Whelp. It’s done. When a university student commits suicide under mysterious circumstances, his brother travels to the “suicide capital of Texas” to investigate. He uncovers a dangerous fraternity run by a psychotic mastermind that requires the ultimate gamble from each pledge: one round of Russian roulette. Feel free to read either the first ten pages [...]
Plot’s are like puzzles. You can see how it’s going to turn out by looking at the outside of the box. You dump out the pieces and then… what? The beauty, of course, is snapping those pieces into place. Where do you start? Do you sort the pieces? Maybe pick out the edges. Maybe luck [...]
Three is the loneliest number. Almost all scenes, or segments, have a clear beginning, middle, and an end. When looked at from 50,000 feet (or in hindsight) the beat and rhythm should be apparent. Ever watched a scene, or a series of scenes, and thought “OK! We get it! Let’s move on!” That writer (or [...]
Omikron Nu Epsilon. That’s Greek. Roughly translated, it means “One out of Many.” Just kidding. Made that up. It’s the Greek alphabet and, in English, string together the first letter of each word and it spells “ONE.” It’s also, coincidentally, the name of the frat house in my new untitled script. A frat house that has [...]
A rather disappointing week in terms of production. I did spend a chunk of time looking at my act 2 inciting incidents and got a good handle on them. But birthdays, a dog sent to the emergency room, and stress have teamed to block progress. No big whoop. What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger [...]