Tom Freyer: Screenwriter, director and producer in Los Angeles, California.

Hey Tom I love thrillers. let's connect!

Hello Tom, do you have any finished films that are edited and ready to go that you would like air live on our channel? We are selling airtime right now. Our channel is viewed in 180 countries and has 1.5 million viewers.

Appreciate the post. I’m a screenwriter who submits scripts, but much of your advice is relevant. Thanks.

Work on the logline first, and then the foundations. After you've figured out the characters and the plot, start telling your story.

I recommend outlining first and then you'll have the basic plot sorted for pitching. One line for each beat. Then you can drop the last three beats for the pitch to leave your story hanging.

One of the best ways to learn writing technique is by reading scripts. Look at how others have conveyed pace and feel by either increasing or decreasing description. Another thing that slows and lengthens a script is if there are lots of scenes that only serve a single purpose, rather than multiple purposes at once.

Best of luck with it Tom! Love the comedy/horror combination. Really fun if it's well done.

Thank you. Director attached. Studio interest. fingers crossed.

You're welcome, Tom Freyer! Congratulations!

What about this? Take university aged students from the Breakfast Club and force them into 30 Days of Night and this is what you'll find. They will all change, but they won't all survive.

I think it's important to add comps to pitches, Bill Albert. I like to use two or three comps in my written pitches/pitch decks. I put the comps up front in a written pitch, and I place the comps about midway of a pitch deck. I've heard on here (I think during a webinar or AMA) that it's better to mention the comps at the end of a live pitch so the person who's listening to the pitch won't be thinking about them instead of the project that's being pitched. I wonder if that'd work for written pitches and pitch decks too. I use comps that show the tone of a script/comps that have similar concepts. I also try to use comps that made money at the box office (the more the better) and recent comps.

Comps are great if they help development folks refine to whom the script/film is targeted and the potential size of the audience. they just be no more than 5-6 years old, the same genre, and successful vid s vis box office draw and awards.

if you can do a mash-up (Poor Things meets Her) that can work also, as long as it gives readers a clearer understanding of the concept.

Welcome Tom! Nice to meet you. Glad you're here.

Wow! I love how you have so many different kinds of projects. You should check out our OTT Lounge to talk about your graphic novel. I think a lot of people will be interested in how you are tackling that process. Here's the link >> https://www.stage32.com/lounge/transmedia

Great to meet you Tom! Would love to know more about your writing. Would you take 2 minutes to fill out this survey for me? https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LM9PYPZ Cheers!

Tom Freyer - what a really interesting story! I can see why its getting so much attention. Here's an article I found on the subject >>

https://scriptarsenal.com/blogs/screenwriting-tips/turn-your-screenplay-...

There are a lot of talented artists here at Stage 32, have you looked in our Animation Lounge yet? https://www.stage32.com/lounge/animation

Keep us posted!

That's very cool. What an epic cover. I love repurposing content.

I'm currently adapting a screenplay into a Graphic Novel. I'm doing all my art, etc., to save money as artists aren't cheap.

This link is to an article that explains what artists in the Comics Industry make https://www.comparably.com/salaries/salaries-for-comic-book-artist

Hope that helps.

My pleasure, Tom!

@shellie Schmals - that's a long story, but basically I improvise in nearly every audition I do, and when I get hired I think they like that I can bring something more to the part by contributing some improv

@Jo Gomesh - let's do it!

@Monica Sakura urso - let's do it!