@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)
Stephanie Shannon
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Stephanie Shannon whose original screenplay "Queen of Hearts" won a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting and was named to the annual Black List. medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting #writing
Page One: “Star Trek III: The Search for Spock” (1984), written by Harve Bennett, based on Star Trek created by Gene Roddenberry
Read the screenplay here.
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Well, except “writing” with AI. That’s just all sorts of wrong.
There is no “right” way to write. Every writer is different. Every story is different. Find the writing process that works for YOU. #writing
Carrie Latet: “If I’m trying to sleep, the ideas won’t stop. If I’m trying to write, there appears a barren nothingness.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: “Star Trek: Generations” (1994), screenplay by Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga, story by Rick Berman & Ronald D. Moore & Brannon Braga, television series “Star Trek” by Gene Roddenberry
Read the screenplay here.
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We could all have a pretty great Tribute to Screenwriters Who Just Died triple-feature weekend and watch Bullitt, The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Candidate. Nobody would regret a minute of it.
RIP Alan Trustman and Jeremy Larner.
Script Analysis: “The Tender Bar” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Star Trek: First Contact” (1996), screenplay by Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore, story by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga & Ronald D. Moore
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
A most excellent #book, written by an experienced #screenwriter #author and #educator who ‘gets it’ having been there himself, imho Scott’s book is an essential addition to the #screenwriters & #writers toolkit ✍️🤓✅
#scriptsky #scriptsyuk
“Finally, there is a screenwriting book that focuses on the most important and most overlooked element of good storytelling. The characters really are everything. If you want genuine screenwriting advice, look no further than Scott’s book.” --Stephany Folsom (Toy Story 4, Paper Girls) bit.ly/44qjPFO
Madeleine L’Engle
Madeleine L’Engle: “Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing
Page One: “Stan & Ollie” (2018), written by Jeff Pope, inspired by the book “Laurel & Hardy — The British Tours” by AJ Marriot
Read the screenplay here.
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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