Blog – Brady Evan Walker

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 30

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading of breaking bad, one scene at a time. and so we come to end! there’s still work to be done, but there’s light on the horizon! with two very short scenes, gilligan ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 29

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading of breaking bad, one scene at a time. this is the point in the pilot that we’ve all been waiting for: the showdown that the opening scenes promised! boy oh boy! ext. ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 28

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading of breaking bad, one scene at a time. this is a great scene to look at how gilligan uses three instances of setup/payoff for one big, amazingly satisfying culmination ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 27

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading of breaking bad, one scene at a time. as in the last post, i will again turn my sites to status games. it’s especially interesting because here it’s mostly visual ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 26

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading of breaking bad, one scene at a time. this is a great scene to look at status. as defined on improwiki by way of keith johnstone’s book impro: in improvisational ...

pasolini’s “saint paul”

saint paul: a screenplay by pier paolo pasolini, translated by elizabeth a. castelli reviewed by brady evan walker originally published in steadfast magazine between may and june 1968, pier paolo pasolini wrote the outline for a screenplay ...

porn for blind’s quest for john waters

this is the story of being turned down by john waters. three years ago, my comedy writing partner casey van heel and i finished our pilot, season one outline, and pitch packet for a project we’d been working on for over a year. a project called porn for ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 25

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. one way of reading scene-work that i’m going to experiment with in this post is looking at it as a tiny movie. after all, it’s ...

jarmusch on cassavetes

two directors among the most often misspelled and/or mispronounced, i’m sure. i just came across this from ol’ jarmusch. he starts with saying how, when he sits down to watch a cassavetes film, he prepares his analytical mind to observe a ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, 24

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. dressing room – night it’s tight in here. familiar crutches lean against the wall. walter, jr. sits on a bench, ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 23

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. parking lot – afternoon close on a fat handful of cash. dupree counts it, impressed. we’re in a shopping center lot, ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 22

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. bungalow – garage/back yard – afternoon chemicals, labware, supplies — the last of the carload of stuff ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 21

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. important reminder: in the first draft of the pilot, jesse pinkman was actually called marion dupree. ext. bungalow – ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 20

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. high school – classroom – afternoon walt’s chem lab is empty — school has ended for the day. hurrying ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 19

september 2, 2015 brady walker in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ACT THREE this scene is going to be a study in how to write a normal conversation without ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 18

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. bungalow street – night we’re in an old neighborhood of sears-roebuck cottages up in the foothills. one particular ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 17

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. blue-collar neighborhood – morning cut to: a different morning — these things take time to set up. we’re in a ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 16

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. white house – dawn early morning. a faint glow in the sky. silence except for the thwack… thwack of the ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 15

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. velvet-touch car wash – office – evening same clothes, same day — walt came to work straight from ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 14

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. in the original script, right before this scene was a quiet, reflective scene in which walt just walks out of the car wash, ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 13

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. dr. belknap’s office/exam area – day days later. a montage of close-ups: a blood pressure cuff gets pumped with a ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 12

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. er – exam room – day this scene actually takes place in the ambulance that is rushing walt to the hospital. ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 11

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. caltech campus – day old pasadena. wide greenbelts and dark magnolias. the sign says “jet propulsion laboratory.” ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 10

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. white house – night the lights are off. it’s late. int. white house – master bedroom/bathroom – night ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 9

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. white house – evening walt’s sentra (aztek) chugs into the driveway, parking behind a shiny new volvo suv. staring at ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 8

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. int. nissan sentra – driving – evening the speedometer vibrates at 86. walt is alone in the car, speeding home. ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 7

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. velvet-touch car wash – afternoon the sun’s sinking low. walt — master’s degree, inland empire science educator ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 6

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. ext. velvet-touch car wash – afternoon this is one of those 60s googie-style structures — faded space-age ...

a point at which there is no point

“There is a point,” she said, “where we do not, cannot move any farther. There is a point at which there is no point. Who knows, perhaps you have reached it. And your friend is so kind. And her eiderdown, you say, is pale blue.” ...

breaking down breaking bad: pilot, scene 5

in which i attempt to better understand the art of scene writing through a close reading ofbreaking bad, one scene at a time. this scene, as far as i can remember, though i’m just re-watching scene-by-scene as i go, didn’t make the cut in the final edit. ...