How to hack the spec screenwriting game – “The Big U” Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: Through a maddening day of mediation for an office harassment claim she filed, the clock is ticking on Dana as she questions the price of her silence, sanity, and the truth. About: Audrey Ellis Fox is a writer-director who has directed […]

We’re now officially a month and a half away from the only screenwriting competition decided by REAL PEOPLE – aka YOU. Not these clueless fancy contest readers with their big contest price tags and questionable taste. I’d say that the average Scriptshadow reader is way more capable of judging a screenplay than those wannabes. So […]

I just read an article that said AI had already reached a “soft singularity.” The singularity was supposed to be the point when artificial intelligence surpassed human intelligence, triggering rapid, uncontrollable technological growth and change. I guess the soft version of that is just more pettable? I continue to explore AI’s connection to screenwriting tentatively. […]

Genre: Sci-Fi Premise: The United States is in a race with China to become the first country to time travel. When an older pilot cheats his way onto the program, he positions himself to be the first ever time traveler. About: Being pitched as “Interstellar meets Top Gun,” short story “The Barrier” became a hot […]

One of Hollywood’s young talents attempts to recover from his previous failed film. Genre: Drama? Premise: Set in 2020 in the small New Mexico town of Eddington, Covid restrictions begin to wreak havoc on the mental state of a sheriff, who tries to run for mayor to save the town. About: We talked about this […]