David Dean
@cynohead.com
PAGE Gold Winner – 2025
AFF Semi-Finalist – 2025
"In his lifetime, he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen."
https://cynohead.com
AFF Semi-Finalist – 2025
"In his lifetime, he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen."
https://cynohead.com
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David Dean
@cynohead.com
· Oct 15
![Over BLACK:
The CRUNCH of a boot against wood.
A second, harder CRUNCH -- a door violently assaulted.
Finally a SPLINTERING CRASH as the door is KICKED IN.
A BURLY MAN stands silhouetted in the doorway of:
INT. NORTH FORK CABIN - DAY [1894]
The job done, the man steps aside in favor of SHERIFF TABER -- a gruff man in his mid-fifties. His paunch and Cattleman hat block out the sun.
TABER
Hell's teeth...
His POV:
A FOURTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL -- CALLIE -- slumps on the floor of the cabin. Resting back against the log wall.
Her face is pale under her dirty blonde hair. She stares up at Taber -- her chest rising and falling with shallow breaths.
Her petticoat is STAINED WITH BLOOD. No way to tell if it's hers.
A thin trail of blood leads to a KITCHEN KNIFE lying a few feet away on the cabin floor.
Taber takes this in. Speaks without urgency.
TABER
Where is he?
Callie nods loosely toward the open door of an adjacent room.
Taber doesn't need to look in there.
TABER
Can you walk?
INT. CARRIAGE - DAY
The sound of horses' hooves on a dirt road.
Callie is slumped in the back of the carriage. Her CUFFED hands resting on her lap.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5752jiagz4igwlwfrm6gjqb4/bafkreifkn4ieqmrsqn37iui6d3ayhw5nl2qg7xh7qed4evls4r7ksx4ciy@jpeg)
Sweet mother of midpoints...
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
If you're lucky enough to get the chance to interview Alan Moore, I recommend asking him his opinion on superhero movies for the 4000th time so that pop culture sites can use it as an article headline and make it seem like he yelled it angrily on a street corner.
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you're lucky enough to get the chance to interview Alan Moore, I recommend asking him his opinion on superhero movies for the 4000th time so that pop culture sites can use it as an article headline and make it seem like he yelled it angrily on a street corner.
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
New to giving notes on other people's work, and it's so tricky.
Am I being too critical?
Am I being so uncritical that it's not useful?
Do I sound too much like I think I know what I'm talking about?
Would be useful if I could find some people to give me notes on my notes...
#scriptsky
Am I being too critical?
Am I being so uncritical that it's not useful?
Do I sound too much like I think I know what I'm talking about?
Would be useful if I could find some people to give me notes on my notes...
#scriptsky
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New to giving notes on other people's work, and it's so tricky.
Am I being too critical?
Am I being so uncritical that it's not useful?
Do I sound too much like I think I know what I'm talking about?
Would be useful if I could find some people to give me notes on my notes...
#scriptsky
Am I being too critical?
Am I being so uncritical that it's not useful?
Do I sound too much like I think I know what I'm talking about?
Would be useful if I could find some people to give me notes on my notes...
#scriptsky
At AFF I chatted with a crew member who worked on verticals. His advice: "Forget everything you know about writing well."
Thankfully I never learned how to write well so I'm ahead of the game.
But if no-one expects much from a format then it's ripe for something special.
#scriptsky #scriptsocial
Thankfully I never learned how to write well so I'm ahead of the game.
But if no-one expects much from a format then it's ripe for something special.
#scriptsky #scriptsocial
If you can think of a way to write and then SHOOT an engaging vertical format thing... that would very likely get attention.
#Scriptsky #ScriptSocial
#Scriptsky #ScriptSocial
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 AM
At AFF I chatted with a crew member who worked on verticals. His advice: "Forget everything you know about writing well."
Thankfully I never learned how to write well so I'm ahead of the game.
But if no-one expects much from a format then it's ripe for something special.
#scriptsky #scriptsocial
Thankfully I never learned how to write well so I'm ahead of the game.
But if no-one expects much from a format then it's ripe for something special.
#scriptsky #scriptsocial
First page of a short script - CONTINUITY - that I wrote just for fun earlier this year.
#scriptsky #FirstPageFriday
#scriptsky #FirstPageFriday
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
First page of a short script - CONTINUITY - that I wrote just for fun earlier this year.
#scriptsky #FirstPageFriday
#scriptsky #FirstPageFriday
AFF was crazy fun and I didn’t remotely get to do all the things, or meet all the people, I wanted to. Let’s just do it again next weekend?
#scriptsky #aff2025
#scriptsky #aff2025
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AFF was crazy fun and I didn’t remotely get to do all the things, or meet all the people, I wanted to. Let’s just do it again next weekend?
#scriptsky #aff2025
#scriptsky #aff2025
Have managed to randomly bump into Scriptsky people every day in Austin so far.
Be warned that if we haven’t met yet, your name’s in a cosmic lottery to be next to me in a line somewhere.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Be warned that if we haven’t met yet, your name’s in a cosmic lottery to be next to me in a line somewhere.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
October 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Have managed to randomly bump into Scriptsky people every day in Austin so far.
Be warned that if we haven’t met yet, your name’s in a cosmic lottery to be next to me in a line somewhere.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Be warned that if we haven’t met yet, your name’s in a cosmic lottery to be next to me in a line somewhere.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Very cool to see your own script in AFF’s script library.
It’s like the Smithsonian but more flammable.
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
It’s like the Smithsonian but more flammable.
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Very cool to see your own script in AFF’s script library.
It’s like the Smithsonian but more flammable.
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
It’s like the Smithsonian but more flammable.
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
Finally arrived in Austin.
Writers as far as the eye can see.
Illicit script-trading on street corners.
Just saw an LLM dragged into an alley.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Writers as far as the eye can see.
Illicit script-trading on street corners.
Just saw an LLM dragged into an alley.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Finally arrived in Austin.
Writers as far as the eye can see.
Illicit script-trading on street corners.
Just saw an LLM dragged into an alley.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Writers as far as the eye can see.
Illicit script-trading on street corners.
Just saw an LLM dragged into an alley.
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Re-posting for the afternoon crowd.
Here's a custom feed that displays Austin Film Festival posts.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
Here's a custom feed that displays Austin Film Festival posts.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
October 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Re-posting for the afternoon crowd.
Here's a custom feed that displays Austin Film Festival posts.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
Here's a custom feed that displays Austin Film Festival posts.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #austinfilmfestival #aff2025
Experimented with putting together an AFF-specific custom feed.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
October 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Experimented with putting together an AFF-specific custom feed.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
bsky.app/profile/did:...
#scriptsky #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Just got my first, "The writing's very strong but ultimately this wasn't for us" email.
Feeling pathetically giddy at having graduated to actually being *rejected*, instead of just, you know, having no contact with anyone in the industry whatsoever.
#scriptsky
Feeling pathetically giddy at having graduated to actually being *rejected*, instead of just, you know, having no contact with anyone in the industry whatsoever.
#scriptsky
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Just got my first, "The writing's very strong but ultimately this wasn't for us" email.
Feeling pathetically giddy at having graduated to actually being *rejected*, instead of just, you know, having no contact with anyone in the industry whatsoever.
#scriptsky
Feeling pathetically giddy at having graduated to actually being *rejected*, instead of just, you know, having no contact with anyone in the industry whatsoever.
#scriptsky
Staring at the AFF schedule and struggling to fathom how there's any time to eat, drink and socialize inbetween panel frenzy.
#scriptsky #aff #aff2025
#scriptsky #aff #aff2025
October 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Staring at the AFF schedule and struggling to fathom how there's any time to eat, drink and socialize inbetween panel frenzy.
#scriptsky #aff #aff2025
#scriptsky #aff #aff2025
Back to my usual rewrite nonsense of writing extensive notes on what needs to change...
...and then going through them in turn and lying to myself that nah, it's actually fine.
#scriptsky
...and then going through them in turn and lying to myself that nah, it's actually fine.
#scriptsky
October 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Back to my usual rewrite nonsense of writing extensive notes on what needs to change...
...and then going through them in turn and lying to myself that nah, it's actually fine.
#scriptsky
...and then going through them in turn and lying to myself that nah, it's actually fine.
#scriptsky
If I keep dragging my feet on making any changes, maybe the rewrite fairy will just slip a fresh new draft under my pillow.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
October 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If I keep dragging my feet on making any changes, maybe the rewrite fairy will just slip a fresh new draft under my pillow.
#scriptsky
#scriptsky
Sweet mother of midpoints...
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Sweet mother of midpoints...
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
My screenplay VOICELESS is a PAGE Gold Prize Winner.
No idea what to do with myself, but it will involve drinking.
#scriptsky #pageawards
Reposted by David Dean
I've been thinking about this for a while and going back and forth on it, so fuck it, we ball.
I'm looking to work with an Indigenous queer screenwriter to cowrite a screenplay with. the idea isn't set and stone but i'd love for it to have a queer romance. 1/3
#scriptsky #scriptsky+
I'm looking to work with an Indigenous queer screenwriter to cowrite a screenplay with. the idea isn't set and stone but i'd love for it to have a queer romance. 1/3
#scriptsky #scriptsky+
September 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I've been thinking about this for a while and going back and forth on it, so fuck it, we ball.
I'm looking to work with an Indigenous queer screenwriter to cowrite a screenplay with. the idea isn't set and stone but i'd love for it to have a queer romance. 1/3
#scriptsky #scriptsky+
I'm looking to work with an Indigenous queer screenwriter to cowrite a screenplay with. the idea isn't set and stone but i'd love for it to have a queer romance. 1/3
#scriptsky #scriptsky+
“Love it or hate it, it’s here to stay” - People who love it
September 29, 2025 at 9:18 AM
“Love it or hate it, it’s here to stay” - People who love it
September 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
i am begging screenwriters to stop using shitty AI generated stills to promote their spec scripts
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Reposted by David Dean
i am begging screenwriters to stop using shitty AI generated stills to promote their spec scripts
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
September 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
i am begging screenwriters to stop using shitty AI generated stills to promote their spec scripts
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
if you can't afford to pay an artist to make you one, that's fine, but don't use a program that steals other artists' work to try to make your own work stand out
it's a huge double standard
Reposted by David Dean
I know I’ll probably catch guff for this, but…
If you’re outspoken against using AI for screenwriting or coverage, maybe don’t turn around and use it for your posters or self-made proof of concept trailers... 🤷🏻♀️
I’m sorry!!! This has been bothering me for a few months. 😩
#scriptsky #moviesky
If you’re outspoken against using AI for screenwriting or coverage, maybe don’t turn around and use it for your posters or self-made proof of concept trailers... 🤷🏻♀️
I’m sorry!!! This has been bothering me for a few months. 😩
#scriptsky #moviesky
September 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I know I’ll probably catch guff for this, but…
If you’re outspoken against using AI for screenwriting or coverage, maybe don’t turn around and use it for your posters or self-made proof of concept trailers... 🤷🏻♀️
I’m sorry!!! This has been bothering me for a few months. 😩
#scriptsky #moviesky
If you’re outspoken against using AI for screenwriting or coverage, maybe don’t turn around and use it for your posters or self-made proof of concept trailers... 🤷🏻♀️
I’m sorry!!! This has been bothering me for a few months. 😩
#scriptsky #moviesky
Deeply grateful for all the rapture discussion teaching me the word "harpozoed" today.
September 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Deeply grateful for all the rapture discussion teaching me the word "harpozoed" today.
Looks like I'll be heading to AFF for the first time.
Any advice?
I'll likely be in the corner with a thousand-yard stare.
#scriptsky #aff32 #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Any advice?
I'll likely be in the corner with a thousand-yard stare.
#scriptsky #aff32 #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
September 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Looks like I'll be heading to AFF for the first time.
Any advice?
I'll likely be in the corner with a thousand-yard stare.
#scriptsky #aff32 #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival
Any advice?
I'll likely be in the corner with a thousand-yard stare.
#scriptsky #aff32 #aff2025 #austinfilmfestival