (1950), Stalag 17…

Video: John August

The screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Aladdin shares insights into his creative process.