If you want to know about screenwriting, the first thing most people will tell you is this: Read screenplays. Lots of screenplays. And analyze them.
I want to know about screenwriting, so I read a whole bunch of screenplays. And to force myself to dive a little deeper, I decided to share my analysis with the world. Thus the Storylanes Podcast.
Every episode, I do a deep dive into some screenplay. I look at how it is structured, at how the pieces fit together, and at what makes it special. And I look at how closely each screenplay follows some of the more popular screenwriting models, things like three act structure, Save the Cat, and the Hero’s Journey. (And spoiler warning: a lot of great movies follow those models, but a lot don’t too.)
And because I’m a computer-geek by trade, I developed a tool to help me analyze the screenplays. I use it to produce a chart that maps key elements of the screenplay. You can find each of these charts here at https://storylanes.com.
I’ve learned a lot about screenwriting from preparing these episodes. I hope that listening to them will help you learn too.
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If you want to know about screenwriting, the first thing most people will tell you is this: Read screenplays. Lots of screenplays. And analyze them.
I want to know about screenwriting, so I read a whole bunch of screenplays. And to force myself to dive a little deeper, I decided to share my analysis with the world. Thus the Storylanes Podcast.
Every episode, I do a deep dive into some screenplay. I look at how it is structured, at how the pieces fit together, and at what makes it special. And I look at how closely each screenplay follows some of the more popular screenwriting models, things like three act structure, Save the Cat, and the Hero’s Journey. (And spoiler warning: a lot of great movies follow those models, but a lot don’t too.)
And because I’m a computer-geek by trade, I developed a tool to help me analyze the screenplays. I use it to produce a chart that maps key elements of the screenplay. You can find each of these charts here at https://storylanes.com.
I’ve learned a lot about screenwriting from preparing these episodes. I hope that listening to them will help you learn too.
Season 2 is going to be all about making an independent feature. I'm applying everything I learned from analyzing scripts in season 1 and making my own film. And you can be along for the ride, because this podcast is going to cover the story of how I make the film.
Today we start with how I ended up wanting to make my first feature when most of my age cohort are thinking about retirement.
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This week we do something different: a deep dive into two scenes from Michael Clayton, the film we covered last week. We'll look at the structure of those scenes, as well as how the dialogue sings.
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This episode we do a deep-dive analysis of The Social Network, Aaron Sorkin's script about the rise of Facebook.
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A Storylanes look at Parasite, the first foreign-language film to win the Best Picture Oscar. And a winner of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
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A Storylanes analysis of Back to the Future, the great 80's time-travel comedy written by Robert Zameckis and Bob Gale.
As usual, you can find more, including the Storylanes analysis and the script to this episode, at Storylanes.com.
A Storylanes analysis of Shaun of the Dead, that great zombie comedy written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg and directed by Edgar Wright.
For the Storylanes analysis, script of the episode, and script of the film, go to https://www.storylanes.com
This week we turn our eyes to the world of television, and to the pilot episode for the TV series BREAKING BAD. This lets us look at all the things that a TV pilot needs to do to set up the series while still telling a great story that will bring the viewers back.
Written by Vince Gilligan, this pilot is considered one of the modern class pilots. Let's see what a Storylanes look can tell us about it!
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This week we analyze JOJO RABBIT. This one's hard to categorize. It's a comedy, but also a drama with tragic aspects. While, of course, having a historical setting. It's an interesting script, and one that lets us examine a new screenwriting model, the Mazin/LeFauvre model, used by top screenwriters Craig Mazin and Meg LeFauvre.
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This week we look at GET OUT, Jordon Peele's terrific horror film that's all about race in America. There's some interesting things to note here, including a different way of using the inciting incident which is all about tone and not at all about plot.
For more details, including the Storylanes chart, visit https://storylanes.com.
If you want to know about screenwriting, the first thing most people will tell you is this: Read screenplays. Lots of screenplays. And analyze them.
I want to know about screenwriting, so I read a whole bunch of screenplays. And to force myself to dive a little deeper, I decided to share my analysis with the world. Thus the Storylanes Podcast.
Every episode, I do a deep dive into some screenplay. I look at how it is structured, at how the pieces fit together, and at what makes it special. And I look at how closely each screenplay follows some of the more popular screenwriting models, things like three act structure, Save the Cat, and the Hero’s Journey. (And spoiler warning: a lot of great movies follow those models, but a lot don’t too.)
And because I’m a computer-geek by trade, I developed a tool to help me analyze the screenplays. I use it to produce a chart that maps key elements of the screenplay. You can find each of these charts here at https://storylanes.com.
I’ve learned a lot about screenwriting from preparing these episodes. I hope that listening to them will help you learn too.
