Genre: Action/Fantasy Premise: A combat veteran fights to keep his inexperienced squad alive in the remote Scottish Highlands as they’re hunted by descendants of a Celtic Demigod. Why You Should Read: I’ll let the logline speak for itself, either it’s your bag or not ;)…. Comparisons: Dog Soldiers/Wickerman/Southern Comfort. Writer: B. Jack Azadi Details: 97 […]

Today we discuss setting up your hero’s life, which will have an enormous effect on how much we care about them during the movie. Day 1: Writing a Teaser Day 2: Introducing Your Hero Now that we’ve discussed introducing your hero, we must discuss introducing their life. There’s a specific reason for this. When you […]

Today we discuss the most important scene you will write in your entire script. Yesterday, we discussed the teaser scene and talked about whether you should include one in your script or not. Now that you’ve decided, we can move on to either the first scene of the script (if you didn’t include a teaser) […]

To tease or not to tease, that is the question. It’s finally here! I’m going to guide you through the process of writing a first act in the month of March. The goal will be to write 30 pages. You might be wondering why not 25 pages, which is the page count I usually promote […]

The March Scriptshadow Newsletter is in your inboxes! A quick reminder that the Scriptshadow Newsletter just hit your inboxes. Make sure to check your Spam and Promotions folders if you didn’t receive it. E-mail me at carsonreeves1@gmail.com if you want to be added to the list. In this month’s newsletter, I discuss a new method […]