John Logan is only one of four credited writers on Skyfall, but he must have made a hell of an impression on the Bond producers because he’s been hired to write the next two films in the franchise. He pitched … Continue reading →

Screenwriter John Logan Gets To Write ‘Bond 24′ & ’25′

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John Logan is only one of four credited writers on Skyfall, but he must have made a hell of an impression on the Bond producers because he’s been hired to write the next two films in the franchise.

He pitched a two-film story arc during the production of Skyfall, and supposedly the producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson (who oversee and approve everything related to 007), loved it so much Logan immediately began writing the scripts.

Logan has been Oscar-nominated three times: Gladiator, Hugo, and The Aviator.

For screenwriting geeks out there: he’s famous for his style of “vertical writing.”

Here’s an example out of the screenplay for Hugo.  Notice how sparse and short the sentences are, with the text immediately leading your eyes downward vertically?

Source: Deadline NY

  • Michael Thomas

    All the writing I’ve ever read leads your eyes “downwards veritically” when you come to the end of a sentence. I have no idea what you are talking about with that observation.

  • paragraphguy

    I think what he’s trying to get at is the guy doesn’t write in paragraphs.

  • http://www.facebook.com/StephenMCroft Steve Croft

    No, all the writing you’ve ever read leads you to the right, as sentences end you flow onto the next one. You keep going and going as sentences finish and a new one begins. You keep going and going. Sentences do not naturally start under another one unless a new paragraph or quote is about to happen generally. The way he writes there each sentence finishes and you move to the next, each sentence is brief and to the point, pretty well constructed. It is informative and well done.

    Now, you didn’t read ‘down’ until you got to this sentence did you :)

  • ANTI Douche

    Correct.
    He is, unfortunately, stating it ackwardly.
    This is not an average example of script craft style.
    To each, there own.
    If you are a good writer, style is not always essential.