Screenwriting From Iowa

“One of my favorite screenplays is Melvin and Howard and it has a 25-minute opening scene—and it’s a great script. It’s very episodic and I don’t’ know what the act structure of that movie is. I think [screenwriting classes on structure] are great if they help you think about writing, and that they get you writing, […]

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  Your only touchstone as to what’s good is what you like and what makes you feel good as a writer— what inspires you. And then you hope that that will somehow connect with an audience. I think there are some stories that are less cinematic than others, and might not be engaging in terms […]

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