Go Into The Story

Great Scene: “Fargo”

Carl and Grimsrud are stopped by a state trooper. Things get out of hand.

Interview: Tony Kushner

An in-depth conversation with the screenwriter of The Fabelmans.

Page One: “Touch of Evil” (1958)

Screenplay by Orson Welles, based on the novel “Badge Of Evil” by Whit Masterson

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 18: “North by Northwest”

Why 30 screenplays in 30 days?

If Twitter implodes…

…here are some places online you can find me.

Scene Description Spotlight: “Lethal Weapon”

There have been many forces of nature impacting screenplay style over the years, but there are only a very few actual screenwriters to whom…

Writing and the Creative Life: Of Beginnings and Endings

Remember when you first came up with the story idea you’re currently writing? How great that felt?

Page One: “Toni Erdmann” (2016)

Screenplay by Maren Ade

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 17: “The Usual Suspects”

Why 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Screenplay: The Importance of Establishing Narrative Voice

From Page 1, Line 1, you have to convey your story’s tone and voice.

How to Break Into the Film Industry Without Any Connections

The screenwriters of the smash hit movie A Quiet Place share the ins and outs of their journey to Hollywood.

The Business of Screenwriting: Weather Vanes

“With all these smart folks around, why are there so many weather vanes?”

Page One: “Tombstone” (1993)

Written by Kevin Jarre

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 16: “Being There”

Why 30 screenplays in 30 days?

When something happens… something ELSE happens

The dynamic dual nature of a screenplay universe.

Story Type: Chick Flick

“Slang term for a film mainly dealing with love and romance designed to appeal to a female target audience.”

Great Scene: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

Facing cancer, Willoughby decides to take fate into his own hands.

Page One: “Titanic” (1997)

Written by James Cameron

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 15: “Casablanca”

Why 30 screenplays in 30 days?

Q&A: Bob DeRosa

The screenwriter talks about his writing career and his latest projects: writing scripts for fictional podcasts.

Story Type: Chase

There are genres (e.g., Action, Comedy, Drama). Cross genres (e.g., Action-Thriller, Comedy-Science Fiction). Sub-genres (e.g., Romantic…

Screenwriting 101: Laura Kosann

“I really draw inspiration from everywhere. Observation. Photography. All different mediums of art. Books. Articles. Music is really big…

Page One: “tick, tick… BOOM!” (2021)

Screenplay by Steven Levenson, based on the musical by Jonathan Larson

Yes, Steven, as suggested in the OP, there are all sorts of arcs / non-arcs.

But also as noted in the OP, the arc where a Protagonist begins in a state of Disunity and moves toward a state of Unity is the most common…

Eric, I talk specifically about this in my book.

But the reality is in most movies, the Protagonist does go through a psychological transformation. The Unity Arc is THE most common…