I review a big high concept sale. I come up with a great twist ending for the movie that’s better than anything they’ll come up with. I tell you all about who Chris Dennis and I are targeting for his contest-winning script, “Kinetic” and how we plan to do it. I, of course, rant about […]

The knives are out with today’s question! A reader e-mailed me yesterday and asked a good question: Do you write a logline before you write the script or do you only write it afterwards? The question stemmed from an idea that “Save The Cat’s” Blake Snyder promoted, which is that he would never write a […]

Genre: Comedy/Drama/Thriller? Premise: (from Black List) Ready for a night of partying, a group of Black and Latino college students must weigh the pros and cons of calling the police when faced with an emergency About: This script finished in the top 15 of last year’s Black List. It started off as a short film, […]

What does a producer do anyway? Maybe today’s post will give you an idea. Today’s post is an informal continuation of yesterday’s contest winner announcement. So if you haven’t read that post, check it out. Today, I thought I’d share a little of my producing journey with you in the hopes that you gain some […]

KINETIC by Chris Dennis!!!!! Bradley Cooper for Clay? Here’s the logline for Kinetic: “Following a harrowing phone call while out on the road, a long haul trucker with a tormented past must deliver a tank of liquid crystal meth before sundown in order to save his pregnant wife.” If you missed it, you can see […]