A Rant from CI Founder Jim Cirile Howdy, fellow scribes, I’m sure you’ve all heard about this gem from last week: “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” said one anonymous studio executive to Deadline. I don’t know about you, but that…
We are very happy to welcome Derek Carroll and Joseph Murillo to the consider circle. Derek Carroll worked hard on his script BOYO and has been fantastic in taking notes and improving draft after draft. In fact, we first read it back in 2020! A real testament to how nose-to-the-grindstone can pay off. BOYO is…
We are still plowing our way through Get Repped Now scripts. In the meantime, we wanted to give you a quick rundown of some common problems we found. The Inactive Protagonist Let’s remember that your protagonist needs to work hard at achieving their goal. They can’t be the bystander in their own story. They are…
You’ve been cranking on that new idea for months now. It’s finally time to show it around. Wait! Let CI take a look first. We’ll suss out all the areas that may need a bit more TLC before the material is ready to rock. Now save 15% on any screenplay or pilot analysis from CI….
Get Repped Now has concluded its 2023 run, but we are still busily working our way through submissions… and finding considers. We’d like to welcome Mackenzie K. Wertman to the consider cycle. Her animated feature SAND has won over the readers with its heart and charm. SAND is the delightful coming-of-age story of a princess:…
Here is our last entry in our movie structure series: how to create a successful Act Three. In case you’ve missed our previous columns on movie structure, you can find them on our blog. The dark night of the soul is behind our protagonist. They’ve just managed to get out of a tight spot and…
Let’s continue our journey through movie structure. In case you’ve missed our previous columns on this subject, you can find them right here on our blog. We are in Act Two and past the midpoint. The bad guys have been closing in on our protagonist, and now it seems they have succeeded. In classic screenplay…
Meet our fourth consider so far for 2023: Andrew Stopyra. We reviewed his pilot SCARLET, about a sultry con artist with a grand plan in turn-of-the-century France, weeks ago and gave it a “consider with reservations” for script – a Get Repped Now near miss. Stopyra promptly rolled up his sleeves and resubmitted a better,…
This is it, folks! Get Repped Now ends Sunday at midnight Pacific time. There will be no further extensions. So get those scripts and pilots in now! We look forward to reviewing your material.
During the Mexican-American War, Lieutenant Ulysses Grant falls in love with a Mexican woman who helps African-American slaves escape bondage. The war separates them, but they meet again when the woman is dispatched to the United States to seek an alliance to prevent the French from conquering Mexico and becoming an ally of the Confederacy….