Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Ford v Ferrari”
The entire 6 part series delving into the Oscar-winning action drama.
The entire 6 part series delving into the Oscar-winning action drama.
This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie written by Jez Butterworth & John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller.
Plot summary: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference and the laws of physics to build a revolutionary race car for Ford in order to defeat Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.
Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Plot
Characters
Themes
Dialogue
Takeaways
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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.