So Mickey Fisher's newsletter this week is great: I hope he won't mind me reproducing the ending... #awriterslifeforme #scriptwriting #scriptsky #UKscriptsky

For my birthday I would LOVE to see the FAIRY DUST trailer hit 1000 views on YouTube before the end of the weekend. We're already at 671 views. Can you help me reach that goal by sharing the trailer on your own page and telling your friends about the film? youtu.be/Ne8YwLLnYag #scriptsky #filmsky

Composer Max Aruj talks with me about his thrilling and suspenseful score for the new Netflix series MAN ON FIRE in the new May issue of Film Score Monthly Online! Subscribe to read that story and more great conversations and soundtrack reviews! www.fsmonlinemag.com #filmscore #filmmusic #soundtrack

You're not saving time, effort, or funds using GenAI in your production since you're gutting any legal integrity needed to properly own, insure, and distribute your film. Don't use it - not at any stage for any purpose by anyone in the production. #scriptsky #filmmaking

Voices in your mind may say, “Your story is no good. Writing is too hard. You suck.” Here’s how you fight them: Write the next sentence. #writing #scriptsky

3/ Jonathan Lia @ These Pictures (Scarlett J's co); Braden Aftergood (great Saxon name!) @ 87North; Ari Posner @ Crystal City: Evie Colbert @ Spartina (Stephen Colbert's sweetheart and company); the Obamas (💘) @ Higher Ground; more soon! #screenwriting #scriptsky #pitching!

..Michaela Celella @ MountainA (Natalie Portman's co); Ashley Strumwasser @ Hello Sunshine (Reese's co); Jeb Brody @ Imagine (Ron Howard's co); Michael Hampton @ Appian Way (Leo's co); David Levine and Jeremy Stern @ Anon Content; Greg Cohen @ di Bonaventura; more soon! 2/2 #scriptsky #filmsky

A list of some absolutely lovely execs to pitch to (no order): Kate Clifford @ Bond Group (Amy Adams co); Billy Fitzpatrick @ Blossom (Nicole K's co); Mark Wright @ Higher Ground (Obamas' co); Dana Harris @ Linden Ent (Jen Garner's mgmt co); CONT'D! 1/ #scriptsky #moviesky #filmsky #screenwriting

#screenwriting #scriptsky #moviesky #amwriting >> Now that we know we can work as of May 2 (congrats to the #WGA), reskeeting this pitching post with new names at end of the 🧵:

"I'm gonna tear up the fucking dance floor, dude. Check it out." www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9A-...

I first started writing way back in '01, and my career has had many fits and starts since then, leaving me to quit and return and quit again. Since '13 I've made progress but I still have a lot to learn, and I need to put more time into not just writing but also reading scripts. #scriptsky

Think character. Think plot. Think theme. But when you sit down to write a scene… feel. #screenwriting #scriptsky

#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky Based on a prompt from last night's Thursday Night Writes Zoom class, taught by Jacob Krueger. I may expand this at some point and rewrite the ending, but the prompt really unleashed my ability to write subtext, which is something I have struggled to perfect.

Any filmmakers here looking for a writer (particularly for shorts and webisodes)? Or failing that, a voiceover guy or someone to write press releases? If so, I'm available. #scriptsky #filmsky

blockthemerger.com/openletter#s... #scriptsky #filmsky

Thanks again to @heatherataylor.bsky.social and @jabariii.bsky.social on participating in the #VirtualHappyHour #VHH roundtable last night. Quite fun and informative. Already lining up the guest(s) for May! Come join, why don't you. virtualhappyhour.eo.page

You can't build a Hollywood career on rehashing formulas or imitating what's already been done. Exceptional work requires vulnerability—writing something that resonates with your actual voice, even if there's no guaranteed market for it. That risk is how you stand out. #scriptsky

5 Things You NEED for Your Script to Be A Success 1. An intriguing premise 2. A compelling plot 3. Complex characters 4. Engaging dialogue 5. A post-credits sequence that teases the film’s sequel in order to maximize its franchise potential #scriptsky

@seriousfondue.rodeo Hey. Any updates on the VCR repair? Future Shock in New Orleans offers that alongside tapes.

Check out my chats with Carlos Rafael Rivera (THEY WILL KILL YOU) and Tom Howe (MGM+'s AMERICAN CLASSIC, REMINDERS OF HIM), plus my conversation with longtime film music fan/collector Henry Stanny and lots more in the new April issue of Film Score Monthly Online! www.fsmonlinemag.com #filmscores

My latest for Medium, on composer Andrea Fedeli's extraordinary music for the RAI travel/adventure documentary series THE WORLD THROUGH THE EYES OF OVERLAND: chrishadley.medium.com/overland-thr...

UNEXPECTED LIFE LESSONS FROM THE MOVIES “One day the AIs are going to look back on us the same way we look at fossil skeletons on the plains of Africa.” - Ex Machina (2014) Lesson #17: You're not the center of the story, so you're free to rewrite your part. #scriptsky #filmsky

Every screenwriter starts as a bad screenwriter. Without exception. The problem is, most stop that way, too. Sticking with something through the awkward phase of struggling with it is tough. But it's the only way there is to get better. The only way forward is through. So keep going. #scriptsky

Cole Haddon has compiled a list of curated scripts you can download read scripts • watch movies/shows • write pages #scriptsky #filmsky #moviesky colehaddon.substack.com/p/resource-h...

Hey #Scriptsky! I'm someone you should probably never follow, because I don't know where I'm going. I write big action and sci-fi scripts full of woke mind virus. I'm also a cinematographer who loves a narrow focus field, bright colors, and bright lighting and hates being directed on the page.

@seriousfondue.rodeo Any updates on the VCRs?

I've dabbled in screenwriting off and on between 2001 and 2010 (fits and starts) but really didn't get good at it until I went back to it in '13. I've written several webisodes and short films (all comedy) and am now working on an anthology series pilot about AI a la Black Mirror. #ScriptSky

On the latest edition of The Viewfinder Podcast, hear my interview with EMIGRE/AMERICANA writer/director Usman Ally and co-stars Omar Maskati, Britt Baron and Mouzam Makkar. Watch the film on Kinema, and then listen to our pod here or wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/2rae...

Read my feature stories on the scores for GAIL DAUGHTRY AND THE CELEBRITY SEX PASS and THE WEIGHT, plus an in-depth look at the premiere releases of classic Peanuts soundtracks IT'S ARBOR DAY, CHARLIE BROWN and CHARLIE BROWN'S ALL STARS! in the new issue of Film Score Monthly! www.fsmonlinemag.com

@seriousfondue.rodeo Just curious: if you've found any local newscasts/shows on the tapes you've already digitized, could you please share those with me? Thanks!

I know you're feeling stressed out about the industry. But there's something you should remember that should bring you comfort. AI isn't a better writer than you. And it is absolutely, 100% unable to steal your screenwriting job. And that's because right now you don't have one #scriptsky

@seriousfondue.rodeo Any updates on the VCRs? I've been in touch with a friend on Reddit who has offered to make dubs of his Morgus recordings off WGNO from back in the '80s.

Confessing our one true love... when you know, you know 😍 Happy Valentine's Day from the WGAE!

Check out my interviews with composers Holly Amber Church (THE DONN OF TIKI), Mateo Nossa (THE MUSICAL) and Maurizio Malagnini (CALL THE MIDWIFE) plus lots more in the new February issue of Film Score Monthly Online! Subscribe today! www.fsmonlinemag.com #filmmusic #filmscore #soundtrack

@seriousfondue.rodeo Any updates on the new tapes you got from that estate sale?

Just rewrote the end of the first act of my AI anthology series pilot episode. I'm currently 2 1/2 pages into act 2 and I'll try to work on it more later this week. #scriptsky

Read your dialogue out loud.  Acting out your dialogue is one of the most valuable techniques you can use as a screenwriter. And it’s a simple step to add to your revision process.  #scriptsky

Don't say the quiet part out loud! Steps to master subtext and make your dialogue sing. Read here: coverageink.com/dont-say-the... #screenwriting #writingcommunity #scriptsky

Tits Up - 1 Hour – Stacey Russell @staceycrussell.bsky.social When a burlesque dancer turned stay at home mom secretly turns to OnlyFans as a way to support her family , she realizes too late she may be in way over her head. A dramedy in the vein of THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL meets WEEDS. #Scriptsky

"If you are writing without zest, without gusto, without love, without fun, you are only half a writer. For the first thing a writer should be is—excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms." -- Ray Bradbury #scriptsky

@seriousfondue.rodeo If you're in the New Orleans area, here's a heads-up on an estate sale offering recorded VHS tapes this weekend: www.facebook.com/100064961611...

Character descriptions focused on what they're wearing, hair and eye color, attractiveness, etc., are usually unnecessary unless integral to the character and story. #scriptsky

A little dose of reality as January sets in. But I'm still optimistic. A writer is a noob who didn't quit, and if you love writing, you'll find a way. #scriptsky

I'm noodling an idea for a screenplay and I'm wondering if anyone in my network might be able to connect me with a trans veteran for a consult/informal interview? I've got trans siblings and I also have friends who are vets, but I don't know anyone who is both. #scriptsky #filmsky

Hey #Scriptsky, give Angela a follow! 😊

@seriousfondue.rodeo Hey! Happy New Year! Hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas too. How's it going with the digitizing? Any interesting finds?

Hi new followers! Thanks for joining me here. Trying to drag us all over from the bad place. Drag your friends! Am pitching a big feature to production companies, an actress likely to join. Will do an AMA soon if anyone's interested. Hope to get movie people active here, can be too quiet. #scriptsky

I'm Chris, I write comedy (a cable news web series I created called The Late, Late News, some short films and webisodes for others) but my latest project is an anthology series about AI (in the vein of Black Mirror) I write because I enjoy telling stories as much as I enjoy seeing them. #scriptsky

I'm reaching out on the off chance someone works for, or knows someone that works for, #MGMResorts. Wife got laid off before the holidays. She started her job search this week and applied to MGM Resorts. Networking help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks #scriptsky #filmsky #screenwriting #film

Read my interviews with Scott Bomar (SONG SUNG BLUE), Jordan Dykstra (HOLDING LIAT), Nicholas Pike (VIVA VERDI!) plus a special feature on Vince Guaraldi's classic score for A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS and much more in the new January issue of Film Score Monthly Online! www.fsmonlinemag.com