Go Into The Story

Page One: ‘Booksmart’ (2019)

Written by Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins and Susanna Fogel and Katie Silberman

60 Second Screenwriter: How is a screenplay different than a novel?

A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.

Page One: ‘Blood Simple’ (1984)

Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Character Development Tools: Questionnaire and Biography

Links to 20+ online resources to help you delve into any character’s personal history and personality.

On Writing

“You have to write when you’re not inspired. And you have to write the scenes that don’t inspire you. And the weird thing is that six…

Page One: ‘Blazing Saddles’ (1974)

Screenplay by Mel Brooks & Norman Steinberg & Andrew Bergman & Richard Pryor & Alan Uger, story by Andrew Bergman

Great Scene: “Apocalypse Now”

The introduction of Captain Willard alone in a Saigon hotel room.

Interview (Video): Kurt Vonnegut

The famed author talks about the eight shapes of stories.

Page One: ‘Blade Runner’ (1982)

Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples, novel by Philip K. Dick

Audio: Walter Hill

A 60+ minute interview with the screenwriter who popularized the ‘haiku style’ of screenwriting.

Page One: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ (2018)

Written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, based on a book by Ron Stallworth

Deep Focus: Film School on the Cheap

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

Writing and the Creative Life: The Creative Personality

Creative Personality as comprised of 10 dichotomies. How many do you have?

Page One: ‘Black Swan’ (2010)

Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John J. McLaughlin, story by Andres Heinz

Video: Mock TV Pitch

From TV writer-producer Mickey Fisher.

The Business of Screenwriting: How to Respond When Taking Script Notes

“It doesn’t matter whether you love the suggestion, hate it, or don’t know. Always give this same response.”

Page One: ‘Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)’ (2014)

Written by Alejandro G. Iñárritu & Nicolás Giacobone & Alexander Dinelaris & Armando Bo

Rewrite Strategy: The Protagonist Pass

“It’s where the writer reviews their current script and revisits the single most important character in the story.”

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 30

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

Great Scene: “Sideways”

Miles on pinot noir. Maya on the “life of wine”. Subtext abounds!

Page One: ‘Big Fish’ (2003)

Daniel Wallace (novel), John August (screenplay)

The Inward Path of the Protagonist’s Journey

Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell remind us that the outer journey of the hero is about the inner journey into the Self.

Screenwriting 101: David Turpin

“I’m quite simple‑minded, and I tend to begin in quite a simple way. I start at the beginning and I write until the end, in sequence. At…

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 29

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

Page One: ‘Being There’ (1979)

Jerzy Kosinski (novel), Jerzy Kosinski (screenplay)