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Characters are Paramount in Action: A Conversation with ‘Old Guy’ Director Simon West

Simon West talks about what initially attracted him to screenwriter Greg Johnson’s script, the importance of character and dialogue in action scripts, and offers great advice and insight into what he thinks makes a great action script.

Sadie DeanPublished Feb 20, 2025 8:00 PM PST

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Light on Feet of Clay: A Visit with Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham of ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’Valerie Kalfrin

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie A Collaborative Voice: Director Amber Sealey on Helping ‘Out of My Mind’s Nonverbal Protagonist Be Heard Valerie Kalfrin

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie A Story From the Heart: An Interview with Netflix’s ‘Leo’ Co-Directors Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie A Symphony of Tragedy: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’Sonya Alexander

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie How to Resonate with the Younger Audience: An Interview with Family Film ‘Camp Hideout’ Filmmakers Sean and Kat Olson Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie How Filmmaker Ann Oren Found the Cinematic Language in ‘Piaffe’Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Tapping Into the Forward Momentum of Rom-Com ‘The List’ with Director Melissa Miller Costanzo Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Creating Time and Space with ‘They Cloned Tyrone’ Filmmakers Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Michael Shannon’s Directorial Debut – ‘Eric LaRue’Paula Landry

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Director Yuval Adler Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie How Director Pete Chatmon Dove into the Mind Palace of ‘The Flight Attendant’Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Conceptualizing a Modern Day Film Noir with ‘Last Looks’ Director Tim Kirkby Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Spanish Director Luis Prieto Talks Storytelling, Filmmaking Craft and His Latest Film, ‘Shattered’ Starring John Malkovich Michael Lee Simpson

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie Redefining a Genre with ‘The Voyeurs’ Writer-Director Michael Mohan Sadie Dean

Script to Screen - Learn How to Make a Movie How Filmmakers Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet Found Loss and Redemption with QUEENPINS Sadie Dean

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