Episode 8: Jojo Rabbit
This week we're looking at JOJO RABBIT, the historic drama/farce that's all about a boy and his Hitler. This one is interesting: it allows us to talk about a new screenwriting model, the Mazin/LeFauvre method. As such, the links include links to fuller explanations of...
Episode 7: Get Out
This week I look at 2017's GET OUT, Jordon Peele's horror film that revolutionized what you can do in a horror film. It also won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture, a rare accolade for a horror film. Here's the...
Episode 6: Little Women
This week I look at 2019's LITTLE WOMEN, Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the much-adapted novel by Louisa May Alcott. The script was nominated for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the film itself was nominated for Best Picture. There's some interesting things...
Episode 5: It Follows
This week I look at IT FOLLOWS, the 2014 low-budget horror film. It's a good horror film with a powerful evil force, and a good watch. But it's not quite the classic that we've looked at before. But it's also far lower budget than the films we've looked at so far....
Episode 4: Aliens
This week we look at ALIENS, a terrific 80's sci-fi war film. And a great sequel to a great movie. We get a chance to dive into sequels, how ALIENS uses several of the same story beats as ALIEN while still being a distinctive movie. The two films also give us a chance...
The Storylanes Podcast gives a screenwriter’s point of view of the structure of the screenplay of movies and TV shows. Each episode does a deep-dive analysis of one movie or show, examining how the story is structured and how al the elements come together to create the story.
Each episode also includes a chart of the scenes and other key elements of the script. You’ll find those charts here, along with the scripts of the episodes themselves.