Stephen Tronicek

Stephen Tronicek is a screenwriter/director/ based in St. Louis. His screenplay, “Pieces,” was the Runner-Up in Horror in the Script Pipeline First Look Competition. I just want to make good movies.

Aesthetic Choice for Screenwriters

Aesthetic Choice for Screenwriters

I can’t tell you the number of times I have been told by different teachers that I should keep the direction off the page. That I am just here to write the story. That never made sense to me.

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"A Quiet Place Part II": Internal Logic Without a Theme

"A Quiet Place Part II": Internal Logic Without a Theme

As a screenwriter, you can’t just ask an audience to go along with anything, you have to meet them halfway.

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5 min read

Do What Feels Right, the Terrence Malick Way

Do What Feels Right, the Terrence Malick Way

The most constructive filmmaker for learning screenwriting for me was Terrence Malick. To anybody who knows what any of that means, it might sound like an oxymoron.

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5 min read
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