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Big Break Finalist Rajiv Shah's "Run the Tide" now in post

December 4, 2015

First, Rajiv Shah's script Run the Tide was a finalist in the 2012 Big Break Screenwriting Contest. Soon, you'll be able to see it at your local cinema. Starring Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Run the Tide is the story of a drug-abusing mother who is rel...

Terminator Genisys writers Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier talk time travel paradoxes

December 4, 2015

Tricks and Lies

December 4, 2015

There are two major types of twist endings in a script. These two types of endings will separate the really good scripts from the really bad ones. The difference in these twists is the difference between trick and a lie.

Spec Spotlight: Eric Koenig, writer of "Matriarch"

December 4, 2015

Eric Koenig is a dentist in the Air Force, stationed at a remote desert base 45 minutes north of Palmdale, California. He is also a writer on the verge, having just sold his first spec script, Matriarch, in a major six-figure deal to Paramount Pictur...

Spec Spotlight: Chris Hager, writer of "Proxima"

December 4, 2015

Chris Hager became a screenwriter because he was frustrated. One night, while watching a movie at his home, Chris found himself lamenting the quality of what he was seeing on screen.

Final Draft Insider View With Comedian-Screenwriter Jim Jefferies

December 4, 2015

This is a transcript of the Final Draft Insider View, a podcast that takes you inside the screenwriting industry to talk with screenwriters, television writers, executives, and industry influencers. To listen to the podcast click here. To listen to o...

Spec Spotlight: David Weil, writer of "Moonfall"

December 4, 2015

The list of David Weil’s achievements is quite extraordinary. In 2013, his first spec script Half Heard In The Stillness was featured on the Black List, Hollywood’s annual survey of the town’s “most liked” screenplays. Last year, his second spec Moon...

Why your script SHOULDN’T stand out

December 4, 2015

by Kelly Boruff

"Chi-Raq"’s Co-Writer Kevin Willmott on Reimagining the Ancient Greek Play Lysistrata

December 4, 2015

Chi-Raq, written by Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee, may be one of the most powerful films of the decade. Though a story about a group of women going on a sex strike until their gang-banger men stop killing each other feels fresh and topical, this satir...