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Spec Script Deal: “Never Too Old to Die.” Plot: The Protagonist on a mission to find an assassin in a retirement home for spies. Writer: Brian Otting. Genre: Action Comedy. Buyer: Amazon Studios. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #movies #screenwriting #writing

Spec Script Deal: "The Pick Up". Plot: Guy smitten with a woman gets mixed up in a heist attempt. Genre: Comedy. Writers: Kevin Burrows, Matt Mider. Buyer: Amazon Studios. Reported 7-figure deal. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Seismic”. Plot: Single mother fights to reunite with missing son after the Earth’s surface is decimated by a mysterious attack. Writer: Greg Russo. Buyer: Netflix. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #movies #screenwriting

“The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling” is an Amazon #1 Best Seller in Film & Television. Amazon: tinyurl.com/2p8ku2yb Barnes & Noble: tinyurl.com/33cb2kw4 Good Reads: tinyurl.com/3dar5n42 #screenwriting

An Amazon #1 Best Seller in Film & TV, “The Protagonist’s Journey” is endorsed by 30+ screenwriters, novelists, and academics including Meg Gardiner (“Heat 2”), T.J. Newman (“Falling”), Oscar winners David Rabinowitz & Charlie Wachtel (“BlacKkKlansman”). amazon.com/dp/3030796817/

Spec Script Deal: “Undo”. Plot: A former getaway driver who comes into possession of a watch that allows its user to go back in time, but only by one minute. Writer: Will Simmons. Genre: Action Thriller. Buyer: New Line. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Weapons”. Plot: Under wraps, but said to involve witchcraft. Writer: Zack Cregger. Genre: Horror Thriller. Buyer: New Line Cinema. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Honey Trapped”. Plot: A cabal of assassins arrive in Las Vegas and fight their way up every floor of a busy hotel to battle a rogue agent. Writer: April Wolfe. Preemptive purchase. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Fight Fast” -- "A high-concept take on underground fighting that has franchise potential." Writer: Chris Sparling. Genre: Drama Action. Prod Co: Legendary Pictures gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: "Enigma". Writer: Kat Wood. Plot: Female spy tasked with hiding mysterious artifact. Genre: Supernatural Spy Thriller. Prod Co: Thunder Road. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Shots! Shots! Shots!”. Plot: N/A. Writers: Matt Mider, Kevin Burrows. Genre: Action Comedy. Buyer: Universal Studios. Jason Momoa attached. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Below”. Plot: N/A. Writers: Gregory Weidman, Geoff Tock. Genre: Thriller. Notes: Multiple bidders, low-seven figure deal. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Streets Of Rage”. Plot: Former police officers battle a crime syndicate. Writer: Derek Kolstad. Genre: Action. Based on 1991 Sega video game. ow.ly/cnTr50IMuOg #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Batshit”. Plot: New "bounty app" + reckless behavior = action thriller. Writers: Ryan Belenzon, Jeff Gelber. Buyer: Universal Pictures. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Ending Things”. Plot: A hit-woman. Her "business" partner. She wants out. One last job together. Genre: Action Thriller. Writer: Kevin Sullivan. Buyer: Amazon Studios. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Spec Script Deal: “Day Drinker”. Plot: An enigmatic stranger and a bartender mourn the loss of her lover. Writer: Zach Dean. Genre: Supernatural Thriller. Production Company: 30West. Marc Webb attached to direct. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-de… #hollywood #movies #screenwriting

Page One: "High Noon" (1952), screenplay by Carl Foreman, based on a magazine story by John W. Cunningham

How to Handle Blocks of Scene Description: Think of each paragraph as a camera shot… with a catch. How screenwriters can "direct" the action on the page without using directing jargon. Excerpts from the five Nicholl-winning screenplays. gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-to-handle-… #scriptchat

How to Do a Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: Whether you are analyzing a movie or a screenplay, breaking it down to the granular level of its scenes can reveal much about its story structure… and make you a better screenwriter. ow.ly/WB4t50wslJD #screenwriting #amwriting

How They Write A Script: Diablo Cody. Reflections on the craft from the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Juno, Jennifer’s Body, United States of Tara, Young Adult, Ricki and the Flash, and Tully. gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-they-write… #movies #screenwriting #amwriting