James "Doc" Mason

9 Components Of The Perfect Logline (Part 1)

9 Components Of The Perfect Logline (Part 1)
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Logline

Many aspiring writers battle with loglines. Quite a few working writers struggle, too. Afterall, it’s a different skill from writing a script. The good news is crafting a logline becomes much easier when the writer knows what to include and, more importantly, what to leave on the cutting room floor. What darlings must be sacrificed […]

 Brock Swinson

“Create a Pitch Tsunami” Chris Brancato on ‘Godfather of Harlem’ & ‘Narcos’

“Create a Pitch Tsunami” Chris Brancato on ‘Godfather of Harlem’ & ‘Narcos’

After college, Chris Brancato realized he had “no marketable skills whatsoever.” He joked that his “lack of options” led him down the path of becoming a screenwriter. Beyond this initial assessment, his mother was also a novelist, so he saw someone getting paid to write and saw it as a career possibility.  “That helped demystify […]