This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism. Below are the […]

Are you confused? Would you like to be? You are not prepared… for Paralleled! Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, your title, genre, logline, and finally, why I should read your script. Use my submission address please: Carsonreeves3@gmail.com. Your script and “first […]

Tis the day when the Americans and the Brits split up.  A proud day for America, maybe not so much for our brothers to the East.  Whatever the case, it’s a reason to celebrate.  And I need a day of celebration.  The downside of being an American is that the ideology of the country is […]

Note: This review was originally posted in my Newsletter a few months ago.  When I originally read this script a long time back, I thought it was pretty darn good.  Then I found out the casting and my excitement died immediately, which is reflected in this more recent review.  Jaime Foxx as the president??  The […]

Now a lot of you are probably asking, “Carson, why the hell did you pick Cast Away for a script breakdown?” I’ll tell you. Because it’s different. Because it took chances. Because it’s something that shouldn’t have worked. And I love breaking down scripts that shouldn’t work. I love exploring the deviations and figuring out […]