Go Into The Story

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Women Talking”

The entire 6-part series delving into the Oscar-winning screenplay.

Video: Philip K. Dick

His famous 1977 Metz, France speech in which the author claimed “We are living in a computer-programmed reality.”

Page One: “Heathers” (1988)

Written by Daniel Waters

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” — Part 6: Takeaways

A week-long analysis of the Oscar-winning screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.

There are so many great sides of dialogue in the script and movie, several of them in the form of…

However, what dialogue I will focus on here is one side, two lines spoken by the character I consider to be the primary Protagonist in the…

Negotiations Update 8–11–23

“Your Negotiating Committee received a counterproposal from the AMPTP today. We will evaluate their offer and, after deliberation, go back…

Script To Screen: “Planet of the Apes” (1968)

The famous ending of the original version of the movie Planet of the Apes, screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling, based on a novel…

Interview: Bragi F. Schut

A conversation with the co-screenwriter of the horror movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Page One: “Happy-Go-Lucky” (2008)

Written by Mike Leigh

One of the most effective aspects of Sarah Polley’s screenplay is how each of the women characters…

That said, I think there is one character who feels like the central Protagonist: Ona, played by Rooney Mara. In the group interactions…

There are several themes woven throughout the narrative.

When I hosted a post-screening Q&A with Sarah Polley, I asked her about this dynamic. She said that she thought of the movie more as a…

WGA & AMPTP To Resume Bargaining

From Deadline:

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” — Part 5: Dialogue

A week-long analysis of the Oscar-winning screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.

Script To Screen: “Platoon”

A brutal, but memorable scene from the 1986 movie Platoon, written by Oliver Stone.

Writing Tip: To Write, Stop Thinking

Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write, don’t think… feel.

Page One: “Hala” ( 2019)

Written by Minhal Baig

The WGA Strike: Day 100

In honor of all the striking writers, tweets from the picket line.

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” — Part 4: Themes

A week-long analysis of the Oscar-winning screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.

Script To Screen: “The Princess Bride”

A memorable scene from the 1987 movie The Princess Bride, screenplay by William Goldman based on his novel.

Writing Tip: Discovery Writing and Efficient Writing

Another way of thinking about writing and rewriting.

Page One: “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016)

Screenplay by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight

The Hollywood Strike Drags on Because of One Stumbling Block: Studio Greed

The median pay for a weekly writer-producer has declined 23% over the past decade and half of all TV writers are paid WGA minimum.

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” — Part 3: Characters

A week-long analysis of the Oscar-winning screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.

Writing Tip: Confession as Narrative Device

Comparing confessions of the Protagonists in The King’s Speech and The Silence of the Lambs reveals how important they can be.

Screenwriting 101: Diablo Cody

“The idea for Juno was really a random spontaneous thing. I guess I’m inspired by awkward situations. I love awkward silences, I love…