Who the hell is Marty and why are he and this woman in a Scriptshadow article?? Last week we took five effortless screenwriting methods known for their power to improve a screenplay and then we had a competition the next day challenging you guys to implement those methods into a short script. The experience was […]

One of this generation’s greatest screenwriters hits us with a new TV show on HBO. Does he deliver?? Genre: TV Pilot – Drama Premise: “Here, Now” takes a Portland-based Brangelina-type family – a trio of multicultural adopted children – and asks how they approach life once they’re all grown up. About: HBO’s golden child and […]

Today’s writers take the most classic love story of all time and ask, “What if Romeo art tho The Huntsman?” Genre: Period/War/Romance Premise: A new take on Romeo and Juliet that expands the famous Capulet and Montague feud into a full-scale war. About: This script was picked up last year by Sony and Joe Roth, […]

Congrats to Mini-Shorts Contest winner, Nick Morris, for his short script, “DO NOT OPEN” It’s a fun little exercise in suspense. Nick wins a First Ten Pages consultation from me. I enjoyed doing this so much, we’re going to do another one next weekend. Stay tuned! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from Black List) When futuristic technology […]

So as you know (or at least, you better know), the Scriptshadow Short Script Contest is happening as we speak! You have until March 12th to get your entries in. The winner gets their short film produced here at Scriptshadow and premiered here on the site. It’s going to be YUUUUGE. But you know me. […]