Script Analysis: “Nightmare Alley” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Screenwriting 101: William Goldman “Screenplays don’t have to read like an instruction manual for a refrigerator. You can write them as a pleasurable read.”
Script Analysis: “Little Women” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Page One: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975) Screenplay by Jim Sharman and Richard O’Brien, original musical play Richard O’Brien
Spec Script Deal: “The In-Claus” Netflix acquires family spec script “The In-Claus” written by Travis Braun. Via Deadline:
Go Into The Story Interview: Sam Boyer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Screenwriting 101: William Goldman “The most exciting day of your life is your first day on a movie set, and the dullest day of your life is the second day.”
Script Analysis: “Green Book” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Page One: “The Rocketeer” (1991) Screenplay by Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo, story by Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo & William Dear, graphic novel “The Rocketeer” by Dave Stevens
Screenwriting 101: William Goldman “Rule of thumb: You always attack a movie scene as late as you possibly can. You always come into the scene at the last possible moment.”
Script Analysis: “Nebraska” — Scene By Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
Page One: “The Rock” (1996) Screenplay by David Weisberg & Douglas Cooks and Mark Rosner, story by David Weisberg & Douglas Cook
Page One: “The Rock” (1996) Screenplay by David Weisberg & Douglas Cooks and Mark Rosner, story by David Weisberg & Douglas Cook
Script Analysis: “Us” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:
On Writing “My notion of a story is an interesting situation in which a human being has to cope with a problem, does so, and thereby changes his…
Page One: “Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior” (1981) Screenplay by Terry Hayes & George Miller & Brian Hannant
Screenwriting 101: William Goldman “Nobody sets out to fuck up your movie. It’s not like the director or the star wake up in the morning and say, ‘Let me screw up this scene…
Script Analysis: “Promising Young Woman” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay: