Go Into The Story

Here is a response to the question from Franklin:

“The short answer is that we wanted to keep process on the site as simple as possible. Because you can buy evaluations on the Black List…

Paul, that’s a good question.

Final Draft Big Break, Page, Tracking Board, Tracking B, perhaps a few others have developed some inroads over the years, but as always…

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Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 319th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Director Roundtable: Guillermo Del Toro, Greta Gerwig, Patty Jenkins, Angelina Jolie, Denis…

Part of The Hollywood Reporter’s annual sit-downs with Hollywood players.

At least every 15 pages.

But to your point, Mark, when we look at a story in that light during the crafting process, targeting a ‘whammo’ every 10 pages or so is…

Interview (Written): Dee Rees

Co-writer and director of the Netflix movie ‘Mudbound’.

Daily Dialogue — December 9, 2017

MEDICAL SCANNER: I’m sorry. The patient is dead. AURORA: Well, resuscitate him! MEDICAL SCANNER: Postmortem operations require authorized…

Reader Question: Are screenplay contests any good or not?

With literally hundreds of script competitions, this is an important question.

Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 33 Total!

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Script To Screen: “Braveheart”

A scene from the 1995 movie Braveheart, written by Randall Wallace.

Daily Dialogue — December 8, 2017

“Do you think that the punctuation of the last line of this sonnet is merely an insignificant detail? The sonnet begins with a valiant…

The 2017 “Twas the Night Before Black List…” Challenge

Annual writing contest with Black List & Screenwriting Master Class prizes.

Reader Question: How do you go about writing a remake?

Should you really write a spec based on a preexisting Hollywood movie?

Script To Screen: “The Bourne Identity”

A scene from the 2002 movie The Bourne Identity, screenplay by Tony Gilroy and William Blake Herron, novel by Robert Ludlum.

The Business of Screenwriting: Celebrate your victories

Based on my experiences as a screenwriter in Hollywood, there are many things I can advise you to do that are not particularly enjoyable…

Daily Dialogue — December 7, 2017

Nelson Wright: When my body temperature hits 86 degrees, you’re going to hit me with 200 Joules. The electric current will stop my heart…

Update: 2017 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 8 New Scripts, 30 Total!

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10 Free Go Into The Story eBooks

One GITS eBook for every month in 2017… all of ’em free!

Spec Script Deal: “The Expansion Project”

Warner Bros. acquires science fiction spec script “The Expansion Project” written by Leo Sardarian. Via Deadline:

Script To Screen: “Bonnie and Clyde”

The ending sequence from the 1967 movie Bonnie and Clyde, written by David Newman & Robert Benton.

Great Character: Chauncey Gardener (“Being There”)

In my view, satire is the single most difficult movie genre to pull off as the tone has to be just right. And my favorite comic actor Peter…

Daily Dialogue — December 6, 2017

Dr. George A. Harris: Our society faces momentous decisions. Decisions about the right to die. About abortion. About terminal illness…

Interview: Anna Hozian and Brad Riddell

A conversation with the co-writers and co-directors of the award winning web series “Other People’s Children”.

The 25 Best Films of 2017: A Video Countdown

From Indiewire senior critic David Ehrlich.