THE WINNER OF WEEK 1 HAS BEEN LISTED BELOW The Scriptshadow Tournament pits 40 amateur screenplays against each other that you, the readers of the site, will vote on. Ultimately, YOU will decide the winner. These are the first five entries. Read as much as you can from each of the entries and vote for […]

Stay strong, Carson. Don’t let him get to you! 
1) Fear of getting your idea stolen – Fear of getting your idea stolen is so synonomous with being a beginner that it’s a dead giveaway to your newbie-ness (the second I see a copyright number on the title page I know FOR A FACT that […]

Genre: Drama/Dark Comedy Premise: A young man attempts to recreate his suicidal sister’s failed high school prom, with the belief that it’s the only way to save her life. About: This script finished on the low end of the 2014 Black List. The writer, Chai Hecht, hasn’t landed any major assignments yet off of his […]

Congratulations to everyone who finished their screenplay and entered it into the Scriptshadow Screenplay Tournament! The competition starts Friday. Good luck to all!!! Genre: Sci-fi Premise: In the near future, a widowed husband flies to an AI-controlled space station to avenge the murder of his wife. About: 21 Laps is doing some really good things […]

Okay everybody. When I originally set this deadline, I forgot about the long Labor Day weekend. So I’m EXTENDING the deadline for the Scriptshadow Tournament (go here for submission rules) by 1 day. That means everyone has until Monday night, 11:59pm Pacific Time, to get their script in. And let me assure those who submitted […]