Following the extravagant yet guilt-ridden personal life of Sir Elton John, 'Rocketman' is going to get a lot of comparisons to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' come next Oscar season. As the movies are quite identical. Both featuring an extravagant British rockstar — who were closeted homosexuals at different points in their lives — and a cast of distinct and loving supporting characters, who all seek to help their best friend recover from isolation and addiction in the 70s, to rise to the level of greatness that we the audience, know they'll eventually achieve — given the infamous reputation that precedes them.
In this episode, we discuss how to create a screenwriting treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5yEzBDXUTs
THE RIGHT METHOD
It needs to be said that despite this being one of the most important lessons in screenwriting: there hasn’t been a consistent ‘method’ that...
In this episode, we go over the Monomythic storytelling structure.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/XevCvCLdKCU
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: every story ever told has...
In this screenwriting lesson, I discuss character: What are the different character archetypes using the Monomythic structure, what the difference is between wants versus...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ZF_i5S5MQ
Trailer for all the Best Picture Oscar Nominations
After a monthlong hiatus, Monomythic is back! Although I’m going to be trying things differently, speaking with...
This episode is About a Commonly Used Formula.
Bird Box: Logline
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother...
The following is a look at the styles of different writers.
Alright, so if you’re following along hopefully you enjoyed Roma and did some journaling....
