Go Into The Story

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 2

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

Interview (Part 1): Karen McDermott

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

On Writing

“I have more self-doubt than any writer I’ve ever known. The positive aspect of self-doubt — if you can channel it into useful activity…

Daily Dialogue — March 2, 2020

“You won’t accept a guy’s tongue in your mouth and you’re gonna eat that?”

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 1

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

The Theology of Cinema: Sin

“Theologically speaking, we can think of sin in two ways: (1) The act of committing a transgression, breaking some sort of moral or…

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Us”

The entire 6 part series delving into the hit horror movie.

Daily Dialogue — March 1, 2020

“LOOK UPON ME! I’LL SHOW YOU THE LIFE OF THE MIND!!!”

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Library

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2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Story Prep — Get Your Head On Straight

A series to help prepare writers for next month’s Zero Draft Thirty writing challenge.

Script Analysis: “Us” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script for the hit horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele.

Interview (Written): Leigh Whannell

Conversation with the writer-director of The Invisible Man.

Daily Dialogue — February 29, 2020

“Would it were so simple.”

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Story Prep — Character Development

A series to help prepare writers for next month’s Zero Draft Thirty writing challenge.

Script Analysis: “Us” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the script for the hit horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele.

Writing and the Creative Life: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.

Daily Dialogue — February 28, 2020

Jean: Do you ever think about the future at all? Llewyn: The future? You mean like flying cars? Hotels on the moon? Tang?

Script Analysis: “Us” — Part 4: Themes

Read the script for the hit horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Story Prep — Genre Bend

A series to help prepare writers for next month’s Zero Draft Thirty writing challenge.

The Business of Screenwriting: Flavor-Of-The-Week

If you sell a spec script in Hollywood, you will take LOTS of meetings.

Daily Dialogue — February 27, 2020

“God damn you, Walter! You fucking asshole! Everything’s a fucking travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What…

What is the difference between Act One midpoint and Act One end?

“Something happens. An event that precipitates a change in the Protagonist’s life circumstances.”

Script Analysis: “Us” — Part 3: Characters

Read the script for the hit horror movie written and directed by Jordan Peele.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Story Prep — Gender Bend

A series to help prepare writers for next month’s Zero Draft Thirty writing challenge.

Great Scenes: “Big”

The piano scene at FAO Schwartz.