Go Into The Story

Time to Read 2018 Movie Scripts

One of the best ways to learn the craft: Read scripts!

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 3): Write Pages

Some end of the year advice for GITS readers.

Script To Screen: “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior”

A key scene from the 1981 movie Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, screenplay by Terry Hayes & George Miller & Brian Hannant.

Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 5)

“We like to be engaged and entertained by what transpires in the plot, but more important we want to find meaning in the characters’…

Daily Dialogue — December 28, 2018

Grandpa: When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I…

“What Being an Editor Taught Me About Writing”

Article by a Random House editor has a lot of takeaways for writers in general… and screenwriters.

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 2): Read Scripts

Some end of the year advice for GITS readers.

Great Scene: “A Christmas Story”

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

The Business of Screenwriting: The Path of Least Resistance

There is no right way to write. No correct way to approach your career as a writer. No single secret to success. You can take some of the…

Daily Dialogue — December 27, 2018

“Whaddya say? Whaddya say? Whaddya say? You have never thanked me, you little brat!”

Reader Question: Are there specific ways to simplify and focus a story?

“What is the central theme of my movie? If you can’t answer that question, then that’s probably an area where you would benefit spending…

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 1): Watch Movies

Some end of the year advice for GITS readers.

Character Type: Advocate

“The Advocate taps into powerful psychological and emotional strains at work in our collective psyche. The hope there are good people out…

Great Scene: “Magnolia”

The ‘frog storm’ near the end of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 movie.

Daily Dialogue — December 26, 2018

Sergeant (V.O.): It’s a… Rex: It’s A WHAT? WHAT IS IIIITTTTT?

Why I keep hosting this blog… and a Christmas wish for you

Because of emails like this:

Update: 2018 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 15 New Scripts, 36 Total

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

Video: “The Last Days of TJ Staggs”

Watch the Black List produced short comedy film starring Paul Scheer and the screenplay written to produce it.

Screenwriting 101: Anthony Grieco

“You want people to experience a story, not plot. There’s a big difference between the two. You won’t notice structure and page counts…

Daily Dialogue — December 25, 2018

Rufus: [gift wrapping a gold necklace] Let me just pop it in the box. There. Harry: Look, can we be quite quick? Rufus: Certainly sir…

“Twas the Night Before Black List…”

Funny how things become traditions here at Go Into The Story. Several years ago, screenwriter Chris McCoy uploaded this series of tweets…

Reflections on “It’s a Wonderful Life”

This is the best piece I’ve ever read on Frank Capra’s classic movie.

Bob Dylan reads “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”

The classic Christmas Eve poem as read by a Mr. Robert Zimmerman from Hibbing, Minnesota.

On Writing

“When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk, across valleys and mountains and things, and you get the first view of…

Daily Dialogue — December 24, 2018

“I … I feel like … I … don’t know what I feel …”