#coverfly

Hey all! I’m so excited to be a moderator for this event! If you’re looking for some inside information about the business of screenwriting, check this out. There are some great panelists ready to talk about everything you wish you were taught in film school:

How do I get signed?

How do I brand myself for the industry?

How do I perfect my pitch?

What are agents and managers looking for?

So! I wrote some stuff for the Nickelodeon Writing program. I failed last year because my laptop busted a few months before it was due and it wouldn't be right to scramble. I came back more prepared this time and their coverfly doesn't work. Ok, I'll come back the next day. And the next day. And the next day. I start asking around social medias if anybody else is having this problem, turns out, yeah. It took some time and poking and prodding Coverfly and Nickelodeon to get them to make a statement or anything.

There were only a few days left to "submit" and someone responded saying that it suddenly worked, you just had to disregard a specific question I guess. Did it and it finally submitted. They sent an email out not long after that they had fixed it totally at that point but never extended the deadline. I took this as a bad sign because they weren't worried but maybe less competition? Nope, the email said that thousands still submitted. Dedicated individuals like me. I guess it didn't matter because I didn't get picked. Regardless, I wanted to post my scripts to you, the public.

For those who don't know, you need a spec script which is based around an existing tv show. This time I chose The Conners just to try and use a different carrot since I don't really watch the shows on the spec list. I hadn't written them anything live action before that. I'll give a quick pitch and say that the Lunchbox gets robbed and the Conners split up to try to figure out ways to make up the loss and get more business.

The other script is an original pilot script. It's called the 'Nerd Bachelor' or Bachelor Nerd (doesn't matter)...kind of self explanatory but it's wacky because he's not even interested in the girls and they are even less interested in him. With the type of male they like to promote, the average joe just couldn't compete so I tried to reflect that and the problems within that type of filming.