Go Into The Story

Great Scene: “As Good As It Gets”

Melvin and Carol take a pre-dawn walk leading to a compliment, a kiss … and another kiss.

Interview (Audio): Aaron Sorkin

A BBC Radio conversation with the screenwriter of such movies as A Few Good Men, Moneyball and The Social Network.

Page One: “Kung Fu Panda” (2008)

Screenplay by Jonathan Aibel & Glenn Berger, story by Ethan Reiff & Cyrus Voris

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 15

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…

Interview (Part 5): Michael Ballin and Thomas Aguilar

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for their script The College Dropout.

Rod Serling on Writing

Part 14 of a 16-part series featuring the master storyteller on video.

Writing and the Creative Life: Look… don’t overlook

As writers in order for us to have any hope of securing a meaningful degree of understanding of a story universe and its characters, we…

I think what Chris Vogler did with The Writer's Journey is impressive.

I also think that some writers have misapplied what Chris wrote, as if it's some sort of structural code. To the point, where I've read…

Page One: “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016)

Screenplay by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler, story by Shannon Tindle and Marc Haimes

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 14

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…

Interview (Part 4): Michael Ballin and Thomas Aguilar

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for their script The College Dropout.

Reflections on Carl Jung : Become Who You Are

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

The Business of Screenwriting: Selling Scripts and Shooting Scripts

There are two key stages in the life of a screenplay: There is the selling script and the shooting script.

Page One: “Klute” (1971)

Written by Andy Lewis and David E. Lewis

Rod Serling on Writing

Part 13 of a 16-part series featuring the master storyteller on video.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 13

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…

Interview (Part 3): Michael Ballin and Thomas Aguilar

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for their script The College Dropout.

How They Write A Script: Diablo Cody

If there’s a modern day ‘talisman’ for anybody who dreams of breaking into Hollywood as a screenwriter, that would have to be Diablo Cody…

Page One: “Kiss of the Spider Woman” (1985)

Written by Leonard Schrader, based on the novel by Manuel Puig

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 12

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…

Interview (Part 2): Michael Ballin and Thomas Aguilar

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for their script The College Dropout.

Great Scene: “Alien”

The famous “chestburster” scene from the 1979 horror science fiction movie.

Screenwriting 101: Tony Gilroy

“The movie business has fundamentally changed, as anybody who’s got their eyes open knows, and it’s never changing back. I don’t even know…

Page One: “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” (2005)

Screenplay by Shane Black, screen story by Shane Black, novel by Brett Halliday

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 11

This is the 13th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…