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Storylanes episodes
- Little WomenA Storylanes deep-dive analysis of Greta Gerwig's script for 2019's LITTLE WOMEN. 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 here, including interesting juggling of timelines, a couple of typographical conventions that I've already used. in a script of my own, and some great meta touches. See more details at https://www.storylanes.com47 min
- It FollowsA Storylanes deep-dive analysis into IT FOLLOWS, the 2014 low-budget horror film written by David Robert Mitchell.For more details, and to see the Storylanes graph for IT FOLLOWS, visit: https://www.storylanes.com.37 min
- Aliens
This week we analyze ALIENS, the great 80's sci-fi war movie. And one of the great sequels of all time - so we get to take a look at what makes a great sequel, and how ALIENS manages to be significantly different than ALIEN while still having many of the same story beats. Also, these movies give us a chance to take a look at the difference between 70's and 80's movies - ALIEN had a real cinema verite feel to it, very 70's, while ALIENS is all 80's, big action blockbuster with larger than life characters giving memorable quips as they gun down monsters.
See more details on https://storylanes.com.
53 min - AlienThis episode, we do a Storylines-style deep-dive analysis of ALIEN, the great 70's sci-fi horror film. Find out about ALIEN's clean and symmetric three-act structure, with one of the best midpoints in all of cinema and a final act that combines some of the best tools of the suspense writer. But ALIEN is also a great example of 70's gritty realism, even though it's set in a spaceship.And for more details, including the Storylanes chart, visit the Storylanes blog at storylines.com.44 min
- Die HardWe do our first deep-dive analysis of a movie, and it's a good one. DIE HARD, the great action thriller, written by Jeb Stuart and Stephen de Souza, directed by John McTiernan, and starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman.For more details, and to see the Storylanes analysis, visit Storylanes.com.1 hr 5 min
- On screenwritingWant to know about three-act structure? Ever tried to save a cat? Do you yearn to go on the Hero's Journey? Then listen to this podcast and we'll tell you all about these screenplay models.You can find the transcript of this and all other episodes on Storylanes.com.39 min
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About Storylanes
From the publisher's feed
If you want to know about screenwriting, the first thing most people will tell you is this: Read screenplays. Lots of screenplays. And analyze them.
I want to know about screenwriting, so I read a whole bunch of screenplays. And to force myself to dive a little deeper, I decided to share my analysis with the world. Thus the Storylanes Podcast.
Every episode, I do a deep dive into some screenplay. I look at how it is structured, at how the pieces fit together, and at what makes it special. And I look at how closely each screenplay follows some of the more popular screenwriting models, things like three act structure, Save the Cat, and the Hero’s Journey. (And spoiler warning: a lot of great movies follow those models, but a lot don’t too.)
And because I’m a computer-geek by trade, I developed a tool to help me analyze the screenplays. I use it to produce a chart that maps key elements of the screenplay. You can find each of these charts here at https://storylanes.com.
I’ve learned a lot about screenwriting from preparing these episodes. I hope that listening to them will help you learn too.