Folks who’ve participated in our free Pandemalogues Writing Tournaments this year know the name Scotty Cornfield. Mr. Cornfield is a former homicide detective (for real) and has won and placed in these competitions more than a few times. Mr. Cornfield always delivers on the subtext in particular — he’s a master at writing on two…
EVIL is in the air, friends. Horrible predators on the prowl… soothing us with comforting lies… before they STRIKE and suck away our souls! That’s right, it is… election time! Er, oh. It’s also Halloween. And in celebration of this most wonderful time of year for many of us, we’ve got a little treat in…
THE FINAL SEVEN. Before we announce our winner (and show you the film), a round of applause please for these amazing folks who demonstrated crazy stick-to-it-iveness, innovation, and ambition. All seven films were remarkable in their own way. Some were hilarious. Some were dramatic. Some were freakin’ insane. And all were done in just a…
Think you’ve got the encyclopedic knowledge of film and TV needed to become a successful screenwriter? We’ll be the judge of that! Top three replies win a free half-hour phone consultation with Coverage, Ink founder Jim Cirile. RULES 1) No Googling. You must answer off the top of your head. If you cheat, we…
TIME TO MAKE A SHORT FILM. No, Really. It Will Be Easy. Trust Us. We Will Help You. By August 17th, you will have a short. Entry is FREE. And you may win $250 cash. Â You will write and develop an original short film with a beginning, middle and end, five minutes…
You’ve been working hard on that new piece of material. Now ice that baby with some feedback from the Industry Experts. We’ll hip you to what’s hot and what’s not so you can proceed with confidence. MAJOR CONTEST FINAL DEADLINES coming up fast: Stage 32 7/22 Slamdance 7/27 Final Draft Big Break 7/30 Screencraft Drama 7/31…
For Writercizes Final Week Exercise Cut and paste this text into your screenwriting software. Some reformatting will be necessary. Then send your rewrite to us at info@coverageink.com by midnight Pacific time Monday June 15th. INT. APARTMENT – NIGHT Daniel starts to walk in through the door of the apartment. He is sweating and looks…
May 20th to June 17th, 2020 WRITERCIZES IS NOW CLOSED. CONGRATS TO OUR GRAND PRIZE WINNER: ALBERTO HALFELD THANKS FOR PLAYING, EVERYONE! Here we go again with another FREE 4-week screenwriting challenge! Writercizes is a 4-week mini-tournament that operates in much the same way as the CI Pandemalogues Writing Tournament….
We saw some pretty amazing little scenes during our 4-week Pandemalogues Scene-Writing Tournament. But Week 4 winner Alex Marvin Clark’s scene “Cleopatra and Caesarion” was a standout. Because, kids, it is an incredible study in SUBTEXT. Subtext is one of those things that is just deceptively hard to do. It seems so damn easy. But…
Man, it is a bit overwhelming but so gratifying. Tanya and I worked so hard on this script. 27 drafts over a year and a half to get it right. So to be nominated for BEST SCREENPLAY is oh so rewarding. And our lead actress Dani Lennon was also nominated for Best Actress. Consider…