Go Into The Story

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21

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

Interview (Audio): Quentin Tarantino

A two-hour conversation with the writer-director.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

The entire 6-part series on the acclaimed, Oscar nominated movie.

Page One: “Donnie Darko” (2001)

Written by Richard Kelly

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20

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

Script Analysis: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script written by Aaron Sorkin which won the Golden Globe and is nominated for the WGA and Academy Awards for Best Original…

Interview (Video): Kelly Marcel

A 40-minute conversation with the screenwriter of Saving Mr. Banks.

Page One: Don’t Look Now (1973)

Screenplay by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant, story by Daphne Du Maurier

Given Aaron Sorkin's talent at writing dialogue, this exercise is like swimming in a tsunami of…

Abbie Hoffman: Winning elections, that's the first thing on your wish list? Equality, justice, education, poverty and progress, they're…

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 19

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

Script Analysis: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the script written by Aaron Sorkin which won the Golden Globe and is nominated for the WGA and Academy Awards for Best Original…

Spec Script Deal: “Lift”

Netflix acquires action spec script “Lift” written by Daniel Kunka. Via Deadline:

More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time

Five tips to work smarter and create more time for your writing life.

Page One: “Dogma” (1999)

Written by Kevin Smith

Minari would be great!

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I'll go with the most obvious one: Injustice.

In sum, the whole damn thing as perpetrated by The Powers That Be was unjust.

2021 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’ — Part 4: Themes

Read the script written by Aaron Sorkin which won the Golden Globe and is nominated for the WGA and Academy Awards for Best Original…

The Business of Screenwriting: When you don’t get the gig

We are seated in the expansive office of a top Hollywood director and we are having a great time. I mean a really great time. We talk about…

Page One: ‘Django Unchained’ (2012)

Written by Quentin Tarantino

Yes, Aditya, this is a production draft (shooting script).

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-to-handle-blocks-of-scene-description-1a5d22da2f0c

To wrap up my thoughts, I suspect Sorkin would admit that this project is one of the trickiest…

The two characters who come off as the most stereotypical are Mitchell and Judge Hoffman. They really are evil bastards and that's pretty…

Thanks for this take, Laura.

With regard to the first two (Trial, Riots), as you point out, there is a clear line of demarcation: The Chicago 7 (plus Bobby Seale) are…

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 17

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

Script Analysis: ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ — Part 3: Characters

Read the script written by Aaron Sorkin which won the Golden Globe and is nominated for the WGA and Academy Awards for Best Original…