Shot Calls, Music Calls – Avoid Them, Please!

Shot Calls, Music Calls – Avoid Them, Please!

We’re still working our way through GET REPPED NOW! submissions and have noticed a tendency for Shot Calls and Music Calls. Yes, we understand you can visualize your writing so well that you know exactly what it should look and feel and sound like. However, sometimes this tendency can hurt your material and your career….

A Quick Formatting Guide

A Quick Formatting Guide

Put Your Best Foot Forward, Please! Yeah, so your eyes probably glazed over when you read that headline. Formatting… ugh… so boring! Right? Unfortunately, it’s also important. Because it’s the first thing a reader will notice when they open your file. If the formatting is off, you’ll immediately be judged as an amateur, and it…

Our Newest Considers: JAY ADAMS and SAMMY LEACH

Our Newest Considers: JAY ADAMS and SAMMY LEACH

Screenwriter Jay Adams’ affordable feature drama TITAN blew us away with its impressive dialogue and strong characterizations. An award-winning writer, Adams’ distinctive storytelling and unique perspective as a Queer creator have earned him critical acclaim and numerous accolades. “With ‘Titan,’” said Adams, “I set out to weave a family drama rich with depth and a…

Seriously, How Do I Get a @^$!*#$*! Manager? REVISITED!

Seriously, How Do I Get a @^$!*#$*! Manager? REVISITED!

Twenty years ago, Creative Screenwriting magazine published my article below. I thought it would be fun to revisit it and see what (if anything) has changed in the last two decades. So here’s the original piece, mostly intact. Things which are no longer relevant have been edited out, and I have added new commentary in…

Historically Accurate

Historically Accurate

Making History Her B*tch Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Gina DeAngelis is just getting started.  Historic Williamsburg, Virginia-based DeAngelis has Masters in both History and Screenwriting, and to quote ZZ Top, she knows how to use ’em. Until recently, her professional writing career has been mostly “research-heavy, making a good story out of real-life events and people…