Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning film.
The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning film.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, screenplay by Micah Fitzerman-Blue & Noah Harpster, inspired by an article by Tom Junod.
IMDb plot summary: After a jaded magazine writer (Emmy winner Matthew Rhys) is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbor.
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Years ago, I came up with this mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. A link to my reflections on that here.
Cannot emphasize enough the importance of reading movie scripts.