OP / EDIT
Filmmaking’s First Responders
Editors and story analysts both use their considerable skills and training to hone and finesse a film’s story.
Story Analyst
Union Made
UNION MADE: How I Got to Determine What Movies Get Made
We “cover” mostly screenplays, but also novels (some pre-publication), newspaper and magazine articles, plays — any potential source for a good story or lead character. We evaluate old movies for their potential as contemporary remakes, and foreign movies as possible American remakes.
Union Made
Union Made: My Life as a DiploRat Began in the Basement
I discovered the animal called “story analyst.” These people were allowed to sit on their tuchuses all day to read. And some fool paid them to do this!
Columns
David Bruskin on ‘Hero’
We all want to be the hero of our own story. Such a wish is at the center of director Stephen Frears’ 1992 film ‘Hero.’
Features
The Oscars in a Parallel World: If Story Analysts Ran the Academy…
In a perfect world, what would be the Best Picture of 2009?
Features
Santa Claus Conquers the Movies
We asked our erudite story analysts to weigh in on their favorites–– the films that left their mark, or ones that are revisited each year to mark the holiday season.
Letters to the Editor
Follow the Reader
Good analysts know that stepping outside of themselves to examine a script from a different point-of-view is key in writing a complete analysis of the potential project.
Features
The Power & the Story: The Screenplay’s the Thing for Story Analysts
There is a measure of power to the job of story analyst.
Columns
Doug Soesbe on ‘Meet the Parents’
‘Meet the Parents’ began life as a low-budget 1992 film of the same title. Through the years, assorted A-list directors flirted with the project without proceeding.
Features
Read On!: Story Analysts Strive for More Recognition
The job of the story analyst goes way beyond reading a script.
