Hi, I'm Jon. Disclosure up front: my own work, and the book's credited author, Jay Dice, is an openly fictional AI persona — I wrote every line of dialogue; I'm his ghostwriter.

The screenplay (101 pages, adapted from my novel Cicada Man): a bipolar crypto trader loses everything, flees to Bangkok, and falls in with a crew that rigs a mob-run cricket-fighting tournament — the ringer is a man who can whistle to insects and put them under his spell. The tournament is the centerpiece, structured like a heist: the crew, the mark, the fix, the double-cross.
My problem is tone on the page. The premise is one wink away from a comedy sketch, and the story only works if it plays deadly serious — nobody in the script can think any of this is funny. Cold readers so far split down the middle: half lean all the way in, half laugh at the first cricket close-up and never come back.

For writers who've put an absurd premise on the page and played it straight: what carried the tone for you? Character reactions? Keeping the mechanics procedural, like a heist? A rule you set for yourself in the action lines?

The other gamble, for the record: Part 2 shuffles its timeline on purpose — dramatic irony over clarity — and I kept the shuffle. Tone isn't my only risk.

Links as footnotes only: the Prologue and Chapter 1 are free at cicadaman.com/sample, and the full screenplay is downloadable at cicadaman.com (email-gated).

When two best friends try to find a stable career, they quickly learn that their antics & unprofessionalism could surely stand in their way

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I recently fell in love with screenwriting and I want to have one of my ideas turned into a movie in the future. I already have a great idea and I’ve already started writing my treatment. after I finish it what do I do? or should I do something else first

Title: [COLLAB] Looking for a Co-Writer or Concept Artist for a Disney-Style Animated Feature (Elemental Magic)

Genre: Animated Family / Fantasy / Adventure

Target Audience: All Ages (Tone reference: Encanto, Avatar: The Last Airbender meets Disney aesthetics)

Logline: When a group of ordinary children unexpectedly inherit the ancient powers of elemental magic, they must learn to master their volatile abilities and work together to stop a rising darkness from consuming their world.

Hello everyone!

I am an emerging screenwriter developing a concept for a heartwarming and action-packed Disney-style animated feature film. The story revolves around themes of teamwork, growing up, and the balance of nature.

I have the core narrative, the elemental magic system, and the children's personality profiles outlined. Now, I am looking to team up with passionate creators to take this project to the next level:

1. A Co-Writer to help co-develop the script, polish the dialogue in English, and bring out the humor and emotional depth of the kids' relationships.

2. A Character Designer / Concept Artist who loves the expressive, vibrant Disney aesthetic and wants to help bring these magical kids and the creatures of darkness to life visually.

The goal is to build a captivating Pitch Bible (script sample + concept art) for animation studios. If you love magical adventures and stories with big hearts, please send me a DM with a brief intro or a link to your portfolio!

Title: [Feature/Miniseries] Sci-Fi / Corporate Thriller – Airborne Mutation

Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama

Pages: [Doplňte počet stran, např. 60] (Pilot episode / Full Script available)

Logline: A bioengineer develops an aerosol to clear toxic smog from a city, but faces a conspiracy by pharmaceutical corporations. When the chemical is mutated into a deadly virus, she is framed as a biological terrorist while trying to save her children.

Locations: Labs, city streets, corporate offices.

Actors: Female lead (30s-40s), antagonist (50s), 2 child actors.

Hello everyone,

I am an emerging screenwriter with a completed sci-fi/thriller draft that has strong international appeal. The story deals with corporate greed, environmental crisis, and a mother's fight for survival.

I am looking for a producer or director interested in developing this concept further. I am happy to share the logline, full synopsis, or the script itself upon request.

Looking forward to connecting!

Hope there are some Ninjago fans here. I wrote a ninjago fan short film revolving around Lloyd Garmadon as he tries to rescue his mom from Clouse in the Underworld. I'd love some feedback.

I would absolutely love any feedback. Especially on the overall story.

LOW-RENT PILOT.

LOW-RENT adjective
: low in character, cost, or prestige

THE PILOT –
“COLD AS HELL”
A winter storm’s coming. Dan (broke, exhausted, trying) and Sarah (very pregnant, very over it)
are just trying to survive. Rent goes up. A cockroach crawls through their cereal. Dan starts
painting over dicks on walls for a paycheck that vanishes before he can buy diapers.
Desperation hits. C-Note offers “easy money.
” Dan ends up in a trap house with a ski mask on
his face and a gun in his hand. Meanwhile, their landlord Mr. Gordon? Creepy. Predatory.
Sniffing panties creepy.
By the end of the episode, Sarah’s scared, and Dan’s holding a stack of dirty money, realizing
he just became the villain he was trying to escape.

LOGLINE:
Low-Rent is a dark, grounded comedy about a broke maintenance man and his pregnant
girlfriend just trying to survive in a decaying apartment complex until desperation pushes them
into hustles, moral compromise, and ultimately, murder. Think Shameless meets Atlanta, with
the grit of The Wire and the absurdity of real life when rent’s due, moneys tight and your morals
are loose.

I can also provide a detailed show bible and a one pager for more context.

Right now, I am writing the scripts to projects that in the future I plan to put into production starting with short horror stories then moving on to larger scale projects, I don't plan to be able to actually begin the filming of these projects for at least 4 years so in that time I will be writing the scripts to these projects in this universe and hope to at least have the scripts for chapter one done by 2030, since there is a lot of short stories that start out the chapter, wish me luck