Aug 31 Love0 5 Plot Point Breakdown: The Eagle (2011) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Adventure / Drama Movie Time: 114 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT After returning to Rome to heal from wounds…Read More
Aug 31 Love0 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Street Kings (2008) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller Movie Time: 109 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT After Tom Ludlow (Keanu…Read More
Aug 25 Love0 5 Plot Point Breakdown: Unstoppable (2010) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Action / Thriller Movie Time: 98 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT A hostler Dewey (Ethan Suplee) jumps from the…Read More
Jul 19 Love1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994): Opening By Michael Schilf From Script to Screen “It was left on the cutting room floor.” For those who might be unfamiliar with the preceding expression, it refers…Read More
Jun 28 Love2 Jaws (1975) By Michael Schilf First Ten Pages Screenplay by: Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb, from the original novel by Peter Benchley In this examination of the opening…Read More
May 26 Love2 Chinatown (1974) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Crime / Drama / Mystery Movie Time: 130 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT In 1930s drought-ridden Los Angeles,…Read More
May 26 Love3 Kung Fu Panda (2008) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Animation / Action / Adventure Movie Time: 92 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Po (Jack Black), martial arts fanboy…Read More
May 26 Love3 The Godfather (1972) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller Movie Time: 175 minutes 1. INCITING INCIDENT Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) attends…Read More
May 17 Love0 The Rite (2011) By Michael Schilf Five Plot Point Breakdowns Screenplay Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller Movie Time: 114 minutes INCITING INCIDENT Michael Kovac (Colin O’Donoghue), a straight-A seminary…Read More
May 13 Love4 First 10 Pages: 5 Major Rules By Michael Schilf Script Tips When it comes to the beginning of your screenplay, I’m a firm believer in letting the ending dictate the correct…Read More