How many writers does it take to write one disaster pic? A lot more than you think! Genre: Action Premise: After a massive earthquake hits the West Coast, a rescue-chopper pilot travels across the wasteland to save his daughter. About: San Andreas came out this weekend and bested predictions with 50 million big ones (a […]
Scriptshadow 250 Contest Deadline – 60 days left! Today we have not five, but SIX Amateur Friday contenders. Why? Well, I’ll be honest with you. I don’t think writers are bringing it with their concepts. They’re not bad ideas, but remember, when you’re an unknown screenwriter, you need your idea to STAND OUT. You want […]
Yesterday’s Irony Logline Winner has just been announced. Go back to yesterday’s post if you missed the competition. Please keep all reactions to the winners in the above linked post. All comments today are limited to Insatiable discussion. Thanks! Genre: Horror Premise (from writer): When a law student’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes from a truck stop […]
Yesterday we had a mini-contest to come up with the best ironic screenplay idea. The winner got an automatic bid into The Scriptshadow 250. Well the winner(s) have been announced. I decided to create a new post so congratulations comments wouldn’t get buried in the previous post. ***AND THE WINNER IS: “NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED” […]
I had a lot of fun reading the ironic loglines in last week’s Three or Out post. So much so that, today, I’d like to expand on that. A good ironic premise stands out so much from other ideas, that the more you can practice these puppies, the better chance you’ll have at constructing a […]
