Robert McKee on Dialogue
Robert McKee on his first new book in almost 20 years, the importance of learning to act, and why there’s no such thing as writing a screenplay without form.
Robert McKee on his first new book in almost 20 years, the importance of learning to act, and why there’s no such thing as writing a screenplay without form.
Hacksaw Ridge: 10 Years in the Making
Robert Schenkkan on why Hacksaw Ridge took ten years to realize and is “unlike any other war story you have ever seen in your life.”
Robert Schenkkan on why Hacksaw Ridge took ten years to realize and is “unlike any other war story you have ever seen in your life.”
Writing in Slow Motion: Finding Dory
Victoria Strouse discusses the challenges of writing a character with memory issues, writing effective supporting characters, and the benefits of working in Pixar’s creative environment.
Upon its 2003 release, Finding Nemo became Pixar’s highest-grossing movie and the highest-grossing animated film of all time. While two of Pixar’s later films – Toy Story 3 and Inside Out – eventually passed Finding Nemo at the box office, the popularity of the movie never waned in the thirteen years since its release, as […]
The Consistent Link: Simon Kinberg on X-Men: Apocalypse
Simon Kinberg on why Mystique is a key character in his X-Men films, the similarities between the X-Men and Star Wars franchises, and whether one writer per film is best.
By Christopher McKittrick. Not many screenwriters have the distinction of being a member of the creative teams of two multi-billion dollar franchises, but Simon Kinberg is among them. His latest film as a screenwriter, X-Men: Apocalypse, is the ninth film in Fox’s X-Men franchise and comes on the heels of Deadpool, the most successful entry […]
The Academy: Shining a “Spotlight on Screenwriting” in New York City
By Christopher McKittrick. From May through July in New York City, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present “Spotlight on Screenwriting,” a screening and discussion series devoted to screenwriting. The series will highlight the importance of screenwriting to the creation of film and will include screenings of Oscar-winning and Oscar-nominated films, a […]
