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Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script for the acclaimed drama comedy and analyze all this week.

Let me add this exchange between Billi and her mother:

Billi: You know, one of the few good memories of my childhood were those summers at Nai Nais’s. They had that garden, Ye Ye and I would…

Kimshuk, you beat me to the proverbial punch as those were two I was going to highlight.

The second side and its reference to “an open mind” plays into the central tension of the story which is Billi having to open her mind to…

Reader Question: Are there any script rules that really shouldn’t be broken?

Or this: “How can you break screenwriting rules if there are none?”

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Interview (Written): Lena Waithe

In-depth conversation with the screenwriter of the movie Queen & Slim.

Daily Dialogue — January 11, 2020

“Some of the things you should be looking for during the dissection, the intestines will be going through their peristaltic action...”

Thanks for those observations, Kinshuk.

Thanks!

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the script for the acclaimed drama comedy and analyze all this week.

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 8

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Writing and the Creative Life: Your characters want you to tell their story

Lean into your characters. After all, it’s their story.

Daily Dialogue — January 10, 2020

“We want the finest wines available to humanity. And we want them here, and we want them now!”

Great, Andrew, and thanks!

I have yet to see the movie. Did you like it?

The most significant theme I see at work in the script and movie is the story’s central conceit…

Billi lies about how well she’s doing as a writer in NYC

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 4: Themes

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2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 7

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The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs [Part 15]

“This is it: A screenwriter’s fantasy. You write a spec script. Your reps send it out. Then more than one buyer compete against each other…

Daily Dialogue — January 9, 2020

“Christine, have you got anything to drink? Any little thing at all, I’m not the fussy type. I prefer bourbon and water, but any little…

Great to hear, April, and I agree: The script *is* a joy to read, a wonderful balance between…

Fantastic story to boo!

This is one of those scripts which defy convention as there does not seem to be a Nemesis figure…

This is where it’s instructive to go back to basics and remember that a Nemesis is at its core an opposition dynamic. That is, anything or…

The movie stands up, even in this era where cynicism abounds.

It’s a Wonderful Life is a wonderful movie!

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 3: Characters

Read the script for the acclaimed drama comedy and analyze all this week.

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 6

A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!

Download 10 WGA Nominated Scripts

The PDFs of five Original Screenplay nominated scripts and five Adapted Screenplay nominated scripts. For free!

Daily Dialogue — January 8, 2020

“Tonight, we will be partaking of a liquid repast as we wind our way up the Golden Mile. Commencing with an inaugural tankard in The First…