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Matt Allen’s “Pot of Glue”: Fast First-Draft Dialogue
Our guest blogger, Matt Allen, has been a working screenwriter since 1999 when he and his writing partner, Caleb Wilson, sold their first spec script, Manchild, to New Line Cinema. Since then, Allen & Wilson have worked steadily for Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, Fox, Lionsgate,…
Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson Script Interview
Screenwriting team Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson’s latest script, an adaptation of Eat, Sleep and Poop, is the story of a successful pediatrician whose life and practice changes once his wife becomes pregnant. The writers – best known for the romantic comedy Four Christmases –…
The Save the Cat!® 2023 Screenplay Challenge
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The Save the Cat!® 2022 Screenplay Challenge
The Save the Cat!® 2022 Screenplay Challenge WINNERS ANNOUNCED TOP 5 ANNOUNCED TOP 25 ANNOUNCED All entrants receive 50 points of analysis—at no extra cost. All scripts receive a full read. Feedback is grounded in structure—not subjective opinion. Our approach is simple: a screenplay competition…
The Final Save the Cat! Logline Challenge of 2009! And the Winner Is…
We love this season! It’s really the best time of the year. It doesn’t take much to put us in that holiday mood. All we need is a Christmas carol, some Yuletide décor, and of course, 621 loglines from our STC! Holiday Logline Contest. A big HO, HO,…
The Importance of Putting Yourself into Your Scripts
Writing team Matt Allen and Krista Suh explain what it was like to work on the first Juneteenth family comedy, Block Party.
Why You Should Always Be Writing a Spec Script
Writer Matt Allen shares his experience and advice.
