Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue — March 11, 2019

Tony Mendez: [Reading a script] Fade in on a starship landing. An exotic, Middle Eastern vibe. Women gather, offering ecstatic libations to…

Roo, I’m so glad we did this analysis of Roma as I definitely think I understand it better than I…

Your take here, for example, really crystallizes how in some respects it does differ from conventional Hollywood fare, yet works as a…

And, as Rose points out, dogs!

Re visual symbols: I wonder how much of it derived from his unconscious self. Obviously, some things are intentional. The airplanes, for…

Sven, that’s a really interesting take.

Cleo as Buddhist hero. Hm. You’ve got me thinking…

2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 10

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

Screenwriting News (March 4— March 10, 2019)

Script sales, pitch deals, greenlit projects, talent attachments, and more.

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

Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.

Spec Script Deal: “Assisted Living”

Paramount Pictures acquires comedy spec script “Assisted Living” written by Kay Oyegun. From Deadline:

Daily Dialogue — March 10, 2019

“This is a robbery.”

2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 9

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

Saturday Hot Links

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Script Analysis: “Roma” — Part 6: Takeaway

Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.

Daily Dialogue — March 9, 2019

Mickey: Don’t you wanna hear my last words? Joe: I just did.

Let me add this line to yours, Roo, as I think it provides an interest context to the dialogue you…

“We are alone. No matter what they tell you, we women are always alone.”

Roo, I think you’ve hit on a big theme re the male v.

You mention dogs. Yes, lots and lots of dogs. But what about water? It’s one of the very first images in the movie (Cleo mopping the…

Roo, your take demonstrates the organic nature of characters and how archetypes can flex with them.

One thing is for sure: The male characters come off quite badly in this film, even the older brothers are a pair of Tricksters. As you…

Interesting analysis on the characters in Roma.

I concur that we best understand the story Cleo and Sofía as Protagonists. Clearly, Cleo is P1 so we may think of Sofía as P2. As noted…

2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 8

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

Script Analysis: “Roma” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.

Screenwriting Advice From The Past: The Continuity (Part 2)

“Confusion as to the characters is ruinous. Don’t get your audience interested in minor characters at the start. Keep your important…

Writing and the Creative Life: “Come to the edge”

Going beyond the edge of the Old World into the New World can be a terrifying experience, but a necessary one for the transformation…

Daily Dialogue — March 8, 2019

“The combination is 3, 10, 44.”

2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 7

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

Script Analysis: “Roma” — Part 4: Themes

Read the Oscar-nominated screenplay and analyze it this week.