Go Into The Story

Screenwriting 101: Ron Bass

“I’ve always felt that writing was communication — not showing off how articulate you are, or showing off your vocabulary. It’s about…

Daily Dialogue — March 17, 2020

Trent: I’m gonna find me two waitresses here and I’m gonna pull me a Fredo. Mike: Yeah, well they’re all skanks. Trent: What are talking…

Create a Compelling Protagonist

Go beyond writing a ‘sympathetic’ Protagonist. Dig deeper than giving your Protagonist a ‘flaw.’ That is surface level writing.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 16

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

Interview (Part 1): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

On Writing

“Writing is linear and sequential; Sentence B must follow Sentence A, and Sentence C must follow Sentence B, and eventually you get to…

Daily Dialogue — March 16, 2020

Bobby: I’d like a plain omelette, no potatoes, tomatoes instead, a cup of coffee and wheat toast. Waitress: [points at his menu] No…

The Theology of Cinema: Righteousness

“If we take this concept and consider it in a secular manner, we see it is a common theme in movies: whenever one or more characters does…

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 15

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

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Avengers: Endgame”

The entire 6 part series on the script for the hit Marvel superhero movie.

Great Scene: “Broadcast News”

Aaron’s dream come true of being a news anchorman is a flop… sweat.

Daily Dialogue — March 15, 2020

“You don’t remember me. We spoke on the phone two days ago. I told you I would find you.”

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 14

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

Script Analysis: “Avengers: Endgame” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read and analyze the script for the hit Marvel superhero movie.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Diner

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 4,321 consecutive days and counting.

Interview: Jason Orley

A conversation with the writer-director of the new indie comedy Big Time Adolescence.

Daily Dialogue — March 14, 2020

Viggo Tarasov: It’s not what you did, son, that angers me so. It’s who you did it to. Iosef Tarasov: Who? That fucking nobody? Viggo…

How do the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting readers judge a script?

The criteria they use provides a good list of questions for screenwriters to assess their own writing.

Script Analysis: “Avengers: Endgame” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read and analyze the script for the hit Marvel superhero movie.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 13

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

Writing and the Creative Life: 18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently

Are you creative? Chances are you do some things differently.

Daily Dialogue — March 13, 2020

“Enough is enough! I have had it with the motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!”

10 Screenwriting Do’s and Don’ts

It’s one thing to avoid screenwriting pitfalls, but what should we be doing right?

Script Analysis: “Avengers: Endgame” — Part 4: Themes

Read and analyze the script for the hit Marvel superhero movie.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 12

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