Screenwriting 101: Chris Borrelli

“We always think of us as the writer, and of course the movie, which is sort of step Z, we’re step A. You have to think about the exec who gets excited by reading your spec and then has to go pitch it to their boss. And if you have a high concept, great idea that he or she can say in one or two sentences, it makes their job easier. It’s going to make the agent’s job easier when you’re attach a director, when you’re trying to attach an actor. And honestly, step Z, people deciding what to see that week at the movies, they always say ‘What’s it about?’ That’s always the question that gets asked. If it’s a great, simple, clean concept, something you can say that quickly, it works for everybody. So it’s really really important… the idea, a clean idea, and if it’s not, it really is just to me a good writing sample. And I feel I’ve written enough of those. I want to write things that get bought and get made.”

— Chris Borrelli

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