Go Into The Story

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 8 New Scripts, 21 Total

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

Page One: “Maria” (2024)

Written by Steven Knight

Screenplays are stories, not formulas

William Goldman has famously written, “Screenplays are structure.” That is true in a tangible sense because at some point, a script becomes…

2011 Go Into The Story Screenwriters Roundtable

A conversation with Chris Borrelli, F. Scott Frazier, Jeremiah Friedman, Nick Palmer, Justin Rhodes, Greg Russo, John Swetnam

Page One: “Deadpool & Wolverine” (2024)

Written by Ryan Reynolds & Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Zeb Wells & Shawn Levy

Video: Why “We’re Not So Very Different, You And I”

Another in the excellent screenwriting series Raising the Stakes.

Something is Better Than Nothing

“No matter what you write, good or bad, it’s an improvement to a blank page.”

Page One: “Red One” (2024)

Screenplay by Chris Morgan, story by Hiram Garcia

To Write, Stop Thinking

Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write, don’t think… feel.

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 13 Total

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

Page One: “His Three Daughters” (2023)

Written by Azazel Jacobs

Screenwriting 101: Jeffrey Boam

“Ultimately, plot is of little importance, more of a mechanical contrivance against which characters come to life. Plot tries to engage…

Scene Description Spotlight: Express Your Voice

On December 9th, I’ll be offering an important one-week online class. It’s called Scene Description Spotlight which sounds super practical…

Page One: “Hocus Pocus” (1993)

Screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, story by David Kirschner and Mick Garris

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 10 Total

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

On Writing

“If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.”

Page One: “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” (2013)

Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

On this site, I only supply links provided by the studios and production companies.

I have deleted the most recent batch of dead links. I am now updating this site with the 2024 FYC scripts which are just now going public.

How to Break Into the Film Industry Without Any Connections

The screenwriters of the smash hit movie A Quiet Place share the ins and outs of their journey to Hollywood.

Go Into The Story Interview: Michael Ballin and Thomas Aguilar

My interview with 2021 Black List writers.

Page One: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” (2012)

Screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, novel by J.R.R. Tolkien

Writing Tip: Beginnings and Endings

Remember when you first came up with the story idea you’re currently writing? How great that felt?

Screenplay: The Importance of Establishing Narrative Voice

From Page 1, Line 1, you must convey your story’s tone and voice.

Page One: “The Hitman’s Bodyguard” (2017)

Written by Tom O’Connor

The Importance of Persistence in a Writer’s Life

“PERSIST on telling your story. PERSIST on reaching your audience. PERSIST on staying true to your vision.”