Spec Script Sale: “The Widow” Vendome Pictures acquires thriller spec script “The Widow” from writer Ray Wright. From THR: The psychological thriller centers on a young woman who befriends a lonely widow only to discover that their encounter was not a coincidence. The popularity of thrillers continues unabated as we forge ahead into 2013. Wright
Interview: Allan Durand (2012 Nicholl Winner) — Part 3 Allan Durand’s original screenplay “Willie Francis Must Die Again” is an amazing real-life story and a script that won Allan a 2012 Nicholl fellowship. However the story behind the story is also quite remarkable, one I’m happy to share with you through this interview. I will be
The Official 2013 GITS Spec Script Sales Prognostication Contest! Yes, it’s time once again for The Official 2013 GITS Spec Script Sales Prognostication Contest! Or as we refer to it around the Myers household TO2013GSSSPC [much easier to remember, don’t you think]. Put on your prognostication glasses and take a guess at how many spec scripts sales
Movie Trailer: “The Power of Few” Religious conspiracy collides with urban crime in a story told from multiple perspectives. Written by Leone Marucci IMDB site Release Date: 27 June 2013 (Russia)
Rewriting Your Script, Part 8: Revision Outline Since dozens of writers used Go On Your Own Quest to pound out a first draft of their original screenplay, I decided to start off the New Year with a week-long series on rewriting, to honor their commitment and effort, and to encourage them [and everyone else] on their
Script To Screen: “Amadeus” The glorious “Requiem” scene from the 1984 movie Amadeus, screenplay by Peter Shaffer based on his original stage play. Setup: On his deathbed, Wolfgang Mozart conveys what he is hearing of his final composition to his rival Salieri. INT. MOZART'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT - 1790'SMozart is sitting
Daily Dialogue — January 16, 2013 Richard: This is the note. Listen. “Richard Parker and I stole this money from the company to pay for my sex-change operation.” Larry: What? Richard: That’s what it says. Larry: “Now he tells me he loves someone else. I can’t live with that, and neither will he.
2012 Spec Script Sales List Here is the final 2012 Spec Script Sales List, each with a link to the GITS post about the sale. A few comments. Tracking spec script sales is not an exact science. To make the blog’s list, there almost always has to be some sort of article in the
In Memoriam: T.S. Cook (1947–2013) It was announced yesterday that veteran screenwriter T.S. Cook died on January 5, 2013. Here is an excerpt from a THR article on Cook: T.S. Cook, who earned an Academy Award nomination for co-writing the 1979 nuclear power suspense thriller The China Syndrome, died Jan. 5 at
Interview: Allan Durand (2012 Nicholl Winner) — Part 2 Allan Durand’s original screenplay “Willie Francis Must Die Again” is an amazing real-life story and a script that won Allan a 2012 Nicholl fellowship. However the story behind the story is also quite remarkable, one I’m happy to share with you through this interview. I will be
Spec Script Sale: “Ben-Hur” MGM acquires drama adventure spec script “Ben-Hur” from writer Keith Clarke. From Deadline: This film will tell the formative story of the characters as they grew up best friends before the Roman Empire took control of Jerusalem. Judah Ben-Hur was a Jewish prince and Messala the son of
“Why Video Game Companies Are Taking More Control Over Their Movies” The nexus between movies and video games seems like a complete natural, even an easy fit, right? Consider this list: Super Mario Bros. Wing Commander Doom DOA: Dead Or Alive House of the Dead In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Alone in the Dark BloodRayne Double
Movie Trailer: “Dark Circles” http://ictv-bd-ec.indieclicktv.com/player/embed/b51134344b4b64572c52606f9e8f148c/50ef686481a29/10/0/defaultPlayer^player.swf A sleep-deprived couple believe they are imagining a haunting image of a woman in a nightgown, until their babysitter goes missing. Written by Paul Soter IMDB site Release Date: April 2013 (USA)
Rewriting Your Script, Part 7: Scene-by-scene breakdown Since dozens of writers used Go On Your Own Quest to pound out a first draft of their original screenplay, I decided to start off the New Year with a week-long series on rewriting, to honor their commitment and effort, and to encourage them [and everyone else] on their
Screenwriting 101: William Kelley “The secret to screenwriting is short sentences, small words, and BIG pictures.” — William Kelley
Daily Dialogue — January 15, 2013 “You know, you and my wife have a lot in common. You both think you have some right to life working out the way you want it to, and when it doesn’t, you get to act the way you want. The only trouble with that is someone has to
The Quest Initiative is coming back! I posted this yesterday, but clearly my sense of timing is way off from my days doing stand-up because I scheduled it to run just as all the pretty people were making their way up the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards. So for those of you who
Interview: Allan Durand (2012 Nicholl Winner) — Part 1 Allan Durand’s original screenplay “Willie Francis Must Die Again” is an amazing real-life story and a script that won Allan a 2012 Nicholl fellowship. However the story behind the story is also quite remarkable, one I’m happy to share with you through this interview. I will be
20 Great Writers on the Art of Revision In the next post, I will be picking up on the series on rewriting I started last week. In the meantime, courtesy of Flavorwire, here are some great words of wisdom from some great writers: “The best advice I can give on this is, once it’s done, to put
Movie Trailer: “Trance” An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals partners with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting. Written by Joe Ahearne, John Hodge IMDB site Comment Archive
Rewriting Your Script, Part 6: Pace Since dozens of writers used Go On Your Own Quest to pound out a first draft of their original screenplay, I decided to start off the New Year with a week-long series on rewriting, to honor their commitment and effort, and to encourage them [and everyone else] on their
On Writing “Most writing doesn’t take place on the page; it takes place in your head.” — Susan Orlean
Daily Dialogue — January 14, 2013 JACK: We gotta go back. MILES: What? JACK: I left my wallet. My credit cards, cash, fucking ID, everything. We gotta go back. MILES: Big deal. We’ll call right now and cancel your cards. JACK: You don’t understand. The wedding bands. The wedding bands are in my wallet.
Announcement: The Quest Initiative is coming back! Last year on May 16, I announced this: I will be looking to work with up to four writers in a 24-week Screenwriting Master Class intensive [The Quest] in which they will learn my comprehensive theoretical approach to the craft, then put that knowledge to use prepping and writing
