![]() Not to mention, you’re going to write better scripts in the genres you’re passionate about anyway because you’re naturally going to go the extra mile for them. Because you’ll probably get pigeonholed into that genre, which is great if you love the genre. ![]() This is why I always remind writers to write in the genre you love. You’re going to need them to fend off the bills of your 15 different streaming services. And let’s not forget those glorious residual checks that keep showing up in the mailbox years down the line. It makes you a bankable writer, since you’ve proven that stuff you write gets made. And credit is everything in this business. However, that’s okay, because there are a lot of movies that ARE being greenlit that need a writer and, if those movies are in the same genre as your spec, you have a shot at getting an assignment that will turn into a credit. One thing to remember whenever you’re writing a spec script is that, if the spec gets noticed, or better, purchased, it’s probably not going to get made. ![]() We gotta get Eva Green back in some movies. ![]() It hasn’t sold but it did get the writer, Christina Pamies, an assignment writing Baghead, a popular short film that they’re turning into a feature. Premise: (from Black List) A woman with a troubled past invites her teen niece to live with her in the family’s farm house, but the two become tormented by a creature that can take away their pain for a price.Ībout: This script found some traction last year, allowing it to sneak onto the Black List. ![]()
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