Scott Myers
@gointothestory.bsky.social
Author (#1 Amazon Best Seller in Film & TV, "The Protagonist's Journey"), Screenwriter (K-9, Alaska, Trojan War), Host (http://GoIntoTheStory.com, official Black List screenwriting blog), Associate Professor of screenwriting (DePaul University film school)
2025 Award Season Screenplays — 9 Total, 7 New Scripts: Belén, Eddington, Friendship, Materialists, The Smashing Machine, Sorry, Baby, Warfare. Download 'em. Read 'em. Analyze 'em. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-a... #movies #screenwriting #scriptsky
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
2025 Award Season Screenplays — 9 Total, 7 New Scripts: Belén, Eddington, Friendship, Materialists, The Smashing Machine, Sorry, Baby, Warfare. Download 'em. Read 'em. Analyze 'em. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-a... #movies #screenwriting #scriptsky
Page One: “Scary Movie” (2000), written by Shawn Wayans & Marlon Wayans & Buddy Johnson & Phil Beauman and Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Page One: “Scary Movie” (2000), written by Shawn Wayans & Marlon Wayans & Buddy Johnson & Phil Beauman and Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Script Analysis: “Hanna” (2011) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriter
November 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Script Analysis: “Hanna” (2011) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriter
Brayden Hirsch: “Read, read, read. If you don’t study how the masters do things, you’ll never be a master yourself.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-f... #writing #screenwriting
November 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Brayden Hirsch: “Read, read, read. If you don’t study how the masters do things, you’ll never be a master yourself.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-f... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: “Scanners” (1981), written by David Cronenberg
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Page One: “Scanners” (1981), written by David Cronenberg
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Christopher Hampton: “I don’t believe in any of those rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is a formula, and inevitably the result will be formulaic." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Christopher Hampton: “I don’t believe in any of those rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is a formula, and inevitably the result will be formulaic." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Prisoners” (2013) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Script Analysis: “Prisoners” (2013) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Saw” (2004), written by Leigh Whannell, story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell
Read the script here.
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Read the script here.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Page One: “Saw” (2004), written by Leigh Whannell, story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell
Read the script here.
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Read the script here.
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Napoleon Hill: "Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-2... #writing #screenwriting
November 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Napoleon Hill: "Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-2... #writing #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Script Analysis: “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “The Savages” (2007), written by Tamara Jenkins
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Page One: “The Savages” (2007), written by Tamara Jenkins
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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"It’s probably the greatest story commandment because if a script reader cares about your characters, they will buy into your story. If they do not care…" www.patreon.com/posts/make-m... #storytelling #screenwriting #writing
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"It’s probably the greatest story commandment because if a script reader cares about your characters, they will buy into your story. If they do not care…" www.patreon.com/posts/make-m... #storytelling #screenwriting #writing
Heading back to Ojai, California tomorrow for my 27th Black List writers lab where once again, I'll be a mentor for a talented group of screenwriters. This week, I'll be working with 6 filmmakers whose goal is to direct their feature length script project. Magical lab experience in a magical town!
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Heading back to Ojai, California tomorrow for my 27th Black List writers lab where once again, I'll be a mentor for a talented group of screenwriters. This week, I'll be working with 6 filmmakers whose goal is to direct their feature length script project. Magical lab experience in a magical town!
Page One: “The Sandlot” (1993), written by David Mickey Evans & Robert Gunter
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Page One: “The Sandlot” (1993), written by David Mickey Evans & Robert Gunter
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Page One: “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (2011), written by Simon Beaufoy, novel by Paul Torday #movies #screenwriting
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Page One: “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (2011), written by Simon Beaufoy, novel by Paul Torday #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Saint Frances” (2019), written by Kelly O’Sullivan
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Page One: “Saint Frances” (2019), written by Kelly O’Sullivan
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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My alliterative definition of Story : “A character we care about confronts complex challenges created by a compelling crisis with a cathartic conclusion.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/story-a-char... #storytelling #screenwriting #writing
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
My alliterative definition of Story : “A character we care about confronts complex challenges created by a compelling crisis with a cathartic conclusion.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/story-a-char... #storytelling #screenwriting #writing
Page One: “Safe House” (2012), written by David Guggenheim #movies #screenwriting
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Page One: “Safe House” (2012), written by David Guggenheim #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Rust and Bone” (2012), screenplay by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, short stories by Craig Davidson
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Page One: “Rust and Bone” (2012), screenplay by Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, short stories by Craig Davidson
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-rus... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Running Scared” (1986), creenplay by Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston, story by Gary DeVore
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Page One: “Running Scared” (1986), creenplay by Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston, story by Gary DeVore
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Script Analysis: “The Good Dinosaur” (2015) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Script Analysis: “The Good Dinosaur” (2015) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Runaway Bride” (1999), written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Page One: “Runaway Bride” (1999), written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Colin Higgins: "The job of the screenwriter is to run the film in the reader’s imagination. And nothing should get in the way of that. Good prose is the only way to have a reader envision an exciting film." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Colin Higgins: "The job of the screenwriter is to run the film in the reader’s imagination. And nothing should get in the way of that. Good prose is the only way to have a reader envision an exciting film." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “The Harder They Fall” (2021) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Script Analysis: “The Harder They Fall” (2021) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting