Hello, everyone. As  you all know, I try my best to provide information that you wouldn’t normally get in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class, or screenwriting workshop. And for my money, the best screenwriting happening today is on television. This is a scene from THE WEST WING – by Aaron Sorkin, also one of […]

Hello, screenwriters. We’ve been talking about writing great scenes and what makes them exceptional.   The following is a scene from ‘UNFORGIVEN,’ by David Webb Peoples. I’m going to present this scene for this week’s discussion and see why it merits such recognition. In fact, if you’re reading great screenplays, which we should all be […]

Hello, screenwriters. I do everything possible in this blog to provide information you wouldn’t normally get in typical screenwriting course, screenwriting workshop or screenwriting class. Previously, we were talking about great reversals that happen in screenplays that make those scenes really pop. The example I’m using is “The Proposal,” a masterful romantic comedy written by […]

Hello, screenwriters. As you’re aware, I try to provide information that you don’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  Here another example of that. We’re going to explore some reversals as they apply to screenwriting. There’s nothing an audience likes better than things getting turned on their heads. Here’s […]