Genre: Sci-Fi (TV 1-Hour Drama) Logline: Within hours of learning from an otherworldly source that his upcoming flight is destined for disaster, a would-be Good Samaritan highjacks Northwest Orient flight 305 in order to prevent it from crashing – so begins the saga of history’s most elusive fugitive, D.B. Cooper. Why You Should Read: To […]

You’ve had 72 hours to gain some distance from the screenplay you wrote in two weeks. Wait. TWO WEEKS!? How in the world were you able to write a screenplay in TWO WEEKS?? Oh yeah. Because of me. :) Prep 1, Prep 2, Prep 3, Prep 4, Prep 5, Prep 6, Day 1, Day 2, […]

Genre: Comedy Premise: When a young man can’t come up with enough money for his wedding, he’s forced to enlist the help of his estranged crazy grandmother, who will only provide the dough if he helps her kill herself. About: This script finished on last year’s Black List with 12 votes. This is writer Patrick […]

Genre: Thriller/Horror Premise: Two years after a free solo accident nearly killed her, a fearless climber enlists the help of her old climbing partners to document her comeback. About: This script finished number 2 on last year’s Hit List. It was part of a bidding war that Netflix won. Netflix always wins. The project will […]

Congratulations! You’ve finished your script. Now what??? Before I answer that question, let’s talk about productivity, since that was a common theme that came up throughout this challenge. At one point or another, everyone battled with putting words on the page. From what I could tell, these issues fell into two categories. Category one was […]