So a few weeks ago I was watching a short film (actually, it was the one I linked to in my newsletter) and I marveled at how easy it is to stand out in that medium. You have so many tools available to you. You can do something funky with the color grading (the green […]
Genre: Sci-fi/Thriller Premise: In the future, crime-fighting has been taken to the next level with “Vision,” a government project that allows specially trained agents to watch everything we do – and it’s all totally legal. About: “Vision” went out a month ago and while it hasn’t sold yet, it probably will. Writer-director brothers Alex and […]
Genre: TV Pilot – Drama Premise: A show that follows the DEA’s attempts to take down one of the most notorious drug lords in history, Pablo Escobar. About: Narcos is the newest show to come to Netflix (it debuts in late August) and is written by Chris Brancato, an extremely successful TV writer who most […]
The Scriptshadow Newsletter is Out! If you didn’t receive it, check your SPAM and PROMOTIONS folders. It should be there. And it’s a good one. I review the hottest screenplay in town! Genre: Thriller Premise: When a newly minted partner at his firm goes to spend the weekend with his old friends, the three of […]
We may have some good ones today. 16 year olds, both real and imagined. A xx worther who’s back for more. Girl on girl action. And an alcoholic minister. That sounds pretty turnt up to me (I just learned the phrase “turnt up” yesterday so I’ve been using it a lot. Also, “thirsty” apparently doesn’t […]