Hey Friends, the Feature Fellowship Contest closed at midnight last night! Good luck to all who submitted and would love to hear what script you decided to enter!
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4 years ago
Know your genre, Old School thought, or words of Wisdom?
We've all heard the saying, "Know your genre", but why pigeonhole yourself? Why limit your story telling? If you write horror, but you have a great idea for a comedy or drama, should you not write it? Art is art after all. While most of us have a particular style of writing is that style limited to...
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Guy Palace
- 4 years ago
Read comments and it appears "voice" is the common thread, followed by style and genre. Although clichés, know the genre well enough (what the reader, producer, lit agent etc. are expecting to see) so...
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@Guy Well said
Dustin Quinteros
- 4 years ago
Lot of responses on this one, was hard to keep up but, the consensus seems to be good story telling is good storytelling. Now we just need to get the rest of the industry (the gatekeepers) to figure that out.
Jane Allyson
- 4 years ago
I DONT WRITE ANYTHING IF I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. HATE WASTING PAPER
Melody Mundy
- 4 years ago
I must be a 1000 people because I'm comfortable in whatever voice I want to write about. My first short is about two Asian women, my next about two African American brothers and my next feature about...
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Optioned!
Just had my screenplay crime/thriller "Suspect" optioned by a production company based out of the U.K. Slated to start production at the end of January 2016. Feeling good.
Ross Somerville
- 9 years ago
Congratulations!!
Jillian Bullock
- 9 years ago
Great news. Congrats!!
Vin Morreale Jr
- 9 years ago
Congratulations! Always good to see forward momentum.
Kym Stover
- 9 years ago
Congrats!
Say My Name
Sondra Anderson. Yes that is my name. However, I would like to introduce you to Amber Cho, my alter ego on the brand new TV drama, ¨The Fever¨. Here is a short interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDM6QwT-S-E ¨The Fever¨ is a scripted drama series with an extremely diverse cast. Amber Choe is...
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LaShawn Pagán
- 10 years ago
that's pretty kick ass - glad you're stepping out of the comfort zone and proving that women of color can be more than their stereotypical labels :)
Awesome work!
Thank you for the support! Can't do it without it.
Sondra Anderson
- 10 years ago
LaShawn, you are so right. It is something that we can change if we do it together. Bryan, what is your writing style like? Do you have samples? We have the storyline, but there are always added surprises.
Vin Morreale Jr
- 10 years ago
Great work, Sondra!
Welcome to all writers!
I am a a screenwriter, who has placed in or won a dozen national contests, and a playwright, who has had over 1,000 productions nationally and internationally - nothing Broadway though. Had two of my ultra low budget features produced, and a number of documentaries. Recently relocated to Los Angeles...
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Good luck Joan. Sounds great!
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Best of luck all
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Amar R Sovasheya thank you, Amar!
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Thanks, Jill and Amar.
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I entered my Vietnam-ear Action/Drama, "Nobody's Heroes". Logline: A disillusioned Vietnam combat vet defies the FBI to help a notorious antiwar activist escape to Canada. "The Fugitive" meets "The Deer Hunter".