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Well, since the first feature screenplay I had written as the first one I would direct plus produce is now officially on the back burner due to the lack of an actress and an inadequate budget, I thought I would try to write something not so much on the shorter side but the simpler side; It will...

'The Honeymoon' is a short film by Matt Janacone. It's about an unfaithful fiance learns what happens at the car wash should stay at the car wash. What do you think? https://youtu.be/M2KnT2081XM

Hello, everyone. I'm actually not a new IndieTalk member, but I'd like to take the time to apologize to IndieTalk members that I may have upset with self-promotion. Alot of my posts are only a few lines of posts with a link to my blog to read the rest posts. What I have done now is post the...

A couple of days ago, I heard on the radio that college loan debt had exceeded credit card debt, which surprised me. That said, I remember discovering screenwriting and receiving my first script coverage report how much even with an associate’s degree I had to learn about screenwriting. Of...

It is said that the screenwriter should know the end of his script before he begins it, and this starts with a solid outline. I agree and do not agree with the knowing your ending part, and the only logical explanation I can think of so far to support its weight is to say that since you only...

When is your script ready for script coverage? The short answer—not after you have completed your first draft. For you first-time screenwriters, in case you are not familiar with the protocol of script coverage, I will explain. Script coverage is a report, a rating all scripts receive by...

'The Honeymoon' is a short film by screenwriter/director Matt Janacone. https://youtu.be/6eG2XU10-wE

A newly-married man has to find a place in his house to hide his Uncle Tony's gun. https://youtu.be/CTLF4ZFxz-Q

'Creative Spark' is a series of short documentaries about people in filmmaking industry that inspired Matt Janacoone to make a short documentary about how he became the Screenwriter in the Attic. Click on link to watch video... https://youtu.be/BmMZw2h5o4Q

Hi. I'm screenwriter Matt Janacone. I recently created a blog about screenwriting and need feedback on what I'm doing right or wrong with the blog. Link to blog... http://screenwriterintheattic.blogspot.com/

'Praying in the Dark' is a short film by Matt Janacone. Watch: https://youtu.be/-FUZU73Mo-o

Now, there are two ways your script receives coverage. Studios automatically give scripts coverage whether you are ready for it or not or whether you want it or not. That is the chance you take when you submit it directly to them. If your script receives a Pass, this may be the end of your...

But, I think with really good writing, genres really don’t or shouldn’t apply. You can break through the limitations or barriers of genre—not that genre is a bad thing—but you can get a grown man to cry. You can get those men guarding the Buckingham Palace to crack a smile—even snicker! To read...

Rejection, I think, is a person’s initiation into the writing life. If you can take rejection in stride, if you can simply move on, you can make it in the “business of rejection.” You can officially call yourself a writer. Read more, click on link below...

It does not matter how you want to tell your stories—through picture books, through novels, or through scripts—your stories not only must have a beginning, a middle, and an end, they must also have an official beginning, and knowing the difference between the beginning of a story and its...

I have written a few posts explaining script coverage. In this post I want to explain what to expect with script coverage and how to take and deal with it. To read more, click on link below... http://www.mattjanacone.blogspot.com/2015/11/what-to-expect-from-script-coverage.html

Visit Screenwriter Matt Janacone's Blog... Click on the link below... http://www.mattjanacone.blogspot.com/

Blog about a screenwriter trying to break into film through short film. http://www.mattjanacone.blogspot.com/

Most scripts are abandoned just a few pages in, sent to the shredder and turned into snow used on sets. Read full article... http://www.mattjanacone.blogspot.com/2015/10/opening-scenes-vs-endings.html

Click on link to read blog post... http://www.mattjanacone.blogspot.com/2015/10/the-dangers-of-making-independent-film_27.html