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Reader Question: Is it possible to have a screenplay without a specific Antagonist character?

Open Forum question from Eve Montana:

Go Into The Story Resource: Script To Screen

Nearly 100 scenes from scripts compared to the their movie versions.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Little Women”

The entire 6 part series delving into the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

How We Wrote ‘No Country for Old Men’

A Behind the Curtain video featuring Joel and Ethan Coen talking about how they adapted Cormac McCarthy’s novel into a movie.

Daily Dialogue — May 17, 2020

“All they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking to rip them off. That’s what it’s all about. That’s what the FBI can never…

As William Goldman said, “We’re not writing a refrigerator manual.”

Another advantage of Narrative Voice is that if a writer is stuck, by coming up with an alter ego / Narrative Voice / invisible character…

Ben, great to connect with you again and glad you enjoyed those Milch lectures.

Re Coen brothers class: There are seven lectures I wrote, each between 6–10 pages, quite readable, but substantive in nature. You can…

Steven, curiosity is so important to creating a compelling character.

Who are they?

Happy Birthday, Go Into The Story!

Launched on May 16, 2008, here we are 4,384 consecutive days of blogging later… but what does it all mean?

Script Analysis: “Little Women” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Rain

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 4,384 consecutive days and counting.

Great Scene: “Jaws”

It’s the antithesis of ‘show it, don’t say it’… and it flat out works.

Daily Dialogue — May 16, 2020

Mama Boucher: Bobby, deh ever catch dat gorilla that busted outa da zoo and punched you in da eye? Bobby Boucher: No Mama, the search…

This side from Jo:

Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just…

Setups and Payoffs in the Movie “Up”

The marriage sequence in Up, which is an awesome piece of storytelling, works in part because of the script’s implementation of setups and…

Go Into The Story Resource: Movie Script Scene-By-Scene Breakdowns

Go Into The Story followers are contributing breakdowns of contemporary screenplays to an ongoing script analysis series.

Script Analysis: “Little Women” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

Writing and the Creative Life: The Virtues of Spacing Out and Goofing Off

Finally, science is good for something! Spacing out rules!

Daily Dialogue — May 15, 2020

Dom: Jesse, since you were the first to reach in and grab some chicken, why don’t you say grace? Jesse: [saying grace] Dear Heavenly… uh……

Narrative Voice

What if you were to think of scene description as Narrative Voice’s dialogue?

Go Into The Story Resource: So-Called Screenwriting ‘Rules’

A comprehensive series on the most significant of the supposed screenwriting ‘rules,’ hopefully to put things into proper perspective…

Script Analysis: “Little Women” — Part 4: Themes

Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.

The Business of Screenwriting: Never send out a script before it’s ready

Or how I almost managed to kill my screenwriting career before it started.

Daily Dialogue — May 14, 2020

“Dad, come on. You’re gonna fall in the barbecue.”

I just composed this lengthy analysis in response to your comments, Laura, then lost it!

Aunt March = Trickster