Dining at the Speed of Light

What is wrong with the following scene? MEGAN and DANIEL are shown to their table by a WAITER.   Read More

Screenwriting Do's & Don'ts

Over the years, I've read thousands of scripts as a producer and former VP Development for companies at Sony, Universal and Disney and had to separate the wheat from the chaff.   Read More

When Will My Script Be Ready?!?

As a producer and former VP of Development for production companies based at Sony, Universal and Disney, I’ve had the privilege of working with award-winning writers, directors and actors, and the most successful ones always...   Read More

Selling Your Own TV Series

CAN WRITERS SELL THEIR OWN TV SERIES? Writers? NO. Writers who are reading this article…YES! And I’ll tell you how, if you go with me on this for a few minutes.   Read More

5 Tips on Effectively Submitting Queries from the Newsletter

One question I see a lot here at InkTip is: What can I do to raise the effectiveness of my pitches through the weekly newsletter?   Read More

Why Your Logline Matters and How to Write One

I’ve lost count of the number of loglines I’ve read but it’s in the thousands. But I don’t just read them. I see which ones work and which ones don’t. The logline is the master key that will help unlock doors for writers...   Read More

Secrets of Breaking into the Industry - Part 2

Fail as often as you can. I can’t overemphasize the importance of failure as a pathway to success. You see and hear this everywhere: You cannot possibly succeed without failing first and learning from your failures along the way. That thought should be self-evident, but as we exist in such a success-driven society, it can be hard to remember that failure is a key component of the creative process.   Read More

Secrets of Breaking into the Industry - Part 1

I've made films. I'm making films, not only as a filmmaker, but as a dealmaker, marketer, entertainment lawyer, producer, facilitator, distributor, talent evaluator, and more. I know what it's like to be a beginner. To have questions. And to feel uncertain of the right moves to make on pressure-packed movie sets where minutes can mean thousands or millions of dollars.   Read More

Finding Success Thousands of Miles from Hollywood: Q&A with Screenwriter Adrian Milnes

Australian screenwriter Adrian Milnes spoke with us about his recent film Bridge of the Doomed.   Read More

Bridging the Gap: Taking an Old Genre to New Lands with Producer Michael Mahal

The zombie movie hasn't changed much in its lifetime. Producer Michael Mahal looks to change that with recent InkTip success Bridge of the Doomed.   Read More