How to Write Groundhog Day by Rubin, Danny -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Table of Contents Introduction Pre-Hog

Create

Brainstorm Breaking In A Door Closes The Spark

Write

Was It Always Called “Groundhog Day”? Notes from the First Days of Writing How Long Did It Take To Write? Finishing

Sell

Agents A Choice of Suitors

Hog

Welcome to the Screenplay Rewriting Groundhog Day

What is “Development”? Developing Groundhog Day Notes From the Screenplay

What Time Is It? Why “I Got You Babe”? How Old is Phil Connors? Beginning the Story in the Middle Small Town The Voiceover Capitalizing Names in a Screenplay Larry’s Character Research Phil’s Character Rita’s Character Joyride My Dark Side No More Rules Crash The Suit Bag The Joy of Ned End of Act One The Gypsy Curse Cynical Phil “I Was Immortal...” Is “Career” a Highly Overrated Concept? The Great Groundhog Great Pick-up Lines Swimming Naked How Long Did it Last? Sponge Cake It’s a Wonderful Life No Exit Stalking the Groundhog The Car Chase The Gay Waiter What Phil Knows About Rita How Do You Know You Are a God? Repetition and Awareness Firmament The Pursuit of Knowledge Music Student Sculpture Chekhov That Blizzard Thing The Old Man Doctor Phil Act III Poetry Love at First Sight The Declaration of Love The Twist

Post-Hog

Reflect

What I Learned from Groundhog Day

1. Best Day Ever 2. Persistent Blindness 3. The Necessity of Humility 4. The Pebble in the Pond 5. Death and Humanity 6. “It’s Groundhog Day!” 7. A World of Infinite Possibilities 8. Intention and Goodness

The Sequel After Groundhog Day

Appendix

Credit: Who Wrote What? What’s a Maguffin? What’s an Option? Continued, Script Notes Becoming a Screenwriter

Acknowledgements About the Author

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