by Angela Bourassa We're happy announce that the LA Screenwriter Logline Competition is back from its summer break! We're now accepting entries for the October competition. What is this Logline Competition, you ask? The Logline Competition is your chance to submit a logline for a script you're working on, thinking about, or have already completed.... Continue Reading →
What a Great Logline Looks Like: February Edition
The February Logline Competition results are in. The caliber of submissions stepped up a level this month, and we're very excited about the top loglines. Check out these great examples of how to write a logline: THE WINNER This month’s winner was Colin Costello with his logline for TAGGED, a horror: “The popular teen daughter of a disgraced Georgia sheriff must stop... Continue Reading →
Win a Pass to the Toronto Screenwriting Conference
The Toronto Screenwriting Conference (TSC) is a two day weekend event, scheduled April 11/12, which gathers together the best creative talent, authors and speakers in writing for film, television and media in Canada and the United States. The TSC offers screenbased industry professionals an advanced level of education and skills development unparalleled by any other... Continue Reading →
The Six Cs of a Professional Logline
by Angela Bourassa Contrary to popular belief, screenwriting is one of the most complex forms of writing. The task of the screenwriter is to write a script so good that a handful of people will invest real money in it, hundreds of people will dedicate months of their lives to it, and thousands -- maybe... Continue Reading →
BlueCat’s Head Judge on How to Write a Contest-Winning Script
by Angela Bourassa I had the pleasure of meeting Gordy Hoffman, founder of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition, last year in Austin. I had ventured into the heart of Texas for the Austin Film Festival, and discovered that Gordy was going to be leading a script workshop in town while I was there. I signed up... Continue Reading →
Challenge Yourself to Write Every Day with the Fall Goalpost
The BlueCat Screenplay Competition is putting on a little challenge for screenwriters: write at least three pages a day for thirty days.