Page One: “Mud” (2012)

Written by Jeff Nichols

A trailer for the movie:

The script features two scenes which drop the reader into the middle of the action: Ellis has got something going on, presumably with a friend on the other end of the Walkie-Talkie; Mary Lee and Senior are in the midst of some sort of disagreement about “it.” That we don’t know what Ellis is up to or what “it” is… that’s the value of opening a script amidst action already in progress: It arouses the reader’s curiosity.

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Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story.

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