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Ended · 2016–2022

Lessons from the Screenplay

A more informed audience raises the bar for storytelling. That examining the techniques used to tell great stories makes your own writing better and your appreciation for the stories deeper. Lessons from the Screenplay makes videos that analyze movie scripts to examine exactly how and why they are so good at telling their story. Part educational series and part love letter to awesome films, Lessons from the Screenplay aims to be a fun way to learn more about your favorite films and help us all become better storytellers.

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Season 1 · 0 episodes
    Season 2016 · 11 episodes
    1. S2016 E01 · Gone Girl — Don't Underestimate the Screenwriter
    2. S2016 E02 · Independence Day — What Makes It So Great
    3. S2016 E03 · How Ghostbusters Became Ghostbusters
    4. S2016 E04 · American Beauty (Part 1) — The Art of Character
    5. S2016 E05 · American Beauty (Part 2) — The Missing 27 Pages
    6. S2016 E06 · The Dark Knight — Creating the Ultimate Antagonist
    7. S2016 E07 · Nightcrawler — Empathy for the Antihero
    8. S2016 E08 · Moonrise Kingdom — Where Story Meets Style
    9. S2016 E09 · The Shining — Quietly Going Insane Together
    10. S2016 E10 · Whiplash vs. Black Swan — The Anatomy of the Obsessed Artist
    11. S2016 E11 · Ex Machina — The Control of Information
    Season 2017 · 13 episodes
    1. S2017 E01 · The Social Network — Sorkin, Structure, and Collaboration
    2. S2017 E02 · When Harry Met Sally — Breaking Genre Conventions
    3. S2017 E03 · Inglourious Basterds — The Elements of Suspense
    4. S2017 E04 · Breaking Bad — Crafting a TV Pilot
    5. S2017 E05 · Rogue One vs. The Force Awakens — The Fault in Our Star Wars
    6. S2017 E06 · Arrival — Examining an Adaptation
    7. S2017 E07 · True Detective vs. Se7en — Creating Light Amongst the Dark
    8. S2017 E08 · Telling a Story from the Inside Out
    9. S2017 E09 · Game of Thrones — How to Evoke Emotion
    10. S2017 E10 · Memento — Telling a Story in Reverse
    11. S2017 E11 · Blade Runner — Constructing a Future Noir
    12. S2017 E12 · Logan vs. Children of Men — The End is in the Beginning
    13. S2017 E13 · Hidden Figures — The Power of Subplots
    Season 2018 · 15 episodes
    1. S2018 E01 · The Avengers — Defining an Act
    2. S2018 E02 · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Breaking Convention
    3. S2018 E03 · Get Out — A New Perspective in Horror
    4. S2018 E04 · Black Mirror — Now Entering the Twilight Zone
    5. S2018 E05 · Collateral — The Midpoint Collision
    6. S2018 E06 · The Last Jedi — Forcing Change
    7. S2018 E07 · Jurassic Park — Using Theme to Craft Character
    8. S2018 E08 · Black Panther — Creating an Empathetic Villain
    9. S2018 E09 · Mission: Impossible — Executing the Perfect Heist
    10. S2018 E10 · No Country for Old Men — Don't Underestimate the Audience
    11. S2018 E11 · A Quiet Place — How to Write Sound into a Screenplay
    12. S2018 E12 · Shaun of the Dead — Why Comedy Needs Character
    13. S2018 E13 · The Devil Wears Prada — The First 10 Pages
    14. S2018 E14 · Good Will Hunting — The Psychology of Character
    15. S2018 E15 · Annihilation — The Art of Self-Destruction
    Season 2019 · 10 episodes
    1. S2019 E01 · Groundhog Day — An Inescapable Premise
    2. S2019 E02 · Searching — Reformatting a Thriller
    3. S2019 E03 · The Silence of the Lambs — Dissecting a Scene
    4. S2019 E04 · Adaptation.
    5. S2019 E05 · One Marvelous Scene — Spider-Man: Homecoming
    6. S2019 E06 · Minority Report — When the Story World Becomes the Villain
    7. S2019 E07 · The Hidden Structure of Before Sunset
    8. S2019 E08 · The Matrix — Exposition in Action
    9. S2019 E09 · Aliens vs. Terminator 2 — How to Sequel like James Cameron
    10. S2019 E10 · The Last of Us (feat. Writer & Creative Director Neil Druckmann) | @Story Mode
    Season 2020 · 15 episodes
    1. S2020 E01 · Casino Royale — How Action Reveals Character
    2. S2020 E02 · Parasite — The Power of Symbols
    3. S2020 E03 · Parasite vs. Sunset Boulevard — The Disillusionment Arc
    4. S2020 E04 · Iron Man vs. Captain America — The 11-Year Character Arc
    5. S2020 E05 · Jaws — Assembling a Top-Tier Team (feat. @TierZoo)
    6. S2020 E06 · Mad Men — Layers of Meaning
    7. S2020 E07 · One X-Cellent Scene — Attack on Division X
    8. S2020 E08 · How The Outer Worlds Builds Companion Relationships
    9. S2020 E09 · The Rules (Guidelines) of Adventure — The Pirates of the Caribbean
    10. S2020 E10 · Christopher Nolan vs. Interstellar — The Nolan Crosscut
    11. S2020 E11 · How Stranger Things Conveys Tone and Style
    12. S2020 E12 · How Coraline Borrows from Ancient Forms of Storytelling
    13. S2020 E13 · I started a second channel! Check out @Story Mode
    14. S2020 E14 · A Few Good Men — Writing a Final Battle
    15. S2020 E15 · How A Christmas Carol Perfectly Demonstrates Five-Act Structure
    Season 2021 · 4 episodes
    1. S2021 E01 · The Soul of Good Character Design
    2. S2021 E02 · How Good Filmmaking Brings a Script to Life
    3. S2021 E03 · Why Mass Effect Should Be the Next Game of Thrones
    4. S2021 E04 · What's new on my other channels
    Season 2022 · 1 episodes
    1. S2022 E01 · The Anatomy of Genres — A Conversation with John Truby | ‪@BeyondTheScreenplay‬

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