Max Jagnut

Writer of words. Notorious risk taker. Connoisseur of reality & wisdom. Casino, Jaguar, Boxing & Fitness nut. Lover of sarcasm. Dislike pretentious Cunts

[Jonathon E. Stewart @JEStew3]

So you're telling me a 189-PAGE NAKED SPEC with a TABLE OF CONTENTS from two UNPRODUCED SCREENWRITERS just sold to Sony for nearly $1MIL??

The trades aren't telling you the full story. Let's get into it. 👇 https://t.co/2ErofEwRSm

[𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚜 @BrooksElms]

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Q: Should I make a pitch deck for my screenplay?

A: Probably not. Most writers that don't move people emotionally with words, will also not move them with images

Instead - focus on getting better at evoking EMOTION

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

MICROBUDGET FILMMAKING TIP: You’re probably not Christopher Nolan. But if you’re making a movie, you’re living out your dream—and helping the actors and crew around you live out theirs.

Make it fun.

You have something Chris Nolan doesn't have -- FUN (and chairs. Let people sit)

[Jonathon E. Stewart @JEStew3]

Hey screenwriter friends! Yesterday's post about the 189-page script that sold for a million bucks kicked up a ton of great conversation––thank you! And a lot of you were asking the same thing, one way or another: okay, but how does anyone break in NOW?

So let's do it live.

Tomorrow / Thursday 8/27 at 6pm PT––I'm opening up my Zoom room for a state of the state of screenwriting in Hollywood: what's changing in the industry, what isn't, and what's actually working (and not) when it comes to breaking in. I'll lead the thing and leave a big chunk of time for Q&A, so bring whatever you've got.

And in the spirit of Self-Marketing 101, a little competition:

Reply with a killer logline for whatever you're working on and I'll DM you a link to register. Tomorrow night I'll pick my favorite of the bunch––and that writer gets a COMPLIMENTARY READ + 1-HOUR CONSULT.*

*You have to show up to win...

Reply here or DM, whatever feels best. Cutoff is 5pm PT tomorrow. Hope to see you there!

[𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚜 @BrooksElms]

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hey Screenwriter

Is there a shortcut to becoming a professional writer?

Yep

Learn from somebody who's already where you want to be

Want me to point you in the right direction?

DM me

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

Screenwriting pro tip: People spend a lot of time trying to figure out why their logline doesn’t work.

98% of the time, the problem isn’t the logline.

It’s the concept.

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

“I’m starting on page one and never letting up!” is a great ambition… and a common screenwriting trap. If you skip the setup, page 20 often becomes an exposition traffic jam. You don’t eliminate exposition—you relocate it.

[𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚜 @BrooksElms]

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This 16-second movie was made by a member in my community.

Hollywood may never read your script - but they'll watch a clip.

And when people feel something...

...they ask for more.

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

What? You want a free webinar about WRITING HORROR now playing on YOUTUBE?

I got your hookup...

https://t.co/yIRAHxXw1X

[Stage 32 Script Services @Stage32Scripts]

The controversy was a byproduct of the clarity.

Tarantino. Nolan. Bong Joon-ho. Aronofsky. None of them were being controversial for the sake of it. They were being specific.

Are you telling your story the best possible way — or the safest way?

#Stage32 #Filmmaking #Cannes2026

[𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚜 @BrooksElms]

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Most filmmakers are still stuck in production hell.

👊🏼Chaotic sets
👊🏼Expensive gear
👊🏼Gatekeepers everywhere

Jamie Heinrich spent 30 years inside that chaos.

Then AI flipped the industry.

Instead of fighting it, Jamie built a simple workflow for creating cinematic, viral videos fast - without bloated workflows or wasted time.

I learned his workflow - for only five bucks - and that's how I made this clip.

You can too.

⚠️ Not for spectators. Only worth it if you’ll actually use it.

👉🏻 Get it here: https://t.co/afFfTxX4s4

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

I liked the end of Stranger Things, but by the time Eleven and Winona Ryder were getting on a boat to sail off to the Elven Heaven, I checked out.

[Stage 32 Script Services @Stage32Scripts]

$5,000 Grand Prize & Production Deal! Stage 32 Partners with DramaBox to Find US Writers.

The winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and a production deal for their project. Don't miss the deadline: https://t.co/8xHbdOyQ0i

#Stage32 #DramaBox #Screenwriting #WritersCommunity

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Arash Amel: “My one note of screenwriting advice is: Make sure you can *see* the movie before you start writing the actual script.” #screenwriting

[Jamie Nash @Jamie_Nash]

I wrote this one a few years back. This is the English Trailer. It's getting its international release this Christmas (though I'm not sure where in the U.S. it's popping up yet).

[Stage 32 Script Services @Stage32Scripts]

SALE: Learn how to create your web series for under $500 an episode! - https://t.co/j8oowAG1tc

[Jonathon E. Stewart @JEStew3]

I have pitched ideas to studios, execs, reps over a thousand times in my career. How many of those turned into gigs? How many into actual movies or shows?

A few.

A few out of literally a thousand+.

It’s very, very easy to look at the next pitch with the mentality that it’s probably not gonna hit. Because statistically, it’s probably not.

But we need to center ourselves in what I love referring to as a “non-zero” set of possibilities.

As in, yeah the statistics may say it’s a long shot, but guess what the chances also are? They are non-zero.

You hear this expressed a million ways, one of my other faves as “it only takes one.” Because that, too, is true.

So today, as I head into a pitch I love knowing it’s a long shot statistically, I will remind myself of my chances of success:

Non-zero. It only takes one.

#screenwriting #WritingLife

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

William Goldman: "Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it.” #writing

[𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚜 𝙴𝚕𝚖𝚜 @BrooksElms]

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We're successful in direct correlation to how well we act on our own deepest advice...

😌

[Danny Manus @DannyManus]

The number of scripts Ive received in the last 4 mos that were not even close to being in basic screenwriting format has been more than Ive seen in a decade. I dont mean style, I mean basic formatting. Shit written in Word. WTF? Why arent folks reading scripts & learning basics?