Rather than looking at movies in terms of "two thumbs up" or "two thumbs down" Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger discusses what you can learn from them as a screenwriter. He looks at good movies, bad movies, movies we love, and movies we hate, exploring how they were built, and how you can apply those lessons to your own writing. More information and full archives at WriteYourScreenplay.com 831588
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“Civil War, like Apocalypse Now, doesn’t have the traditional Hollywood narrative structure. It’s built more like a zombie road trip into the heart of darkness….”由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the 7 forms of conflicts and how connecting to your character’s internal antagonist can provide a bedrock to your structure and the key to your personal wisdom.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Discover how Yórgos Lánthimos' Poor Things uses a simple theme to navigate profound questions about identity, the past, and the search for one's authentic voice.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn screenwriting tips from Sundance films Nocturnes, Every Little Thing, Black Box Diaries, Eno, Thelma, Kidnapping, Inc, and lectures from Jonathan Nolan and Steven Soderbergh.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jacob Krueger and Christian Lybrook discuss some of the most exciting independent movies premiering at Sundance and what screenwriters can learn from them.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Past Lives both honors and subverts the genre elements implied by its premise, and how to apply those concepts to your own writing in any genre.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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How can the new Nicholas Cage movie be a hit with the critics but leave audiences cold? Three words: Passive Main Character.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn 5 simple steps to set New Year’s Resolutions for your writing that actually stick!由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn pitching from Jacob Krueger and top JKS faculty members.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/t...Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com…
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Learn the secrets of a winning pitch for contests and festivals, and prepare your pitch for our upcoming Pitch Festivus! event.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Emerald Fennell mashes up genre and controls tone in Saltburn.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to find your “take” and balance fiction and truth when adapting a true story or book from this script analysis of Killers of the Flower Moon.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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The Inner Censor helps build writer's blocK –here’s how to turn it off由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about the two forms of writer’s block and how to combat them in your writing career.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn mirrors and foils, an intuitive approach to world building, structure, character and theme in Jake’s script analysis of Talk to Me.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the vital importance of your screenplay’s first 10 pages, and what it takes to make them successful on both a commercial and creative level.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn to escape the “refrigerator” of doubt and negativity that gets in the way of your screenwriting through Jake’s analysis of The Bear, Season 2.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-cla…
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Learn from Barbie and Oppenheimer the vital role of theme in writing a screenplay adaptation.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to write flashbacks that work and how to handle exposition in your screenplay from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake compares the famous “adventure book” scene from Pixar’s Up! and the photo-album scene from Shrinking to show you how to turn a familiar scene into something fresh and new.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from Shrinking about therapeutic and anti-therapeutic writing structures, the challenges of writing therapy scenes, and the links between writing and therapy.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/…
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Learn an intuitive approach to character building through A Man Called Otto, and how to write characters more truthfully by connecting to your own emotional needs.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake does a deep, line by line analysis of the opening sequence of Everything Everywhere All at Once to help you understand how to write a great opening sequence for your own movie.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Understand the structure of Everything Everywhere All at Once and how Evelyn’s journey relates to the journey of every screenwriter trying to build structure in their screenplay.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the difference between plot and structure through Jake’s deep structural analysis of Succession, Season 4, Episode 1由Jacob Krueger Studio
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A deep analysis of Episodes 1-3 of HBO’s series The Last of Us, and how you can use theme to push against the normal expectations of your TV series.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Series Engine works in a limited series through Jake’s analysis of The White Lotus and The White Lotus, Season 2.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake analyzes the meaning and structure of Triangle of Sadness, and how to build your visual acuity as a writer through the use of location in your screenplay由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about the meaning of The Banshees of Inisherin and how Martin McDonough builds a feeling of high stakes in the structure of his allegory.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake analyzes the structure of both Avatar screenplays and shows you the how to harness the power of spectacle in your own writing.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn why most New Year’s Resolutions fail, and how to set Resolutions for your writing that actually work, by understanding the dance between the conscious and subconscious parts of writer’s mind.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake and JKS faculty members Steven Bagatourian, Keatyn Lee, Ron McCants, Karin Partin Wells and Jonathan Redding blow the lid off of pitching in our annual 3 hour pitching extravaganza.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake explodes the myths about pitching, helps you understand the real purpose of a pitch and how to make your pitch most effective.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Getting back to writing after you’ve stopped for awhile can be like entering a creepy shed covered with cobwebs. Here’s how you can overcome procrastination and writer’s block to make it safe to write again.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Discover how understanding the format of a musical can allow you to master the two most vital elements of any genre.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to use The Audience Draft to surprise both your audience and your characters as you build the structure of your screenplay.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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This simple metaphor can help you find your screenplay’s structure intuitively.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about getting staffed on a TV show and the experience of working in the writer's room on Homeland from our newest faculty member, Jonathan Redding.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from writer/producer/director Christian Lybrook about the inner work of becoming a professional screenwriter.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/Learn …
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Learn from The Bear the vital importance of the first image of your screenplay or pilot, and how to use that first image to build a successful opening sequence for your script, your pilot or your whole season由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the differences between plays and screenplays, and how you can use some of the skills you have as a playwright in order to make the transition into screenwriting or TV writing.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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For all its impressive success, Top Gun: Maverick misses a tremendous opportunity to say something that matters. Jake talks about writing’s power to change the world and shares an exercise in writing for political change.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from Winning Time how to adapt a true-life story into a TV show or feature film by focusing on your theme.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how an effective TV Series Pilot, Show Bible and Pitch Deck work together to help you sell a TV Series.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn a new way of thinking about archetypes and the Hero’s Journey that will help you transcend stereotypes and create unforgettable characters and structure in your screenplay or TV Show.Join us for Thursday Night Writes www.writeyourscreenplay.com/thursday/Learn more about our programs: www.writeyourscreenplay.com…
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Learn how HBO’s series The Gilded Age creates high stakes around what appear to be low-stakes plot points and 5 simple steps to raise the stakes in your own screenplay or series pilot.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the four elements of character development, and how thinking of characters as verbs instead of adjectives can help you write unforgettable characters.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from acclaimed indie producer Noah Lang how to produce your own low-budget film, connect with producers, and build your career, even if you’re not independently wealthy.由Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn techniques for building relationships with the right people to pitch your script and sell your screenplay. Part 4 of How to Sell Your Screenplay由Jacob Krueger Studio
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