Upstream Color will have to wait another week. So today’s script will take on one of the most famous baseball players in history. The question is, is he interesting enough to have a movie written about him? Genre: Sports Drama Premise: (from IMDB) The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the […]

This is your chance to discuss the week’s amateur scripts, offered originally in the Scriptshadow newsletter. The primary goal for this discussion is to find out which script(s) is the best candidate for a future Amateur Friday review. The secondary goal is to keep things positive in the comments with constructive criticism. Below are the […]

Does Home For The Holidays feel too “been there done that?” Or does Carson simply not have a sense of humor? Read on to find out! 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, […]

So you’re currently preparing to write your next script. And it’s a drama. I have some advice for you. Don’t do it. Stay away. Avoid the drama spec at all costs. Why? There are tons of reasons. But let me break down some of the big ones for you. Drama specs don’t sell. Or, at […]

Genre: Sci-fi Premise: (from IMDB) A veteran assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself. About: While this draft was written by “The Departed” screenwriter William Monahan, Monahan didn’t seem to make the final cut when the credits were given out. The writer doing the revisions […]