In the lead-up to this month’s “Scene Showdown,” the question must be asked: ‘What, exactly, is a scene?’ Before we break down what a scene is, here are the submission details for Scene Showdown. Literally EVERYBODY who reads this site should enter. Here’s what I need from you… Title Genre Logline Up to 50 words […]

Is Kinds of Kindness genius-level writing? I want to pose a question to you. It’s a simple question. Here it is. Have you seen Kinds of Kindness? If not, why? Maybe you can’t detect this but there’s a little aggression in the way that I’m posing the question because I see a lot of complaining […]

SINCE I HAVE NO IDEA IF THE NEWSLETTER IS GETTING TO PEOPLE, I’M JUST GOING TO INCLUDE IT HERE ON THE SITE. ENJOY! AND IF YOU WANT FUTURE NEWSLETTERS, E-MAIL ME AT CARSONREEVES1@GMAIL.COM. THAT’S ASSUMING I CAN GET THEM SENT OUT! I was talking to an aspiring writer the other day and we got onto […]

When you read that title, you’re probably thinking, “That sounds kind of clickbaity, Carson.” I agree. It does sound clickbaity. But, actually, the message in that title is the key to saving Hollywood.  No, I’m serious. I am speaking to producers with this article. I am speaking to studios. I am speaking to streamers. I […]

Today’s script reminds us of the power of the underdog Genre: Comedy/Drama/Sports Premise: A forty-three-year-old snowplow driver decides to get his high school hockey team back together to play a state championship game. About: Today’s writer may be familiar to some. He’s a Chicago kid who wrote the script 8-Bit Christmas a few years. It […]