The Synchronicity of Classic Scripts
Kane’s Castle “Bogey would invite me into his dressing-room with his usual ‘relax and have a drink.’ We would talk and sometimes a genie popped out of the whiskey bottle and off I’d go to develop the...
View ArticleSunset Boulevard
Posted here is one of the greatest screenplays ever written. Written by that refugee from Europe named Billy Wilder an Austrian-born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist and...
View ArticleThe True History of Hollywood?
What Happens Next A History of American Screenwriting Marc Norman The book is one of those unusual beings that falls between different genres. It is not another “how to” book from a screenwriting...
View ArticleHerman
During this year, I’ve returned to reading a lot and have re-read Huckleberry Finn. Read a number of other books and articles and essays and stories during the year. But the pieces that stand out in my...
View ArticleBirdman …
“This isn’t the Warner Brothers lot, Riggan. This is the city, and this is how we do things.” Mike Shiner to Riggan (Birdman) Thomson Congratulations to the two winning screenplays this year. The...
View ArticleSteps In Screenplay Structure
One of the more confusing aspects of screenplays are the various “schools” created around the various steps in story structure. Originally, getting a hero through a story was a 3 step structure from...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Final Draft’s Script Notes …
An amazing tool I am using on Final Draft 8 is the Script Note function in the software program. You can add a note that might go on for pages and you can add the note at precisely the point you...
View ArticleScreenplay Sequence
Moon Sequences John Fraim Perhaps no area of screenwriting is subject to more debate and competing theories as the number of steps in plot structure. While there is more or less general agreement on...
View ArticleBeyond Courage
Screenwriting Group: I am extremely pleased to announce the new screenplay Beyond Courage by DCG member and Creative Advisor Andrew Kaplan. We’re posted his screenplay on our Screenplay Page of our...
View ArticleSymbol Plays
First draft of a new book of ours, Symbol Plays. symbolism-of-stories-outline Advertisements
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