Go Into The Story

Page One: “The Banshees of Inisherin” (2022)

Written by Martin McDonagh

Reader Question: What are three good ‘how to’ scripts to read?

Three essential scripts for learning the craft.

Great Scene: “The Deer Hunter”

This has to rank as one of the most riveting scenes in movie history: The Russian roulette sequence in The Deer Hunter (1978).

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 2

Here are all of Week 2’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.

Interview (Audio): Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich

3 1/2 hours of an extended conversation between the two filmmakers.

Page One: “Babylon” (2022)

Written by Damien Chazelle

Podcast: Reckless Creatives

Scott Myers: It’s time to shun the should.

Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 41 Total, 4 New Scripts

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 10

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Great Scene: “Collateral”

Three guys, late night bar, Miles Davis… and an assassination.

Page One: “Youth in Revolt” (2009)

Screenplay by Gustin Nash, novel by C.D. Payne

Desiree, when I was a mentor at a Black List/Women In Film feature writers lab, one of our guest…

I’ll try to remember to write an article on this, but one thing you can do is read a bunch of contemporary movie scripts and pay attention…

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 9

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Update: 2022–2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 37 Total, 3 New Scripts

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Three Types of Creators

Perfecter. Innovator. Synthesizer. Which type of creative are you?

Great Scene: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”

A cinematic moment in Spielberg’s classic science fiction movie.

Page One: “Zootopia” (2016)

Screenplay by Jared Bush & Phil Johnston, story by Byron Howard & Rich Moore & Jared Bush & Jim Reardon & Josie Trinidad & Phil Johnstonand…

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 8

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Perspiration and Inspiration

Sometimes it’s all about the work. Sometimes it’s all about the un-work.

The Incurable Disease of Writing

“In psychological terms, it seems that drive is more important than talent in producing creative work.”

Great Scene: “Citizen Kane”

One of the great opening sequences in cinema history.

Page One: “Young Adult” (2011)

Written by Diablo Cody

2023 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 7

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

60 Second Screenwriter: Should I make a short film?

A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.

Screenwriting 101: Daniel Hanna

“I will be writing, exploring to see how characters respond to situations, who are the other people in their lives, and how do they bump up…