Belinda Shenman: Screenwriter and script consultant in Melbourne, Australia.

Hi Belinda, Thank you for the invite. Cheers, Pierre.

Thanks for connecting on here, Sandor. Check out my work at http://www.randingraves.com & http://www.imdb.me/randingraves if you like. Cheers!

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As a creator and producer of musical theatre, I'm interested in your views on what the industry needs to do to bring musical theatre to a younger more diverse audience? Or maybe you feel it's outdated and has been superseeded by other forms of media?

Hi Christian, Impressive line up of work on imbd, congratulations. Over on the other side of the world here but wishing you well. Try Active Artists (aam.com.au) also Aussie and LA based and Shanahan Management if you want dual representation in Australia, goes for anyone else seeking an agent. All the best!!

When I write the first draft of a script, I tend to include way too much detail in the narrative and show things that while they might look good on screen and contribute to the "action," take up valuable space. I do not go over-board with it but if something needs to be said, I say it, and do it in a way that readers can clearly, and consistently, understand and not have to guess what I mean. BUT, there's that infernal "less than 120 pages" restriction, which I understand the reason for and have no intention of bucking the system. Culled down however, the story becomes less clear and loses so much of the "color" and "flavor." I can't begin to count the scripts I've read where, frankly, I didn't have a clue as to what it might look like on screen! The question is: would a lengthy draft, which I'll polish until the final one reads like a weirdly formatted short story, ever be of value to someone later on in the process? The one I'm working on now is 139 pages, and counting.

Hi Belinda! glad to have you on my network)

Nice to meet you. Working on screenplay Operation Nemesis: The Armenian Avengers. Film about Armenian Genocide revenge. Any tips for first time screenwriter.

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