One thing newbie writers do is to think that their dialogue is so clever (a-la Clerks) that it will carry a movie. It won’t. Movies are about “moving pictures” not “moving pictures of two people talking.” If I want to see two people talking, I can go down to the local Jack in the Box, [...]
Since I’m doing this on the fly, I wanted to get in and out. Here we go with PROJECT UPDATES! 1) 2 0 3 – nobodies really read it! So sad because it’s pretty damn good. Soon, soon. 2) American Monster – it’s a tough one because of it’s graphic nature and the fact that [...]
You can click on the link on the left side of the page and read the first ten pages. Here’s a logline: A town consumed by sin and about to be swallowed by an earthquake races against time to find a missing boy. Their only lead a man who claims to be a Disciple of [...]
‘BULLET PROOF’ recedes in the rear-view: Goodbye, Mateo! Goodbye! It was fun to write. Fast paced. Good hook. A tad long. The fast pace negates the impact of the few extra pages. So we’ll see. I’ve noticed my pattern after finishing a script is to go back and polish the older, non-optioned scripts. So both ‘THE FOURTH’ [...]
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 [...]