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21 Jump Street Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson We first meet Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) as respective geek and jock teens failing to get to their high school prom. Years later, they’re unlikely partners helping each other get through police academy. After cocking up their first arrest they’re assigned to … Read more
I love the following principle, implemented by many beginning screenwriters, myself included. Let’s transpose the idea to another profession – the manufacturing of, say, a car. -By Samuel Bartlett PART 2: CARS AND COPS Most people have driven a car – they’ve sure as hell seen a car, so what the hell is there to … Read more
In this section we are publishing the loglines from the participants of the Circalit / Story Department “First Draft Script Contest”. Our judges have reviewed the loglines and give you their considered feedback. It may help you craft a powerful logline. by The Judges Flexed “Callum Whitaker is your average 17 year old- and that’s … Read more
As the director of John Carter, Andrew Stanton got the cold shoulder from the American audience. But with Wall-E, Bug’s Life and Nemo to his name, he hasn’t run out of credits just yet. Here he talks about discovering what makes the concept of story tick over the course of his career, and finding the … Read more
The call came through from Austin as BLOCKED. The summary of the conversation was, ‘Congrats, your script has just made the top ten of its category in the Austin Screenplay Competition of over 5,800 scripts, we hope to see you in Austin for our conference.’ -By Samuel Bartlett PART 1 – THE BEGINNINGS I thought, … Read more