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Script To Screen: “A Few Good Men”

Perhaps the most memorable scene from the 1992 drama A Few Good Men, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin based on his play.

The Theology of Cinema: Kingdom of God

“When the kingdom really comes, it’s as if the thing you lost and thought you’d never find again is you.”

Page One: “Traffic” (2000)

Screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, based on the miniseries “Traffik” by Simon Moore

Movie Story Type: Frustration Comedy

With movies, there are Genres. Cross Genres. Sub-Genres. Also Story Types. One of them: Frustration Comedy.

How They Write a Script: Ernest Lehman

Wrote Sabrina, The King and I, North by Northwest, West Side Story, The Sound of Music, and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? among others.

Great Scene: “Network”

“I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!”

Interview (Audio): Damon Lindelof

A half-hour Q&A with the showrunner of The Leftovers and Watchmen.

Page One: “Toy Story 4” (2019)

Screenplay by Andrew Stanton & Stephany Folsom, original story by John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton & Josh Cooley & Valerie LaPointe & Rashida…

Reader Question: May I deliver my scripts personally to a literary management company?

Short answer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Deep Focus: Film School on the Cheap

Resources put together by members of the Go Into The Story community.

Video: Eric Roth

Reflections on the screenwriting craft from the screenwriter of Forrest Gump and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Writing and the Creative Life: 4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes

I saw this article in Fast Company a while back and in reading it, I realized how important comic strips have been in my adult life…

Page One: “Top Gun” (1986)

Written by Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr.

2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 30

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

Interview (Audio): Christopher McQuarrie

A half-hour conversation with the writer-director of Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation and Mission: Impossible — Fallout.

The Business of Screenwriting: The Travails of Pitching— The Surprise Visitor

After the humbling experience of pitching the latest project to a distracted exec, we actually sell it to another studio. We head out to…

Page One: “Tootsie” (1982)

Screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Murray Schisgal, story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart

2021 Scene-Writing Challenge

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 29

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

Spec Script Deal: “The Paladin”

Stampede Ventures has acquired action spec script “The Paladin” written by Umair Aleem. Via Deadline:

Great Scene: “Inglourious Basterds”

Col. Hans Landa chats with a French farmer.

Page One: “Tin Cup” (1996)

Written by John Norville, Ron Shelton

Character = Function

Learn all about five primary character archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, and Trickster.

2021 Scene-Writing Challenge

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 28

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