Screenwriting

‘20th Century Women’ and the Movement of Memory

By  H. Perry Horton 

Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied France: ‘Inglorious Basterds’ First Scene Explained

By  H. Perry Horton 

Smartphones and Storytelling: Embrace, Avoid, or Both?

By  H. Perry Horton 

6 Filmmaking Tips From the 2017 Oscar Nominees for Best Director

By  Christopher Campbell 

When Romantic Comedies Met Nora Ephron

By  H. Perry Horton 

How ‘When Harry Met Sally’ defies as many genre conventions as it embraces.

The Shyamalan Twist: How to Craft Unexpected Endings

By  H. Perry Horton 

To The Mattresses: A ‘Godfather’ Scene-to-Script Comparison

By  H. Perry Horton 

How the death of Sollozzo changed everything.

Plain-Speaking: How Character and Story are Hidden in Dialogue

By  H. Perry Horton 

How One Line of Dialogue Changed the Entire Star Wars Universe

By  H. Perry Horton 

You know the one.