Rather than looking at movies in terms of "two thumbs up" or "two thumbs down" Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger discusses what you can learn from them as a screenwriter. He looks at good movies, bad movies, movies we love, and movies we hate, exploring how they were built, and how you can apply those lessons to your own writing. More information and full archives at WriteYourScreenplay.com 831588
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Learn from Erin Morganstern’s brilliant novel The Starless Sea how to harness your subconscious mind to create writing that resonates on both literal and metaphorical levels.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from Between The Temples how to create compelling structure in your screenplay, even when working with passive main characters or unconventional narratives.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from Strange Darling the difference between primary and secondary structure in screenwriting, and how to harness both to provide maximum impact for your audience.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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This unlikely pairing of The Bear, Season 3 and Mad Max, Furiosa will teach you how to build an engine for a TV Series or Film Franchise, and how to avoid BREAKING that engine in later installments.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the structure and engine of Deadpool & Wolverine and how to craft compelling set pieces with both visual and emotional stakes in your action writing.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from The Boys how to develop a consistent yet evolving story engine across multiple seasons of a TV series, using theme as a guiding principle for character development and plot progression.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the secrets of elevated psychological horror writing in this breakdown of the structure of two related scripts: Longlegs and Hereditary.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn life-changing techniques to silence the inner questions and doubts in your head, and know if it’s time to quit or time to redouble your efforts in pursuing your passion as a screenwriter. If you enjoyed our podcast, don't miss out on Thursday Night Writes – our lively writing exercises Happy Hour hosted by Jacob Krueger every Thursday at 7:00…
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Through a beat-by-beat analysis of the split-screen scene of The Fall Guy, discover how to find your voice within the container of a big Hollywood action movie. If you enjoyed our podcast, don't miss out on Thursday Night Writes – our lively writing exercises Happy Hour hosted by Jacob Krueger every Thursday at 7:00 pm ET! RSVP here: https://www.wr…
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Learn how Dev Patel uses expressionism within the action movie format of Monkey Man to explore class in India.Edit SnippetDi Jacob Krueger Studio
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“Civil War, like Apocalypse Now, doesn’t have the traditional Hollywood narrative structure. It’s built more like a zombie road trip into the heart of darkness….”Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the 7 forms of conflicts and how connecting to your character’s internal antagonist can provide a bedrock to your structure and the key to your personal wisdom.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Discover how Yórgos Lánthimos' Poor Things uses a simple theme to navigate profound questions about identity, the past, and the search for one's authentic voice.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Lessons From Sundance 2024, Part II
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Learn screenwriting tips from Sundance films Nocturnes, Every Little Thing, Black Box Diaries, Eno, Thelma, Kidnapping, Inc, and lectures from Jonathan Nolan and Steven Soderbergh.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jacob Krueger and Christian Lybrook discuss some of the most exciting independent movies premiering at Sundance and what screenwriters can learn from them.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Past Lives both honors and subverts the genre elements implied by its premise, and how to apply those concepts to your own writing in any genre.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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How can the new Nicholas Cage movie be a hit with the critics but leave audiences cold? Three words: Passive Main Character.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn 5 simple steps to set New Year’s Resolutions for your writing that actually stick!Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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4th Annual Pitch Festivus!
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Learn pitching from Jacob Krueger and top JKS faculty members.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/t...Learn more about our programs: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com…
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Learn the secrets of a winning pitch for contests and festivals, and prepare your pitch for our upcoming Pitch Festivus! event.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Emerald Fennell mashes up genre and controls tone in Saltburn.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to find your “take” and balance fiction and truth when adapting a true story or book from this script analysis of Killers of the Flower Moon.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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The Inner Censor helps build writer's blocK –here’s how to turn it offDi Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about the two forms of writer’s block and how to combat them in your writing career.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn mirrors and foils, an intuitive approach to world building, structure, character and theme in Jake’s script analysis of Talk to Me.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the vital importance of your screenplay’s first 10 pages, and what it takes to make them successful on both a commercial and creative level.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn to escape the “refrigerator” of doubt and negativity that gets in the way of your screenwriting through Jake’s analysis of The Bear, Season 2.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-cla…
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Learn from Barbie and Oppenheimer the vital role of theme in writing a screenplay adaptation.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to write flashbacks that work and how to handle exposition in your screenplay from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol 3Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake compares the famous “adventure book” scene from Pixar’s Up! and the photo-album scene from Shrinking to show you how to turn a familiar scene into something fresh and new.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from Shrinking about therapeutic and anti-therapeutic writing structures, the challenges of writing therapy scenes, and the links between writing and therapy.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/…
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A Man Called Otto: Character Building
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Learn an intuitive approach to character building through A Man Called Otto, and how to write characters more truthfully by connecting to your own emotional needs.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake does a deep, line by line analysis of the opening sequence of Everything Everywhere All at Once to help you understand how to write a great opening sequence for your own movie.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Understand the structure of Everything Everywhere All at Once and how Evelyn’s journey relates to the journey of every screenwriter trying to build structure in their screenplay.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn the difference between plot and structure through Jake’s deep structural analysis of Succession, Season 4, Episode 1Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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A deep analysis of Episodes 1-3 of HBO’s series The Last of Us, and how you can use theme to push against the normal expectations of your TV series.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how Series Engine works in a limited series through Jake’s analysis of The White Lotus and The White Lotus, Season 2.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake analyzes the meaning and structure of Triangle of Sadness, and how to build your visual acuity as a writer through the use of location in your screenplayDi Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about the meaning of The Banshees of Inisherin and how Martin McDonough builds a feeling of high stakes in the structure of his allegory.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake analyzes the structure of both Avatar screenplays and shows you the how to harness the power of spectacle in your own writing.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn why most New Year’s Resolutions fail, and how to set Resolutions for your writing that actually work, by understanding the dance between the conscious and subconscious parts of writer’s mind.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Pitch Festivus!
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Jake and JKS faculty members Steven Bagatourian, Keatyn Lee, Ron McCants, Karin Partin Wells and Jonathan Redding blow the lid off of pitching in our annual 3 hour pitching extravaganza.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Jake explodes the myths about pitching, helps you understand the real purpose of a pitch and how to make your pitch most effective.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Getting back to writing after you’ve stopped for awhile can be like entering a creepy shed covered with cobwebs. Here’s how you can overcome procrastination and writer’s block to make it safe to write again.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Discover how understanding the format of a musical can allow you to master the two most vital elements of any genre.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn how to use The Audience Draft to surprise both your audience and your characters as you build the structure of your screenplay.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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This simple metaphor can help you find your screenplay’s structure intuitively.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn about getting staffed on a TV show and the experience of working in the writer's room on Homeland from our newest faculty member, Jonathan Redding.Di Jacob Krueger Studio
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Learn from writer/producer/director Christian Lybrook about the inner work of becoming a professional screenwriter.If you liked this Podcast, join us for Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/Learn …
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