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Scott Myers

Go Into The Story

·14 hours ago

Great Scene: “Wonder Woman”

Diana single-handedly takes on the German Army in the breathtaking No Man’s Land scene from the movie Wonder Woman. Let’s face it: In a fundamental way, screenwriting is scene-writing, so the more we learn about this aspect of the craft, the better. Today: The 2017 movie Wonder Woman, screenplay by…

Movies

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Scott Myers

Go Into The Story

·16 hours ago

Page One: “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956)

Screenplay by John Michael Hayes based on a story by Charles Bennett and D.B. Wyndham-Lewis A trailer for the movie: You may read the screenplay here. FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from…

Movies

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Page One: “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (1956)

Petras A. B.

·14 hours ago

Our Super Heroes Are Cowardly.

Do not worry reader, this is not a one more hot take on why Bruce Wayne chooses to dress up like a bat and punch disenfranchised citizens rather than use his fortune to address crime and poverty in Gotham - although one could argue that this is systematic to the…

Mcu

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Scott Myers

Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Videos: 20 Tips from Martin Scorsese

The writer-director of Mean Streets, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, and Casino with reflections on cinematic storytelling. Outstanding Screenplays put together this terrific compendium of film clips from several interviews with writer-director Martin Scorsese. I say “writer-director” to remind people that Scorcese is also a screenwriter including the movies…

Interview

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Scott Myers

Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Screenwriting Mantra: Minimum Words, Maximum Impact

The origin and importance of one of the best screenwriting mantras… ever! I know the source of this mantra. It was one of my online screenwriting students. During a weekly live-chat session. I was going on and on about the importance of writing tight, taut, lean scene description, make it…

Movies

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Screenwriting Mantra: Minimum Words, Maximum Impact

Interview (Video): Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

A conversation with the writer-directors of Everything Everywhere All At Once. The movie Everything Everywhere All At Once is drawing rave reviews, both from critics and audiences. Plot summary: An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other…

Movies

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Interview (Video): Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Scott Myers

Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Script Analysis: “The Tender Bar” — Part 5: Dialogue

A week-long analysis of the 2021 drama starring Ben Affleck and directed by George Clooney. Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this bi-weekly series is a deep structural and thematic analysis of each script we read. Our daily schedule: Monday: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Tuesday: Plot Wednesday…

Movies

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Script Analysis: “The Tender Bar” — Part 5: Dialogue

Chris Nersinger

·1 day ago

Batwoman ‘68-in HD

Swooping across the screen. A Mexican style superhero flick swinging with camp, action, a mad doctor, monsters and Maura Monti…Plus a salute to a most heroic woman and defender of Mexican film-Viviana Garcia Besne’& a sneak of - How the World Remade Hollywood by Ed Glaser- A Book Review *** See pondering question below at end of the extras…. Shades of CW — no. This not the current Batwoman TV series but in many ways a more fun and indulging fantasy trip. …

Mexican Culture

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