David Chester: Director, producer and screenwriter in Tokyo, Japan.

David Chester

Hello all. I took a leave of absence and am eager to reconnect. I now have 10 produced feature screenplays, all in the "Lifetime" vein. My strengths: female-driven dramas, strong dialogue, pitch paragraphs, 1-pagers, bibles, and more. In addition I provide script services, including proofreading and...

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Mehdi Javaherian
RED LIST on Coverfly

Is there anyone here familiar with the Red List on Coverfly? I've just got an increase in my Industry Score™, and I would be eligible to be on this List if I make my screenplay public. I would be grateful if you could share your knowledge with me here on this matter.

Dirk McDougal

Coverfly is basically a company of readers. They do reading services for all the contests. Basically, ever contest on this website is using Coverfly to read their scripts... so don't believe them when...

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La'Chris Robinson Jordan

From reading the comments, I'm seeing some folks have direct experience with Coverfly, others do not. I'm very pleased with how the organization runs. I have two scripts on Coverfly and know for a fac...

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Jason Mirch

Hey Mehdi Javaherian great to have you here! I realize this original post is 3 YEARS old! Wow! The thing that a lot of writers have had success with are our "Double Recommend" lookbook and contest fin...

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David Chester
Happy IY Weekend!

Hello all. My name is David Chester. I'm an American screenwriter based in Tokyo. I was a musician/songwriter for most of my life, but one day I woke up and said, "I think I'm supposed to be a screenwriter." Since then I have written 8 commissioned screenplays, 6 produced, 4 currently streaming on N...

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Janez Wall

Wow

Sarah Gabrielle Baron

WElcome to Satge32 Chester. Are you going to mostly hang out in the Producers Lounge here? Or are you hunting for writer? Or are you planning of just wriitng? You sound like a mulittasker, maybe you'll do it all?

David Hal Chester, 2020, Tokyo, Japan

Poster to promote TILLIE, our coming-of-age period drama.

David Chester

Hi Sean. Thank you for reaching out to me. I tried to send a message, but the system says we are not connected, I don't know why. Would love to chat/zoom/get to know about each other's projects. Take care.

Sean Michael Wilson

Thanks David, i will try to get a message to you now.

PRINCESS. IN REVERSE.
GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE:

When a pampered Jewish American Princess moves to Japan with her adventure-loving new husband in the 1990s, she must learn to adapt to two foreign concepts: living abroad… and marriage.

Nathaniel Baker

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PRINCESS IN REVERSE

David Chester

Hello all. Checking in with everyone and hoping you are fine and staying safe. Please take care during this difficult time.

David Chester

The 10 "bibles" listed above are listed in other places as well. It's really hard to find these things. Would love to see more comedies, i.e. THE GOOD PLACE, MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, SCHITT'S CREEK, etc.

David Chester
Working screenwriter. Female-driven dysfunctional family dramas. Seeking reps/prod. cos.

Hello all. Originally from Los Angeles, now in Tokyo. Even though I'm not in L.A., I've managed to land six commissioned screenwriting jobs, three produced, one about to go into production, one slated for production next year. One is currently on Netflix, another on Amazon Prime.

For original screen...

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David Chester
Tokyo-based American screenwriter

Hello all. I'm originally from L.A. I moved to Tokyo as a musician/songwriter 26 years ago, and discovered that I was actually a screenwriter, waiting to blossom. I now have 6 commissioned screenplays, 3 have been produced, 1 is about to go into production, 1 is on Netflix and one is on Amazon Prime...

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Felix Agyeman Boahen

I love to hear that line; '' and discovered that I was actually a screenwriter, waiting to blossom".

We never knew we were until now; I remember when I was a child, my friends and I used to gather aro...

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Cliff Yates

Bravo! Thanks for sharing your inspiring story!

BIG SISTER
GENRE: Drama
LOGLINE:

A successful woman abandons her career to save her destitute younger sister, but her efforts backfire and she becomes the one who needs to be saved.

TILLIE
GENRE: Drama
LOGLINE:

In 1890s Pennsylvania Dutch Country, an intellectually gifted farm girl rebels against her tyrannical father and risks her life to get an education to follow in the footsteps of her beloved teacher. 

Nathaniel Baker

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David Chester

I have written a powerful coming-of-age female-driven drama, TILLIE. It's based on the 1904 American novel, TILLIE; A MENNONITE MAID. "A gifted girl must survive her tyrannical father and overcome a spiritual crisis to become a teacher and her own woman in 1890s Pennsylvania Dutch Country."

Tillie go...

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David Chester
Tokyo-based American screenwriter

Hello all. I'm originally from L.A. I came to Tokyo as a professional songwriter and morphed into a screenwriter along the way. I now have a Netflix and Amazon Prime credit, and have written and produced an award-winning short drama. My brand is female-driven dysfunctional family drama. I'm open to...

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Eric Schumacher

Very cool. Keep up the good work

David Chester

Would love to communicate with others on this uniq...

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David Chester

In 2017 I finally became a "working writer." I would like that to continue in '18. Most of all, I want to connect with like-minded people in the industry who recognize that my female-driven dramas have commercial potential and are willing to take a chance to help me get my projects from page to screen.

Richard Bradley

Tell me about it and happy to help you if I can.

Richard "RB" Botto

Fantastic, David. Thanks for sharing!

David Chester

Pitching is tough for me. I cannot deny it. Otherwise, I'm fabulous. :)

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