Go Into The Story

Interviews I’ve done over the years

This is my tenure year at DePaul University. Part of that process involves pulling together basically everything I’ve ever done creatively…

Spec Script Deal: “The Pick Up”

Amazon Studios acquires comedy spec script “The Pick Up” written by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider. Via Deadline:

Page One: “The Bling Ring” (2013)

Written by Sofia Coppola, based on a Vanity Fair article by Nancy Jo Sales

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 29

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 3): Lexie Tran

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for her script It’s a Wonderful Story.

39 Minute Conversations: The Scott Myers Edition

My conversation with screenwriter Brian T. Arnold.

Reader Question: “How many scenes are there in a movie?”

Could 200 be the average?

Page One: “The Black Dahlia” (2006)

Screenplay by Josh Friedman, novel by James Ellroy

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 28

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 2): Lexie Tran

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for her script It’s a Wonderful Story.

Aaron Sorkin Argues AI Couldn’t Write ‘The West Wing’

The noted screenwriter weighs in on generative AI.

Screenwriting 101: Elizabeth Chomko

“Writing movies is like surgery. Every moment needs to be crafted; threads need to be implanted early and woven throughout, it needs to be…

Page One: “The Big Easy” (1986)

Screenplay by Daniel Petrie Jr.

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 27

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 1): Lexie Tran

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for her script It’s a Wonderful Story.

“I got my first TV writing job at 55”

Craig T. Williams shares the story about how decades learning the craft, writing scripts, and networking resulted in landing a TV staff…

On Writing

“Let’s face it, characters are the bedrock of your fiction. Plot is just a series of actions that happen in a sequence, and without someone…

Page One: “Bird Box” (2018)

Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, based on the novel by Josh Malerman

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 26

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once”

The entire 6-part series delving into the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay.

The Theology of Cinema: Forgiveness

“When someone does something wrong to us, it hurts, but the longer we live in that space, it becomes more like a prison, chained to the…

Interview (Written): Jimmy Warden

A conversation with the screenwriter of the hit horror-comedy Cocaine Bear.

Page One: “The Big Sleep” (1946)

Screen play by William Faulkner& Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman, novel by Raymond Chandler

Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 6: Takeaways

A week-long analysis of the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay.

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 25

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.