Go Into The Story

Go Into The Story Interview: Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer.

Video: 20 Screenwriting Tips from Aaron Sorkin

The acclaimed screenwriter of A Few Good Men, Malice, The American President, The Social Network, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, Sports Night, The…

Page One: “Into the Woods” (2014)

Screenplay by James Lapine, based on the musical by James Lapine

Interview (Part 6): Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script In the End.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 19

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

Great Scene: “Fight Club”

One of the most effective ways to begin a script is to start at the ending. And one of the best scenes that opens with the ending is in the…

Video: Martin Scorsese

2013 Jefferson Lecture at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Page One: “Into the Wild” (2007)

Screenplay by Sean Penn, book by Jon Krakauer

Granted, “enter late” isn’t new, but sure feels like a prominent tactic in today’s storytelling…

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Interview (Part 5): Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script In the End.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18

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

Script Analysis: “The Trial of the Chicago 7 —Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Writing and the Creative Life: Writing as Pilgrimage

I am a pilgrim and a stranger  Traveling through this wearisome land  I’ve got a home in that yonder city, good Lord  And it’s not, not…

Page One: “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles” (1994)

Screenplay by Anne Rice, novel by Anne Rice

Interview (Part 4): Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script In the End.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 17

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

Script Analysis: “Trainwreck” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

The Business of Screenwriting: If you write a great script…

…Hollywood will find you.

Page One: “Insomnia” (2002)

screenplay by Hillary Seitz, 1997 screenplay by Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik Skjoldbjærg

Interview (Part 3): Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script In the End.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 16

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

Script Analysis: “Toy Story 4” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

So-Called Screenwriting ‘Rules’: Don’t use “we see” or “we hear”

There are conventions. There are expectations. There are patterns. But the simple fact is… THERE ARE NO SCREENWRITING RULES!

Page One: “Inside Llewyn Davis” (2013)

Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Interview (Part 2): Brian Arnold

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script In the End.