Jeri Angel McGwin: Screenwriter in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Wow, when the administrator of the website responds to your question, you know you're getting somewhere! And thanks to everyone else who wrote. I'll take into consideration everyone's response and use it on my pitch next week! Todah Rabah (Thank you!)

Hi Joey, could I also get a hold of those pitching templates please? Thanks M

I took Joey's Pitch Perfect class. If you follow his template and advice and practise, practise, practise, you can nail it! :D

If you're still looking for someone to read, I'd be up for it.

I can jump in on this as well. I have a screenplay in the works, needs fresh eyeballs... and I used to be a reader in LA for a Paramount producer.. so I can eye ball your work as well.

I'll read it! Did you know you can load it when you put up your logline?

Final Draft is great I use it all the time but go to BBC Script Writers Room and they have a template with good info.

I´ve used Celtx and my script turned into a mess. Fortunately, it was a copy. I´m very satisfied about the template of screenwritng one of my friends made. It´s very easy to work with.

I've used Celtx and the format was good until converted into PDF and then it became a mess!

Jeri, good to have you in the community! Best luck!

I agree...Over a period of decades I have read many scripts, both good and terrible. I remember reading a script from a new television program called the X-files, shooting in town. I wasn't sure I would like the show, but reading it told me that it would feature really good characters. Recently read two awesome scripts by a Vancouver screenwriter, which really blew me away. I can't understand why they aren't being made right now! I re-read them. It's true, you learn more by reading a good script than talking or attending expensive workshops put on by people who've only written a few scripts.

Yep. Take a look at Syd Field's scant credits on IMDB.com And Joe Ezsterhas has some unflattering things to say about McKee and his teeny body of work as well. I'm not saying those guys are irrelevant - I've read both of their stuff. But you have to view it with a bit of suspicion given that both of those guys have barely had anything sold or made, ever.

Matt - point taken and of course, as I have repeatedly said and say again now, reading is important. all sorts of reading. Personally I have found that some of the most profound insights come from reading people that arent actually writing about dramatic screenwriting, but who nevertheless have heaps of interesting and relevant things to say about it (albeit unconsciously), like Martin Buber in I and Thou or Paul Tillich's The Courage to Be. One must read, but read widely, I think. I am reminded of a writing student I had during my time teaching at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney. I remarked that her story was very like A Picture of Dorian Grey, to which she responded, What's that? You know, I said, the book by Oscar Wilde. Who? she replied, utterly oblivious to what I was talking about. And she was one of the writing students! hmmmmm...