Go Into The Story

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 22: Word Choice

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “Constantine” (2005)

Screenplay by Kevin Brodbin and Frank A. Cappello, story by Kevin Brodbin, based on a comic book by Jamie Delano & Garth Ennis

How to Write a Marketable Screenplay

Tips from a presentation at the Pittsburgh Shorts Filmmaker Conference.

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 2): Read Scripts

Some end of the year advice for Go Into The Story readers.

Script Analysis: “First Cow” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Parts 20+21: Language and Words

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1980)

Screenplay by Thomas Rickman, autobiography by Loretta Lynn and George Vecsey

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 1): Watch Movies

Some end of the year advice for GITS readers.

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

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 19: Thought and Diction

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 4 New Scripts, 25 Total

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

Page One: “Clue” (1985)

Screenplay by Jonathan Lynn, story by John Landis and Jonathan Lynn

Emile, finding scripts online is pretty straightforward.

Google: “title screenplay pdf”

2021 Black List Word Cloud Logline Challenge: Winners!

The challenge started with a word cloud based on the loglines for the 2021 Black List scripts, all 73 of them!

Script Analysis: ‘The Father’ — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 18(D): Chorus

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Screenwriting 101: Jordan Horowitz

“You have to just listen to the work. The work is paramount. If you’re invested in the work and you’re patient, then the work will tell you…

Page One: “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977)

Written by Steven Spielberg

Writing Goals: 2022

10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

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

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 18(C): Multiplicity of Plots

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

On Writing

It has often been said there’s so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your head.

Page One: “Chocolat” (2000)

Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs, novel by Joanne Harris

“The Story We Know”

Reflections on a poem by Martha Collins.

Script Analysis: “Ex Machina” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

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