An exposition trick that’s guaranteed to make you a better screenwriter. The other day we talked about story ideas so steeped in information, they just aren’t worth writing. Because doing so would amount to 120 straight minutes of exposition dumps. My contention in that review was that these scripts are difficult even for professionals to […]
Is Sprockets the funniest script never made? Genre: Comedy Premise: When German nihilist and talk show host, Dieter, learns that his monkey is kidnapped, he must head to America to find him. About: One of the most infamous projects never made, “Sprockets” was notoriously days from production when Mike Myers pulled out of the project […]
Genre: True Story/Thriller/Crime Premise: (from Black List) The incredible true story of the multi-billion dollar Malaysian government corruption scandal which led to the conviction of Prime Minister Najib Razak and almost $5 billion in settlements paid out by Goldman Sachs. About: This script finished with 10 votes on last year’s Black List. I’ll let Deadline […]
Star Trek is Star Wars for geeks. Guardians of the Galaxy is Star Wars for the cool kids. Is Foundation Star Wars for adults? Genre: Sci-Fi/1 Hour TV Drama Premise: When the galaxy’s premiere mathematician concludes, via a complex equation only he understands, that it is inevitable the Empire will fall, the leader of the […]
I continue to have issues with my E-mailer so if the newsletter is not in your Inbox, check your “SPAM” and “PROMOTIONS” folders. In this month’s newsletter, I talk about Warner Brothers giving Christopher Nolan the heave-ho. Francis Ford Coppola finally making his Citizen Kane with his own money. I give a Kinetic update. I […]
