Go Into The Story

Script To Screen: “V For Vendetta”

Here is The Speech from the 2005 movie V For Vendetta, screenplay by the Wachowskis.

Daily Dialogue — August 7, 2019

“Ray, people will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure…

Action Writing in a Screenplay

“More and more, we see an embrace of action writing where the writer in effect directs the action through lines and paragraphs.”

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 3

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Screenwriting 101: Roberto Bentivegna

“Always remember how much you love movies. Always remember the movies that you grew up on, that you obsessed about, that you watched over…

Daily Dialogue — August 6, 2019

Larry: Excuse me, but what the hell’s going on out here? Crash Davis: Well, Nuke’s scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man’s…

When 3-Act Structure is 4-Act Structure

“Per Aristotle, while we may still think of a story having three acts — Beginning, Middle, End — at a psychological level in the narrative…

Writing a Screenplay

Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.

On Writing

“Bit by bit, putting it together…. Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail…

Daily Dialogue — August 5, 2019

Jimmy Dugan: Evelyn, could you come here, you got a second? Which team do you play for? Evelyn Gardner: Well, I’m a Peach. Jimmy Dugan…

Great Scene: “This is Spinal Tap”

“These go to 11.”

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “A Quiet Place”

The entire 6 part series delving into hit horror movie.

Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Cutting The Picture [Part 2]

“The secret of fine cutting lies in a resolve to work with an open mind, to reject your pet scene if the director has evolved a better one…

Daily Dialogue — August 4, 2019

“Style Boys in the house, right?”

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Baseball

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Interview (Video): Gurinder Chadha

A conversation with the co-writer and director of the Bruce Springsteen inspired movie Blinded by the Light.

Daily Dialogue — August 3, 2019

“Wake up, will you, pal? If you’re not inside, you are outside, okay? And I’m not talking about some four hundred thousand dollar year…

Reader Question: When is the best time to reveal a character’s backstory?

Key character revelations from their past. When? Where? How?

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 2

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Writing and the Creative Life: The Magic of Ambient Noise

There may be a decibel level of ambient noise to facilitate creative thought.

Daily Dialogue — August 2, 2019

“Mr. McCallister, here’s your very own… cheese pizza.”

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Logan”

The entire 6 part series analyzing the hit superhero movie.

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 1

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

The Business of Screenwriting: Anatomy of a Deal (Part 3)

“Bottom line: That single idea which we worked up as a pitch results in a sale and what eventually turns out to be a three-year overall…