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Movie poster for a yet-to-be-produced screenplay titled "The Social Engagement" written by Dan Sullivan. A couple embraces atop a bridge in Central Park, faces hidden but the woman's wedding ring showing
I wrote a script & it's Rom-Com!
"A directionless blogger convinces a jaded photographer to go from "work friends" to "happy couple" after her online persona’s fake engagement catches the attention of an international pop star."
“The Social Engagement” is available for anyone who'd like to read it
A Powerball drawing on Labor Day means the winning numbers pay out at 'jackpot and a half,' right?
American lawmakers' salaries should be capped at minimum wage. The end.
If you disagree, please explain why in extreme detail so the world can know!
Fuck Around:
Patti LuPone, in a New Yorker interview, after being quoted calling Kecia Lewis a bitch: "I have spoken my mind and never apologized."
Find Out:
"500 Broadway Performers Sign Open Letter Urging Tony Awards to Disinvite Patti LuPone for ‘Degrading and Misogynistic’ Comments" - Variety
Stand-up arcade game titled "Bad Dudes vs Dragonnjnja"
I just found this gem at an arcade in Coney Island and felt it was my duty to notify @seanjordancomedy.bsky.social
I think my biggest creative block when it comes to screenwriting would be logistics.
Getting caught up in all of the "but would audiences find it realistic for my characters to make it from Point A to Point B between scenes?" really hampers my creative process.
Anyone else have a similar block?
Who keeps letting The Weeknd attempt to act?!?!?!?
Because I've got plenty of ill-conceived script ideas with loglines that are horoscope-levels of vague, if any producers trying to make names for themselves are looking to set more piles of cash on fire while getting absolutely ROASTED by critics.
There were cornhole & mini-golf setups for kids of all ages.
The officiant was a hilarious stand-up comedian.
And there was a Zebra.
The venue had a live, Zebra-ass Zebra named Sam.
Not to mention, the after party was at a bowling alley bar.
We had it all for our perfect wedding last weekend 🎉🥂
To any Amazon execs in search of a fresh screenplay idea for James Bond:
What if the actor was...
*clears throat*
...a woman?
*pauses for gasps*
A woman serving on...
*clears throat once more*
...HIS... Majesty's Secret Service.
*pauses for people to get it*
*signs multi-picture deal*
Texas toast is the result of culinary irresponsibility
"The Last Straw"
(Short Screenplay)
I haven't actually written this one yet. But according to some drunken notes, it's supposed to end with sea turtles rising up and becoming our overlords.
What was going to be a 4-day writing weekend is starting to look more like a 4-day tax filing and will drafting weekend.
"Calm on the Surface: An Introduction to Assistant Directing"
I created this course for Barnard College as an Artemis Rising Foundation Filmmaker Fellow, detailing the importance of preparation, communication, & exuding confidence. If any film programs or leadership summits need a guest lecturer...
Turns out adjusting to a week of morning shifts (3am-11am) is pretty tough.
I doubt I'll have the same issues when I revert back to a "normal" schedule this weekend.
Especially when I've blocked out a TON of writing time. Maybe I'll even finish my Rom-Com script!
Lately, I've been turning to cooking shows for amazingly-unintentional, but somehow perfect, character names for my screenplays.
Example: Brandy Peppercorn (Cream Sauce)
Wicked is part one of an origin story for the characters Dorothy created in her coma dream...
I saw SEPTEMBER 5 in theater last night and it genuinely shook me. This film made me FEEL, over & over again. Credits rolled around midnight, but it kept me awake until 4am.
Am I biased because I now work in broadcast news? Maybe. You'll just have to watch it yourself to see how biased 😉
Sorry for the radio silence, but I was home alone with the entire weekend to write. I'm sure everyone can understand 👍
Assistant Director / Associate Director.
One word changes and my career path expands so wonderfully! But I'll stay humble as long as my title begins with "Ass"
Perfection. And if it's not well-received, then we turn to "shut the fuck up!" Many thanks
If someone could please translate "Shut the fuck up about your weekend so I can concentrate on actual work" into office speak, I'd be very appreciative.
Is "Elf" a perfect movie?
Not just a perfect holiday movie, but a perfect movie-movie?
(Rhetorical. Shut up. Merry Christmas!)
Remember when I said I'd sell whatever's left of my soul to write a Cillian Murphy-led James Bond?
Ms. Broccoli, my offer still stands no matter who the next Bond may be. You call the shots. I just do the typie-typing.
I would sell whatever's left of my soul for the chance to write a Cillian Murphy-led James Bond screenplay
Go Birds! [belated, sorry]
Manager: Guys, if you want to reach a wider audience, you really need to write a love song or two.
Styx: Sorry. We're a rock band. We don't do "love songs."
Manager: Okay, but what if we called them power ballads instead?
[brief band huddle]
Styx, in the booth: LAAAAAADY!!!!
Like many of my fellow writers, when my anxiety is hitting hard I take a deep breath.
But when I exhale, I make sure to hum in an attempt to mimic/harmonize with the THX logo.
Please tell me I'm not alone in this 😫
Are any other screenwriters think the Final Draft mobile app is no better/arguably worse than just writing on-the-go in the notes app?
At least notes doesn't charge a subscription...
It's criminal that we don't call them dangleberries.
Happy Monday!!!