Brock Swinson

“No Such Thing as Copying. It’s an Homage” Author William Indick on ‘Psychology for Screenwriters’

“No Such Thing as Copying. It’s an Homage” Author William Indick on ‘Psychology for Screenwriters’

Psychology professor William Indick was teaching theories of personality when he realized his students simply weren’t getting it, so he started doing film analysis in his classes to explain these dense topics with examples from the silver screen. This led to a handful of books including Psychology for Screenwriters, Movies and the Mind, Psycho Thrillers, […]

 Carla Iacovetti

From The Vaults: Calculating Emotions: Elements of Screenwriting and Human Behavior

From The Vaults: Calculating Emotions: Elements of Screenwriting and Human Behavior

This article was originally published in November 2015. There is nothing like a film that jolts your emotions. Whether you are moved to tears, or nearly fall on the floor laughing. When your reactions to a story are vivid you will remember the story long after you’ve digested the popcorn and moved on with life. […]