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What's the Use of These Sprints?
Sprints are incredibly helpful in a similar way that table reads are, as they bring into play the needed social aspect of screenwriting. We spend so much time alone that bringing our pages to a group of people is essential for improving them. We're too close to our work to be objective. Drop-ins are encouraged Come in, leave your camera off, be with a group of fellow writers, and do whatever it is you need to do. Maybe it’s paying bills, planning out your week. Proximity, I think, is important. Embrace the Chaos! Screenwriting is messy. Be okay with showing up with rough pages. It took Michael Arndt 100 drafts to get his Oscar-winning screenplay, Little Miss Sunshine, to a great place. Now, some may say that's a daunting thought. My feeling when I heard him say that was relief. Yes, relief because it means I don't have to get it right the first, tenth, or 20th draft. Controlled Times and Tangible Outcomes When I’m off my game and I’m overwhelmed, setting strict time limits to just get something done is very effective. 20 or 30 minutes, or, as we do on our sprints, 50 minutes and they fly by. Get something specific done in short time frames with us. Round Table Struggles and Successes: We allocate about 10 minutes between sprints to chat about what progress we’re making or what we’re struggling with. There’s a synergy that happens when a group of people trying to achieve the same thing are together, and we express things that we all can relate to as writers. Those who come are aware of the value, but I’m actually writing this for those who have never come. Yes, I realize sometimes work, family, etc., take up our time. No judgement here. We have sprints on Mondays and Saturdays. Remember, there's no pressure to reveal anything; just come and be with other like-minded people.
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Let me try this again: “May The Forge be with you” -Harrison Forge, 2026 #rewrite 😉 Ok I’ll stop for now.
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Also I love the Kermitty Hermitty, I rlly do 🙏
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If you're not in the artist frame of mind you network.
No excuses. You want to say you're a writer you have to write. But if you're not in a writing state of mind get up and network. I network, with 10s of people daily. Actors, assistant directors....today I received a response from my all pro voice actor from Tokyo whose natural baritone is like Jim Morrison. His response to my email about his role as the protagonist voice actor, in the movie under production: Sounds like fun! I will have to pick up a new headset with a microphone because I'm in Hawaii and then Vegas for the rest of the month. Doable. I will send you what i can do and if it's good i will look at renting a studio for an hour or two. Sincerely in your service, ______________________________ Get out there. Present yourself.
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@Jason Smith wow nice!
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@Jason Smith thanks for sharing. Have fun in both Hawaii and Las Vegas, whether for personal or prod stuff, or both. Both are beautiful places in their own way!! Idk if you like donuts LOL but just in case and in case you haven’t heard of these ones… Malasadas (Portuguese donuts) in Hawaii are pret-ty good. And Duck Donuts I am in love with (they’ve a branch in Vegas but also other franchises in the US) (Maybe some good craft services for your crew, too, if any of em are with ya! 😊🍩) Take care
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Vertical Drama markets
well, I mentioned the book and now I’m getting ads for it so I checked one out it’s pretty awful but it’s a huge market for new writers. I was thinking it would be interesting to see if I could actually write in this format as an exercise in writing with 0 fluff…(Please yell at me ) But: The global vertical‑drama market was valued at about USD 4.1–4.7 billion in 2024–2025 and is projected to grow to roughly USD 8.4 billion by the early 2030s, implying a high‑single‑digit to low‑double‑digit compound annual growth rate. Here is just one: https://my-drama.com/ PS: don’t buy that book. It’s full of errors, probably why she was giving it away at the conference, but it’s still an interesting read.
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You’re so funny. Thanks for the candid review, and for sharing! Some folx also mentioned micro-dramas during one of the sprints, and it’s interesting to hear about the general perception of them at the moment. I look forward to seeing how they may evolve in the near future! Also, this thread’s quite insightful. It felt like I was listening to a United Nations meeting (not that I’ve ever sat through one) 😊
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Morning Briefing: Spec market still alive despite rumors to contrary
Good morning, Forge. Here's what's moving in the industry today. - Spec Market Stays Alive: Brandon Cohen Sells Two Scripts in Back-to-Back Months — Paramount grabbed Cohen's comedy Bald Eagles for seven figures. Before that, he sold I Can See You're Angry to Miramax. Two specs. Two studios. Proof that original material still moves when the writing is sharp. Cohen is repped by Range Media Partners. The spec script is not dead. Write yours. - SXSW Hands Screenwriting Award to Four First-Timers Behind 'Plantman & Blondie' — Robb Boardman, Cory Loykasek, Donny Divianian, and Frankie Quinones took the SXSW Special Jury Award for Screenwriting for their buddy comedy Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film. These guys came up through sketch comedy, wrote what they knew, and a festival jury noticed. You don't need a traditional path. You need a voice. - Humanitas New Voices Fellowship Deadline: April 6 — This one's tailor-made for Forge members. The New Voices Fellowship is specifically for emerging TV and film writers who do NOT have a manager or agent. No representation required. No prior staffing required. Deadline is 11:59 PM PT on Monday, April 6. If you've got a script and no rep, this is your shot. Apply. - Sundance Names 2026 Screenwriters Lab Fellows from 3,800+ Submissions — Eleven writers were selected for the Screenwriters Lab and thirteen more for the Intensive, which supports first-feature projects. Creative advisors include Barry Jenkins, Lulu Wang, and Michael Arndt. The Intensive fellows are working on their very first features. If you're early in your journey, this is the kind of program that changes trajectories. Applications for next year's cycle will open later this year.
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Feorge Clooney says good evening.
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Scriptment notes needed
I've been working on something for the past few months. It's a feature film, in a post apocalyptic Paris. Here's the logline: “An independent and distrustful survivor of extreme global warming must choose between helping the authoritarian regime or rebel against it to save her dog and join the colony on Mars." I haven't written a proper script yet, but I have the beginning of a scriptment, as I find this is what helps me best organize the story and start rolling it out. So far I have written Act 1. I'm aiming to get the full scriptment finished by the end of the week. Reason why I'm going so fast is because next week, I will be working on this project with professional producers and distributors, and I need to have a version done for this. I'm writing in French so I used Deepl to translate it quickly and get it to you so I could have notes before then. I hate using Deepl so i'm very sorry in advance for anything that doesn't really make sense in English or if some sentences are poorly written. It's really because I'm running out of time on this. If you could have a read and send me notes that would be absolutely amazing. Thank you beautiful people!
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@Lena Lieuvin 🙂 I’m gonna drop some extra stuff in here that don’t necessitate a response. They’re just associations, in various senses of the word, that came to mind! Not critiques of the scriptment at all. I think it’s also just me being an American, but not me speaking for Americans per se: 1. That’s dope that you’re a fan of the Force (or the Dark Side or both lol)!! I wouldn’t say I’m a fan (I don’t think I’ve watched or analyzed the ever growing franchise enough), but one of my profile pics is a statue of Yoda from (i believe) the Walt Disney Museum here in SF! And a friend of mine invited me once to like a “light saber” role play thing, which was pretty cool actually 😁 I’m tempted to go into light saber colors but I really don’t know that much about them at the end of the day lmao 2. Another film (and book) that came to mind re: your story/world was The Hunger Games! There the world was Panem, which was apparently future America. And it’s cool that yours is post apoc Paris. Your character also gave Katniss vibes, which kudos to you because the world will always be grateful for more girlies on fire 🔥 (that last bit is definitely a reference) 3. YAY on Ada not dying in the film 😭 I genuinely appreciate the generous “sneak peek”. maybe you and your producers and team might agree, but given what I’m hearing about this story so far… it’s giving “trilogy” potential 👀 4. Also, I hope you didnt think I was giving you a difficult time with Ada’s name LOL In fact, it reminded me of this thing in the US called ADA compliance. Unsure if you’ve heard of it, but basically they ensure that accommodations and support are provided to people (like students) that need them (eg. wheelchair access, braille, captions, etc.). So Ada has a positive association/connotation to me; I think it actually fits the character quite well. 5. Again maybe just me being American.. but for some reason “The Red Arch” kinda reminds me of McDonald’s, literal imagery-wise 😂. Specifically, the Happy Meal box. Or even Ronald McDonald’s smile LOL I mean, take that as you will. In terms of general marketing/publicity though, I wouldn’t necessarily take that as a bad thing? BUT I kinda figured that the Red Arch it might be a symbol of the Planet Mars, MAYBE.
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@Lena Lieuvin (I promise that the Arc de Triomphe was my 3rd guess! And that I read your scriptment. I guess I had just shot for the moon and landed amongst the Mars 🥁😀 ^Yes, some kind of Les Brown paraphrase/ref Ok I’ll stop now 🙊✌️👋😁)
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