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What's up, guys. Just want to let you know that Manager Tracker has launched. It's a free, mostly crowd-driven website to keep track of what scripts managers are reading in Hollywood. The purpose of Manager Tracker is to provide a monthly summary of the spec scripts requested, read and sent out...

We review the pilot episode of Haywire from a scriptwriting perspective. http://www.philgaryarts.com/13/post/2013/10/web-series-review-haywire-pilot-episode.html

A tip on how to inject amusing conflict into your scenes. http://www.philgaryarts.com/13/post/2013/10/screenwriting-snippet-how-to-add-conflict-to-your-scenes-embarrassment.html

Our logline review service has been locked indefinitely at $15, at which price writers receive feedback from the perspective of not only the industry and an audience, but also a professional script consultant. Alternatively, writers may customize the review to incorporate industry and script...

Screenwriting lessons from the movie Unknown. http://www.philgaryarts.com/pg-arts-blog.html

Phil Gary didn't write that post. He has his own account here.

We didn't feel one way or another about the trailer; it seems like a generic vigilante movie. However, the gritty quality is appealing, and one of your actors (we presume it's the antagonist) is highly effective.

We review and write commercials and promo videos on a daily basis. Don't listen to the irrelevant criticisms posted here. The simplistic, yet informative, and embellishment-free nature of your video is precisely what makes it relatively refreshing. There is also a confident quality to your...

Aside from the cinematography and unoriginal plot, the primary problem is your actors, whose poor performances give your film an almost parody-like, satirical quality -- which is a subtle way of saying: Their performances are laughable.

Your web series is well produced. However, the protagonist's irreverent, crude humor is unnecessary and derivative, resulting in groans instead of laughs.

There are many examples of Broad Comedy in movies. This blog entry is one such example. What is your favorite display of Broad Comedy in film? http://www.philgaryarts.com/13/post/2013/10/screenwriting-snippet-broad-comedy.html

There are many examples of Broad Comedy in screenwriting. This blog entry is one such example. What is your favorite display of Broad Comedy in screenwriting / films? http://www.philgaryarts.com/13/post/2013/10/screenwriting-snippet-broad-comedy.html

This blog entry demonstrates an entertaining and meaningful method by which to introduce a supporting character into your screenplay / film. IndieTalk users are invited to share their own inventive methods of addressing secondary character introductions in their screenplays...