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Daily Dialogue — June 10, 2018

“Shut up and take the pain. Take the pain!”

My biggest takeaway is this: We need more movies like The Florida Project.

This and Short Term 12 should be required viewing for everyone.

Well, the last words are just heartbreaking when Moonee races over to see her friend Jancey before…

But I’ll focus on this exchange:

That’s a beautiful take, Georgina, and you touch on several thematic dynamics interwoven in the…

Another point you touch on is the innocence and even daily joy the children have in exploring the ‘wonders’ of their world. It’s one thing…

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 345th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks

This is a really dumb trick, but damn, if it doesn’t work.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Nora Ephron

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Daily Dialogue — June 9, 2018

“Give ’em hell, 54.”

Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.

The Theology of Screenwriting: Salvation

On the one hand, salvation is directed toward saving someone else. On the other hand, it is a gift, not an achievement.

Writing and the Creative Life: “That pure part of you”

Writing words of wisdom from the screenwriter of “Ordinary People”.

Daily Dialogue — June 8, 2018

Kilgore: Smell that? You smell that? Lance: What? Kilgore: Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. [kneels] I love the…

There are three primary characters through whose perspective we experience the narrative in The…

The Protagonist usually goes on some sort of physical / emotional journey.

“In Search of the Last Great Video Store”

A great read from Kate Hagen of the Black List.

Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 4: Themes

Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.

The Theology of Screenwriting: Redemption

A character seeking freedom from bondage to a past event is one of the most common themes in movies.

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs

Part 18: Sell Them Your Dream.

Daily Dialogue — June 7, 2018

General Mireau: Hello there, soldier. Ready to kill more Germans? Soldier: Yes, sir. General Mireau: Looking over your rifle, I see. Well…

As ‘indie’ as The Florida Project feels, it actually has a traditional three act structure with Act…

Act One: Introduction to the world of The Magic Castle and all of the key characters, most notably Moonee and her mother Halley. This is…

Reader Question: What role does formal education have toward working as a screenwriter?

How important is college or film school for a writer trying to break into Hollywood?

Script Analysis: “The Florida Project” — Part 3: Characters

Read the script for the critically acclaimed indie film and analyze it all this week.

The Theology of Screenwriting: Predestination

The religious concept of the individual having a predetermined fate manifests itself in movies as the character’s Narrative Imperative.

Spec Script Deal: “Aporia”

Paramount Pictures with Bad Robot producing acquire science fiction drama spec script “Aporia” written by Jared Moshe. Via THR:

Daily Dialogue — June 6, 2018

“Here they come, mean as hell and thick as grass.”