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scr(i)pt Magazine - January/February 2004
January/February 2004 Issue
John August discusses book adaptation, fantastical flashbacks, voiceover and Big Fish.
by John August
John August faced many challenges while adapting Big Fish, not the least of which was the close parallel of one of the main characters to the writer’s own life. August details his struggle to capture the fantasy of Daniel Wallace’s enchanting novel and the difficulties of structuring a film full of flashbacks and voiceover and the evolution of the last-minute scene he wrote on hotel stationary that brought a supporting character out of the shadows.
by Guillermo Arriaga
Veteran screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga carefully details the idea, structure and themes behind his powerful new drama 21 Grams, a film of hope and a story of love that he hopes will deeply touch the people who see it.
by David H. Steinberg
For any writer whose been fortunate enough to crack the world of professional screenwriting, the next step is learning how to stay there. Scribe David Steinberg (American Pie 2, Slackers) provides his “Ten Commandments” of maintaining a screenwriting career.
by Kate McCallum
In this first article of the series, scr(i)pt follows debut screenwriter Eric Guggenheim from his initial idea, through the development stages and finally to the making of the feature film Miracle.
by Rich Whiteside
Ryan Murphy, Nip/Tuck creator and showrunning executive producer, talks about developing his hard-hitting, take-no-prisoners series and about pushing the writers’ room to be bold, extreme and emotionally shocking in their writing.
By John Hill
You may be positive you’re into screenwriting and film, but maybe you should be open to writing novels or plays as well. Columnist John Hill offers this simple test.
by Robin Russin
Dialogue isn’t just what your characters are actually saying. Writer and professor Robin Russin examines how to make your dialogue more effective by having characters mean more than they say.
by David S. Cohen
Mark Rosenthal discusses his and Lawrence Konner’s female-driven drama Mona Lisa Smile, specifically the evolution of the film from its original concept to the final product on the big screen.
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