It’s All About Story And Nothing Else

Also check out this great list of screenwriting blogs via NYFA:

// The Best Screenwriting Blogs

Inside Robocop: Interview With Screenwriter Michael Miner

Spielberg’s Subtext: Jurassic Park vs Jurassic World

Interesting breakdown of subtext in Jurassic Park by artist Mark Hill

Interview with Force Awakens and Indiana Jones Screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan

Creative Spark: Screenwriter David Magee

Screenwriter David Magee ("Life of Pi," "Finding Neverland") takes viewers inside his creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.

Creative Spark: Screenwriter David Seidler

David Seidler - "The Long Journey to the King's Speech"

Creative Spark: Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna

'Screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna ("The Devil Wears Prada," "We Bought A Zoo") takes viewers inside her creative process in an exploration of where ideas come from.' via youtube











Script to Screen - The Devil Wears Prada

How to Tell a Story

This quick clip from NPR anchor Scott Simon is full of great story material. 

Also, in case you missed it here's an older post on story from Pixar director and story artist Mark Andrews:

Mark Andrews Story Lecture

Story Pitch and Screenwriting Lecture by Michael Hauge

For those interested in screenwriting this lecture by Michael Hauge is worth a listen. He covers a lot of basic script material and story pitching concepts.






update // Check out Michael Hauge's book:  Selling Your Story in 60seconds

Understanding Story: or My Journey of Pain by Andrew Staton

My friend Dan Kunz sent this to me yesterday and I thought I would pass it on you all! It's a great lecture on story and screenwriting. Enjoy!

//update//  So the original audio has been taken down but you can read the transcript here:
Andrew Stanton keynote talk on Screenwriting Expo 5 (2006), Understanding Story: or My Journey of Pain - transcript -