Go Into The Story

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 322nd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Interview (Written): Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan

A conversation with the screenwriters of the movie Chappaquiddick.

Daily Dialogue — December 30, 2017

“Ahhh! Ahhhhhh! Ahhh! Ahhhh!”

The next Go Into The Story Reading and Analysis Script: “Get Out”

Read the script for the hit “social thriller” and analyze it next week.

Interview (Audio): Guillermo del Toro

A conversation with the writer-director of ‘The Shape of Water’.

Script To Screen: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”

A great fight scene from the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, screenplay by Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai…

Daily Dialogue — December 29, 2017

“Everybody’s having fun out here. They drinking, they fighting, they pissing on the streets. It’s New Year’s Eve. They loving the ladies.”

Reader Question: How do I make supporting characters and interesting?

One sign of a well-written script: Strongly detailed secondary characters.

“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.

Script To Screen: “Cool Hand Luke”

A key scene from the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke, screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson, novel by Donn Pearce.

The Business of Screenwriting: Commencement of Principal Photography

When your movie officially starts production, that triggers a writer’s payday.

Daily Dialogue — December 28, 2017

“Oh, pardon me. Wrong girl.”

Update: Time to Read 2017 Movie Scripts

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

Pixar: Scrapped Film Ideas

Recently released video shows how far Pixar filmmakers are willing to go to find the right story… and we should, too.

Script To Screen: “Collateral”

A scene from the 2004 movie Collateral, written by Stuart Beattie.

How They Write a Script: Ted Tally (“The Silence of the Lambs”)

Ted Tally is yet another screenwriter who started out as a playwright. His film credits include White Palace (1990), The Juror (1996), All…

Daily Dialogue — December 27, 2017

“In the meantime, I got this plan. It’s called ‘Save Ass’. And the way it works is this — I slip outta one of these windows and I run like…

Writing Goals: 2018

Links to the entire 10 part series to take stock of your creative efforts in 2017… and commit to goals in 2018.

Reader Question: Do all Protagonists need a character arc?

A character’s ‘arc’ is a big buzzword in Hollywood development circles.

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

Some end of the year advice for GITS readers.

Script To Screen: “Clerks”

A scene from the 1994 movie Clerks., written by Kevin Smith.

Screenwriting 101: Eric Heisserer

“I think a really strong script that has a crackling voice and a unique character can go a long way. But it if it has a solid story concept…

Daily Dialogue — December 26, 2017

“Final resolution. Midnight kiss, New Year’s Eve. Boom! Check it off!”

Wanted: Daily Dialogue themes for 2018!

Join this series tradition with your suggestions and get some creative juju!

Reader Question: Does a story absolutely need an antagonist?

Is it possible to just create obstacles to what a character wants and not have them emanate from an antagonist?