1) You’re not writing enough – There are two reasons writers don’t write. One, we don’t have enough time. Two, we construct a false reality to make us believe we don’t have enough time. In my experience, the majority of writers fall into the second category. You need to be writing – AT MINIMUM – […]

Welcome, my friends, to the best movie of the year! Genre: Drama Premise: When a suicidal man on a deserted island finds a corpse, he realizes he can manipulate it like a swiss army knife, allowing him to save himself as well as the corpse. About: Writer-directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert have become rockstars […]

Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: An Air Force pilot who’s been forced into retirement hijacks an F-15 for a joyride that may be his last. About: We’re going back to the past today. This script sold in the 80s and some thought it to be on the fast track to a green light. It went so far […]

THE WINNER OF WEEK 5 HAS BEEN LISTED BELOW The Scriptshadow Tournament pits 40 amateur screenplays against each other that you, the readers of the site, will vote on. Ultimately, YOU will decide the winner. Today we have the fifth group of entries. You can see who won Week One here, who won Week Two […]

Unoriginality begets unoriginality. This weekend I was discussing a horror script with an aspiring screenwriter. He was working on the “teaser” (his opening scene) which consisted of a girl running through the forest as a shadowy figure chased her. As you know, this is a common scene in movies, and he was trying to come […]