Go Into The Story

Interview Part 5: Jane Therese

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Writing and the Creative Life: What are you afraid of?

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

Page One: ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ (1955)

Screen play by Stewart Stern, adaptation by Irving Shulman, story by Nicholas Ray

The Spirit of the Spec

The creative empowerment of writing a spec script.

Interview Part 4: Jane Therese

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

The Business of Screenwriting: Script readers, Hollywood’s threshold guardians

They may not get a lot of respect, but they are important to writers.

Page One: ‘Rachel Getting Married’ (2008)

Written by Jenny Lumet

Update: 2020–2021 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 27 Total

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

Interview Part 3: Jane Therese

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Great Scene: “Léon: The Professional”

Actually three scenes because they are all intimately linked.

Page One: ‘Platoon’ (1986)

Written by Oliver Stone

Gavin, you may enjoy this article.

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-poetry-of-screenwriting-c7a2427cbd84

Lena Waithe to Headline Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference

Courier 12 to also feature writers from ‘The Post,’ ‘Arrival,’ ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ ‘Ramy.’

Interview Part 2: Jane Therese

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Screenwriting 101: Robert Towne

“Good dialogue illuminates what people are not saying.”

Page One: ‘Panic Room’ (2002)

Written by David Koepp

Keys to Handling Exposition

Take my 1-week online class to learn ways to make exposition entertaining.

Interview (Part 1): Jane Therese

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

On Writing

“Henry James said, ‘What is character without action?’ Your character doesn’t have to jump off a building, but what does he do when he’s…

Page One: ‘On the Waterfront’ (1954)

Screenplay by Budd Schulberg, story by Budd Schulberg

60 Second Screenwriter: What’s a log line?

A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in sixty seconds.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “I’m Your Woman”

The entire 6 part series delving into the gripping crime drama featuring a head-turning performance by ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star…

The 25 Best Films of 2020: A Video Countdown

From Indiewire senior critic David Ehrlich.

Page One: ‘Moonstruck’ (1987)

Written by John Patrick Shanley

Here's one takeaway from the script and movie: The story drives home the point that action without…

Co-writers Hart and Horowitz go to great lengths to create a compelling character in I'm Your Woman's Protagonist (Jean). She begins in…