Screenwriting

Craig T. Williams shares the story about how decades learning the craft, writing scripts, and networking resulted in landing a TV staff writing gig. Here’s an inspirational story. In a recent first-person Business Insider essay, writer-producer Craig T. Williams recounts how landed his first TV series writing gig at the…

The entire 6-part series delving into the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay. This week, we have been reading, analyzing, and discussing the script and movie Everything Everywhere All At Once, written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert. Plot summary: A universe-jumping laundromat manager takes on the…

Screenplay by Eric Heisserer, based on the novel by Josh Malerman 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 the classic era to…

If you’re having trouble finding the focus of your story, try this test. This all started with a bromide from Max Millimeter: Hollywood Movie Producer Extraordinaire about his approach to loglines: That’s why I have the six-word rule. You got six words… count ‘em… one, two, three, four, five, six……

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for her script It’s a Wonderful Story. Alexandra “Lexie” Tran wrote the original screenplay It’s a Wonderful Story which landed on the 2022 Black List. I had the opportunity to chat with Lexie about her creative background, writing a Black List script, and…

Advice from the screenwriter of such notable movies as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, and First Reformed. Paul Schrader has written some of the most memorable movies in the last four decades including The Yakuza, Hardcore, American Gigilo, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of…

“When someone does something wrong to us, it hurts, but the longer we live in that space, it becomes more like a prison, chained to the anger and bitterness we harbor against our transgressor. Sometimes the only way to move forward is to forgive.” As many of you may know…

Screen play by William Faulkner& Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman, novel by Raymond Chandler 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 the…

A conversation with the screenwriter of the hit horror-comedy Cocaine Bear. Cocaine Bear is a phenomenon. As of today, the high concept horror-comedy has grossed $77M in worldwide box office revenues on a reported budget of $30–35M. It’s safe to say that after its theatrical run and ancillary income, the…