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69episodes
About Lessons from the Screenplay
A more informed audience raises the bar for storytelling. That examining the techniques used to tell great stories makes your own writing better and your appreciation for the stories deeper. Lessons from the Screenplay makes videos that analyze movie scripts to examine exactly how and why they are so good at telling their story. Part educational series and part love letter to awesome films, Lessons from the Screenplay aims to be a fun way to learn more about your favorite films and help us all become better storytellers.
Lessons from the Screenplay episode schedule
69 aired
Aired · 69
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2022 | S2022·E1 | The Anatomy of Genres — A Conversation with John Truby | @BeyondTheScreenplay |
| November 5, 2021 | S2021·E4 | What's new on my other channels |
| June 10, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Why Mass Effect Should Be the Next Game of Thrones |
| May 27, 2021 | S2021·E2 | How Good Filmmaking Brings a Script to Life |
| February 11, 2021 | S2021·E1 | The Soul of Good Character Design |
| December 18, 2020 | S2020·E15 | How A Christmas Carol Perfectly Demonstrates Five-Act Structure |
| November 27, 2020 | S2020·E14 | A Few Good Men — Writing a Final Battle |
| November 17, 2020 | S2020·E13 | I started a second channel! Check out @Story Mode |
| October 22, 2020 | S2020·E12 | How Coraline Borrows from Ancient Forms of Storytelling |
| September 29, 2020 | S2020·E11 | How Stranger Things Conveys Tone and Style |
| August 31, 2020 | S2020·E10 | Christopher Nolan vs. Interstellar — The Nolan Crosscut |
| August 13, 2020 | S2020·E9 | The Rules (Guidelines) of Adventure — The Pirates of the Caribbean |
| July 31, 2020 | S2020·E8 | How The Outer Worlds Builds Companion Relationships |
| July 23, 2020 | S2020·E7 | One X-Cellent Scene — Attack on Division X |
| June 26, 2020 | S2020·E6 | Mad Men — Layers of Meaning |
| June 19, 2020 | S2020·E5 | Jaws — Assembling a Top-Tier Team (feat. @TierZoo) |
| May 29, 2020 | S2020·E4 | Iron Man vs. Captain America — The 11-Year Character Arc |
| April 30, 2020 | S2020·E3 | Parasite vs. Sunset Boulevard — The Disillusionment Arc |
| March 26, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Parasite — The Power of Symbols |
| February 27, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Casino Royale — How Action Reveals Character |
| December 4, 2019 | S2019·E10 | The Last of Us (feat. Writer & Creative Director Neil Druckmann) | @Story Mode |
| October 8, 2019 | S2019·E9 | Aliens vs. Terminator 2 — How to Sequel like James Cameron |
| July 31, 2019 | S2019·E8 | The Matrix — Exposition in Action |
| July 19, 2019 | S2019·E7 | The Hidden Structure of Before Sunset |
| May 31, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Minority Report — When the Story World Becomes the Villain |
| April 22, 2019 | S2019·E5 | One Marvelous Scene — Spider-Man: Homecoming |
| April 1, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Adaptation. |
| February 28, 2019 | S2019·E3 | The Silence of the Lambs — Dissecting a Scene |
| February 8, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Searching — Reformatting a Thriller |
| February 2, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Groundhog Day — An Inescapable Premise |
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| December 30, 2018 | S2018·E15 | Annihilation — The Art of Self-Destruction |
| November 30, 2018 | S2018·E14 | Good Will Hunting — The Psychology of Character |
| November 24, 2018 | S2018·E13 | The Devil Wears Prada — The First 10 Pages |
| October 31, 2018 | S2018·E12 | Shaun of the Dead — Why Comedy Needs Character |
| August 31, 2018 | S2018·E11 | A Quiet Place — How to Write Sound into a Screenplay |
| August 24, 2018 | S2018·E10 | No Country for Old Men — Don't Underestimate the Audience |
| July 31, 2018 | S2018·E9 | Mission: Impossible — Executing the Perfect Heist |
| July 24, 2018 | S2018·E8 | Black Panther — Creating an Empathetic Villain |
| June 29, 2018 | S2018·E7 | Jurassic Park — Using Theme to Craft Character |
| May 31, 2018 | S2018·E6 | The Last Jedi — Forcing Change |
| April 27, 2018 | S2018·E5 | Collateral — The Midpoint Collision |
| March 28, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Black Mirror — Now Entering the Twilight Zone |
| February 27, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Get Out — A New Perspective in Horror |
| January 30, 2018 | S2018·E2 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — Breaking Convention |
| January 26, 2018 | S2018·E1 | The Avengers — Defining an Act |
| November 21, 2017 | S2017·E13 | Hidden Figures — The Power of Subplots |
| October 12, 2017 | S2017·E12 | Logan vs. Children of Men — The End is in the Beginning |
| September 26, 2017 | S2017·E11 | Blade Runner — Constructing a Future Noir |
| August 22, 2017 | S2017·E10 | Memento — Telling a Story in Reverse |
| July 14, 2017 | S2017·E9 | Game of Thrones — How to Evoke Emotion |
| June 29, 2017 | S2017·E8 | Telling a Story from the Inside Out |
| June 15, 2017 | S2017·E7 | True Detective vs. Se7en — Creating Light Amongst the Dark |
| May 24, 2017 | S2017·E6 | Arrival — Examining an Adaptation |
| April 30, 2017 | S2017·E5 | Rogue One vs. The Force Awakens — The Fault in Our Star Wars |
| April 4, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Breaking Bad — Crafting a TV Pilot |
| March 14, 2017 | S2017·E3 | Inglourious Basterds — The Elements of Suspense |
| February 14, 2017 | S2017·E2 | When Harry Met Sally — Breaking Genre Conventions |
| January 31, 2017 | S2017·E1 | The Social Network — Sorkin, Structure, and Collaboration |
| December 20, 2016 | S2016·E11 | Ex Machina — The Control of Information |
| November 22, 2016 | S2016·E10 | Whiplash vs. Black Swan — The Anatomy of the Obsessed Artist |
| October 25, 2016 | S2016·E9 | The Shining — Quietly Going Insane Together |
| October 4, 2016 | S2016·E8 | Moonrise Kingdom — Where Story Meets Style |
| September 13, 2016 | S2016·E7 | Nightcrawler — Empathy for the Antihero |
| August 23, 2016 | S2016·E6 | The Dark Knight — Creating the Ultimate Antagonist |
| August 2, 2016 | S2016·E5 | American Beauty (Part 2) — The Missing 27 Pages |
| July 26, 2016 | S2016·E4 | American Beauty (Part 1) — The Art of Character |
| July 5, 2016 | S2016·E3 | How Ghostbusters Became Ghostbusters |
| June 21, 2016 | S2016·E2 | Independence Day — What Makes It So Great |
| June 8, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Gone Girl — Don't Underestimate the Screenwriter |