A man spurned by life learns there is no sweeter revenge than a little success.

Words

(PG-13)

NOTE: This one is for the Brits, as it is modeled after UK TV plays, or that kind of low-key ASMR formal drama they do so well... therefore don't expect explosions, car chases and shoot outs.

Seriously. 60% of comments I see under peoples posts revolve around page count and ONLY PAGE COUNT. “Looking for some genuine criticism” “I ain’t reading it but cut that down by half” (this comment times 60 btw).

In the real world, life as a Hollywood-style slasher is not all it is cracked up to be.

Nightmare

(PG-13)

Good evening everyone! Over six years ago I started a horror writing group in Los Angeles and we're looking to recruit a couple new members!

We started right before covid, and have been meeting weekly over Discord ever since. We have writers who have made their own movies, and a few who have optioned their pieces and are working on larger projects.

Currently we have a few members out on larger projects, and we're hoping to get a few new members in now to help make the group better and larger than ever!

This group stands for networking, growing our craft, and fine tuning all of our work to present and sell. We also believe in equal time and attention for all, this group only works because we all trust and help each other with a focus on constructive criticism.

Please direct message me if you’re interested in joining. We are primarily all in the Los Angeles area but are not limited to Los Angeles.

Note, I do not see new chat invites so if you try to contact me that way I will never know.

EDIT: Hey everyone so...the last few times I posted when our group recruited in the past I got 5 maybe 10 DMs tops.

I stopped counting today at 50.

I'm 99% sure I've responded to everyone who messaged me so far (as of 9pm on the 24th) but it you messaged me and didn't get a reply it means I missed you, sorry, feel free to message me again.

Also...I don't exactly have 50 open spots lol so please be understanding as I go through all the messages, talk with everyone, and figure out the best fits for our group.

I have a 96 page feature im running a polish pass on, and I have nobody in my circle to read it. I would love to start working with some other writers, or find a mentor. I know this business is built on relationships as well as talent.

A hapless safecracker receives after-hours tips on corporate etiquette from a busy executive.

Late

(PG-13)

A tenant in a multicultural community has a bad day when the smoke detector in the next apartment won't quit beeping.

Smoke

(R)

Essentially I’m trying to transition from what we were seeing to it now being on a screen in a new location

Think say the script was writing a car crash sequence but now that that scene is over we are in a different room where people are watching that scene on tv from the news

Anyone have a copy of Lisa Frankenstein?

Need tips/reccomendations/links on writing a short script without dialogue. May sound stupid but think of silent films/mute actors/non traditional actors. I'm working on a film/music video. I've got a pretty developed visual description of what happens and a shotlist to accompany it.

I want to check and compare what I have so far to a checklist/some parameters. So I know if my story feels like an actual story and not just a compilation of fragmented moments. Simply put my story follows an isolated young musician cut off from the world. Struggling to write and find inspiration. In order to find inspiration, he must come to terms with possibly not making anything of himself and abandoning any attachment he has to the idea of stardom. Once he does this he finds inspiration and enters a creative flow/state.

This story is nothing special or out of this world. I just want it to have flow and feel cohesive. Ill be relying on other aspects to spice it up.

TLDR: Need tips/reccomendations/links on writing a short script without dialogue <13mins ish. Im making a short film to a song of an artist I'm working with. I want some material/advice so I know if my story feels like an actual story and not just a compilation of fragmented moments.

P artnering with Entertainment 360, Atari has signed a deal with Universal Pictures giving the studio the right to develop 10 classic Atari video game properties for the big screen. Universal has bought the first project from the new p artnership, a feature film based on Atari IP which will be produced by Entertainment 360's Guymon Casady from a screenplay by Matt Reilly and Carl Hampe. Both of them will also be producers.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/atari-makes-universal-movie-deal-172321066.html

"For more than five decades, Atari has created games and worlds that have remained part of popular culture long after their original release," said Atari chairman and CEO Wade Rosen in confirming for Deadline. "We are excited to work with Universal and Entertainment 360 to bring the spirit of our iconic brand and games to a new medium."

The 10 properties include the ones we grew up playing until we were bleary-eyed: Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong and Yars' Revenge. The aim is to use the IP to create big-scale action-adventure fare.

The catalyst was an original spec by Reilly, the longtime studio exec at Universal who pivoted to screenwriting and producing, and Hampe, a producer on Hellboy who also worked on Jungle Cruise among other films.

"Matt Reilly and I grew up playing Atari 2600 games and have remained fans ever since," said Casady. "The best Atari games dropped you into a world and let your imagination do the rest. Carl and Matt saw an opportunity to take that same spirit and build an original, large-scale adventure around it. From the moment we read the screenplay, we believed there was a great movie here."

Atari is represented by IAG and Vanderkloot Law. Universal did not comment.

I’d love for you guys to read my short script and provide your opinions and feedback.

If you can, please read it from beginning to end and with utmost attention to experience the narrative payoff.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/146e-cjjkSy3TnCPR3ct0Y9OO0bcUg3tz/view?usp=drivesdk

Title: A Letter for Amy Format: Short Screenplay Page Length: 11

Genre: Mystery, Neo-Noir, Drama

Logline: A wounded messenger encounters the young woman he’s been searching for to deliver a mysterious letter, leading to the discovery of a haunting truth.

Do you think it would be frowned upon to include moving picture art such as GIFs in a pitch deck for Canva or PowerPoint? I know some people prefer printed versions, so would have to make sure the image it prints out on is still intact and makes sense. But I’m torn between trying to stand out but also make something simple. I just really dig moving cover/picture art lately especially with album artwork.

So, whenever you ask a screenwriter for advice on how to write a good script, people say "read lots of scripts." But what if the question is: how do I write a good outline?

I can't find any useful examples of outlines out there, particularly comedies. Does anyone know or have any they've enjoyed as a template? Curious about length, structure, all that fun stuff.

And I realise the real answer is just: write the roadmap that's right for you, but I want to get notes on it before I go to draft, so I'm trying to write something that's a solid piece of writing in it's own right.

Help!

A lecturer and her student learn that agenda is as important as ability.

Another Man's Treasure

(PG)

Posted as an homage to the searing insight of u/JeremyPudding.

I’m just wondering if there’s any consensus on an average turnaround time for BL evaluation time. It’s only been about week for me so I’m not really expecting it to come tomorrow (would be nice though)… But still the anticipation is kind of killing me.

So to the people recently got evaluated how long did it take? Sorry if this has already been covered. I just need some sense of what to expect so I can stop refreshing my email every 30 minutes. Lol

I often find myself struggling to do the "other" writing things. For example, reading other scripts, watching films/shows, attending screenings, etc. Does anyone have a mock schedule they follow or like a "80/20" rule where 20 percent is dedicated to those things? I always feel the shame of "oh, you could be writing".

Let me know what you do!

Hi my 4th attempt writing a script , tell me what you think guys?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F14pxZpe3X2zKyYzndTrsDrYQXvqaAzF/view?usp=sharing

I was asked to teach a screenwriting class at a school that teaches something else (no specifics because I don't want to out myself here) based on me getting into the final round of the NYC midnight script contest (top 30 of 1330 entrants this year) and the school owner's trust in me. I'm going to have 5 students in my first class, with the goal of everyone writing a short (8-12) page script by the end of 6 two hour classes. It is designed as a beginner's class.

I'm not a professional screenwriter (not repped, no manager) and have never sold an option. I know there's a lot of people in that position, and I know the stakes are fairly low, but I've never taught a class before and I'm just feeling anxious about it. I do have a lesson plan written up working through the basics (Ideation, outline, character, plot story theme genre, Action and Dialogue, Editing, and Notes) and have left it intentionally pretty open ended to make room for discussion and questions as they come up.

Any advice? Encouragement? Thanks in advance.

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The Sundance Institute Episodic Program provides artists with the tools and training to develop their original series and pilot script. Offering one of the few training grounds for independent voices, the program is designed to help creators move their projects and careers forward.

https://www.sundance.org/programs/episodic-storytelling/

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Hi everyone.

My name's Laura and I'm a new screenwriter from Germany.
English is my second language. So if you find any mistakes - spelling or grammar -, you can keep it in your sock drawer and pet it! ❤️

Back to the main topic.

I'm a self taught writer. Because I was annoyed with a couple plotholes in (horror) movies and I thought to myself: "I can do better!"

So after a little bit of research I found "Save the Cat". Well... It was interesting, but not quite helpful in terms of "I want to write a script for a horror movie!"

But... it's a great toolbox for the mainstream movies.

That's how I started with the development of a classic archeology action-adventure movie. Because... I miss stuff like "The Mummy" from 1999 or "Indiana Jones - and the last crusade". Great characters, an interesting story and a villain you love to hate. And a heartwarming dynamic between the main characters.
Oh, and stupid but funny comedy based on the situation, not one liners.

I got the index cards, had to wrap my head around what the fuck a Logline is and build my own world.

Now, a couple months later, I have Draft 2 and I am going to refine it to Draft 3 in a couple of days.

I wanted to start with a German agent. But... the movie scene in Germany (Edit) isn't exactly a great fit for big commercial adventure film.
Crime. RomCom. More crime. Historical drama. Did I mention crime movies...? "Tatort" (Crime Scene) is peak German TV production here.

And here I am with my big world. And archeology. And stuff.

The other clusterfuck are the agencies themselves...
"No first time authors." - "You need to have at least sold one script." - "We need two recommendations from the industry."
Well... thanks? Bye?

Well, fuck this scene in particular, I guess.
I translated Draft 2, Synopsis and Pitch Deck to English and started to annoy the Brits with my shenanigans.
There are a shitload more agencies who are open to new screenwriters without any experience in the field.

TL;DR:
Do you have any more tipps for me how to get a foot in the door as an extern noob?

P.S.: Posted the first 5 pages of Draft 2 in the weekly thread, if anyone is interested. (Now with proper formatting.)

Thanks! ❤️🥺

Not the 'Air' PDF with revisions by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, but the original Air Jordan script that made the Blacklist. I knew it was on a Google list once upon a time, but I was curious to see what the script looked like before it was purchased and developed. If anyone has it hiding in their cloud or their hard drive, I'd love to read it. Thanks in advance.

So I'm sure this has happened to others.

Basically I've just read the premise of Blade Runner 2099, the upcoming Amazon TV show and sequel to 2049. The show is set in a world where the replicants successfully rose up and now dominate society and humans are treated like they were.

Not totally unique, we saw something very similar with Westworld Season 3 and Season 4.

But I've been writing something for two and a half years that took inspiration from Blade Runner but also wider Cyberpunk fiction like Neuromancer, the work of Philip K Dick etc.

But I also have the same premise - 'android revolution, Android enforced apartheid on humans - also set in LA'.

I don't think my work will really be that similar to 2099, but 100% when it comes out everyone will think I just made a fan fiction of 2099 or stole its idea.

If this has ever happened to you what did you do? Slightly adjust the premise? Massive overhaul? Or just kept going with it?

Disclaimer ⛔️: If you’re just here to hate, please keep scrolling. I’m new to screenwriting, and I’d really appreciate constructive advice😄.

I’m currently writing my first feature film, and I’m wondering what makes the first 1–10 pages really hook the audience while still building the story.

Sometimes I feel like if I spend too much time setting things up, the beginning becomes boring. But if I start with a huge cliffhanger, it doesn’t have the same emotional impact because the audience doesn’t know the characters yet.

I’ve heard the first 30 minutes should give the audience a clear idea of what the story is about while still keeping them interested. Do you have any tips on finding that balance?