BlueCat Writers Blog

Argo - Blue's Beats #2Blue’s Beats is a new blog series where we break down various nominated feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. Today we'll be taking a look at the 2012 Best Picture Award Winner and political thriller Argo,...

2015 Feature Finalist Table Read in HollywoodAt the BlueCat Offices in Hollywood this past Sunday, we held a live table read of our 2015 Feature Finalist script, Scriptures and Cigarettes, written by Joseph O'Driscoll. After a near-death experience, a devout...

Why Story MattersBy Vicki Peterson For the last several years, there’s been much talk in Hollywood about the extinction of feature screenwriting. The spec market is dead. Digital platforms are on the rise. It’s widely known that most writing jobs are in...

Live Ustream with DP Kristian Kachikis  - Wednesday, May 13th, 6PM PST!Meet Kristian Kachikis, the Director of Photography of Dog Bowl, on Gordy Hoffman's Screenwriting Sitdown.  With the natural and instinctive eye of a still photographer, Kris...

Our 2015 BlueCat Feature WinnerCongratulations to our2015 Feature Winner MouthbyKimi Howl Lee The Feature Winner receives a $15,000 cash prize! Thank you to everyone who submitted their screenplays.Be sure to check out our blog for new screenwriting...

Watch Federico Fellini masterpiece 8½ trailerWatch the new re-release trailer for Federico Fellini's Oscar winning 8 1/2, originally made by & posted on BFI's YouTube channel.Opens across UK on 1 May 2015! Struggling with the follow-up to his recent hit,...

2015 FEATURE SCREENPLAY WINNER LIVE USTREAM ANNOUNCEMENT Join Gordy live on Ustream as he announces the 2015 Feature Winner!  April 16th at 12 Noon PST! The Feature Winner receives a $15,000 Cash PrizeFour Finalists receive a $2,500 Cash...

2015 FEATURE FINALISTS LIVE USTREAM ANNOUNCEMENTJoin Gordy live on Ustream as he announces the 2015 Feature Finalists!  April 11th at 11 AM PST! The Feature Winner receives a $15,000 Cash PrizeFour Finalists receive a $2,500 Cash Prize This year,...

A Most Violent Year - Blue's Beats #1Blue's Beats is a new blog series where we break down various nominated feature screenplays by identifying and discussing their important beats. Today we will be taking a look at writer/director J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent...

2015 Feature Screenplay Semi-FinalistsWe set a new record of 4494 feature film screenplay submissions! Approximately two percent of those scripts have been selected to advance in the competition. Congratulations to our Semi-Finalists! A Guy Walks Into A...

Our 2015 Short Screenplay Semi-FinalistsWe set a new record of 1730 short film screenplay submissions! Approximately two percent of those scripts have been selected to advance in the competition. Congratulations to our Semi-Finalists! A Life in...

5 Ways to Make a Character More Likable1. SAVE THE CAT The most obvious form of the "save the cat" trope is when, well, your character literally saves a cat; from a tree, a burning building, whatever the case may be, saving a cat shows your character's potential...

2015 Feature Screenplay Quarter FinalistsThis year, we set a new record of4494 feature screenplay submissions. Approximately five percent of those scriptshave been selectedto advance in the competition. Congratulations to the Quarter Finalists! A Guy...

2015 Short Screenplay Quarter FinalistsThis year, we set a new record of1730 short screenplay submissions. Approximately five percent of those scriptshave been selectedto advance in the competition. Congratulations to the Quarter Finalists! A Life...

This year, we set a new record of 1730 short screenplay submissions.  Approximately, ten percent of those scripts have been selected to advance in the competition. Congratulations to the Top Ten Percent! A Bullet for BrodybyFrank DeStefano & Miles...

2015 Top Ten Percent Feature ScreenplaysThis year, we set a new record of 4494 feature screenplay submissions.  Approximately ten percent of those scripts have been selected to advance in the competition. Congratulations to the Top Ten Percent! A Guy...