Summer is coming to a close and it’s time to leave the beach and get back to the computer to polish those scripts to shiny perfection. Starting today through September 5th, you’ll get 15% off any Coverage Ink analysis by using the code SCHOOL at checkout. If you have any questions, you can always reach…
Never send out material before it’s ready. We’ve all done it. We’re all eager to send out the new script we just finished because we’re excited and think it’s the bomb. Funny thing is, all writers suffer from the same tunnel vision. None of us have the ability to accurately see the quality – or…
You need new stuff to send out, and if you have representation, they require new stuff to send out. In fact, one of the best ways to lose the representation you worked so hard to gain is to not produce. Yes, sometimes it’s tempting to just rest on our laurels for a couple of weeks…
“I’ll get into a regular writing routine after the New Year.” Yet, they never do. “I haven’t had the time to sit and write in months. That needs to change.” But it never does. “My last script is five years old. I should write something new.” Though it never happens. You’ve all heard these lines….
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…
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,…
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. We’re past the midpoint. We’ve just witnessed our protagonist finally gain a foothold in their new world and celebrate that fact; but now the bad guys are closing in, more viciously and…