Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Scott Myers

Debbie Moon @debbiemoon.bsky.social · 2h

Talk about high concept...

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3h

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

1 1 5

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1h

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

2

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3h

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

7

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3h

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

3

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3h

"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

3

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 14h

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

2 14

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 16h

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

2 3 26

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

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

5

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

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

2 9

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 1d

Page One: “Revolutionary Road” (2008), screenplay by Justin Haythe, novel by Richard Yates

Read the screenplay here.

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

1 1 6

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Jim Harrison: “Being a writer requires an intoxication with language.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-b... #writing #screenwriting

4 15

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Script Analysis: “Women Talking” (2022) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

1 5

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Page One: “Revenge of the Nerds” (1984), screenplay by Steve Zacharias & Jeff Buhai, story by Tim Metcalfe & Miguel Tejada-Flores and Steve Zacharias & Jeff Buhai

Download the screenplay here

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

1 3 10

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Gerwig: "Whenever I have trouble writing, I think about the pace of baseball. It’s slow, just grinding out another play. You strike out a lot. This, for me, is very helpful to have in my mind while writing.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting

11 67 470

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Page One: “The Return of the Living Dead” (1985), screenplay by Dan O’Bannon, story by Rudy Ricci & John Russo & Russell Streiner

Download the screenplay here.

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

3

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

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

2 7

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Page One: “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), screenplay by Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky, based on a book by Hubert Selby Jr.

Download the screenplay here.

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

8

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 3d

Graycie Harmon: “Being an author is having angels whisper in your ear — and devils, too.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-b... #writing

2 3

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 4d

Just finished a 4-day Owl screenwriting workshop in Athens as a mentor to 10 talented writers from all around the world. Wonderful experience! Next week: Black List lab in Ojai, California. Then Austin Film Festival. Then another Black List lab. Busy autumn.

10

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 5d

Larry Gelbart: "When you’re in trouble at the end, it’s because you were in trouble in the beginning. There’s no point in writing the end over and over again. You have to go back and give yourself the opportunity to finish successfully.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting

1 5 25

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 5d

Script Analysis: “Eye in the Sky” (2015) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

6

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 5d

Page One: “Rent” (2005), screenplay by Stephen Chbosky, book by Jonathan Larson

Download the screenplay here.

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

3

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 7d

Script Analysis: “Lincoln” (2012) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

1 6

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 7d

Graycie Harmon: “Being an author is like being in charge of your own personal insane asylum.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-7... #writing

7

Scott Myers @gointothestory.bsky.social · 7d

Page One: “Reign of Fire” (2002), screenplay by Gregg Chabot & Kevin Peterka and Matt Greenberg, story by Gregg Chabot & Kevin Peterka

Download the screenplay here.

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

Page One: “Reign of Fire” (2002)

Screenplay by Gregg Chabot & Kevin Peterka and Matt Greenberg, story by Gregg Chabot & Kevin Peterka

gointothestory.blcklst.com

1 6