Week 0 (concept) Week 1 (outline) Week 2 (first act) Week 3 (first half of second act) Week 4 (second half second act) Many a time people have asked me, “Carson, what’s the key to a great third act?” And I answer, “A good retirement plan.” But seriously, writing a great third act is all […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: Two high school friends that had a falling out reunite and become superheroes as adults to take on the growing supervillain problem in the city. About: Thunder Force is the latest collaboration between Melissa McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone. The two have made several movies together, including Superintelligence, Life of the […]

And how can we steal their secrets for features? The only thing that matters right now is that they’re finally building a real lightsaber. Not those fakey glorified glow-sticks but a real live lightsaber that rises up from the handle. I will be the first one to buy this when it comes out, even if […]

Sorry for the late post. It’s a travel day so I didn’t have time to read and review a script. But I did want to share with you a comedy I recently watched that’s quite good. It’s free on Amazon Prime and it’s called Brittany Runs A Marathon. I was researching the movie for something […]

Today we review a big spec sale pitched as Knives Out in the White House! Genre: Thriller/Mystery Premise: The president is murdered during a private dinner, and Secret Service agent Mia Pine has until morning to discover which guest is the killer before a peace agreement fails and leads to war. About: Pitched as “Knives […]