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Doris Chu: Director, screenwriter and story analyst in Los Angeles, California.
Hi Doris, I'm glad to have you in my network. Would you happen to know anyone looking for feature horror scripts by any chance?
I'm not a wga signatory. WGA writers require payment per contract terms. See WGA site for contract. I don't think you have the funds for even a WGA treatment at this time. My rate is $100/hour, plus 50-90% of writers income when you get a WGA producer. WorldViewPress1@gmail.com Aloha, Doris Chu in H...
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???? I am a WGA writer. What is this in reference to?
Hello Mr. Chu - Thanks for the connection. Who knows, maybe we will work together someday, as we have several things going on most of the time. - SOME OF OUR WEB SITES - http://www.aslodge.com http://www.mentalessence.com http://www.ratrace.club http://www.ladyluck.us http://www.cannibalworld.com ht...
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The Third Bomb places in the Emerging Screenwriters Contest
A bit of exciting news to share - my spec THE THIRD BOMB has won 5th place (out of 1,600+ entries) in the International Screenwriting Association's contest! It even comes with a good sized cash prize!! :-) Nice to have some $$ flowing the other way for a change lol. Marketing is an expensive exercis...
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Emma J Steele
- 10 years ago
Congratulations Phil… Will get back to you by the end of the weekend!
William G Chandler Jr
- 10 years ago
Congratulations, and great work
Phil Parker
- 10 years ago
Thank you so much Helena and William! Your encouragement means a lot :-) And thanks Emma, too!! No rush btw :-) I'm swamped at work and have no energy to write at the moment :-/
Hi Doris. Thanks for the invite. Best regards. www.winecountryfilms.com
Great story and true.
I'll send you an email...
Doris, Thanks for the invite. I am finding my journey here quite interesting and hope to find creative minds like yourself to assist me into my endeavors Hope you are enjoying the Holiday.
How to find the energy to write after an 8 hour work day.
I finally started to be productive in my screenwriting due to all the time I had while unemployed. Now I'm back to working an 8 hour a day job, and finding creative energy after working all day is a struggle. How do you all do it?
Kenneth David Swenson
- 10 years ago
@Lisa I get most of my writing done during the weekends; that's why it took over 9 months to finish the last project. I get really happy when I have a 5k word weekend.
Parameswaran Nair
- 10 years ago
@Lisa, admire your tenacity
Laura Dulin
- 10 years ago
I've been amazed at the variety of responses here to my initial question. People do find a way. I'm on the "2 scenes a day" goal now. Little by little everyday is better for me than big chunks of time.
Thanks for the interest Doris.
Production Agreement and Contract.
Recently I've been in development for a new Reality TV series to be marketed to either a Production Co. for pitching to a major network s or for to pitch directly to a network independently. The Creator of the show wants me to come on as the producer and co-executive producer for the show. I handle...
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Lawyers for the Arts used to give seminars. Adapt WGA contracts. Legal books Entertainment Law used to be $200-300^ NYC law publisher. Forgot their name.
Write down entire agreement y have notarized. Copyright anything u write (screenplay, short, promo, crowdfunding script, etc. ) It's $35 one author internet Washington DC.
The writer store in Burbank has dvds with standard forms that you can revuse and adapt. Do not do any work with anyone without a contract!! Even if they are friends. I got caught in that and learned the hard way.
Thanks for connecting!
Hey Doris, it's great to connect! Thanks for the network request.
WHat is best--Sequential story or Flashbacks?
I have read NOT to use flashbacks in a script if they can be avoided, But in the case of my adventure/Sci-Fi Script, the setup for the Protagonist is a bit slow at the beginning and I do not want to lose the audience early on. My Idea was to begin near the middle of the story with the Protag at her...
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Linda Burdick
- 10 years ago
A sequential story is better...if you find that you need too many flashbacks for the set up then perhaps your inciting incident isn't an inciting incident, but simply part of the back story. When the...
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Thomas Ray
- 10 years ago
Well, my idea was to start the story with a single "incident" that shows the protag in "full fury" so to speak, as she leads an attack that destroys a "space Pirate" ship.---THEN, in a reverie, as she...
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Linda Burdick
- 10 years ago
If you begin the screenplay with a bang inciting incident..then you can gradually work the back story in when it is necessary for the sake of clarity; the first act sets up the problem with the antago...
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Hi Doris Thank you for the networking invitation. Please let me know if there is anything I can help you with. Andy
Many thanks for the add. Vicky
thanks doris for your add we keep in touch
Hi Doris please stay in touch I like you I am always writing up a storm and making movies on my phone I have an agent in Toronto called The Saint Agency if you need me x
Hi Doris, thanks for connecting. Best wishes, Ronnie. www.ronniemackintosh.co.uk
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