Go Into The Story

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 5): Become Who You Are

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

Screenwriting 101: Charlie Kaufman

A video of Charlie Kaufman’s acceptance speech as the 2023 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement recipient presented at the recent WGA…

Page One: “Annihilation” (2018)

Written for the screen by Alex Garland, novel by Jeff VanderMeer

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 6

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

Script Analysis: “Elvis” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

A week-long analysis of the screenplay for the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 4): Psychological Rule as ‘Fate’

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

On Writing

“It was so simple yet so profound. So obvious yet so overlooked. One word at a time. One sentence. One book. It mimicked the structure of…

Page One: “Anna Karenina” (2012)

Screenplay by Tom Stoppard, novel by Leo Tolstoy

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 5

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

Go Into The Story Interview: Ian Shorr

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.

The Theology of Cinema: Despair

This commonly occurs at the end of Act Two — what is often called All Is Lost — representing an existential crisis for the Protagonist.

Interview (Video): Kazuo Ishiguro

A conversation with the screenwriter of the movie Living.

Page One: “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978)

Written by Harold Ramis & Douglas Kenney & Chris Miller

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 4

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

Interview (Part 6): Ian Shorr

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.

Video: Script Breakdown with Everything Everywhere All At Once’s Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

Courtesy of the Writers Guild Foundation.

Great Scene: “The Wizard of Oz”

A tornado transports Dorothy from her Old World to the New World of Oz. Compare script to screen.

Page One: “Analyze This” (1999)

Screenplay by Peter Tolan and Harold Ramis and Kenneth Lonergan, story by Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan

Interview (Part 5): Ian Shorr

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 3

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

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 3): Make the Darkness Conscious

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

Writing and the Creative Life: Creativity-In-Action

“Creativity requires more than a dream. In many cases, people struggle to turn their dreams into a reality not because they lack ambition…

Page One: “Amsterdam” (2022)

Written by David O. Russell

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 2

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

Interview (Part 4): Ian Shorr

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script The House in the Crooked Forest.