It’s a busy day today so I don’t have time to read a script. But I want you to keep your eyes on the prize – Comedy Showdown. My goal is to help sell the comedy script that wins it all. And, if that’s going to happen, you have to start with a strong concept. […]

Genre: Serial Killer/Sci-Fi Premise: A former music therapist is recruited to use a mysterious machine to dive into the memories of a serial killer on death row. About: This is the writer’s SECOND time being on The Black List. The first time was with The Traveler. Writer: Austin Everett Details: 119 pages Mila for Kimball […]

Lots of possibilities for you and Scriptshadow Productions today so make sure to read the whole post! CONGRATS TO MAELSTROM! A big congrats to Stephen Parker, writer of Maelstrom. He won this weekend’s High Concept Showdown. Here’s his logline: “When a freak storm hits a couples therapy retreat and turns all men in its path […]

Oh man, going through these loglines was equal parts awesome, frustrating, flabbergasting, and hilarious. One of my biggest laughs happened when I read this logline: “The search for a cure lands a doctor and her terminally ill husband alone on a boat, in a fight for their lives when the ‘super steroid pills’ intended for him are eaten by […]

I’m currently editing a screenplay, something I haven’t done in a while. And one of the things I’ve become obsessed with during the process is script rhythm. What is rhythm? Rhythm is the pacing of a script. It’s a combination of how long scenes last and how you balance longer and shorter scenes. One of […]