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And So It Begins: Award Season Scripts Are Available

Mads Black — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 18:46:32 +0000

Seems like only yesterday a teary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his Oscar, but here we are again, entering awards season. And with awards come all the ‘For Your Consideration’ scripts, giving you a chance to see what the contenders look like on paper.

Read them, enjoy them, save them and learn from them.

Thanks to IndieWire for compiling a running list of what’s available. Here are direct links to some of our currently available favorites:

“Hail, Caesar!” screenplay by Joel and Ethan Coen

“Captain Fantastic” screenplay by Matt Ross

“The Secret Life of Pets” screenplay by Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, and Brian Lynch

More ‘For Your Consideration’ Screenplays Online

Mads Black — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 20:52:54 +0000

Awards season is all about the buzz, right? Wrong. It’s about collectively assessing the accomplishments in film (whether it’s writing, directing, acting, costume designing – the list goes on), and for amateur filmmakers it’s about taking a moment to learn from your more experienced peers.

One of the best ways to learn, in my opinion, is to read the scripts of the award-worthy films. Then watch the films, of course. And then perhaps read the script again. Things will come forth. We previously posted links to Trumbo, Inside Out, Steve Jobs, Room and more here. Since then, more scripts have surfaced, courtesy the hopeful production companies. Be sure to download these while they’re still available, which is not for long:

You can find a running list on No Film School, as well, with many more titles.

‘For Your Consideration’ Screenplays Are Mandatory Reading

Mads Black — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 18:45:03 +0000

Every year, as the weather gets cooler and awards season rolls around, the kind folks over at IndieWire round up the screenplays that are available as a free download ‘For Your Consideration’.

In the post it’s pointed out how screenwriters can learn a great deal from studying the work of their (probably more successful) peers. We obviously couldn’t agree more, but let’s take it even a step further and make these screenplays required reading for any budding filmmaker. You will not just learn about structure, story and dialogue. You’ll also find out what choices the director made, what choices the cinematographer made, how the designers made the scripted world come alive and how the actors breathed life into the written dialogue.

Study the work of others. Use it. Enjoy it. Learn from it. Download one of these scripts, break it down and make a shot list, watch the film, see what you missed or how your choices would have changed the experience. Whichever way you decide to use it, this is a great resource.

Download the screenplays for Inside Out, Room, Carol, Straight Outta Compton, Trainwreck, Trumbo – or see the complete (and continuously updated) list on IndieWire.

Not included on the list (at time of writing, at least) is Aaron Sorkin’s screenplay for Steve Jobs. Here you go.