For those of you who’ve been following the site for a long time now, you’ll remember when I first introduced the GSU model (Goal, stakes, urgency). And despite being subjective, I think it’s still a great model for writing a screenplay. You come up with a goal (Liam Neeson needs to rescue his daughter), make […]

Genre: Thriller Premise: A “Gone Girl” like tale where a young girl goes missing and the father becomes the number one suspect… but not for what you’d expect. About: One of the hottest young writer-directors out there is Damien Chazelle. Chazelle started off with a movie I still think explored the most ridiculous premise of […]

Genre: Biopic Premise: In the 80s, a rogue pilot becomes Ground Zero for the majority of the cocaine being smuggled into the US. The crazy thing? He’s being funded by the United States government. About: This was a huge “spec” package early last year. Sold for 7 figures with Ron Howard attached to direct. It’s […]

Hey guys, sorry for no Amateur Offerings Saturday and the re-post of a Newsletter review today (sign up for the newsletter here). Busy at work putting the Scriptshadow 250 Contest together. So hang tight and discuss all the goodness that directors like Matthew Vaughn bring to the world… Genre: Action/Spy Premise: A young British hooligan […]

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