@gointothestory
Author (#1 Amazon Best Seller in Film & TV, "The Protagonist's Journey"), Screenwriter (K-9, Alaska, Trojan War), Host (http://GoIntoTheStory.com, official Black List screenwriting blog), Associate Professor of screenwriting (DePaul University film school)
Story structure does not constrain creativity, rather it shapes the chaos of our impulses and ideas into something coherent. Within that structure, we have the freedom to follow our characters wherever they take us. #screenwriting
Patty Jones
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Patty Jones whose original screenplay "Joe Banks" won a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting
Page One: “The Squid and the Whale” (2005), written by Noah Baumbach
Read the screenplay here.
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The Bride! plus the new Pixar movie Hoppers is not quite Barbenheimer (Bridenhopper, maybe?), but combined with the second weekend of Scream 7, it does feel like an increasingly rare example of studios doing what was once routine--trying to serve all audiences reasonably well in a single weekend.
Elgin James
Elgin James: "When you read a screenplay, when someone puts together these words you’re familiar with, but in a certain way… it’s like ‘I feel that way all the time and I could never figure out how to articulate that’… that’s just like magic." medium.com/go-into-the-...
Page One: “Spy Kids” (2001), written by Robert Rodriguez
Read the screenplay here.
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The most disgusting combination of self-enrichment and failed management in the history of the entertainment business. deadline.com/2026/03/davi...
Script Analysis: “The Tomorrow War” (2021) -- Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Splice” (2009), written by Vincenzo Natali & Antoinette Terry Bryant & Doug Taylor
Read the screenplay here.
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1000s of public domain films that you can stream, no ads!
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Louis L’Amour
Louis L’Amour: “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: “Spider-Man 2” (2004), screenplay by Alvin Sargent, screen story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon, Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Stan & Ollie” (2018) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Spider-Man” (2002), screenplay by David Koepp, Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Read the screenplay here.
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“Equal parts contemplative and practical, Myers' straightforward approach turns dense concepts into readily accessible ideas.” - T.J. Newman, author, best-selling novels "Falling," “Drowning,” "Worst Case Scenario" bit.ly/44qjPFO #storytelling #screenwriting #writing
Great conversation! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IZ8... #movies #screenwriting
Anne Lamott: “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. Start by getting something — anything — down on paper. What I’ve learned to do when I sit down to work on a shitty first draft is to quiet the voices in my head.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing
Page One: “Spencer” (2021), written by Steven Knight
Read the screenplay here.
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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with F. Scott Frazier (XXX: Return of Xander Cage) who just signed a deal to adapt the popular AfterShocks comic Astronaut Down. medium.com/go-into-the-... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Spawn” (1997), screenplay by Alan McElroy, screen story by Alan McElroy) and Mark A.Z. Dippé, comic book by Todd McFarlane
Read the screenplay here.
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Brad Ingelsby: “What does a character want and why do they want it? Those are what I look at when writing dialogue.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting #writing
Page One: “Spartacus” (1960), screenplay by Dalton Trumbo, based on the novel by Howard Fast
Read the screenplay here.
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Kudos to all the writers on this year’s Grey List.
Script Analysis: “Tár” (2022) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Spaceballs” (1987), written by Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan & Ronny Graham
Read the screenplay here.
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A whiteboard leaned against a shelf with many trinkets. On the whiteboard, it says “When you look at a blank page, think of who you love”
In his acceptance speech for award for best screenplay, Ryan Coogler said “when you look at a blank page, think of who you love” and I dunno, that really moved me so I wrote it down and sat it on my desk to look at while I work
A #1 Best Seller, “The Protagonist’s Journey” is endorsed by 40 screenwriters, novelists, & academics including Don Winslow (“City on Fire”), Meg Gardiner (“Heat 2”), Peter Craig (“Top Gun: Maverick”), "Kiwi" Smith ("Legally Blonde"). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing
Anne Lamott: “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft." medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: “Soylent Green” (1973), screenplay by, Stanley R. Greenberg, based upon a novel by Harry Harrison
Read the screenplay here.
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No matter the ups and downs... you're hot, you're cold... there's one thing no one can take away: You. Can. Always. Write. #writing