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2 months ago | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Michael Franco |Scott M. Myers
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 movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story. For more Page One posts, go here.
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2 months ago | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Jack Huston |Scott M. Myers
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 movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story. For more Page One posts, go here.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Sean Baker |Scott M. Myers
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 movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story. For more Page One posts, go here.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Jonathan Abrams |Scott M. Myers
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 movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story. For more Page One posts, go here.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
My interview with the 2024 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner. Colton Childs wrote the original screenplay “Fake-A-Wish” which won a 2024 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Colton about his creative background, his award-winning script, the craft of screenwriting, and what winning the Nicholl has meant to him. Today in Part 5 of a 6-part series to run each day through Saturday, Colton hares what the Nicholl-winning experience has been like.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
When we think of the Hero’s Journey, what comes to mind is a geographical adventure. The Heroine starts out in their Ordinary World, ventures into a New World, goes through a set of challenges, and returns home a transformed individual. Separation. Initiation. Return. Joseph Campbell’s three-part distillation of the Hero’s Journey. Yes, a Heroine may go on a physical journey, literally traveling from Point A to Point B and everywhere in between.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
Just nowScreenplay by RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes, book by Colson WhiteheadA 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 movie and TV scripts from the classic era to contemporary times. Comparing them is an excellent way to study a variety of writing styles and see how professional writers start a story. For more Page One posts, go here.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
“Don’t write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.”For 100s more On Writing posts, go here. The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling is a #1 Best Seller in Film and Television. Endorsed by over thirty professional screenwriters, novelists, and acadaemics, you may purchase it here.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
How much character development is enough? In a recent 1-week Screenwriting Master Class course I was teaching — Create a Compelling Protagonist — a question came up: How much character development is enough? In theory, I don’t think you can do too much character development. I say this coming from a specific place: Most of the scripts I read that aren’t good enough suffer because the characters are too thinly drawn, not complex enough to be compelling or interesting.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
gointothestory.blcklst.com | Scott M. Myers
Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado on Unsplash“The reason 99% of all stories written are not bought by editors is very simple. Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home.”— John CampbellFor 100s more On Writing posts, go here. The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling is a #1 Best Seller in Film and Television. Endorsed by over thirty professional screenwriters, novelists, and acadaemics, you may purchase it here.
