Go Into The Story

Page One: “Ed Wood” 1994)

Written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, book by Rudolph Grey

The Six Word Test

If you’re having trouble finding the focus of your story, try this test.

Interview (Part 3): Byron Hamel

My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Script Analysis: “JoJo Rabbit”— 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: The Phone Call

“They want your script.”

Page One: “A Dry White Season” (1989)

Screenplay by Colin Welland and Euzhan Palcy, novel by André Brink

Interview (Part 2): Byron Hamel

My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Script Analysis: “Jackie” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

60 Second Screenwriter: What’s an elevator pitch?

A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.

Screenwriting 101: David Rabinowitz and Charlie Wachtel

David Rabinowitz: We talk about this all the time, for better for worse, if we’re talking about pursuing any idea, we need to know what the…

Page One: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1941)

Screen play by John Lee Mahin, novel by Robert Louis Stevenson

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 32 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Interview (Part 1): Byron Hamel

My interview with the 2021 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Script Analysis: “The Invitation” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

On Writing

“Who’s your ideal reader? Don’t imagine someone who loves your work and gets what you’re trying to do. Imagine the most impatient person…

Page One: “Dolemite Is My Name” (2019)

Written by Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.

Script Analysis: “The Incredibles” — 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: What are you afraid of?

The single greatest inhibitor to creativity is fear. Do you recognize any of these inner voices?

Interview (Video): Maggie Gyllenhaal

A conversation with the writer-director of the movie The Lost Daughter.

Page One: “Doctor Zhivago” (1965)

Screenplay by Robert Bolt, novel by Boris Pasternak

Analysis: Annual Black Lists (2013–2021)

A Go Into The Story deep dive into every annual Black List since 2013.

Script Analysis: “The Imitation Game”: Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

Spec Script Deal: “No Flying in the House”

Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires the family fantasy spec script “No Flying in the House” written by Frederick Seton, adapted from a…

Interview (Video): Tom McCarthy

A hour-long conversation with fellow screenwriter Josh Singer.