531 - Scene to Scene

John and Craig welcome the new year by discussing the art of transitions. They go beyond screenplay-specific terms to examine the psychology of moving through story beats. We cover the history of screenplays, the different ways to think about a scene, and how to create a punchline for each scene. In our bonus segment for premium members, we talk about transitioning out of conversations in person and on the phone. Links: Blog post on Transitions Scriptnotes Episode, 446: Back to Basics at 03:57 of this episode Scriptnotes Episode, 493: Opening Scenes at 26:06 of this episode Scriptnotes Episode, 89: Writing Effective Transitions at 44:12 of this episode A Trip to the Moon the 1902 Science Fiction Film by Georges Méliès The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy Ron’s Gone Wrong Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Twitter John August on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Henry Adler (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao, (with a segment produced by Stuart Friedel!) and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here.