Go Into The Story

Joel Coen of the Coen brothers once remarked, “All movies are an attempt to remake The Wizard of Oz.

Consider the structure of TWOO:

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 2: Plot

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

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 5

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

Screenwriting 101: Melissa Iqbal

“ I think it’s so important to write in the language of cinema. It should always evoke the experience of watching a film. And I love…

Daily Dialogue — January 7, 2020

Dr. Fritz Fassbender: Miss Lefevre… every time she sees me, she screams, because every time I see her, I attack her. Michael James: You…

What a script!

What really struck me about the script — and the scene-by-scene breakdown puts a spotlight on it — is the theme of lying. I’m guessing if…

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 4

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

On Writing

“Contrary to popular wisdom, being ‘blocked’ is not about running out of things to say. Instead, it’s succumbing to the unrealistic…

Daily Dialogue — January 6, 2020

Daddy Warbucks: You spend your evenings in the shanties. Miss Hannigan: You had me followed. Daddy Warbucks: Imbibing quarts of bathtub…

The Theology of Cinema: Guilt

“The danger of our guilt, both personal and collective, is less that we won’t take it to heart than that we’ll take it to heart overmuch…

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Week 1

Writing prompts #1–3. Practice writing dialogue. Win a free class with me.

The next Go Into The Story Reading and Analysis Script: “The Farewell”

Read the script for the acclaimed drama comedy and analyze it next week.

Daily Dialogue — January 5, 2020

Andy Dufresne: Mr. Hadley, do you trust your wife? Captain Hadley: Oh that’s funny. You’re gonna look funnier sucking my dick with no…

Update: 2019 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 41 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

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Screenwriting Advice From The Past: The Final Close-Up [Part 4]

“The genuine natural bent for photoplay writing is shown only in those who can write well and like to write. Before you attempt to write…

Daily Dialogue — January 4, 2020

“Dear Catherine, I’ve been sitting here thinking about all the things I wanted to apologize to you for. All the pain we caused each other…

Sharon, good to hear you were inspired to keep going.

Onward!

I will keep pushing as long as folks like you keep following your creative dreams and ambitions.

Onward!

How to Use Go Into The Story: Learn the Business

“What you learn about the business of filmmaking and TV may or may not influence your creative choices, but in order to survive as a…

2020 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 3

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

Screenplay Structure is More Than Just Plot

A 7-minute video featuring… me.

Daily Dialogue — January 3, 2020

Partygoer: So Tom, what is it that you do? Tom: I write greeting cards. Summer: Tom could be a really great architect if he wanted to be…

Update: 2019 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 40 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.