![[L-R] Ethan Herisse stars as Elwood and Brandon Wilson as Turner in director RaMell Ross’s NICKEL BOYS (2024).](https://scriptmag.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MjExMjc3Nzc4MDkwMjA3MTkx/nb_fp_479_rgb.jpg)
![[L-R] Director of photography Adam Stone, actor Austin Butler and director Jeff Nichols on the set of THE BIKERIDERS (2023).](https://scriptmag.com/.image/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_faces:center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MjExMjgzOTY5MDE3MTI4OTQ4/tbr-02812_r1717530742.jpg)
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Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'
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I Give You Props!
Your new screenplay has great characters, great scenes, great dialogue, great pacing, great action...but what about the props? Keys and Pencils and Phones and Cutlery and all of those things your characters might pick up or use at a location. Bet you never thought about that. We look at the thriller 'Blink Twice' for examples of Props As Stars!
Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'
Blake Crouch shares some challenges and rewards in adapting his own work.
The Manipulation of Stories and Specificity of Character with 'Dune: Prophecy' Showrunner Alison Schapker
Alison Schapker talks about the development and adaptation process, character development, her emotional connection to the story and characters, women’s roles in the Dune universe, navigating a world full of truth and lies, exploring sexuality in storytelling, and more. Plus, she offers great advice on adapting existing IP with a strong fanbase.
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Unmade Tales: 'Lodestar'
Welcome to the first installment of “Unmade Tales,” a new series in which we’ll spotlight scripts by pro writers that, because of the vagaries of the film industry, are unmade, or, as Joe O’Brien, co-writer of 'Lodestar,' this article’s focus, says, “have yet to be made.”
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RaMell Ross and Nicholas Monsour delve into their collaboration, discuss the film’s nontraditional structure, the unconventional screenwriting process, point-of-view, and so much more.
Nostalgic and Romantic: A Conversation with ‘The Bikeriders’ Writer-Director Jeff Nichols
Jeff Nichols dives into how he was able to lay the narrative foundation for the film, how he wanted to frame the film like a documentary that he had written, to using other storytelling techniques like voice over and prelap, to giving these motorcycle club characters their own unique and distinct physicality and voice in this specific time period.
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Writing the True Crime Thriller with ‘The Order’ Screenwriter Zach Baylin
Zach Baylin touches on how he eventually landed on the book and resources that inspired the film, creating emotional depth for the main characters, structuring the narrative around key events, and important factors to consider when adapting a book and/or true story.
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Novelist Turned Showrunner Blake Crouch Dives into the Sci-Fi Realm of 'Dark Matter'
Blake Crouch shares some challenges and rewards in adapting his own work.
Script University December 2024 Courses
Check out this month's course offerings led by Script University's industry experts!
I Give You Props!
Your new screenplay has great characters, great scenes, great dialogue, great pacing, great action...but what about the props? Keys and Pencils and Phones and Cutlery and all of those things your characters might pick up or use at a location. Bet you never thought about that. We look at the thriller 'Blink Twice' for examples of Props As Stars!
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