The End of Act Two: Low Point & Dark Night of the Soul
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 …
Next into the Consider Circle: Andrew Stopyra
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 …
LAST CHANCE to Get Repped Now! Final Deadline June 4th
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 …
GET REPPED NOW EXTENDED – Final Deadline June 4th 2023
Get Repped Now has been EXTENDED. FINAL DEADLINE is Midnight Pacific time, June 4th, 2023. THERE IS NO PRICE INCREASE. This is your last chance to get that killer screenplay …
The Midpoint High
Let’s talk about your midpoint. Assuming your script clocks in at 100 – 110 pages, this will happen somewhere between pages 50 to 55. The first part of Act Two …
Meet Our Next Get Repped Now Consider: Philip Elliott
When a Los Angeles family man’s secret neo-Nazi past resurfaces, to avoid life behind bars he must become the man he swore he never again would be and infiltrate a …
The Strong Turn Into Act Two
We’re continuing our journey through screenplay structure by examining the turn into Act Two. In case you’ve missed our previous columns about setup, inciting incident, and the hero refusing the …
The Psychology of Act One
Here is our weekly column of screenwriting tips. For all previous columns, please see our blog entries right here. In our last column, we’ve talked about the Inciting Incident. This …
First Get Repped Now Consider for 2023: Joe Marino
We are psyched to introduce our first Get Repped Now 2023 consider: Joe Marino. Joe really brought it with his tense Southern Gothic horror-thriller FEALTY, and we can’t wait to …
Nail Your Inciting Incident
This week, let’s talk about your inciting incident. The inciting incident is what sets your story in motion. In classic screenplay structure, this happens around page 12. Frankly, anywhere between …
