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Allen James Roughton is the Stage 32 Script Services Coordinator, a screenwriter, reader and development researcher who has consulted on over 100 projects, scripts, books, comics and films and conducted research on life stories, exposés, professions and locations for development at major production companies. Full Bio »
Writing action isn't easy! It takes nuance and skill. We’ll break down the action on the page for the heavy-hitting JOHN WICK, the action-comedy THE NICE GUYS, and the slow-building action of HELL OR HIGH WATER.
The Breakdown
Allen James Roughton is the Stage 32 Script Services Coordinator, a screenwriter, reader and development researcher who has consulted on over 100 projects, scripts, books, comics and films and conducted research on life stories, exposés, professions and locations for development at major production companies.
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Oscar-nominated POOR THINGS has been taking the award season hype by storm. Written by Tony McNamara and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, it is a bizarre wonder of a film starring Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo and Ramy Youssef. This film has captivated audiences and gotten the critics talking. Join us on Wednesday March 6 as our Stage 32 Executive Liaison Nick Phillips breaks down the script of POOR THINGS. We'll learn how this wacky weird movie has entered into pop culture and why the script works so brilliantly.
Watch a special edition to THE BREAKDOWN webcast with producer and Stage 32 Executive Liaison, Nick Phillips, as he breaks down the script for the Best Picture Oscar Winner, OPENHEIMER. Find out why it took home so much gold at this year's Academy Awards AND get a FREE copy of the script! We are excited to breakdown OPPENHEIMER and focusing on a different aspect of writing every webcast.
If you hang a gun on the wall in the first act, it better go off. In this webast, we took a look at the "Chekhov's guns" in the Winchester of Shaun of the Dead, the rock hammer in Shawshank, the coins in In Bruge, and more!
We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Producer and Writer, Nick Waters. Nick Waters is a Producer and Writer of the horror film, MARGAUX starring Vanessa Morgan and Madison Pettis, currently in post production at Paramount Pictures. Nick is also Producing a comedy with Chloe Grace Moretz, and a psychological thriller he wrote and is producing with a top horror company. Nick produced the horror feature SHELTER IN PLACE in 2020 with The Komack Company - the producers of DEADPOOL and VAN WILDER. He continues to develop other projects to bring to that company...
Flashbacks are not meant to be a storytelling crutch, but rather a tool used to reveal additional backstory or subvert the audiences expectation of a character or situation. We will examine Casablanca, The Usual Suspects & Casino Royale.
We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Tim Ogletree Tim Ogletree is a producer and screenwriter. Most recently, his original screenplay FANTASY FOOTBALL was acquired by Lebron James’ SpringHill Entertainment and produced alongside Nickelodeon and Genius Entertainment. Shot on a budget of $26M, Fantasy Football stars Marsai Martin, Kelly Rowland, and Omari Hardwick, and is currently streaming on Paramount+. Tim wrote the sci-fi action film DEAD ZONE for Automatic Entertainment, now streaming as a Tubi Original. Previous to that, he produced the...
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