Episode 6: Little Women
This week I look at 2019's LITTLE WOMEN, Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the much-adapted novel by Louisa May Alcott. 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...
Episode 5: It Follows
This week I look at IT FOLLOWS, the 2014 low-budget horror film. It's a good horror film with a powerful evil force, and a good watch. But it's not quite the classic that we've looked at before. But it's also far lower budget than the films we've looked at so far....
Episode 4: Aliens
This week we look at ALIENS, a terrific 80's sci-fi war film. And a great sequel to a great movie. We get a chance to dive into sequels, how ALIENS uses several of the same story beats as ALIEN while still being a distinctive movie. The two films also give us a chance...
Episode 3: Alien
This week, we look at ALIEN, the great 70's sci-fi horror film. Here's the links: The script I analyzed.The original spec script for ALIEN.The Storylanes analysis chart.Listen to this episode online. And here's the script of this episode. (NOT the transcript - some...
Episode 2: Die Hard
This episode, we analyze DIE HARD, the great 80’s action thriller. Here’s the links: The screenplay.The analysis chart.Listen to the episode online. And here’s the script of the episode. Note: that’s the script: not the transcript. This is the script I used when...
The Storylanes Podcast tells the story of how Smart House Movie LLC is producing DOMICIDAL, a new feature film. We talk about all the trials of producing an independent film, with episodes that talk about read-throughs and script feedback and directing and all the other filmmaking things.
But we also dive into movie scripts. A lot of our episodes look at the great films and their scripts, giving a screenwriter’s view of the world. Each screenplay episode does a deep-dive analysis of one movie or show, examining how the story is structured and how all the elements come together to create the story, complete with a chart showing all the story’s key beats.
So check out Storylanes. You just might learn something about the craft of filmmaking!
