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Biden followed the law? The Supreme Court hadn’t ruled that he was basically a king?

#scriptsky #specscriptshoutout Just finished a very polished version of THE LOCKSMITH by @leahfromsd.bsky.social and if you like body horror mixed with outstanding characters and creepy lore, this is your jam. Leah is such an amazing writer, pairing horror with social issues both great and small.

The Afterlife: Man: So yeah we were fighting in the caves and then the bombs dropped and there was a roar and it went dark- Anyway, how did YOU die? Jeff: Have you heard of pickleball?

How do you die Playing PICKLEBALL

Amazing!

If we had to rank animals based on overall adorability (appearance + behavior) Elephants got to be AT LEAST top 3

While…. simultaneously expanding the visa program bc of the farm labor crisis?

That gas go up on Friday, no it ain’t

According to Nielsen, 'CBS Evening News' just recorded its lowest-rated February of the 21st century, averaging 4.4 million total viewers and 538,000 in the key 25-54 demographic.

Hey! I need some input so pass this on My writing partner talked me into a gateway horror spec. I aimed for Ring sort of PG-13, but how hard should we be going on violence, etc? #writertwitter

Apparently black people have to either endure racial slurs or be called ableist there is no other path

The advice I’m trying to implement at the moment It’s helping a ton w exposition and those ‘in between’ scenes that genre movies usually mess up #writertwitter

Eventually the military gets sick of this and simply takes the power

The Boston Strong Boy So you might have noticed I'm not exactly prolific, but it's because there's a lot of intention and thought put into everything I do. As a rather active person I spent a lot of time thinking about which athletes I wanted on the site, and what they represented. I reached out…

My aunt and uncle went without power for 2.5 months after Maria. My grandfather who lives in San Juan went even longer. The power lines were the most impactful image of many tonight.

I look forward to reading 100 articles breaking down all the symbolism in that set, because the level of detail was insane

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Look, I’m not the most informed guy but I think I know the answer

Dear Canadians I’m am not mad at y’all the slightest

I have not seen One Battle After Another but I cannot imagine pulling Maya Rudolph and not marrying her so I’m applying my dislike to his films 😄

But I’ll say the pro writer community that I’ve seen is the warmest, more generous, humblest creative community in film I have received more than I deserve or earned from them

Treat everyone w kindness and respect But don’t let people cross the line no matter who they are In general have a hard moral line that you won’t compromise bc those are the people LA breaks the hardest

If you’re wrong apologize If you’re not, sunlight is the best disinfectant and time is the ultimate revealer Shrewd people will figure out the truth, and dummies will get conned

However no matter what I write it will not land for some people bc I cannot hide my blackness I don’t write copaganda, or frat boy characters, or fragile women or dozens of other things The thing that gives me my voice alienated others Such is life

For a script to succeed it has to go to widest audience possible The white audience is very very skittish, if they don’t feel included or centered they ain’t supporting My blackness is my rooting for the underdog, being an outsider, being grounded But I can’t be BLACK

Handling my blackness as a writer has been a journey A reductive view would make you think that black people would be your biggest allies No one has pounded the table for me more than white men and the ugliest calls were from inside the house

I’m lucky in that there are better writers than me technically but they write bigger stuff in genres that no one is buying But I also had no idea how to ‘network’ which worked out bc that was the best way to network 😂😂😂

If you wanted an apple would you go to the store and get one? Or would you buy one online you couldn’t touch and wait 5 days for it? LA is full of writers and you don’t live in LA and don’t have experience but you’re mad you’re not in a writers room Goals have to match reality

I’m a nobody from the wrong coast and I’ve pre-WGA writers elevate and pay the worst scammers bc they got flattered by them No your contest eval wasn’t Ai You never say that when it’s positive

You can’t use IMDb to see if someone is ‘legit’ bc it doesn’t count stuff like polishes, ghostwriting etc Everybody in LA knows everybody If a writer ‘guru’ is on social media and the pros don’t talk to them a certain way or they’re chasing them they’re frauds

Avoid people who always want the shortcut They’re transactional, super nice to people w perceived momentum I’ve seen success separate‘friends’ more than failure

If your circle is constantly praising you they’re useless Enable people in your life to succinctly tell you the truth, good or bad I get sternly corrected in private a LOT

The biggest red flag I’ve seen is people that can’t take notes/criticism. It usually means their scripts are just self inserts and they’ve lost distance from the material It means they think they are special snowflakes and those are the people LA breaks the hardest

I’m a straight talker from the East Coast but I’m pretty friendly and very loyal and very forgiving I legit didn’t know how to deal w West Coast people I damaged my rep by associating w some the worst people in the community bc I didn’t know red flags and didn’t take advice

In terms of reps they’re going to sign people that look just like them The material is inexplicably more ‘compelling’ Most reps are white guys w dark hair a few are blonde white women and those are the deals you see in the trades Just work small, until they come to you

Franklin Leonard just dropped gold on making salable films that escalate I lost time writing stuff that wouldn’t have sold, at a time when no one wanted samples I blew opportunities bc I didn’t understand loglines/elevator pitches/comps bc of my bad structure

Hollywood isn’t ‘fair’ You picked this, so stop crying about. The history of the business is very clear, and it doesn’t treat writers well or think much of them Billy Wilder died begging for work and you’re not better than Billy Wilder

The biggest problem w my writing career? I mostly wasn’t good enough. I’m a talented writer but I was coming from historical fiction. I simply did not understand structure. There were a bunch of ancillary skills I had to develop but that was huge.

So, on average, it takes seven years to break into feature writing I’m actually ahead of schedule! Today, I’d like to go over my own self inflicted wounds so you avoid some

Delighted (and on edge) to have a page featured in an upcoming episode of Nathan Graham Davis's (@ngdwrites.bsky.social) awesome 'Spot The Pro' series. The last episode was a blast! Check it out if you haven't already! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqIb... #scriptsky

I Did Not Know Chef Boyardee Was a Real Person So I was going through Twitter and suddenly I saw the above commercial and it hit me like a lightning bolt. There things in our world that are simply omnipresent, and we don't think about where they came from. I've seen the Chef Boyardee's face and…

Just learning or playing an instrument can improve mental function in seniors, stave off dementia or help you recover from TBIs Ai generation of music does NONE of that

I was sketching today and struggling bc I’m rusty Which is the point I am learning to see Neurologically, learning skills strengthens us in ways you couldn’t possibly anticipate Ai makes people dumber and weaker in ways they couldn’t anticipate

DUST ON DIRT - Thriller feature Dumped in a parched wilderness as prey by two sadistic Border Patrol officers, a determined young woman realises that to survive she must set a lethal trap – with herself as the bait. Nicholl QF, PAGE finalist. #screenpit #scriptsky #SeRe

The Story of Sputnik Monroe I LOVE pro wrestling although I have no interest in WATCHING pro wrestling. At its core, it's potent community theatre, a combination of fighting techniques that go back to Greco-Roman times mixed with centuries of folk and local wrestling, all presented as a connected…

Watching a movie by a writer/director I hate but you can learn from anything Also this is torture 😂

1. Keep your eye on the ball, people That Epstein-Larry Nassar letter has fake written all over it -- N. Virginia postmark, after JE's death, in a handwriting that appears not his own It's hard not to think DOJ WANTED this out there to then be debunked and thus discredit every mention of Trump...

Serious question How can you verify if someone is an ICE officer?