Go Into The Story

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 5] — Going Public

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

Script Analysis: “Celeste and Jesse Forever” — 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 13(B): A Well-Constructed Plot

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

Writing and the Creative Life: A Playlist to Calm the Mind

A therapist suggests some music to reduce anxiety… and spur creativity.

Page One: “A Serious Man” (2009)

Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 4] — Practical Matters

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

Analysis: 2021 Black List

A deep dive into the scripts named to this year’s annual Black List.

Script Analysis: “Boyhood” — 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 13(A): A Perfect Tragedy

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: “CODA” (2021)

Screenplay by Sian Heder, based on the motion picture “La Famille Belier”

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 3] — Where Do You Want To Go As A Writer?

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

“Why It’s A Wonderful Life is the greatest film ever made”

A recent series of tweets from filmmaker Marshall Herskovitz reminds us about the remarkable power of this holiday classic.

Script Analysis: “BlacKkKlansman” — 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 12: Prologue, Episode, Exode and 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…

Page One: “Citizen Kane” (1941)

Original screen play Herman J. Mankiewicz & Orson Welles

Writing Goals: 2022 [Part 2] — Assessing Where You Are

Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2021 and will do in 2022.

2021 Black List Word Cloud Logline Challenge!

Check out this word cloud from the 2021 Black List loglines, then write your OWN logline from those words to win some great prizes!

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 16 Total

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

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 11: Reversal, Recognition and Suffering

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: “A Christmas Story” (1983)

Screenplay by Jean Shepherd & Leigh Brown & Bob Clark, based on Shepherd’s novel “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash”

Laura, you can read the entire series analyzing Birdman here:

http://gointothestory.blcklst.com/2015/08/go-into-the-story-script-reading-analysis-birdman.html

2021 Black List

All 73 scripts listed in order of votes received including loglines, plus a link where you can download the official list.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here are the final 23 scripts on this year’s list.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here is the second round of 25 scripts.

Black List 2021 — Live Blogging

Live updates of the unveiling of this year’s annual Black List. As they roll out, here is the first round of 25 scripts.