Frank Darabont Interview: Adapting The Green Mile Screenplay from Stephen King’s Novels
In the second of a two part series, Frank discusses his early work on television, adapting The Green Mile, and making the fantastical realistic.
Frank Darabont discusses adapting Stephen King’s The Green Mile screenplay. Insights on the creative process, filmmaking, and bringing the classic novel to screen.
Frank Darabont on “The Shawshank Redemption”
In the first of a two part series, Frank Darabont discusses getting started in the business, the appeal of Stephen King, and themes of hope and redemption in The Shawshank Redemption.
Frank Darabont on The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile: an in-depth interview on adaptation, directing, and storytelling craft for filmmakers and fans.!!
David Koepp: Writer Not Auteur
David Koepp reveals why all screenwriters want to be directors, why directing is psychologically-damaging, and why new film technologies are like pornography.
By Erik Bauer and David Goldsmith. Growing up in Pewaukee, WI, Koepp initially pursued acting, but eventually studied screenwriting at UCLA Film School. His first screen credit was Apartment Zero, co-written with brother-in-law Martin Donovan. This Argentinean drama didn’t light many fires in Hollywood, but his next screenplay Bad Influence, would net Koepp a young […]
John Carpenter on Screenwriting, Horror, and the Art of Making Movies That Last
An in-depth interview with John Carpenter.
John Carpenter explains his writing and filmmaking approach, from lean scripts to visual storytelling, for screenwriters and filmmakers.
John Milius on Screenwriting: The Writer Who Put Steel in Story
In an exceptionally frank interview, John Milius talks about Hollywood, his experiences as a writer, and his dislike of books which teach screenwriting.
John Milius on screenwriting, Apocalypse Now, Conan the Barbarian, and writing bold film and TV stories that endure.
