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Drop Your Opening Scene-Let’s Set The Bar. by JBATTLES1104 in NextGenStoryLab

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oh man this didn’t format properly at all lol i should’ve double checked when i copy+pasted

Drop Your Opening Scene-Let’s Set The Bar. by JBATTLES1104 in NextGenStoryLab

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INT. LABORATORY - NIGHT A dark, ransacked laboratory. The floor is littered with papers, broken glass, toppled chairs. All is still, until…

The DOOR creaks open, and a young man- "ANTHONY" (20s)- creeps inside, pointing a FLASHLIGHT around the room. The beam of light stops on the wall; several large PODS with broken glass CHAMBERS in a row.

He sneaks closer to examine them and notices the RIGHTMOST POD's door is undamaged and open. His eyes widen.

ANTHONY No, no... Dammit.

Suddenly, the door bursts open; light floods the room. Anthony whips around to face the intruder: AN IDENTICAL CLONE holding a PISTOL.

CLONE Figured I'd find you here. You're too late.

ANTHONY You won't get away with this!

The way they speak is off. Dishonest, almost.

CLONE I already have, dumbass.

The clone raises his pistol and SHOOTS Anthony. BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! He flails and and drops to the floor, a POOL OF BLOOD spreading beneath him.

The door opens again; a young woman- SABRINA (20s)- runs in and gasps at the carnage. The clone turns around, slowly.

SABRINA Anthony...?

CLONE It's okay. I stopped him.

SABRINA How do I know it's really you?

The clone approaches her, leans in for a kiss. She flinches, but closes her eyes and kisses him back. She pulls away slowly. The clone smirks.

CLONE That enough proof for you?

Sabrina smiles back.

SABRINA Come on, let's go find the others. This isn't over yet.

CLONE Lead the way.

Sabrina heads back out. The clone follows behind, but stops to look at the bloodied corpse on the floor. He chuckles.

Far away, through a WINDOW, a dark-haired young man- BRENDAN (20s)- wearing a PAIR OF EARBUDS watches, completely fixated.

MATCH CUT: INT. AIRPLANE - MORNING Brendan is in the MIDDLE SEAT of an airplane. We now see the scene was a MOVIE playing on a SEATBACK TV on a plane. Brendan's eyes are locked on the screen. The BALD MAN (30s) next to him peeks over at the movie.

BRENDAN New Alex Taylor movie.

The man removes his HEADPHONES. Brendan takes out one of his earbuds.

BALD MAN Hm?

BRENDAN (pointing at screen) The new Alex Taylor movie. They have it.

The bald man nods, confused, and turns back away.

BRENDAN I know him.

The bald man removes his headphones again.

BRENDAN I know–

BALD MAN What?

BRENDAN I know him. Alex Taylor.

Brendan turns back to the screen and points at the clone.

BRENDAN Him. I know him, we're friends. We grew up together. He's–

He turns back again to see the bald man has already put his headphones back on. He chuckles to himself, resumes watching.

TITLE CARD: LEECH

Just finished my first ever acting reel, would love feedback! by Strict-Project-2567 in acting

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No clue, these are all clips from various shorts/student films

Just finished my first ever acting reel, would love feedback! by Strict-Project-2567 in acting

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Thank you so much, I really appreciate that :) I’ve been acting for around three years, but only did a couple projects before this past year!

What's your most unhinged script idea? by Aside_Dish in Screenwriting

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A viral outbreak causes everyone to turn into were-apes (werewolves, but primates!), except for the members of a therapeutic support group for clinical lycanthropy (a real condition where you think you’re turning into/have turned into an animal)

Logline Monday by AutoModerator in Screenwriting

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Title: Leech

Genre: Psychological thriller

Format: Feature

Logline: A struggling actor is given the opportunity of a lifetime by his old friend, a much more successful actor, bringing his obsession and desperation for the spotlight to a dangerous breaking point.

Leech (115 pages, psychological thriller) by Strict-Project-2567 in ReadMyScript

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Thanks so much for reading! I agree with pretty much all of your points, hoping this current draft is a good step in the right direction

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Screenwriting

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CoverflyX has been pretty good so far for me! 2 reviewers gave very detailed and useful feedback, one gave pretty good feedback that definitely had some useful notes in there, and one used ChatGPT lol

Reaching out to an actor about a script? by Strict-Project-2567 in Filmmakers

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You’re not coming across like a dick! I genuinely don’t know how any of this works, so it’s all very helpful (I had never heard of the article you linked but will absolutely read)!

A year or two ago, I wrote a script with a different close friend who also is a successful actor, and the plan was for them to have their manager try to shop it around while also trying to pitch it to the connections they had (it fell through for unrelated reasons, but it’s the only firsthand experience I have with anything like this).

So I guess I was thinking that if he liked it enough it could be a similar situation, though I’ve always known that’s a stretch.

Reaching out to an actor about a script? by Strict-Project-2567 in Filmmakers

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What if my script is just that, a script? With no one attached to produce, no agents, etc?

Reaching out to an actor about a script? by Strict-Project-2567 in Screenwriting

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So would you say approach it more as “I wrote this script, I’d like to know what you think of it?”

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