Go Into The Story Interview: Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter

My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners.

Part 1: “When we first started writing together, we were writing more relationship‑romantic comedies, dramedies, that kind of thing. To be dating and writing those was really fun, and it was helpful to have a guy and a girl perspective.”

Part 2: “We really like character driven stories. It doesn’t matter if it’s a thriller or romantic comedy. We’re all about character.”

Part 3: “When we were sitting down, doing page one of the script, we’re like, ‘Let’s try this.’ It just came out. It was something we were trying on page one. We liked it, and we kept going with it throughout the script.”

Part 4: “We really wanted to be fair to his perspective. We didn’t want him to be a right‑wing stereotype. We wanted the people who would identify with him to get behind him and be like, ‘This is our guy.’”

Part 5: “In the end, it always starts with a character.”

Part 6: “Get your hands dirty. Nobody’s going to read a blank page.”

Allison and Nicholas are repped by the Paradigm Agency and the Gotham Group.

For my interviews with every Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner since 2012, go here.

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