The Assignment Game

The Assignment Game

There’s a whole hidden infrastructure in Hollywood devoted to tracking and scoring Open Assignments. Come get some.     (Note: This article was originally published in 2019, and some of the people mentioned have moved on.) It’s not just about specs. The vast majority of a working screenwriter’s income often comes from assignments. We spoke…

FORMATTING MADE EASY Pt. 4 – Parentheticals vs. Scene Description

FORMATTING MADE EASY Pt. 4 – Parentheticals vs. Scene Description

Yes, we know, eyes are glazing over at the thought of yet another missive about formatting. Look, guys, you don’t want to give the gatekeepers a reason to pass on your script before they’ve even read it. And if they open the PDF and it’s clear that the author doesn’t know the difference between sheeeit…

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…

Signed – Get Repped Now Screenwriter Joe Marino

Signed – Get Repped Now Screenwriter Joe Marino

“Fealty” Screenwriter Joe Marino Caught the Eye of Schemers Entertainment   We’re delighted to report that Joe Marino has signed with managers Gavin and David Binns from Schemers Entertainment as part of our Get Repped Now promotion. Marino’s Southern Gothic horror/thriller screenplay FEALTY was an intense, slow-burn page-turner, The script received a “consider” for both…

Get Repped Now Update!

Get Repped Now Update!

It’s been a tough year. The painfully long writers strike is finally over. But many months without income or scripts to hustle has left some reps feeling anxious and depressed. “Just hangin’ in, trying to be productive, can’t say I haven’t had some dark and weird days,” one of our managers told me. As the…