Ron Covington
LOGLINE: An ex-thief comes out of retirement to pull a job to save her father’s life and witnesses a murder that she photographs. On the run, she has to keep her police detective husband in the dark, and out maneuver a desperate, relentless killer. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ https://www.obswriter.com/quiz-results/?id=16f9afe909db857ce8c580429a8e163a Â
About a month ago, a writing mentor of mine was hired to write a movie project. I was honored he hired me to do notes for him. During a discussion of notes on his story we started talking about John Truby and his new book that was about to drop in both digital and hard-copy […]
David, Thank you again for a great Q & A/conversation. I have not written a spec for years. I do watch a lot of first and/or pilot episodes on streaming and that lets me know if I want to watch more of the series or move on to something else. Lately, I’ve been moving on […]
Hi, Ron: please replace this with a logline rather than an explanation. thanks. DB Â Â https://www.obswriter.com/quiz-results/?id=252b86c422e6c0739b7b3207699f4756 Â
I think since we all struggle with getting the logline to it’s most effect form, this would be a good topic for discussion. Maybe we should even touch on it during the next virtual meeting. The logline, besides clearly communicating your story and exciting the reader, can also be used as a launching pad for […]
Finally got a chance to see the documentary, KING COHEN, about Larry Cohen. He did a lot of low-budget, stylish film. Many of them were in the horror genre like GOD TOLD ME TO, THE STUFF, IT’S ALIVE, Q, THE AMBULANCE, MANIAC COP etc. He also thrillers and crime dramas like BEST SELLER, I, THE […]
An example of a mystery is THE LAST OF SHEILA. Suspects. A crime. Whodunit? No official detective and everybody’s shady. DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS is a detective story. We follow the sleuth as he investigates. THE DROP, SNATCH, DEN OF THEIVES are crime dramas. Not necessarily a mystery but a struggle between protagonist and […]
I’ve written two pilots that deal with historical events. I went to Howard University as did my father before me and while he was there he was good friends with Andrew Young, Robert Gordy (Berry’s brother), and interacted with a host of other notable folk like Dr. Charles Drew and his colleagues. I’ve used stories […]
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