Genre: War/True Story Premise: Chronicles the clandestine CIA operation that risked igniting WWIII by recovering a nuclear-armed Soviet Sub, the K-129, that sunk to the bottom of the ocean in 1968. About: Scott Free Films (Ridley Scott’s company) bought the rights to the David H. Sharp book “The CIA’s Greatest Covert Operation: Inside the Daring […]

Week 0 (concept) Week 1 (outline) Week 2 (first act) Week 3 (first half of second act) Week 4 (second half second act) Week 5 (third act) Week 6 (Evaluate your first draft) A PLAN OF ATTACK This week, you will lay out a rewrite-targeted outline. The key to any good rewrite is A PLAN […]

When I was looking for examples from funny comedies for my Thursday article, I nearly broke out in hives. As I searched high and low, I couldn’t find any movies that I felt were genuinely funny all the way through. I started to wonder if I’d outgrown comedy features altogether. Comedies are made for the […]

Today, I want to bring you back to one of the defining characters in cinema history. He was introduced to the world on May 19, 1999. His name? Jar-Jar Binks. Jar-Jar Binks was the brainchild of George Lucas. And while you wouldn’t know it today, he was supposed to be the most important character in […]

Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror Premise: A father and daughter living in remote isolation must fight for survival after aliens arrive seeking revenge for killing one of their own. About: This one is based on a graphic novel. Jason Fuchs, who co-wrote Wonder Woman, joined up with Endeavor Content to secure the rights. The pitch here was “Another […]