hey all - I started screenwriting as a kid, then stopped after I discovered music. fast forward 40 years, I started writing again during covid and wrote four screenplays during the lockdown. one of them, band on the run, is now on Amazon, Apple TV and Fandango. it stars an actor named larry bagby, who played "ice" in hocus pocus, as well as "marshal grant" in the johnny cash movie, walk the line.

I guess my point here, it's never too late to write a script - good, bad or otherwise. write your script, and then take that next step. it's hard and it's scary, but keep going!

Watch it on Amazon here.

It’s very annoying to spend so much time reading a script and leaving detailed feedback, just to get nothing in return, not even a thanks.

It’s rude.

If you’ve spent the time uploading your script asking for feedback, the least you can do is give a response. An equally detailed (non-defensive) response would be appropriate.

It’s people who don’t respond that are killing this sub. It’s the reason there are like 13k subs and barely anyone active.

I know not everyone is like that. And this sub is so worthwhile and such an amazing platform for new writers to test the waters and get feedback.

I hope those few who let the sub down either stop asking for feedback or start being grateful that some stranger on the internet has bothered to read and critique their script when so many others wouldn’t.

9th century Northern Americans try and defend their land from a dying race of dragons and a surprise Viking invasion.

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This is a story about a talking penis.

Hey! Happy Friday! This is my first time submitting. It should be a quick read.

Let me know what you guys think and thanks in advance!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YotPGGLmgMfQ7gKAIjV5YITTlMQppWfv/view?usp=sharing

Read My Script? We did. It's here. Bad Screenplays Podcast.

We've been doing this for over three months now... The title of our podcast is just plain wrong. Ya'll are writing some GREAT screenplays. Hilarious, descriptive, vivid with great characters. Thank you undiscovered and super talented writers everywhere.

Adapted from Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-nominated, critically acclaimed album 'Good Kid, M.A.A.d City'. Final revisions.

"After a vicious beatdown at the hands of a rival gang, a timid African American teenager must question his loyalties and relationships before he is swallowed by the corrupting force of his city - Compton, Los Angeles."

1. Is the plot fluid, well-paced and easy to grasp?

2. Is the dialogue interesting and are ephonics used well?

3. Do I give each character even development or is the focus unbalanced?

BONUS for anybody who's listened to GKMC:

1. Do you feel that the central plot points are well translated?

2. Is there anything that you feel is missing from the album?

EDIT: I had some great feedback so thanks, dialogue was clearly a big thing that brought it down but I was still pretty happy with the end result regardless. This wasn't really a hyper-serious thing on my part and was literally just for writing practice and getting some comments on format more than anything. None the less thanks to the people who liked it, that's encouraging for later projects... I feel like I should apologise to people I might have offended, that really wasn't ever my intention at all, I just got some of the core stuff (dialogue) pretty off.

There is a serious problem in this sub of people asking for critique of work that is clearly generated by AI. It’s sad because these people are just cheating themselves out of learning to write when asking for critique. The scripts are scarily competent and some people are even liking them but they are very generic and not expressing the originality (but beginner’s roughness) that used to be seen in the scripts submitted to this sub. This sub needs a policy on use of AI - e.g. declare what you have used it for.

Hey guys! I've been reaching out to a few people in the sub via DM's and have had a way more positive response than I was expecting, so I figured I'd do a post here to make this option available to everyone.

I used to be a script analyst at Paramount Pictures and Pantheon Entertainment and have just now started a little screenplay feedback website (https://scriptsmithcoverage.com). I give 7 pages (single spaced!) of feedback for what I think is a really competitive price, especially when compared with services like The Screenplay Mechanic and ScriptGal. I even offer a phone call and am happy to communicate over email as well if you have more questions or want more info about your feedback. It's been way more popular than I was expecting, definitely a pleasant surprise.

If you're interested at all, hit the site and shoot me an email! I'll get cracking on your script asap.

Thanks!

so i am 14 and i wrote a 107 page script it took me 7 months its called I DID NOT SAY CUT its an action comedy and i have been working on trying to sell it and i really want to any advice i have already emailed mangers. Also this is my first ever script i have ever wrote before.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pHzY4yaw8C6V1qQLd5N5EIXsLl46suKu/view?usp=drivesdk

i hope this works

i know that it is not perfect and still needs like typos and all that stuff fixed i am still working on it So its not like my final final version i think its EH

Not here to sulk or anything. Half a year ago, I finished a 3-year project, writing a script (22 scripts, one for each episode) for the first season of a TV show set in the star wars universe I had the idea for. Only after I finished, I realized that there really is zero chance for something to come out of it, because:

- Disney doesn't take ideas from the outside

- You never write scripts for a full season, only for the pilot

- In the industry even if an idea gets picked up, the show is most likely going to be written out again for scratch with a team of writers even if the writer had everything planned

So yeah, it won't become a TV show. Nevertheless, I still think what I wrote is pretty good, and I don't feel like I wasted my time writing it. I thought I'd share it here to see what people think about this case and maybe if someone's interested in reading.

(Also, please don't be mean, yes, I'm a new writer, yes, what I did is dumb, yes, what I said is on the edge of just writing a fanfic. Still at the end of the day I worked hard and the real reason I did this is because I care about this story and stories in general. So yeah)

I have read many scripts presented on this site. To be honest they are not well written, well-formatted or interesting. Most of them I stop after the first page.

I don't mean this as a negative, but I hate to see people WASTE their time typing out a 120-page script that is not going anywhere.

That being said I suggest three things to improve your skills:

1. Read actual scripts from movies.. And when you read them watch the movie.

2. Get the book "Screenwriters Bible"

3. Get book "Your Screenplay Sucks"

Don't stop writing, but do it right.

Best of luck.

Hello,

We're in the planning phase of a new podcast that will see a few actors read out screenplays sent in by amateur writers. We're looking for screenplays that are 10+ pages long, but no more than 120 pages. We won't read the scripts beforehand, so the script will be read live, first-time on the podcast. And of course - fully anonymous!

As this is a new podcast, there is no audience as of yet, and no episodes has obviously been recorded yet. And it's dependent on screenplay submissions, so that's where you come in! We're hoping to get enough scripts to potentially have a ReadMyScript Awards at the end of each season where we look back and award the scripts in different genres/awards.

One thing to note - the reactions and feedback will be honest and non-edited. Please only do give us permission to read your script if you are happy for us to give our honest opinion!

Again, all is in the planning phase. I hope to get enough submissions for this to work, but it might not get enough momentum to be produced. If this sounds interesting to you, and you have a script you'd want someone to read, please do drop us a DM. :)

Keep writing!

Another update and some details, 21st June:

Thanks to everyone, really - the turnout has been great, and we've got many scripts already. Remember you can send them at anytime to [email protected]. If you want to follow the podcast (if/when we get it off the ground), follow us on Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok (Read My Screenplay) - we'll post updates there. Now for a few important details:

• If you can, when you send us a screenplay, list the amount of characters and their names. This will help the producer pick scripts and divide out the roles to the actors/hosts more easily.

• Remember - this doesn't need to be finished work. It can be an early draft, an idea - it would be great if the story arc could have an end (from the view of the listeners), but it's not a necessity.

• It's all anonymous. Even if the feedback is harsh, no one will know who wrote it. So don't let your worry keep you from sending something over.

Keep the screenplays coming!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uZ2a0_EelfVw3pMrKcQTGs711roRCDof/view?usp=drivesdk

Watch Genndy Tartakovsky and Mike Lazzo live on this week's Development Meeting as they take pitches, discuss the development process and dish out cash to creators.

Stream the show tonight at 9 pm EST on https://www.adultswim.com/streams

If you can't take cristism for your work, then you'll never make it in the film industry.

Don't post on here of you can't take constructive feedback on your script. You're taking up room for the real writers who would do anything for a little feedback.

What this Is I don't Even

Every Thursday, Adult Swim executives field pitches, discuss their process and dish out cash to creators on the live stream show, Development Meeting.

Stream the show every Thursday at 9 pm EST on https://www.adultswim.com/streams

Logline: A young woman, obsessed with finding answers to her father’s disappearance, revives his monster hunter tv show. She takes an amateur crew to the Canadian wilderness where they fight for survival after uncovering more than they were looking for.

Updated 6/14/21: I’ve made changes to characters and pacing and tried to dial in the dialogue better.

Thank you in advance for considering to read my work. This is the most recent draft of my screenplay, would love general feedback but also focus on character development, pacing, and if the structure of the story is working.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IRWTHOFFvzNmOILCFZ8sQQH98NV8-0u9/view?usp=drivesdk

Not sure if doing this is allowed on this sub reddit but I thought it was cool that I was able to go through the entire process and now it is being prepped for the 2017 film festival circuit and distribution.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5dy7z7IwuM

Hey all! I'm a journeyman screenwriter who's just started a podcast all about short films. If you have a short film screenplay you'd like to talk about with me, email me at [email protected]! The podcast is avialable at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cheat-the-camera/id1584877381 By short screenplay, I mean to say anything under thirty pages (as a complete, whole unit). I am not offering coverage and I'm not paying anyone nor getting paid (hah!). This podcast is about short films, but as we all know, a good film begins with a good script-- doubly so for shorts. Please include your script in your email, as well as any other information you think helpful (e.g. your bio or other work, context for the story, etc). The aim with this is to give you some exposure! I live outside LA, so for me this is an opportunity to meet and get to know intereseting creatives. Ultimately, this is primarily about an interview on the podcast, so please only submit if you are ready to have a nice, easygoing chat about your script-- if that sounds scary, that's fine! But just know that's what I'm aiming for. I look forward to hearing from y'all!

I've been working on this script for a few months, and I believe it's gone through enough rewrites to reach the feedback stage. Here's Storybook Ending.

Format: TV Pilot.

Genre: Comedy/Dramedy.

Logline: Just as Khaled, a struggling entrepreneur, son of American-dream immigrants, reaches an existential crossroad due to his startup's constant rejection by Silicon Valley, a mysterious investor swoops in, here to turn his life's fortunes around...

X meets Y: Silicon Valley meets Ramy.

To anyone who takes the time, thank you so much, and please don't spare me. Lemme know how it made you really feel. Peace.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zapV7gfN2gaNbLy6XQ1EAQRYiz-FQlYW/view?usp=sharing

Logline: After an explosion leaves a DEA agent maimed, she becomes a top recruitment prospect in a mysterious and highly secretive government agency whose goal is to track down and "dispose of" escaped clones with superhuman abilities.

Okay, first and foremost, thanks for at least clicking on the link and reading the logline!

Here's some questions I have for anyone who is kind enough to read (aside from "do you like it?"):

1.) This is my first time writing a "near-future" world with advanced technology. Thusly, I had to handle exposition a little differently by being more "on-the-nose." Am I throwing too much info at you? Is it overwhelming? Is the information easily-digestible?

2.) I'm afraid that the teaser might be a bit disconnected from the rest of the pilot. Is this a glaring issue? My intent was to set up some backstory and conflict for later episodes, but I'm worried that it might be a bit extraneous at this point. I'm really happy with it, so this could be a "kill your darlings" thing.

3.) Does the pilot end with enough of a punch? Can you see how the premise can be repeatable? I'm worried that this might not be clear enough.

Any other feedback you may have would be hugely helpful!

Thanks!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H_3O5PBWjIbhru9ZV5Y1QuULEb9QNmYr/view?usp=sharing

LOGLINE: Supper at grandmother's house turns deadly after a football jock tries to hurt his girlfriend.

Read it here