Episode 1: Michael Arndt, "Endings"

<p>For the first episode of OnWriting, we spoke with Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt about his video lecture, ENDINGS: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE INSANELY GREAT.</p> <p>Michael’s first feature-length screenplay – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE – earned him the Oscar and the Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay. His other credits include TOY STORY 3, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, and STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.</p> <p>His video lecture, ENDINGS, explores how great film endings work through a close analysis of the climaxes of STAR WARS, THE GRADUATE, and LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE.</p> <p>You can watch ENDINGS, for free, here: <a href= "http://www.pandemoniuminc.com/endings-video" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.pandemoniuminc.com/endings-video</a></p> <p>--</p> <p><strong>Read shownotes, transcripts, and other member interviews:</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.onwriting.org">www.onwriting.org</a></p> <p><strong>--</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow us on social media:</strong><br /> <br /> Twitter: <a href= "http://twitter.com/onwritingwgae">@OnWritingWGAE</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a><br /> Facebook: <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/wgaeast">/WGAEast</a><br /> Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/wgaeast">@WGAEast</a></p>