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 …
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 …
Four Ways to Supercharge Your Screenwriting VOICE
What the heck is “voice”? Do I need it? Can I buy a bag at Costco? Read on… By Jim Cirile You’d probably guess that we read a …
PASS, CONSIDER, or RECOMMEND?
When you submit a feature or pilot to an agency, manager, or producer, that script will likely be covered — or read and rated by someone at that company. They’re …
What Does “Out With” Mean?
One of our TikTok followers recently asked: “what does ‘out with’ mean? Example: “(x management company) is out with (x script).” Great question! When an agent or manager “takes out” or …
Dialogue that Sells
As you probably know, the Get Repped Now 5/31 deadline is approaching fast! If your screenplay or pilot scores a “consider” or better for script, it will be elevated to our …
Directing from the Page
But I’m the writer! Only I know what it looks like in my head. That’s why I need to put it all on the page. Every camera angle, every character …
What the f#@k is “contained?”
You’ve heard this buzzword — “Contained.” Everyone seems to be looking for it. But what the actual f@#k does that even mean? HOW NOT TO SHOOT YOURSELF IN THE FOOT …
I Have A Manager–What Now?
Of course, we all want a manager to fall in love with our script, sign us, and then sell the script and, overnight, we’re working writers. Unfortunately, that’s not the way …
Marketability Cheat Sheet — What’s Hot and What’s Not?
Representatives want marketable scripts. It makes their jobs a lot easier. So, if you tell a rep that you’re only interested in writing period pieces set in medieval Europe, the …