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Approaching the Rewrite – Members Only Registration

Event Date: Saturday, November 15, 2014 || Speaker: Paul Chitlik  ||Check-in: 12:30 pm || I’ve used the word “approaching” because approaching a rewrite is something to be taken seriously, like approaching a wild animal. You never know what’s going to happen. A serious confrontation might occur. Or, everything could be just fine. Or something in between. […]

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Adapting to the Silver Screen – Write-Up

Adapting to the Silver Screen Presenters: Bryce Zabel, Paul Guay and Nicholas Meyer March 12, 2011 Written by Andrew Orillion   Adaptations have always been a major part of Hollywood. Some of the most notable films of all time, Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur, The Wizard of Oz and The Godfather were adapted from […]

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ENTERING SCREENWRITING CONTESTS

Article by Steve Kaire As a screenwriter, you should be entering screenwriting contests to further your career. The reason for that is not necessarily to try and win a cash prize. It is to make significant contacts that can lead you to your ultimate goal of selling your scripts. There are contests that you should […]

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Framing Technique

  Article by Steve Kaire (09/2014) A framing technique is when you use two films to indicate what type of movie you are about to pitch. An example would be “Apollo 13” meets “Die Hard.” That helps lead the listener you’re about to pitch to expect an action-thriller about astronauts involved with some kind of […]

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