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AMERICAN GODS – 1st 10 pages and a new kind of prologue
American Gods is the award-winning novel, from the incredibly talented hands of Neil Gaiman that is also being adapted for HBO. Thought the first chapter is about 30 fairly dense pages, much in the...
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BRIDESMAIDS – 1st 10 pages (early draft)
Bridesmaids is the $ 124 Million grossing film spawning sequels and apparently a new respect for female driven – R rated comedy (that in some circles is considered gross-out). “Within a week of its...
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John Green’s ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ Exclusive – 1st 10 pages
Award winning author John Green (LOOKING FOR ALASKA, OUR TOWN) gives us a sneak peek at his upcoming book, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. These 1st 10 pages speak for themselves. Exclusive excerpt of ‘The...
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1st 10 pages special edition: A little ELF for the season
Last year I posted the 1st 10 breakdown of the holiday classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, this year I decided to go with a cult classic ELF. I’ll keep the breakdown brief as a gift to you all, and to all a...
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Best Screenplay Contenders – part one
A lot of notices are zipping around about various ‘best screenplay’ nominations for 2011. And a few of them have a love/hate relationship with general audiences, so I thought I’d offer a mashup of...
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Best Screenplay and Other Award Contenders for DOWNLOAD
These days I’m so busy, I am very thankful when anyone makes my life easier. So, thank you CBS NEWS for collecting the links to some of the year’s most admired screenplays. It’s not exhaustive, but...
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How Not To Pitch Your Project
About two weeks ago, I followed a link from IT’S ON THE GRID about a new spec pitch that had gone out and I was excited to dig into the material – until I did. Now I judge, develop and cover a lot...
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Screenplay Competition Round Up, how would THE DARK KNIGHT RISES have scored?
Shwew… Reading for all rounds of one of the top 3 screenplay competitions is always tough but for some reason this year I agreed to take on a parallel comp, also highly regarded, and now that I’ve come...
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1st 10 pages Setting Genre Tone and Plot
The 1st 10 pages — you’ve heard and read countless times how important they are (regardless of whether you are writing a novel or screenplay) – so important — they are the genesis of this site. If you...
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For Your Consideration – ARGO – 41 Scenes in 10 Pages
It’s been a while since I’ve done a 1st 10 pages breakdown, a lot of that has to do with posting screenplay files, but this time of year studios have been throwing screenplay junkies a bone. Since the...
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This year’s screenplay contest top 3 pet peeves
Yes this thing is on! I’ve been buried for the last few months with plowing through a record number of scripts for two top-tier screenplay competitions (plus the development of 3 features and...
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Writing for animation and children + a 1st 10 pages bonus and more!
It’s quite possible you are writing, or at least have an idea for, something that would make a fantastic animated film and you don’t even know it. I’m developing an animation project and in doing so...
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A Super… Incredibles… 1st 10 pages and more…
Last week news hit that the sequel to the Disney/Pixar film THE INCREDIBLES is in the works (which means it’s quite a ways out) so to hold us over, why not take a look at the 1st 10 pages of a...
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THE JUDGE – from the blacklist to Team Downey to the synergy of art and life
This week Robert Downey Jr and his wife Susan release the first production under the Team Downey banner. It’s a slight departure from the franchises that have made him the highest paid actor in H’wood....
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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT TO THAT CONTEST
Some final deadlines are looming for the more prominent screenplay competitions and I can already see that some of the pet peeves I’ve listed in the past continue to persist. While the likes of...
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Visiting TOMORROWLAND: When Theme Overpowers Plot
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the...
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Good Marketing vs. A Good Pitch
This video hit the online waves yesterday, touted as a behind the scenes rarity that only folks at Comic Con got to see until it got out. It’s a fun watch but I’ll come back to that. What it really...
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PAN – What went wrong? A 1st 10 pages bonus.
Whether you’ve seen the ads during the month’s long blitz or heard about the critical reviews, you’re more than likely familiar with the recent release of PAN. The writer, an avid fan of the source...
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A character with eternal appeal – A Tarzan 1st 10 pages of the original story
The Legend of Tarzan, Lord Greystoke, Lord of the Jungle, Apeman, whatever you …
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ARRIVAL, LA LA LAND and A MONSTER CALLS 1st 10 Pages Triple Shot.
While there is certainly never a shortage of book to screen adaptations, as …
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