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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 15h

Script Analysis: “Promising Young Woman" (2020) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 17h

William Goldman: "I wrote a line once that caught on out there in Hollywood: ‘Nobody knows anything.’ And they don’t. If we knew what we were doing, every movie would be wonderful. It’s a crapshoot. It just is.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 18h

Page One: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011), written by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver

Read the screenplay here.

gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-ris... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 18h

Script Analysis: “Ford v Ferrari” (2019) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 19h

Tony Gilroy: “I like to build out small. I like to start with small things in big environments, and then just molecularly follow them out. You set these characters up, and you believe in them, and you really get down in it with them and what they need and what they’re afraid of.” #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

Harold Hayes: “The essence of drama is that man cannot walk away from the consequences of his own deeds.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-5... #writing

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

Page One: “Road House” (1989), screenplay by R. Lance Hill and Hilary Henkin, story by R. Lance Hill

Read the screenplay here.

gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-roa... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

Tara, there are conventions, expectations, paradigms. Learn them, but never let them restrict your creativity. Tell the story the way it needs to be told.

Best piece of advice: Read. Contemporary. Scripts. For style, tone, and feel. Start with the annual Black List scripts. #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Producer Larry Gordon (Die Hard, Predator) told me this years ago: The Whammo theory of screenwriting. Every 10 pages, something has to go “whammo.” Good rule of thumb for plotting. #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling: My popular online class begins Monday, October 27. Learn key story dynamics from your favorite Pixar movies to enhance your writing! screenwritingmasterclass.com/product/craf... #screenwriting #writing

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Robert Hass: "It's hell writing and it's hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written." #writing #screenwriting #scriptsky

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Tony Gilroy: “Screenwriting is the biggest bunch of rules anywhere. It’s gotta be 125 pages, gotta be a lot of white, gotta move like a motherfucker…” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Script Analysis: “The Farewell” (2019) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Gerwig: "“I think structure is so deep in us. We put it in stories we tell our friends or in emails we write. It’s how we create meaning. Your birthright is story structure. You don’t need to teach yourself how to do it by the fact that you exist with language.” #screenwriting #writing

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

The Coen brothers, stuck while writing Miller's Crossing, attended a screening of Baby Boom. When they emerged from the movie theater, they had the inspiration for Barton Fink. Yes, the enigma of Joel and Ethan's creative minds, but also another cinematic treat we can add to Diane Keaton's legacy.

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton winning the Best Actress Oscar in 1978. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQKu... #dianekeaton

Diane Keaton Wins Best Actress Oscar: 1978 Oscars

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Debbie Moon @debbiemoon.bsky.social · 3d

Talk about high concept...

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Spec Script Deal: “Crush”. Plot: A woman trapped in the crushing coils of a massive python. Writer: John Fischer. Genre: Survival Thriller. Buyer: 20th Century Studios. Reported “multi-studio bidding war.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Spec Script Deal: “Five Secrets”. Plot: A world where the average person has five secrets they’ve never told a living soul; get just one of them, and you have control over its keeper. Writers: Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Spec Script Deal: “Crush”. Plot: A woman trapped in the crushing coils of a massive python. Writer: John Fischer. Genre: Survival Thriller. Buyer: 20th Century Studios. Reported “multi-studio bidding war.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Page One: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (2011), written by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver

Read the screenplay here.

gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-ris... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

"Myers draws from a broad grasp of classic, Aristotelian story-telling, as he expands our own understanding with deep insights that he has gleaned from masters of mythology and human psychology" - Robin Swicord (Memoirs of a Geisha, When They See Us) bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 4d

Screenplay: Minimum Words, Maximum Impact. #screenwriting #writing

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Gerwig: “Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them — they’ll tell you who they are and what they’re up to.” #screenwriting #scriptsky

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 5d

Script Analysis: “Jackie” (2016) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

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Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 5d

L.P. Hartley: “It’s better to write about things you feel than things you know about.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-8... #writing #screenwriting

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