Go Into The Story

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 10

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

Script Analysis: ‘Rocketman’ — Part 4: Themes

Read the script for the award-winning film and analyze it all week.

Great Scene: “Inception”

Cobb wakes up. He’s home. Finally, home. But… is it real?

Page One: ’48 Hrs.’ (1982)

Written by Roger Spottiswoode and Walter Hill & Larry Gross and Steven E. de Souza

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 9

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

Script Analysis: ‘Rocketman’ — Part 3: Character

Read the script for the award-winning film and analyze it all week.

Concept = Hook

“The foundation of any movie is the screenplay. The foundation of any screenplay is the concept. Therefore it stands to reason which story…

Page One: ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)

Written by Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 8

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

Script Analysis: ‘Rocketman’ — Part 2: Plot

Read the script for the award-winning film and analyze it all week.

Screenwriting 101: Hossein Amini

“In movies, what’s always really interested me are the reaction shots and what the person is thinking. Again, it’s that big-screen…

Page One: ‘3:10 to Yuma’ (2007)

Screenplay by Halsted Welles and Michael Brandt & Derek Haas, short story by Elmore Leonard.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 7

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

Script Analysis: ‘Rocketman’ — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Read the script for the award-winning film and analyze it all week.

On Writing

“My internal life as a writer has been a constant battle with the small, whispering voice (well, sometimes it shouts) that tells me I can’t…

Page One: ‘(500) Days of Summer’ (2009)

Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 6

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

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: ‘Jojo Rabbit’

The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning film.

Inside the Nigerian Filmmaking Collective Endorsed by J.J. Abrams and Franklin Leonard

This is just an awesome story and includes my Q&A with this talented group of young filmmakers.

Page One: ‘Pineapple Express’ (2008)

Screenplay by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, story by Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

Here's my biggest takeaway on this movie which I completely adore: Don't ever think a story idea is…

Oh, and I love the Denouement which I've probably watched 50 times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfL5V3WHhqM

2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 5

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

Script Analysis: “Jojo Rabbit” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script for the award-winning film and analyze all week.

Page One

A daily series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from all eras.

How to Write a Script: David Lynch

His secret? Seventy three by five inch cards.