An advanced screenwriting method that takes your screenplays to the next level! When I first started writing screenplays, I didn’t know what the hell I was doing when it came to writing scenes. I mean, I knew what a scene was in the abstract. I knew that characters were supposed to talk to each other […]

A big six-figure script sale comes from another Scriptshadow reader! Genre: Horror Premise: When a scientist ventures deep into the Amazon rainforest in search of a rare fungus that could save her dying daughter, she finds herself trapped high above the jungle floor, hunted by a terrifying creature that lives among the treetops. About: Today’s […]

This movie is a game changer for the documentary industry. But is it actually a good movie? Genre: Documentary/Drama/Comedy Premise: Documentarian Nathan Fielder moves in with the infamous Elizabeth Holmes, founder of a multibillion-dollar tech startup, Theranos, who was ultimately convicted of defrauding investors. About: This movie is turning into one of the biggest documentary […]

I explain why I chose the six loglines for last week’s Amateur Showdown and I go over five loglines that didn’t make it, so that you can see the common logline mistakes that writers make.   It always gets controversial when it comes time for me to pick loglines. Many writers are baffled by my […]

Genre: Christmas Comedy Logline: When the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree burns to a crisp, a ragtag group of misfit landscapers band together to find a replacement before the official tree lighting ceremony. It goes badly. About: This past weekend, we had an Amateur Showdown here on Scriptshadow. Out of a little more than 200 entries, […]