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Script Analysis: “Spencer” — Part 4: Themes

A week-long analysis of the British royalty biopic drama script and movie. Download. Read. Discuss.

The Business of Screenwriting: Movie Stars

I am staring at a cardboard standup display of an iconic movie character from an Academy Award winning movie, one of the most famous…

Page One: “The Lion in Winter” (1968)

Screenplay by James Goldman, based on his play

Go Into The Story Resource: Daily Dialogue

The Daily Dialogue series not only as great information to aid in our dialogue-writing practice, each daily post reminds us of some great…

Script Analysis: “Spencer” — Part 3: Characters

A week-long analysis of the British royalty biopic drama script and movie. Download. Read. Discuss.

Great Scene: “Full Metal Jacket”

Private Pyle declares “I am in a world of shit” and his subsequent actions prove the point.

The Role of the Trickster in “The Dark Knight’

In a recent Screenwriting Master Class course, we had an interesting discussion about the role of Coleman Reese in the movie The Dark…

Page One: “The Limey” (1999)

Written by Lem Dobbs

Go Into The Story Resource: Guides to Classic Movies

Selected by GITS readers, a compilation of notable movies from the 1930s through 1990s, plus some classic international films.

Script Analysis: “Spencer” — Part 2: Plot

A week-long analysis of the British royalty biopic drama script and movie. Download. Read. Discuss.

Great Scene: “The Exorcist”

“Regan sits up and with a nightmare slowness, a fraction at a time, her head begins to turn, swiveling like a mannequin’s and creaking with…

Screenwriting 101: Nora Ephron

“I don’t care who you are. When you sit down to write the first page of your screenplay, in your head, you’re also writing your Oscar…

Page One: “Life Is Beautiful” (1997)

Screenplay by Vincenzo Cerami & Roberto Benigni, story by Vincenzo Cerami & Roberto Benigni

Go Into The Story Resource: A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics”

You know you should read it. This 44-part series takes you through all of “Poetics” and offers analysis from a screenwriter’s perspective.

Overview: “The Protagonist’s Journey”

“Scott Myers’ debut book is more than a study of the craft of screenwriting, it is the definitive guide to storytelling for the screen.”

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

A week-long analysis of the British royalty biopic drama script and movie. Download. Read. Discuss.

On Writing

“Respect your first draft! It’s your child, just a little uncoordinated and unkempt. Don’t throw that baby out with the bathwater. The fact…

Page One: “The Life Aquatic of Steve Zissou” (2004)

Written by Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach

Go Into The Story Resource: Annual Spec Script Market Reports

Detailed information and statistics on every verified spec script deal from 2008–2021, and analysis of the spec script market and business…

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2022)

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

Great Scene: “Double Indemnity”

“There’s a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. Forty-five miles an hour.”

Video: Inside the Writers Room with Breaking Bad

A 2014 Writers Guild Foundation conversation with the writers of the outstanding television series Breaking Bad.

Page One: “License to Drive” (1988)

Written by Neil Tolkin

2021 Spec Script Market Analysis

Comprehensive analysis of all the reported spec script deals in 2021.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 30

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up…