Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs A 20 part series, essential reading for anyone who is writing and hoping to sell a spec script. In Part 1, we look at the genesis of the spec script in Hollywood from 1900–1942. In Part 2, we cover the emergence of the spec script market from 1942–1990.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work 20 writing tips which actually are quite smart… because they work! Over the years, I’ve come up with or stumbled upon a number of tricks to help with the writing process. Here are some of them. 1 Page A Day Adopt a different writing persona Create an Argument Don’
Dispatches From The Front Line Occasional first-person essays from writers and filmmakers on the front lines as they try to make it in The Business. Joshua Caldwell Michael Harden Matthew Hickman Lance Morgan Eric Moyer Matthew O.B. Matt Shields
Deep Focus: The Go Into The Movies Project Deep Focus: Go Into The Movies Project Film school on the cheap! In order to work as a screenwriter in Hollywood, you have to immerse yourself in the world of movies. Based on suggestions from the GITS community, here is a ‘poor’ person’s version of film school, a list
Daily Dialogue 2014 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2014. January 1 — Boogie Nights: “Ten minutes before the new year. I’d like to spend it with my friends.” January 2 — When Harry Met Sally: “You say things like that, and you make it impossible for me to…” January 3 — Forrest Gump:
Daily Dialogue 2013 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2013. January 1 — Shane: “I’ve heard that you’re a low-down Yankee liar.” January 2 — Irma La Douce: “Hey, you dropped something.” January 3 — Dirty Work: “Bite him! Bite him in the nose!” January 4 — Star Trek: “You know how to
Daily Dialogue 2012 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2012. January 1 — Annie Hall: “I forgot my mantra.” January 2 — K-9: “Do you know you have an animal growing out of your pants?” January 3 — The Big Lebowski: “Obviously you’re not a golfer.” January 4 — Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Daily Dialogue 2011 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2011. January 1–200 Cigarettes: “Look, I’m just gonna go home and kill myself. You wanna share a cab?” January 2 — Sleepless in Seattle: “Here’s to us. You used to say here’s to us.” January 3 — Return of the Pink
Daily Dialogue 2010 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2010. January 2 — The Big Sleep: “you’re the second guy I’ve met today that seems to think a gat in the hand…” January 3 — Cat Ballou: “And the first time I ask you to do something for me, like rob one
Daily Dialogue 2009 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2009. January 1 — All the President’s Men: “Half the country never even heard of the word Watergate…” January 2 — Howl’s Moving Castle: “I’m such a big coward, all I do is hide. All of this magic is to keep…” January
Daily Dialogue 2008 All of the Daily Dialogue posts from 2008. May 16 — To Kill A Mockingbird:”If you just learn a single trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot…” May 17 — The Shawshank Redemption: “I’d like to think that the last thing that went through his…” May 18 — The Apartment:
Bitter Truths Some truths about life that are… you know… bitter. Compiled by my dear friend Kurt Brown and myself, and in memory of Kurt who died in 2013. Bitter Truth #1 Bitter Truth #2 Bitter Truth #3 Bitter Truth #4 Bitter Truth #5 Bitter Truth #6 Bitter Truth #7 Bitter Truth
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2013) An annual series I run every April: 30 story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to use, but more importantly, the series is a reminder about how important the story’s central concept is to the success of
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2012) An annual series I run every April: 30 story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to use, but more importantly, the series is a reminder about how important the story’s central concept is to the success of
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2011) An annual series I run every April: 30 story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to use, but more importantly, the series is a reminder about how important the story’s central concept is to the success of
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2010) An annual series I run every April: 30 story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to use, but more importantly, the series is a reminder about how important the story’s central concept is to the success of
80s Movies I asked Go Into The Story readers to post about a favorite movie from the 80s with two goals: To provide background and analysis on movies from this decade, and to inspire you to watch movies which is critical to learning the craft of screenwriting. 48 Hrs. A Christmas Story
30 Things About Screenwriting Reflections on and basic tenets about the craft. They represent my take. If any of them resonate with you, great. If not, feel free to ignore them. Bottom line: You need to figure out your own approach to screenwriting. My hope is what you read on this blog day after
30 Days of Screenplays [2013] 30 Days of Screenplays Reading scripts. One of the single most important things you can do to learn the craft of screenwriting. Here are 30 of them with analysis. Read. Learn. Day 1: The Sixth Sense Day 2: Witness Day 3: American Beauty Day 4: Fargo Day 5: The Shawshank
2013 Spec Script Deals Analysis of all the spec script deals in 2013. 2013 Spec Script Deals List Agents & Managers Buyers First Timers Genres Top Sales Comment Archive
2012 Spec Script Deals Analysis of all the spec scripts sold in 2012. 2012 Spec Script Deal List Agents & Managers First Timers Genres Studios Top Sales
2011 Spec Script Deals Analysis of all the spec scripts sold in 2011. 2011 Spec Script Deal List Agents & Managers First Timers Genres Studios Top Sales
2010 Spec Script Deals Analysis of all the spec scripts sold in 2010. 2010 Spec Script Deals List Agents & Managers First Timers Genres Studios Top Sales
2008 Spec Script Deals Analysis of all the spec scripts sold in 2008. 2008 Spec Script Deals List Agents & Managers First Timers Genres Studios Top Sales Comment Archive
Video: The Hollywood Pitch From @KenTanakaLovesYou: HT to @UnkScreenwriter for the link. Comment Archive
