The First 15 »

D-girl extraordinaire Carter Swan and journeyman scribe Philip Eisner deconstruct the first 15 pages of your screenplay and tell you why it sucks. Also: racial epithets, meandering rants, non-sequiturs, the inside scoop on how movies really get made, and occasional nudity.
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The First 15 Ep. 14 – Submission
When his mother dies, a talented college wrestler moves in with his estranged father and pursues a mixed martial arts career against his wishes. Today’s ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 13 – Mind of the Beholder
Each episode of The First 15 brings screenwriting members of Trigger Street Labs to a live workshop of their screenplay’s first 15 pages. Today’s screenplay ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 12 – Famous Frank
Today’s Script is FAMOUS FRANK by Richard Fordyce. Synopsis: After a career teaching Latin and Greek to schoolchildren, Frank is widowed and sliding happily into ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 11 – A Circle in the Water
“A Circle in the Water” by Michael Daniel Synopsis: A Stone Mountain family fights societal hatred for a generation to save its family farm and ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 10 – RATED R
Today’s Script: “Rated R” By Mike Leon Synopsis: A bored video store clerk learns that her co-worker is really a disgruntled action hero hiding from ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 9 – Dungeon Master Olympics
Each week, Phil and Carter review a script from Trigger Street labs and have the writer on as a guest in order to give them ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 8 – Monster Mash
Each week, Phil and Carter review a script from Labs.Triggerstreet.com and have the writer on as a guest in order to give them honest and ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 7 – Adam’s Trek
Are you interested in submitting your script the First 15? This is not a cattle call seminar or overpriced workshop run by failed execs. If ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 6 – Thieves in the Night
Each week, Phil and Carter review a script from Labs.Triggerstreet.com and have the writer on as a guest in order to give them honest and ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 5 – Event Horizon
Each week, Phil and Carter review a script from Labs.Triggerstreet.com and have the writer on as a guest in order to give them honest and ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 4 – The Farm
Every other week, Carter Swan and Philip Eisner read the first 15 pages from TriggerStreet.com members. This week is THE FARM by Mike Hughes. The ...
Read More »The First 15 Ep. 3 – Eulogy
Every other week, Phil and Carter review a script from TriggerStreet.com and have the writer on as a guest in order to give them honest ...
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