How to Write a Movie that Shoots in Three Months
Fourteen years after his breakthrough Dogtooth (2009), Poor Things cemented Lanthimos firmly in the mainstream with the film taking home four Oscars in March. Despite this, Ryan notes a particular joy of working with Lanthimos is that he carries over working methods from his scrappier, independent filmmaking days. Two ways they keep this indie spirit […]
Michael Arndt On How to Write Insanely Great Endings
When people ask me who I want to model my screenwriting career after, I usually come up with Michael Arndt on the spot. He’s the Academy Award-winning screenwriter behind films like Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3. Many people also know him from his incredibly popular screenwriting videos, which I go back to over […]