I am David Byrne

I’d call that a Nifty One Fifty. Nifty not to think twice and just spend it all on pitches.

PALACE

After an estranged daughter is transported into a world where classic films come alive, she must embrace the movie magic she long dismissed to battle a vengeful screen siren and save her quixotic father’s movie theater from demolition.

Another TCM Classic Cruise in the books.

Film legends entertaining passionate film lovers while sailing through dreamlike seascapes. And, as always, it’s my TCM family pouring everything they have into making it one helluva trip full of laughter, magic, and endless memories. #tcmclassiccruise

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Spent the last 8 weeks injecting horror movies into my eyeballs. Had a devilishly good time producing this with editor Angela Hammer. October on TCM is going to be fire! 🔥💀🍿 #scriptsky youtu.be/rRn-RusOWh4?...

Wasn’t the marathon writing I planned… more marathon movie screening for work. But outlined a new story and wrote the 1st 10 pages. Pushed a 2nd script into Act II. Wrapping research for a special project. Leaving for a work trip in 5 days, excited for plenty of airport & hotel writing. #scriptsky

Writing sprint while I wait for my dentist appt. Parked at the intersection of some known hauntings: the ghost in the shop window, next to the old funeral parlor, the founder’s cemetery, the pacing Civil War soldier, near where the girl drowned in the well… prime horror WIP real estate. #scriptsky

One of the joys of my life was running the Disney World Marathon. At one point the path went backstage at Hollywood Studios, and I got to touch the ship used in the movie! A definite burst of adrenaline to help me finish the race.

Celebrating the six year anniversary of the time the Universe screamed at me like I was in Field of Dreams.

And on this sixth anniversary, I actually received some good news that was another step forward for a big project… which cosmically puts all of this into a wonderful place. #scriptsky

Such a cool idea! Killer research.

And congrats on finishing your F it script. Feels empowering to wield absolute insanity on the page. Good luck with it!

Oh so true! Every script is a rather insane endeavor. I found I continually get notes about pace… I’m guilty of loving stories that area slow burn. So I’m writing that one story in my arsenal that felt like a shot of adrenaline to the heart from the start.

First page from my F it script. Went through my idea journal and looked for the biggest, boldest, brashest story.
Something where I can write like I’m leading a punk rock rebellion with every scene.

Swinging for the fences with this one.

#scriptsky #firstpagefriday

Cheapest beer available at a minor league baseball game waiting for the fireworks.

Today’s my birthday. Treated myself to an afternoon in the hammock. After weeks of outlining and treatments, I wrote the first page of my new WIP. Lovely gift to myself!

Now gonna celebrate with a Funk concert in the park, fried chicken, cold beer, family, and a Chattahoochee sunset.

#scriptsky

You can’t out-swim your past, but you can bite back.

🦈 THE BULL SHARK 🦈

In a decaying coastal town, an aging enforcer seeking redemption is hunted by a mysterious sheriff and forced to confront the deadly legacy he's desperate to bury.

#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea

Before they grow up, they’ll have to believe one last time.

✨SURRENDER THE STARS✨

When his grandfather falls ill, a thirteen-year-old leads his friends on one last summer adventure to capture a wish-granting star hidden deep in their rival's territory.

#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea

Think your family has drama???

Emma just found out hers is entirely fictional.

✨PALACE✨

To save her father's crumbling theater, a journalist must enter a forgotten film world and confront a villain determined to erase her from the story.

#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea

The end of the world begins with a countdown.

One remote cabin.
One broken family.
One secret too dangerous to stay buried.

And time is about to...

EXPIRE

The Shining meets The Road

#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea

An entire life wasted on violence.

Now an aging enforcer seeks redemption when a mysterious sheriff targets a dangerous drug syndicate.

He’ll be forced to confront his past and fight for a shot at forgiveness.

The Bull Shark

Unforgiven meets Hell or High Water

#screenpit #scriptsky #fea

A boy. A falling star. A promise.

To save his dying grandfather, a 13-year old and his friends brave the wild woods… and their rival gang… for one last summer adventure that might be their greatest.

Surrender the Stars

Stand By Me meets Lord of the Flies

#screenpit #scriptsky #dr #fea

When a skeptical journalist is pulled into a hidden world where classic films come alive, she must embrace movie magic to defeat a vengeful screen siren… and save her father’s crumbling theater.

Palace

La La Land meets Cinema Paradiso

#screenpit #scriptsky #ro #fy #fea

A mysterious global countdown hijacks every TV.

Phones go dead.
Internet vanishes.

A fractured family hides in a mountain cabin, but the real horror isn’t what’s coming…

it’s what’s already inside.

#screenpit #scriptsky #ho #fea

Finished dusting off an old horror script, EXPIRE. Took the last two weeks to do a page one rewrite. Minimalist approach for maximum impact.

#FirstPageFriday #scriptsky

Camille - First screenplay. Wrote it in college. Set on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi in 1969 in the days leading to Hurricane Camille. Sort of an ensemble story about a group of neighbors living in an apartment complex… and the Dixie Mafia using the storm as a front to run drugs.

Steal Away!

New WIP is a heist movie. Late 60s vibe with a modern take. Working on a treatment but had trouble visualizing the crew. So, I made baseball trading cards for the team. On the back… traits, skills, roles, strengths, & weaknesses. I can now mix & match cards based on who’s in the scene. #scriptsky

For my current WIP, I’ve been studying it and dissecting the beats. The more you try and simplify it; the more wonderfully complex it becomes. It fires on all cylinders. A perfect masterpiece. #scriptsky

A limited-location psychological horror that optioned a couple times years ago that I’ve been considering revisiting and revising. #scripysky