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Embrace The Grind
Anyone else out there a fan of MMA (mixed martial arts)? No? Doesn't matter, this lesson applies to any professional endeavor -- including screenwriting. So there's this fighter named Benson Henderson. He's got about as much genuine swagger as any human has a right...
10 Page Torture Test – Open To Submissions
There are many writing achievements that I'm proud to have accomplished: placing in/winning script competitions... having my first script optioned... getting my first paid writing gig... And now I've been asked to be the first guest script reviewer for the 10 Page...
Pop Quiz: What’s wrong with this dialogue?
Are you a sloppy writer? Of all the common, lazy mistakes I encounter when reading scripts, the one that possibly irks me the most can be found in the following dialogue exchange. Have a look: [scrippet] TOOKY Look, I ain't playin' with you. Give me the money, or you...
Three Dots vs. Two Dashes
Whether I'm providing script notes or I'm proofreading scripts, I often find instances where the writer has used three dots (...) where she should have used two dashes (--), or vice versa. When used at the end of a sentence in scene description, there's a measure...
Final Draft Bug: Search and Replace
The Glitch Suppose you need to change a character name in your script. Simple right? In your screenplay editor of choice you simply execute a Find/Replace (Edit > Find...) for the name. But... If you're using Final Draft, and you happen to have dual dialogue...
Parentheticals: Always Before Dialogue – Not After
Never end a dialogue block with a parenthetical. I've been seeing this kind of thing a lot lately in the amateur scripts I've been reading: [scrippet] DEMON You think that puny gun can kill me? (laughs) [/scrippet] If you need to indicate an action that follows a...
MY DEMON GIRLFRIEND – Short Film
Here's the short horror/comedy film I wrote and directed -- My Demon Girlfriend. Logline: A lovable loser introduces his new girlfriend to his best friends -- only to discover that there may be more to this woman than meets the eyes. ...
MY DEMON GIRLFRIEND – Teaser Trailer
Here's the teaser trailer for a short film I wrote and directed, called My Demon Girlfriend. It will be released next week in time for Valentine's Day. My Demon Girlfriend is a horror comedy short about a lovable loser looking to introduce his friends to his new...
Insights from the 2013 Black List: Title Pages
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the 2013 Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats. In Part 2, I examined the use of bold and underlined scene headings. In Part 3, I...
Insights from the 2013 Black List: Scene Spacing
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the 2013 Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats. In Part 2, I examined the use of bold and underlined scene headings. The Black List...
Insights from the 2013 Black List: Bold Scene Headings
Recap This series takes a look at current trends in screenwriting and screenplay formatting, by examining the Black List scripts. In Part 1, I investigated the page count stats for all of the 2013 Black List scripts. The Black List 2013 - Part 2: Bold and Underlined...
Insights from the 2013 Black List: Page Count
The Black List 2013 - Part 1: Average Page Count If you're reading this blog, then odds are you already know that at the end of every year, the Black List gets published. While it claims to not be a "best scripts" list, it certainly receives more industry attention...