Screenwriting

WGA Negotiating Committee Co-Chair Chris Keyser gives an update one month into the Writers Guild strike. A video update from the WGA West: From the WGA: Writers are facing the most comprehensive assault on compensation and working conditions that they have seen in a generation. The studios have taken…

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Court 17. Here are links to the entire 6-part series which has run this week. Part 1: “I’m a huge believer that anyone can become what they want to do with craft if they work hard enough at it.” Part…

Subconscious stories revealed in our sleep in four acts. Carl Jung was a big fan of movies. He said: “The cinema, like the detective story, makes it possible to experience without danger all the excitement, passion, and desirousness, which must be repressed in the humanitarian working of life.” Check out…

A recent reader’s review gets at the core of what I tried to accomplish in writing my book. I was struck by a recent review of The Protagonist’s Journey on Amazon by a verified customer with the moniker vxppl. Here is the review in its entirety. We relate to the…

A conversation with the screenwriters of The Boogeyman and writer-directors of the movie 65. Screenwriters and filmmakers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods have had a busy 2023. First, their movie 65 starring Adam Driver debuted in March. Then their adaptation of the Stephen King short story The Boogeyman arrives in…

Notes are almost always painful for the artist, which has a lot to do with how bad most of us — including artists — are at giving them — I could feel my heart beginning to race. The air pumping out of my lungs burned in my nostrils. My chest tightened as if someone was using their hands like vice grips to crush my ribcage. I’d experienced this so many times before, and yet the panic still surprised me…

Lessons from HBO’s Succession Part One: The Men of Succession I can count on two hands the few shows that have captivated me in the way of HBO’s Succession. Now, to be clear, I wouldn’t be friends with any of these people, but the drama keeps my popcorn popping on…

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Court 17. Elad Ziv wrote the screenplay Court 17 which landed on the 2022 Black List. I had the opportunity to chat with Elad about his creative background, writing a Black List script, and the craft of screenwriting. Today in…

Written by Pierce Gardner and Peter Hedges A trailer for the movie: Page One is a daily Go Into The Story series featuring the first page of movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of…