Go Into The Story

Great Scene: “The Great Escape”

When I was a kid, I loved this movie.

On Writing

“You can tell a story in no time, but it is another matter to live one.”

Page One: “Tár” (2022)

Written by Todd Field

Story as psychological journey

“The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate. That is to say, when the…

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Menu”

The entire 6-part series delving into the critically acclaimed horror-thriller. Download. Read. Discuss.

Great Scene: “Goodfellas”

“Funny how? What’s funny about it?”

Video: Anthony McCarten

A BAFTA screenwriting lecture presentation with the screenwriter of such movies as The Theory of Everything and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Page One: “The Northman” (2022)

Written by Sjón & Robert Eggers

Brian, I teach a week-long class online called The Coen Brothers and the Craft of Storytelling.

https://screenwritingmasterclass.com/product/craft-coen-brothers-and-the-craft-of-storytelling/

“Don’t think… feel”

With writing, there are times to think… and times to feel.

Script Analysis: “The Menu” — Part 6: Takeaways

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

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 3

Here are all of Week 3’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.

Video: David Koepp in conversation with Lawrence Kasdan

The two notable screenwriters talk about the craft of writing, Hollywood, and Koepp’s novel Aurora.

Page One: “Nope” (2022)

Written by Jordan Peele

My favorite side of dialogue is when the Chef introduces his “masterpiece”:

CHEF SLOWIK

That's a great exchange, Brian, and well worth citing here.

Thanks for that take!

I watched the movie.

To me, the central theme is vapidity. Apart from Margot, each of the diners puts on airs and is self-absorbed, but there’s nothing of…

So I took a few minutes to go through the script to track the timing of the various courses of the…

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2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 15

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Script Analysis: “The Menu” — Part 5: Dialogue

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

Great Scene: “The Full Monty”

While the instinct might be to put the spotlight on this scene from the 1997 comedy The Full Monty:

Writing and the Creative Life: 4 Sure-Fire Ways to Stimulate Creativity

Sadly, bourbon is not one of them.

Page One: “The Menu” (2022)

Written by Seth Reiss & Will Tracy

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 14

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Script Analysis: “The Menu” — Part 4: Themes

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