by Final Draft | Sep 17, 2017 | Screenwriting Craft
Based on Stephen King’s classic bestseller, IT has broken numerous box-office records and has been praised by critics and fans; many of which have cited the film as one of the best movie adaptations of a King novel. Written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary...
by Final Draft | Nov 23, 2016 | Screenwriting Craft
Final Draft: You adapted Philip Roth. That’s got to be a daunting challenge I would imagine. John Romano: It was! Daunting is the word! It was specifically daunting because I used to teach English and American Literature at Columbia for a while and I used to teach...
by Kathleen Cromie | Aug 18, 2016 | Screenwriting Craft
In our previous post on this topic, “Breaking History: How to Achieve Truth in Historical Storytelling” we covered one of the most common mistakes made in historical scripts: an unwillingness to change the details of an event to create a strong sense of...
by Eva Gross | Aug 16, 2016 | Screenwriting Craft
It’s no secret that research can give your script a leg up. Maybe two legs. Potentially an arm too. Research into your subject matter can flesh out your story making it feel even more realistic and grounded. Your script’s world will seem fuller, your characters more...
by Shanee Edwards | Jan 15, 2016 | Industry
The books of Mark Twain, particularly Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, are woven into the fabric of filmmakers Aaron and Adam Nee’s childhood, so it’s no surprise the brothers took inspiration from Twain in their latest comedy, Band of...
