Richard Knightwell Mar 25, 20185 minThe worst that can happen? Maximising drama in The Last JediWhen he sat down to write Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson made a list of the worst things that could possibly happen to the charac...
Richard Knightwell Mar 3, 20183 minOscar nominees I have knownOver the past couple of months in my day job as a journalist I've had the pleasure of interviewing two of this year's Academy Award nomin...
Richard Knightwell Feb 18, 20183 minPage to screen: Structure in Live By NightA novel moves at a different pace to a movie, as Ben Affleck's wannabe gangster epic proves. I thought I'd love Ben Affleck's Prohibition...
Richard Knightwell Dec 31, 20177 minBest (and worst) of 2017What screenwriting lessons can we learn from the stand-out films and TV of the year? As the clock ticks down the new year, I figure it's ...
Richard Knightwell Dec 30, 20174 minStar Wars and the power of the opening shotIt's fair to say that after the opening shot of Star Wars, cinema changed forever. Most obviously, the opening sequence of 1977's Star Wa...
Richard Knightwell Dec 29, 20175 minA name with characterChoosing a new name for yourself is like naming a character - only way harder. What's in a name, as some old fella once said. Thinking up...