Go Into The Story

Interview (Video): Edgar Wright

An extended conversation with the writer-director of Baby Driver

Daily Dialogue — May 27, 2018

Gust Avrakotos: Promises were made! Cravely: Not by me. Gust Avrakotos: I’ve been with the company for twenty-four years. I was posted in…

Great to hear and appreciate your comments during the week.

Re ‘masks’: This is yet another reason why working with character archetypes can be so helpful in both character development and…

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 343rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 6: Takeaways

Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.

Go Into The Story Resource: An Argument Against Screenplay Formulas

We end up with a ceaseless cesspool of formulaic crap carving its way into and ultimately out of Hollywood movie and TV development…

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Bank

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Daily Dialogue — May 26, 2018

“You know what makes you feel okay about losing? Winning.”

Interesting observations, Dave, and clearly Clarice is trying to put some distance between herself…

Your comments made me think even more about the connection between Clarice and Buffalo Bill. While he is sewing a physical female body…

Reader Question: Are there differences between seeking representation with a manager versus and…

The answer is yes. As one manager put it to me: “Agents wear suits, managers wear blue jeans.” Why that makes a big difference to you.

Go Into The Story Resource: Character Introductions

Everything you need to know about the subject… and probably more.

Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 5: Dialogue

Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.

Writing and the Creative Life: Structure and Freedom

Words of creative wisdom the great 20th century composer Igor Stravinsky.

Daily Dialogue — May 25, 2018

“My mother may be a troubled woman but what’s your excuse? That’s why I’m not impressed with your story, Dad. It’s that you knew and you…

Thomas, you and I are in sync about how the story is very much about The Self and one’s True Nature.

Central Theme: To silence the nightmare of the past, one must confront it.

Go Into The Story Resource: Writing Mantras

Some writing inspiration I have picked up along the way.

Movie Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” — Part 4: Themes

Watch this critically acclaimed movie and analyze it all week.

Spec Script Deal: “The Oberlin Incident”

Paramount acquires horror thriller spec script “The Oberlin Incident” written by Cory Goodman. Via Deadline:

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

Part 16: Preemptive Purchase.

Daily Dialogue — May 24, 2018

Galloway: [refering to Jessup] You put him on the stand and you get it from him! Kaffee: [sarcastically, referring to Jessup in his…

Buffalo Bill as Protagonist: P: BB

N: Clarice

Okay, my own take on the characters:

Protagonist: Clarice

Two quick things to start thingsoff:

I envision Catherine to be a projection of Clarice’s youthful self — The Victim — that 10 year-old part of who she is who lost her father…

2017 Spec Script Market Analysis: With Charts and Graphs

Detailed analysis of all 62 reported spec script deals for the year.

Go Into The Story Resource: 10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need

Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.