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[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

David Mamet: “I suggest that everyone get Francis Ferguson’s edition of Aristotle’s Poetics. Read it once, then retire to your typewriters. Screenwriting’s all about working on it and working on it until it comes out even. There’s really no magic to it." https://t.co/poDuiEUjbp

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

HOW TO BREAK IN:

Every now and then I’ll see a logline so good I’m jealous I didn’t think of it. It only happens once every couple years.

Make me jelly.

#Screenwriting

[Hollywood Script Reader @HwoodScrptReadr]

If you want to get read requests, your logline should make people say "I want to see that so I can find out _____" – whatever that means to you. That's the hook. If it doesn't have one, rewrite it until it does. If you still can't find it, rewrite your script

[ashley ray @theashleyray]

one of the best people i met in LA. when i introduced her to my bf he says i raved about her and dismissed reggie as just "a comic she's dating" i wish she'd seen she was so much more than him. i also can't believe we donated more to the gfm than he did

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Closing out this thread on character introductions, back in 2017, I wrote a 12-part series on the subject, going *way* into the weeds on its importance in a screenplay and how to best intro a character. Referenced a bunch of actual movie script examples. https://t.co/6KoeXSLPQo

[ashley ray @theashleyray]

a lot of "well that's finally out"s being texted around LA today

[Sam🥀 @0ddsam]

Someone who was at Kurt russell’s first con commented this in a Facebook group 😭🖤

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Or like how Justin Kuritzkes introduces the three lead characters in the script for "Challengers"?

[Auteur House @auteurhouse]

Akira Kurosawa on how to become a master at screenwriting:

"In order to write scripts, you must first study the great novels and dramas of the world. You must consider why they are great. Where does the emotion come from that you feel as you read them? What degree of passion did the author have to have, what level of meticulousness did he have to command, in order to portray the characters and events as he did? You must read thoroughly, to the point where you can grasp all these things. You must also see the great films. You must read the great screenplays and study the film theories of the great directors. If your goal is to become a film director, you must master screenwriting."

[Enomoy🦇🦇🦇 @Enomoy001]

Some people said she's overrated 😂😆🤣

[Lima @limalemonnn]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why ambitious people aren't shown this lecture before their careers start consuming their entire lives.

clayton christensen spent his career studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he asked students to apply the theory to themselves: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life are you actually building?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class. everyone looked successful at the fifth reunion; by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, many were unhappy, divorced, and living far from their children.

work shows you the score immediately. close a sale, ship a product, finish a presentation, earn a promotion, get paid.

an hour with your child may produce nothing you can measure today; it may take 20 years to understand what that hour built. so the next free hour goes back to work, one rational decision at a time.

this is how people build lives they never planned: through hundreds of right decisions that lead in the wrong direction, day after day.

money, titles, and headcount are easy to count. christensen believed a life should be measured by the people who became better because you were there.

he died in 2020.

one question remains: if someone saw only where your time, energy, and attention went this year, what would they think actually mattered to you?

the full 19-minute lecture is in the video below.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Indeed, I am working on it as a downloadable eBook. 2,558 deal listings, 96% with logline or story summary. Title. Writer. Buyer. Reps. Plus analysis. It clocks in at 500+ pages. Doing final edits now. I'll be making it available for *free*. Release date: September 8th.

[Rony @Ronycoder]

Malcolm Gladwell literally gave a 1-hour masterclass on why some people succeed and others don't and it will completely change how you think about talent, effort, and success.

[sam. @suddenxfear]

the 1964 soviet adaptation of hamlet is by far the best one. a monumental cinematic achievement.

[The Killing of a Sacred Beer @redheadfilm]

Patrick’s a good follow if you’re into film in general and cinematography more specifically.

[Auteur House @auteurhouse]

Jim Jarmusch's 5 Golden Rules of Filmmaking:

Rule #1:
There are no rules. There are as many ways to make a film as there are potential filmmakers. It’s an open form. Anyway, I would personally never presume to tell anyone else what to do or how to do anything. To me that’s like telling someone else what their religious beliefs should be. F*ck that. That’s against my personal philosophy—more of a code than a set of “rules.” Therefore, disregard the “rules” you are presently reading, and instead consider them to be merely notes to myself. One should make one’s own “notes” because there is no one way to do anything. If anyone tells you there is only one way, their way, get as far away from them as possible, both physically and philosophically.

Rule #2:
Don’t let the fu*kers get ya. They can either help you, or not help you, but they can’t stop you. People who finance films, distribute films, promote films and exhibit films are not filmmakers. They are not interested in letting filmmakers define and dictate the way they do their business, so filmmakers should have no interest in allowing them to dictate the way a film is made. Carry a gun if necessary.

Also, avoid sycophants at all costs. There are always people around who only want to be involved in filmmaking to get rich, get famous, or get laid. Generally, they know as much about filmmaking as George W. Bush knows about hand-to-hand combat.

Rule #3:
The production is there to serve the film. The film is not there to serve the production. Unfortunately, in the world of filmmaking this is almost universally backwards. The film is not being made to serve the budget, the schedule, or the resumes of those involved. Filmmakers who don’t understand this should be hung from their ankles and asked why the sky appears to be upside down.

Rule #4:
Filmmaking is a collaborative process. You get the chance to work with others whose minds and ideas may be stronger than your own. Make sure they remain focused on their own function and not someone else’s job, or you’ll have a big mess. But treat all collaborators as equals and with respect. A production assistant who is holding back traffic so the crew can get a shot is no less important than the actors in the scene, the director of photography, the production designer or the director. Hierarchy is for those whose egos are inflated or out of control, or for people in the military. Those with whom you choose to collaborate, if you make good choices, can elevate the quality and content of your film to a much higher plane than any one mind could imagine on its own. If you don’t want to work with other people, go paint a painting or write a book. (And if you want to be a fucking dictator, I guess these days you just have to go into politics…).

Rule #5:
Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean- Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

[Edmund @Kulambq]

This is one of my favourite things in all of Harold Bloom.

'Rise up at dawn and read something that matters as soon as you can.'

[Travis Braun @travisbraun]

One Night Only opens everywhere today. Please go see our movie so we can pay for these billboards. #OneNightOnly