Go Into The Story

Interview (Part 1): Kryzz Gautier

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script “Wheels Come Off.”

Spec Script Market Analysis (2008–2022)

Detailed analysis of fifteen years of spec script deals.

On Writing

“There’s only one way I know to come back after a failure. And that’s fast. It’s the one sure way to revive your confidence in yourself…

Page One: “Salvador” (1986)

Written by Oliver Stone and Richard Boyle

Len, yes, I agree.

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/learn-the-craft-782693cbc2a7

Len, I love posting old typewritten scripts.

Glad you enjoy the series. If you go through the Page One archive, you'll find plenty of typewritten script excerpts.

Jairy, that is an incredible scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6Zw0p9qOkg

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 11

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

Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies”

A series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.

“When the student is ready, the teacher arrives”

In the Protagonist’s journey, they usually get the Mentor they need.

Video: “Heightening”

Another in the excellent screenwriting series Raising the Stakes.

Page One: “Saboteur” (1942)

Original screen play by Peter Viertel & Joan Harrison & Dorothy Parker

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 10

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

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Get Out”

The entire 6 part series delving into hit social thriller movie.

Great Scene: “Halloween”

This is one of the iconic scenes in the history of horror movies: Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) versus Michael Myers (Tony Moran) in the Final…

Interview (Video): Guillermo del Toro, Joel Coen, and Ethan Coen

An awesome conversation between brilliant filmmakers.

Page One: “The Royal Tenenbaums” (2001)

Written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 9

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

Writing Reflections on Carl Jung

A 5-part series on Jung, psychology, and the the writing craft.

Approach the Craft Like a Professional Screenwriter

A 4-minute video excerpt featuring… me.

Writing and the Creative Life: The incurable disease of writing

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

Page One: “A Room with a View” (1985)

Screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, novel by E.M. Forster

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 8

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

The Heroine’s Journey

A four-part series as relevant today as it was when first published in 2012.

Character Type: Visionary

“They can see into the future… or think they can. They perceive possibilities when others see only walls. Often the power of their…