Go Into The Story

Roo, glad you’ve enjoyed the series. So much to learn from reading and analyzing movie scripts.

Like the beetle moment. Yes, Save the Beetle!

I’ll go with this monologue where Mildred tells off the town priest:

“Y’know what I was thinking about today? I was thinking ‘bout those street gangs they had down in Los Angeles, those Crips and those…

Tola, great choices.

“Penelope said begets” — great line.

Tola, this is a great take and I think you’re right: the central theme of the story is, “Anger…

The fact that the central theme of the story is uttered by Penelope, who otherwise comes off as an air-headed individual, is both funny and…

Lois, I am in 100% agreement with your take on the character archetypes in this movie, even down to…

Great analysis!

Here’s a question. Remember this exchange between Dixon and his mother on P.56:

DIXON You wanna watch yourself.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 11

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

Go Into The Story Interview: Vigil Chime

My interview with the 2017 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Spec Script Deal: “Invasion”

Blumhouse Productions acquires science fiction thriller spec script “Invasion” written by John Swetnam and Harris Wilkinson. From Deadline:

Interview (Audio): Dana Calvo

Conversation with writer-producer of Narcos and Good Girls Revolt.

Daily Dialogue — March 11, 2018

“Hi, I’m Brooke. I’m a vapid, vacant, vacuous girly girl. Tee-hee-hee-hee.”

Script Analysis: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — Part 6: Takeaways

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

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 10

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

Interview (Part 6): Vigil Chime (2017 Nicholl Winner)

My 6-part talk with the writer of the script “Bring Back Girl”.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Eulogy

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,586 consecutive days and counting.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 332nd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Daily Dialogue — March 10, 2018

“You were nothing before you met me. You were playing Barbies with Betty Finn. You were a Bluebird. You were a Brownie. You were a Girl…

Script Analysis: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — Part 5: Dialogue

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

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 9

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

Interview (Part 5): Vigil Chime (2017 Nicholl Winner)

My 6-part talk with the writer of the script “Bring Back Girl”.

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs [Part 5]

Part 5: Developing the Spec Script

Daily Dialogue — March 9, 2018

“Are you guys like boyfriend-girlfriend? Steady dates? Lovers? Come on, sporto, level with me. Do you slip her the hot beef injection?”

I agree re the ending.

The ending is much more nuanced reflecting the complex nature of human existence. Indeed, one could argue the mixture of drama and humor…

Excellent work, Lois.

So the scenes you highlight (not in bold) which provide “insight into characters and their relationships”, each of them impacts the story…

Script Analysis: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” — Part 4: Themes

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