FrankenScript :: Lee Gabel's Screenwriting Journal/Blog

As much as this is a comedy, it’s also a coming-of-age story in that Jonah Hill’s character learns to stand up for himself and gets what he wants out of life. It also shows an unlikely friendship develop between two guys that are essentially lonely even though they are surrounded by people. Even though this [...]

This is a surprisingly good little film. Oh what a tangled web we weave… The best aspect of this film is I constantly found myself wanting to know what happens next. This is exactly what you want in any story whether it’s film or literary. Plus the film is funny and smart, a double hit [...]

This film is an interesting take on slasher films. It builds the story by showing how one man becomes a serial killer. It’s low budget, but the visual quality and performances elevate it to a higher level. There’s lots of nods to past slasher films and it’s fun to try and find them all. Of [...]

Script Frenzy is over for me. It’s April 29, and I managed to complete my screenplay within 30 days. My final page count was 102. I planned on journalling about my process, but between having to work during the day, write during the evening, and redesign this website with what little time I had left, [...]

This film had me on the edge of my seat the whole way through, a nail-biter for sure. One of the things I liked about this film is that not many people were killed off. Most of the cast that went into the story, came out on the other side, and yet it is still [...]

Even with good performances throughout, this film just didn’t hit home for me. I think it was  because it felt too spoon-fed. Even though the story is told non-linearly, all the pieces are lined up one after another in such a way that the ending and surprise twist end up not being much of a [...]