May 10 Love2 First Ten Pages: American Beauty (1999) By Anthony Faust First Ten Pages Screenplay by: Alan Ball Kevin Spacey stars in this quirky and dark suburban drama about a man who experiences a…Read More
Apr 11 Love3 First Ten Pages: The Sound of Music (1965) By Anthony Faust First Ten Pages Screenplay by: Ernest Lehman Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in this classic musical about a nun named Maria who is…Read More
Apr 06 Love0 First Ten Pages: Field of Dreams (1989) By Anthony Faust First Ten Pages Screenplay by: Phil Alden Robinson Kevin Costner stars in this nostalgic fantasy about America's favorite pastime - baseball - and…Read More
Jan 26 Love0 The Iceberg Approach: Exposition In A Short Film By Anthony Faust Screenwriting 101 When I decided to make my latest film, The Seen (2016), I took a series of unusual approaches. The first…Read More
Jan 12 Love3 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Field of Dreams (1989) By Anthony Faust Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Fantasy/Sport Movie Time: 107 Minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Ray Kinsella, a University of California at Berkeley graduate transplanted…Read More
Jan 12 Love3 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Rocky V (1990) By Anthony Faust Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Sports Drama Movie Time: 104 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) has arrived home from Russia…Read More
Dec 12 Love0 Ask Yourself: Are You Really Rewriting? By Anthony Faust Screenwriting 101 Writing is rewriting. Screenwriters have heard this phrase so many times it's like a permanent Post-It note taped inside the…Read More
Dec 07 Love2 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Rocky (1976) By Anthony Faust Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Sports Drama Movie Time: 122 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), the heavyweight champion of the…Read More
Nov 20 Love0 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Rocky Balboa (2006) By Anthony Faust Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Sports Drama Movie Time: 102 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Retired heavyweight champion Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) runs a…Read More
Nov 20 Love2 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Rocky III (1982) By Anthony Faust Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Sports Drama Movie Time: 100 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Clubber Lang (Mr. T), a fierce young boxer from…Read More