Today’s script review challenges the notion of non-traditional narratives. Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: When a Native American girl’s brother is critically injured, she rushes to a nearby military compound for help. But after two soldiers are deployed to find the man, it becomes unclear if their intention is to help or hurt him. About: Rupert Wyatt […] read more»

It’s another pilot day here at Scriptshadow. Today we take a look at a show from the writer of Easy A! Genre: TV Pilot – Comedy/Light Sci-Fi Premise: A young female filmmaker obsessed with a long since dead rock star, finds herself travelling back in time, where she meets and falls in love with him. […] read more»

Pacific Rim may have a title tailor-made for a porn movie offshoot, but we’ll only be discussing its script here. Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from IMDB) As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate […] read more»

The Other Star Wars had the most difficult job of any script I’ve ever read. It followed my viewing of Sharknado, the greatest movie in history. Amateur Friday Submission Process: To submit your script for an Amateur Review, send in a PDF of your script, a PDF of the first ten pages of your script, […] read more»

The Big Idea script I’ve written a couple of articles covering this kind of thing in the past, but observing the script market over the last couple of years, I’ve noticed and learned a few more things. One of those things is that most writers don’t break in with a big splashy spec sale. The […] read more»