Examples

These examples are a mixture of original analysis and actual screenplays. I believe the presentation of other people's work, with due attribution, falls under the usual standards that the purpose is comment, criticism and intended to be educational in nature. Seriously, if one of these is your work and you don't want it here, please let me know and I'll remove your work from the site.

By The Lens contains 14 examples in total.


Most recent examples...

The Godfather screenplay

The complete screenplay of The Godfather with script notes.



Top Gun screenplay

The complete screenplay of Top Gun with script notes.



Schindler's List screenplay

The complete screenplay of Schindler's List with script notes.



Mr. Smith Goes to Washington screenplay

The complete screenplay of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington with script notes.



Terminator in acts

The classic science-fiction thriller The Terminator broken into acts to show the structure.



The Green Mile screenplay

The complete screenplay of The Green Mile with script notes.



The Terminator treatment

The 'James Cameron Treatment' of The Terminator with notes.



The Terminator screenplay

The complete screenplay of The Terminator with script notes.



Jaws screenplay

The complete screenplay of Jaws with script notes.



An American Werewolf in London screenplay

The complete screenplay of An American Werewolf in London with script notes.



The Princess Bride screenplay

The complete screenplay of The Princess Bride with script notes.



Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in acts

The first of the Harry Potter films broken into acts to show the structure.



Hamlet in acts

Showing Shakepeare's Hamlet broken into acts to see the underlying structure.



Star Wars in acts

How the screenplay of Star Wars divides the story into the three-act structure.



The first workshop in the Introduction to Screenwriting series is now available as a downloadable pack under Resources