“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….
A Rant from CI Founder Jim Cirile Howdy, fellow scribes, I’m sure you’ve all heard about this gem from last week: “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” said one anonymous studio executive to Deadline. I don’t know about you, but that…
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…
We’re continuing our journey through screenplay structure by examining the turn into Act Two. In case you’ve missed our previous columns about setup, inciting incident, and the hero refusing the call, you can find them on our blog. Act Two is where your protagonist embraces the mission they were given. It usually happens somewhere between pages…
We are psyched to introduce our first Get Repped Now 2023 consider: Joe Marino. Joe really brought it with his tense Southern Gothic horror-thriller FEALTY, and we can’t wait to introduce him to our industry panel. As it turns out, he’s also friends with former GRN considers Jason Gruich and David L. Williams whose careers…
Get Repped Now begins again for 2023 March 13, and we are super pumped to announce this year’s panel. Truly the best of the best, the elite, the movers and shakers whose clients regularly get on The Black List and whose tastes are regarded as the best in the biz. Without further ado: You’ll notice…
Before we get into the nitty-gritty, a quick reminder that Get Repped Now! is almost upon us. It starts on 3/17. So polish those scripts! With that in mind, let’s talk about character. Does your character arc? Or are they the same person at the end that they were at the beginning? Now look, if…