When it comes to being pigeonholed, producing isn’t that different from writing or acting. You usually have a bunch of scripts you’re trying to get made. After pushing and pushing, one of those scripts finally breaks through and gets produced. Whatever the genre of that script is, that’s what you become known for for the […]

IT’S FINALLY HERE!!! As I combed through all of the comedy submissions, it became clear to me that three things would determine which scripts made the showdown. One, you had to have a funny marketable concept. Two, you had to be funny (your first page should’ve made me laugh). And three, you had to know […]

Plus, the quickest and easiest strategy to get your script on the Black List. Frequently, I see comments or receive e-mails regarding all the bad reviews I give to Black List scripts. Readers of the site are confused by the mixed messages. These are, supposedly, the industry’s best scripts! Why, then, are they getting such […]

Today we review the oddest concept on last year’s Black List, all to get ready for December’s “Weird Script Showdown!” Genre: Fantasy/Sci-Fi Premise: A young girl creates a robot version of Harry Potter while her father simultaneously is treating Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe for a terminal disease. About: This script finished on last year’s […]

Genre: Drama Premise: A Nevada court judge who moonlights reffing high-profile boxing matches must face his demons when he’s assigned to the Olympic fight of an ex-con he’d previously sentenced for murder. About: Justin Piasecki is a writer who’s slowly making a name for himself. You can usually spot the writers who are on the […]