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Published in Go Into The Story

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Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks

It’s like maybe fifteen years ago and I’m reading an interview with noted playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon. And in this interview, Simon confesses that one way he forces himself to write is the judicious use of snacks. That’s right. Snacks. I don’t have the interview, but basically what I…

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Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks
Writing Tips

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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 hour ago

Hollywood Tales

“[Paul] Schrader probed the edges of Hollywood, working as a reader at Warners for fifteen dollars a synopsis and teaching himself screenwriting by working on an original called Pipeliner, something he hoped to direct. Then [Pauline] Kael called him from New York — a critic’s position was about to open…

Hollywood

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Hollywood Tales
Hollywood Tales
Hollywood

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Published in Go Into The Story

·2 hours ago

Page One: “Beginners” (2010)

Written by Mike Mills

Movies

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Page One: “Beginners” (2010)
Page One: “Beginners” (2010)
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Published in Go Into The Story

·22 hours ago

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity. Zero Draft Thirty: Day 21. Write an entire draft of a script in March — FADE IN. FADE OUT. Or any sort of creative goal you have in front of you. Feature length movie screenplay. Original TV pilot. Rewrite a…

Writing Challenge

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2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21
2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21
Writing Challenge

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Published in Go Into The Story

·23 hours ago

Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 2: Plot

A week-long analysis of the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss. Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this bi-weekly series is a deep structural and thematic analysis of each script we read. Our daily schedule: Monday: Scene-By-Scene…

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Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 2: Plot
Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 2: Plot
Movies

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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

WGA Contract Negotiations Begin

What’s at stake and what to expect. Yesterday marked the first day of negotiations between the Writers Guild of America (East and West) and the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) over the terms of the Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA), the collective bargaining agreement that covers most of…

Writing

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WGA Contract Negotiations Begin
WGA Contract Negotiations Begin
Writing

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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Screenwriting 101: Billy Wilder

“Film’s thought of as a director’s medium because the director creates the end product that appears on the screen. It’s that stupid auteur…

Screenwriting

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Screenwriting 101: Billy Wilder
Screenwriting 101: Billy Wilder
Screenwriting

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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Page One: “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)

Animated screenplay by Linda Woolverton, story by Brenda Chapman & Chris Sanders & Burny Mattinson & Kevin Harkey & Brian Pimental & Bruce Woodside & Joe Ranft & Tom Ellery & Kelly Asbury & Robert Lence A trailer for the movie: FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY! Page One is a…

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Page One: “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)
Page One: “Beauty and the Beast” (1991)
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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity. Zero Draft Thirty: Day 20. Write an entire draft of a script in March — FADE IN. FADE OUT. Or any sort of creative goal you have in front of you. Feature length movie screenplay. Original TV pilot. Rewrite a…

Writing Challenge

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2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20
2023 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20
Writing Challenge

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Published in Go Into The Story

·1 day ago

Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

A week-long analysis of the movie which won 7 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss. Reading scripts. Absolutely critical to learn the craft of screenwriting. The focus of this bi-weekly series is a deep structural and thematic analysis of each script we read. Our daily schedule: Monday: Scene-By-Scene…

Movies

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Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Script Analysis: “Everything Everywhere All At Once” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown
Movies

13 min read

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