The End You Can’t Write
A reading of the ending of Taxi Driver When the ending doesn’t work, instinct tells you the problem is there. […]
The Screenwriter’s Blind Spot
Why You Can’t Read Your Own Work Your script doesn’t need another reader. It needs a fresh pair of eyes.
The obstacle is not the conflict
Three films that show why a character can have everything against them and still have nothing at stake. There is
Beyond the Logline
Do you have a story or just a situation? The mistake that kills screenplays on page thirty. The logline is
The narrative tension that underpins a story
It’s Not What Happens. It’s What Lingers. Events unfold. Characters make decisions, scenes flow into one another, and conflicts arise