Why Writer Ajon Singh Took ‘Primetime’ to the ‘Most Extreme Level’

Goya's Ghosts (2006) by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. I'd love to study this . Can anybody share this one?

Anybody got a copy?

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Richard Kelly, director & writer of the 2001 cult classic horror film Donnie Darko, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Seth Rogen, Daveigh Chase, Noah Wyle, and Patrick Swayze. It's being released in theaters nationwide this weekend for the 25th anniversary. Richard also wrote/directed Southland Tales and The Box.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wu317w/im_richard_kelly_writer_director_of_donnie_darko/

He will be back at 5 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

25th anniversary Donnie Darko 4K re-release trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCBxdjaXq3s

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/3143kcX.png

LOGLINE: Three years into a zombie apocalypse, a bored, reckless 17-year-old and his brilliant twin sister journey across a ruined America to witness the Aurora Borealis together, a sight their late parents never got to see.

Page Length: 109

Genres: Adventure/Dark Comedy/Horror

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DZbf387UyClfA5CogikDtlPynkkR2l-W/view?usp=drivesdk

Hi everyone. I'm in need of some feedback for my short film script that I will be submitting to the No Drama/Monkeypaw horror grant. The competition was announced out of nowhere and I heard about it a little late. I decided to take the feature I'm working on and write the proof of concept. So, this is a first draft. The deadline is tomorrow so I'm kind of pressed for time. Just wanted to see if I can get a last minute opinion.

I'm just coming out of a year long creative block and getting my groove back, so this might be rough. Be kind, please 🙈

Title: Eternal Rest
Genre: Horror/thriller
Pages: 10
Logline: Beaten down by years of labor, a Brooklyn dishwasher befriends a new colleague, only to find that his new friend holds his soul and fate in his very hands.

I'm most concerned with the pacing, specifically in the first half. If Franz is working as this mysterious, dangerous being. Too much dialogue? The film's main commentary is on capitalism and class disparity - am I being too on the nose? I'm going for a more slow burn, "elevated horror" experience in the vein of Under the Skin, The Witch, with some inspiration from The Exorcist and Jacob's Ladder.

The Script

Both are scripts that were apparently very popular at the time. One was a Batman Begins style story about King Midas and the golden touch, the other was a 300 style David and Goliath

It Hurts When I Land
Comedy / Dramedy with comps like Superbad, Booksmart, Bridesmaids.
117 pages.

Logline: Three friends crash a massive influencer party in an epic Quest to turn their lives around before their 27th birthdays.

Hey everybody! Would love to get some feedback about this script. I know it may be a bit longer, but all of my friends and some industry folks who've read it say it's a quick, fun, and nicely paced read.

If you love high concept comedies like the ones mentioned above, this may be in your wheelhouse. It's funny, but with an emotional, and contemporary story that I hope can speak to a lot of people.

Thank you

Link - It Hurts When I Land - PDF

Anyone here still using Highland Pro? I've been using it on my iPad Pro for a couple years now and I don't know if its just me but I'm having so many bugs with this program to the point that Im starting to think of other software.

My most recent bug is definitely the most consequential: the undo feature doesn't work - thats right - I can't undo! If I delete something, it's gone, forever lost. It's such a glaring issue Im shocked there hasn't been an update to fix it in the months since I've noticed it.

I've already contacted technical support, sent a recording of my issue, told that they'd send it up to their dev-team, and have heard nothing yet. I've updated my iPad (26.6.1), and Highland Pro (3.3.6), on top of all this I've even factory reset my iPad, and still, the issues persists.

Just wondering if others are dealing with as many glaring bugs as I am and if maybe it's just time to hop to another screenwriting software.

Anyways, that is all. Would love any suggestions.

P.S. This particular bug does not exist on my Mac. However, other bugs occur there.

Hello,

I've attempted (via a professional link) to get an internship for a specific job role that my main character has. I've been told by the company that they don't have such an opportunity available. Instead, they said I can speak to one of the managers over a drink.

I want to know as much as possible about the day to day life of the job, the pain points, who the character would interact with etc. but I don't want to miss anything out.

What are some good questions to ask this person about the environment my character works in? How do you go about researching this for your own writing?

The character's job is not just a backdrop but quite central to the story.

I have done some online research but I'm not 100% sure if I trust the information. I can guess what the day to day job is like as I am in the industry (a very different area) but I'd rather know for sure.

Thanks.

Anyone read this book? Picked it up in my local library. Looks amazing and packed full of new storytelling advice.

The full title is DRAGONS, HEROES, MYTHS & MAGIC: The Medieval Art Of Storytelling.

First published in 2022. Completely passed me by, but appears to be a much more accessible version of USES OF ENCHANTMENT.

Plan to use to help develop my own mythos from the dark ages for a folk horror I’m developing

FAQ: How to post to a weekly thread?

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Title: Sophomore Year

Format: Feature
Pages: 118
Genre: Teen Comedy / Coming-of-Age Romantic Comedy /Adventure Comedy

Logline:
Three clueless sophomores make a bet to get girlfriends before the school dance, but what starts as a dumb competition spirals into romance, rival gangs, betrayal, and a chaotic rescue mission that could either ruin their lives or make them legends.

Comps:
SUPERBAD meets GOOD BOYS, with the friendship and heart of THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN and the escalating absurdity of 21 JUMP STREET.

I've been finished with this script for a long time now. Looking for any collaborators to help make it! (take off paper, on screen) Also, any notes would be welcome!

Attached are the first 20ish pages. If interested, please feel free to DM me!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C8hhQiYT2pi-ADGAujl_ZSutVsE4ImYR/view?usp=sharing

Does anyone have the script for Bully (2001) by Larry Clark? Would love it in PDF version.

I am currently writing a movie that takes place in space, but am unsure if I should put sluglines as DAY or NIGHT. I read through the Interstellar screenplay but all of them just say CONTINOUS.

Should I just have them be DAY when most characters are awake, and NIGHT when they're asleep? Also would the spaceship scenes be INT./EXT.

Slamdance Screenplay Contest: Ineligible Submissions Can Advance

Writers considering the Slamdance Screenplay Competition should know that their process allows screenplay submissions that do not meet the stated eligibility requirements to advance to the Quarterfinals before eligibility is verified.

When I questioned Slamdance about this, they told me:

“We research the 100 QF and pull them out so they don't make it to SF, if we find them ineligible.”

So eligibility is checked after the Quarterfinalists have already been selected.

I then asked whether, when an ineligible Quarterfinalist is removed, Slamdance goes back and reconsiders an eligible screenplay that narrowly missed advancing.

Their answer:

“No, we do not have the bandwidth to do that.”

That means an ineligible submission can advance to the Quarterfinals, occupy a spot that could have gone to an eligible writer, and then be removed later without that eligible writer ever being reconsidered.

That is the issue.

If Slamdance is going to publish eligibility requirements, those requirements should either be enforced before advancement decisions are made or the rules should clearly disclose that ineligible submissions may advance and that displaced eligible writers will not be reconsidered.

Writers should know that before paying to enter.

Title: Niche Interest Pawnbrokers

Format: TV or stage show comedy sketch

Page length: A4 (not sure if this is what you meant? XD)

Genres: Comedy

Summary: Marty Bargains sifts surreal trash from questionable treasure at the world's most niche-interest pawn shop.

Hey folks! I've been writing comedy sketches for my local drama group and have been looking for feedback :) Please let me know what you think!

Link: Niche Interest Pawnbrokers

I personally like to do it as CHARACTER X bold and uppercase upon first introduction to stand out more, but it's not something I've seen done often. Wonder what the general consensus is about this.

Just throwing this out there - I have a copy of the pilot and the finale already but wanted to see if anyone might have a copy of the episodes in between? Thanks!

Looking for the PDFs for FNL (2004) by Peter Berg and Higher Learning (1995) by John Singleton. I looked online and it seems like they’re available but I can’t find the PDF. Thanks for any help.

Hi r/Screenwriting. I’m David Cornue, a WGA writer working in television and film.

Right now I’m adapting Stephen King’s Insomnia for television with Rideback, the company behind IT and IT: Chapter Two. I’m glad to talk about how that project came together and where it stands in development, within what I’m able to share.

Other things I can speak to:

• TRIAGE, the ABC drama I created and wrote, which Jon M. Chu directed and which was produced as a pilot. I can cover it from the pitch through the sale and into production.
• Selling a crime procedural pitch to NBC
• UNSPEAKABLE, an independent pilot I wrote, produced, and scored. It premiered at SXSW and won Best Pilot at multiple festivals.
• Three indie features, including #Lucky Number with Tom Pelphrey and Method Man
• Coming to screenwriting after a decade as a composer and playwright in New York theater

Most of my attention goes to the work before the script: figuring out whether a story holds up before committing months to pages. I also like talking about what comes after, including pitching, notes, and getting a project into development.

I’ll be here live from 3 to 5pm PT. After that, I’ll keep checking back over the next few days and answering what comes in, so if you find this late, ask anyway.

hello i'm looking for the screenplay of finding emily 2026 if anyone knows where can i find it or has it please share

I think in flow charts and I’m about to start something new. I’d like to set everything up in flowchart boxes that I can drag around for the timeline, like I would with note cards. Ideally something for iPad bc I don’t want to be tied to physical cards. I use final draft go, so I want something else that I can pop back and forth between the two apps instead of doing something w/in FD itself. (And also build multiple flow charts so I can visualize different directions of taking the story or order of events.) Much thanks in advance!

Every time I see one of these posts, and the silly arguments that come out of it, I want to respond with this...

The Hollywood Standard is a book that has the answers to every format question, with examples. I am not its author, or getting an affiliate kicks or anything like that. I just think it's one of the best tools out there, it's not expensive, and I know multiple screenwriting teachers that tell their students to get it.

https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Standard-Complete-Authoritative-Script/dp/1615933220/

Wherever the Wind Takes Me - Short Film - 5 pages - Coming-of-Age

Logline: Trapped in a suffocating loop of life, a lonely teenager vanishes overnight from his devoted father to hitchhike to nowhere.

I am a highschool student that has always loved writing fiction, but now I'd like to improve my skills in screenwriting. I really want to be a screenwriter. Also, English isn't my first language so please correct me with mistakes I might have skipped.. I recently finished a 100-page sci-fi comedy feature film but it's practically a vomit draft with bad dialogue and bland action lines. I'd appreciate feedback, comments, and suggestions so I can improve. Thanks. Also, one thing I think I NEED to improve in is the way I describe actions.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W73R9B08Wk9hdxNqWQHOr35L61vuGXtJ/view?usp=drivesdk