Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman”
The entire 6 part series delving into the Oscar-nominated screenplay.
The entire 6 part series delving into the Oscar-nominated screenplay.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, based on a book by Ron Stallworth.
IMDb plot summary: Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways
Thanks, everyone, for participating in the week-long discussion!
For my 7-part series on How to Read a Screenplay, go here.
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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.
Stay tuned for our next Go Into The Story script read and analysis series.