Nehemiah Jordan over at Behind the Curtain has put together another great video about Noah Baumbach's writing process for Marriage Story. Through interview clips and footage from the film, Baumbach explains how he conceptualized the story, how he crafted that opening, that fight scene, and how he fully utilized the audience's tendency to align with... Continue Reading →
Lessons from the Screenplay: Fresh Perspectives in GET OUT
Michael Tucker is the mastermind behind Lessons from the Screenplay, a YouTube channel where he breaks down story and character lessons from great screenplays. Michael has kindly allowed us to repost his awesome videos, so we're going to share one of our favorites today: Get Out -- A New Perspective in Horror. Check out the... Continue Reading →
Quote of the Day: Roger Ebert
We live in a box of space and time. Movies are windows in its walls. They allow us to enter other minds, not simply in the sense of identifying with the characters, although that is an important part of it, but by seeing the world as another person sees it.
Quote of the Day: Zadie Smith
A writer's duty is to register what it is like for him or her to be in the world.
Charlie Kaufman’s Take on Screenwriting
In this recent interview, Kaufman offers his perspective on screenwriting and the business of film.