Genre: Romantic Comedy Premise: A married man on the verge of a mid-life crisis decides to have an affair which leads him to the age-old question: Is the grass really greener on the other side? About: This script finished on the low end of the 2014 Black List. Abraham Higginbotham, the writer, is a well-known […]

Genre: Sci-fi Premise: When a series of alien ships arrive on earth, it’s up to a linguist to learn their language and find out what they came here for. About: This was one of those half-assignment/half-spec type deals. Eric Heisserer adapted Ted Chiang’s short story. The project was considered low-priority. But when it came together, […]

THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BELOW If you’re new to the Scriptshadow Tournament, here’s what’s happened so far. The first round went for 8 weeks, with you, the readers of the site, voting for the best script on each of those weeks. Those 8 winning scripts are now competing in the Quarterfinals. To spruce things […]

So I want to get into some advanced screenwriting stuff today, but before I do, I need to relay an encounter I just had with a screenwriter. A mutual friend introduced me as “Someone who could offer advice,” to the young gentleman and the writer immediately went into this long spiel about how hard it […]

Is Pox Americana the next Revenant? Genre: Western/Action Premise: After a town of Americans are slaughtered by Indians, a group of Indian assassins are put together to enact revenge. But not everything goes according to plan once they accomplish their mission. About: Frank John Hughes, who had parts in such films as Catch Me If […]