Hello all! i am new to everything here. Years ago I was laid up for quite some time,the doctors told me I was not to lift anything heavier than my coffee cup or a paperback novel. Taking that to heart and being of stern foundations my friends and family forced the issue by providing milk crate of paper back books. After reading the first dozen i decided to play a game. I would read the first 3 or 4 chapters then on an index card write my prediction of the ending and how the author would get there. I was disappointed to fine that i was correct about 95% of the time. Complaining to a friend she challenged me by saying "Well put your money where your mouth is...write your own book but it has to be unpredictable" ...SO I DID. friends and family, coworkers and acquaintances have read the book. said they couldn't put it down till they finished it and the end shocked them, they never saw it coming. I always thought it would be a great movie. Not a Hallmark kind of movie more like an AMC. Now my literary partner (my sister) and I are working on turning it into a script. Any advise would be great. Any suggestions on what to do with it when we are done would also be wonderful. Thank you, stay safe and have a creative day!
Introduce Yourself : Putting my money where my mouth is by Robynne Miller
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Hey Robynne! Sounds intriguing - I’d love to hear more about the story
what is the targeted age group?
target group is 12 and up.
a young lady buys a farm only to find out it is attached to many urban legends and her own family history. treasure, ghosts, pony express riders, cattle rustlers, a touch of voodoo, modern characters trying to unravel the mystery, free the spirits, maintain their safety and build a future.
My advice would be to make it yourselves. Once the script is done, find the essence of the story and shoot a short film around that. Enter it into contests, find producers who are willing to look at it. If it's good, at some point someone with resources will be interested in expanding it into the feature.
wow- thats a lot, not sure i have the ability to film it as it will require some fancy camera work to create spirits
I know figuring out to shoot your first film (even a short) can be daunting, but one of the greatest selling points for a story is the commitment of the authors. If you're willing to spend time, money and comfort, producers do look closely at that.
I agree with John. The best proof of concept is having something visual to back up the script. Even if it's a few pages that can be budgeted.