Frankenstein meets Forest Gump meets Flowers for Algernon meets The Island of Doctor Moreau meets Wes Anderson meets 50 Shades of Gray Genre: Drama/Fantastical Premise: A crazy old doctor performs an unthinkable experiment on a young woman and charts her progress as she opens up to a new world of sexuality that she embraces with […]

Genre: Thriller Winning Logline: An emotionally fragile executive failing to live up to his potential in life hires a mysterious personal development coach whose unorthodox, life-threatening tactics push him to the brink of death. About: This logline took on a competitive bunch this weekend and, in a hard fought battle, came out on top, pulling […]

Scriptshadow here to interrupt your regularly scheduled writing time. I’ve been reading a ton of scripts lately. Usually two a day. What happens when you read that many scripts that close together is you become more in tune with PATTERNS. You start to see the similar mistakes writers are making. This is great for you […]

Clementine script review with some added insight from the writer! Genre: Thriller Premise: (from Black List) Set in real time, a Colombian mother barely escapes a pawn shop shootout and goes on the run from her violent ex-husband, a terrifying mob boss, and a bloodthirsty hitwoman sent to collect an overdue debt, all while trying […]

Genre: Drama Premise: After exhausting all financial options to save their dying daughter, Frank and Abby are forced into a final act of desperation: rob a local bank. About: This was a script on last year’s Black List. The writer just completed his second feature film, called, “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers.” Here’s the logline […]