Features
Just Kidding: A Generation Later, ‘Parenthood’ Still Brings It All Back Home
Though we GenXers might look back on our favorite ’80s films with some chagrin, “Parenthood” (1989) holds up. […]
Story Analysts
2024
Cut to Black: Did You Know? Louise Meriwether, Story Analyst
Hollywood’s First Black Story Analyst […]
Features
‘So Glad You’re Here’: Sharing Mom’s Last Days with ‘The Incredibles’
It’s an all-time personal favorite. It was also the last movie I watched with my mom. […]
Columns
How a Love for Old Movies Launched a Career
How ‘Top Hat’ lifted spirits – and launched a career […]
Columns
Fallout: How a Movie Lover Went From Counter-Terrorism to Storytelling
The author nearly took a job with the national security agency – until his love of storytelling took over […]
Union Made
How to Become a Union Story Analyst
Whatever you read about — news, politics, history, race, psychology, robots, the Poem-a-Day in your inbox—informs your vision. Empathy is a vital skill. Dabbling is beneficial. […]
What Our Members Do
What Our Members Do: Zach Chassler, Story Analyst
“Do they need encouragement? This is a good gig, folks.” […]
What Our Members Do
What Our Members Do: Brian Comer, Story Analyst
“The current covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down quite fast, but I believe things will turn right-side up even faster.” […]
Features
How Kate Corbaley, Powerful Reader at MGM in the 1930s, Paved the Way for Today’s Hollywood Literary Scouts
“It all depended on how Kate Corbaley narrated the story.” […]
Features
How Story Analysts from Hollywood’s Golden Age Helped Build Movies, and a Lasting Labor Movement
Story analysts organized and fought battles from which today’s union story analysts, as well as members of all Hollywood IA locals, still reap benefits. […]
