Hey, I’m Writing a Film Script for the First Time. Can You Help Me? We got this message the other day, and it kind of made our head spin a bit. We decided to answer it in the most no-BS way possible. That is such a broad question we could spend many hours answering it….
We figured this might happen. After almost three months of reading Get Repped Now submissions (and finding only three “considers” in that time,) boom – three more just this week. That has to do with many of you polishing and resubmitting at deadline (nice!) And of course other folks simply wait until the last minute…
Our third consider for 2025 comes from writer Michelle Farhang, whose quirky YA coming-of-age dramedy JOON tickled our reader’s fancy and impressed the CI management team. Michelle is an aspiring screenwriter drawn to exploring the human experience — and all the existential questions that come with it — through comedic, character-driven stories. Her eclectic experiences include…
Students of the biz know that superhero-anything right now is in a bad place. Unless the project is based on well-known source material, they’re super tough to get read right now. They’re right down there with WWII movies and period dramas in terms of not-so-much marketability. And so it was that none of the CI…
The spec market is finally showing signs of life, after a long period where many pro writers had to resort to bagging groceries to keep the rent paid. If your script is a tight consider, you will hopefully get reads and doors will open. But wait — there’s one other important part of this, and…
I read something just the other day that gave me pause. In fact, it triggered this article. The writer wrote something like this: INT. PETE’S CAR – DAY Pete eats a sandwich while he makes a phone call. Okay, so what’s wrong with that? It paints a picture. We can see the…
DOOM and GLOOM. That’s what 2025 has been for the movie and TV biz so far. US box office has been nothing short of catastrophic, with the only ray of light coming from (egad) The Minecraft Movie. TV writing jobs are down a whopping 42% from last year. Panicky reps have been wondering how to…
Writers are often worried about someone stealing their idea. So let’s parse out what we should worry about, what we shouldn’t worry about, and how we can protect ourselves. Let’s say you’ve got this killer marketable idea and it sings on the page. Great! If you send it out to someone, will they steal it from…
Only a few weeks in to Get Repped Now, and we’ve already got our first “consider” of the season. Jason Sotolongo’s 1-hr pilot REDPOLL is a compelling spy yarn tinged with sci-fi. Sotolongo is an award-winning producer and director for commercials, docuseries, branded content, social media content, and promos for major networks and brands….
Anora. Annabel. Abigail. Michael Clayton. John Wick. Marianne. Emilia Perez. What do all these titles have in common? They’re all “name” titles. And what do they tell us about the movie or show? Zero, zilch, nada. Genre? Nope. Tone? Nein. Theme? Non. Subject matter? ʻIkai. (Yeah, that last one was Tongan and we had to look…