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Stage 32 is excited to welcome Jason Mirch for his upcoming webinar. You only get one chance to make a first impression. And if you’re not hooking your reader within the first 10 pages of your script, it will end up on the “Pass” pile (and realistically a seasoned executive knows within the two page...
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In a moment of thoughtlessness, I started writing my scripts with a hyphen instead of a period after INT/EXT? Is that detail really that important in the eyes of industry reps?
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This has to do with software more than anything. Final Draft requires specific attention to detail because the program has the ability to generate character reports, location reports etc. and it parse...
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Great point, M LaVoie.
When it comes to formatting, embrace standardization. It is your friend.
Apparently yes...when ure newbie, try to blend in, you see others practice, do it too...nobody gonna reject J. Cameron's script because it has a smiley on the last page...
Great breakdown of a TV Writers' Room and everyone's responsibilities, Pat Alexander! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, it's interesting how it breaks down sort of the different roles and what their statuses mean
Basically Gersh agent Mark Hartogsohn shares his advice to help screenwriters navigate getting an agent and maximizing your working relationship once you have an agent.
Recently I enrolled in the reel review program. The producer I chose was great. She tore my reel limb from limb, but that's what I needed to hear bc she then offered suggestions. They were well thought out and very specific.
So I did a little revision on the teaser based on her thoughts and some of...
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Hey friends, today is the Super Early Bird Deadline for the 8th Annual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Screenwriting Contest. So now is the time to open up the new worlds you've created and take us on an incredible, mystical journey with your scripts! Remember, you can always order the Feedback + Resubmission option...
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How many times is it deemed acceptable to delete & rewrite scenes?
After some feedback, it's weirdly made me paranoid & I can't get scenes or even dialogue onto the page for a concept I had such a clear vision for.
Sharing my work is very new to me so maybe I'm being over sensitive and this is the w...
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There is no rule. I have had first or second drafts optioned and have written as many as twenty rewrites on others.
Writing IS rewriting, I've heard famous writers say. Just get it down on paper, then continue to rewrite until you leave the breakfast truck and head to the set. Happens daily! lol.
Abi Baumann - Hopefully not being redundant: A reader/reviewer's comments are just an opinion that is no more or less valuable than your own. Simply ask, like you do when you have your own ideas, does...
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Daniel Broderick I like the idea of having two versions of the script. I stupidly hadn't thought of that idea. It seems logical to keep the first draft as a comparison to the rewrites, thank you for t...
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Peter J. Gibbons thank you for your reply. in regard to the rewrites was it a case of the storyline fitting into place that stops you for doing another rewrite. Like a ‘once you know when to stop you...
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Stage 32 is excited to welcome Entertainment Industry Chat GPT A.I. Expert Joshua Youn! As screenwriters and filmmakers, the journey from concept to screenplay to screen is packed with challenges, requiring not only creative vision but also an array of tools to streamline processes and enhance creat...
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Mandy Summers will be having an exclusive 24-hour AMA in the Writers’ Room Lounge tomorrow. She’s a development executive & producer (“That 90’s Show,” “Modern Family,” “How I Met Your Mother”).
Mandy will be answering questions about what makes a great Comedy series, what the current marketplace is...
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I am a Writer's Room member. A current writing assignment asks for a "closed end procedural pilot." I have no idea what that means. Can someone enlighten me? Thank you. Jason Bell
Can someone please extend this OWA's till tomorrow??? I'm just not good with deadlines.
Jason Mirch thank you. Excellent explanation
Jason Mirch: Isn't your explanation of a close-end procedural pilot the same as an episodic series?
Maria Soriano - similar but not the same. A procedural is episodic but an episodic is not necessarily procedural.
Jason Mirch: Thanks for the explanation.
Hey everyone! I wanted to congratulate our fellow community members who had scripts requested through Stage 32 pitch sessions last week. We are thrilled for the opportunities for the following writers to have their scripts requested by Won Way Media, Art/Work Entertainment, Mischief Entertainment, W...
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Woo-hoo! Congratulations, writers!
This is excellent news! Congratulations everyone who has script requests and meeting requests. I recognize many names on that list and the thing they all have in common is that they work their butts off and keep pushing their scripts forward. Keep it up everyone and please keep us posted!
Congratulations to all writers!
Sam, thanks for the heads-up...and congratulations to all the writers who earned those requests!
Congrats everyone!
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Warm welcome Jason !!