Why seven? Because it seems a nice enough number. I mean, there are Seven Dwarfs, Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven, The Seven Year Itch, The Seventh Seal (personal fave), Seven Deadly Sins, and seven days in a week. So, pick a list and start reading!
Kevin Lehane’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!
Hey, all. Sheridan here. To help ring in the new year, I asked Grabbers screenwriter Kevin Lehane if he’d like to contribute a new list for our Seven Scripts column. It’s been a while, I know, but what better way to start the new year and jump-start those 2012 screenwriting resolutions than by reviving this great column and giving you some great scripts to read? And if you haven’t heard of Grabbers, yet, where have you been?!?! It will be premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. So, if you’re in attendance, maybe you’ll see Kevin there. No, scratch that, get your ass to Park City January 19th-29th and track that lovable, huggable Irish lad down and give Read more »
J.T. Cummins’ Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!
Here we go with another round of Seven Scripts for your reading pleasure! Remember, this shouldn’t be thought of as a “best of” list, but rather, which scripts J.T. thought would most help aspiring writers better understand the process and craft of screenwriting. Seven scripts. Seven days. Check ‘em out and dare to become a better writer in a week. 1. Alien (Walter Hill draft) Hill’s unique, staccato style burns imagery directly into the reader’s brain. A cold, but scorching fast-paced must read. 2. Aliens For such a legendary taskmaster and technocrat, James Cameron is a romantic at heart, and the plots of every one of his screenplays bear this out by revolving around issues of love and loss. With Read more »
Mystery Man’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!
Howdy. Sheridan here. Occasionally, I (as I’m sure most of us aspiring writers do) pickup issues of Script magazine and can usually hungrily devour/absorb/digest/ingest/read/what-have-you the short, small, inspiring and encouraging treasure troves of excellent advice and information that can be found within its pages in the span of a couple hours. Funnily enough, I’ve never really paid much attention to who writes the articles as I’m always much more interested in what the articles are about. But recently, I read an article in the July/August issue entitled “How to Show, Don’t Tell” that gave some, what I believe to be, expert advice on how we aspiring writers need to learn the subtle art of, well… showing and not telling. Read more »
David Lemon’s Seven Scripts You Gotta Read!
During our CUT TO: Interview (which you seriously need to read if you haven’t already!), I asked David Lemon if he could recommend seven scripts that he thought people should read and possibly detail why someone should read those chosen scripts. I also stressed that this shouldn’t be thought of as a “best of” list, but rather, which scripts he thought would most help aspiring writers better understand the process and craft of screenwriting. The following are the scripts he chose and why. Seven scripts. Seven days. Check ‘em out and dare to become a better writer in a week. 1. The Apartment For me, this is just one of the most touching and beautifully structured scripts ever written. It’s Read more »