John Lawrence Shea III

Screenwriter

Frisco, Texas

Member Since:
March 2022

Last online:
> 2 weeks ago

Invites sent:
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About John

Mild-mannered screenwriter masquerading as a technical writer for his day job. Have written and received placements for horror, romance, sci-fi, drama, etc. Got a trophy once for second place. Do well in some contests but haven't sold one yet. Posted resume has list of screenplays and awards.

Gender:
Male

Height:
5' 10"

Weight:
153

Body type:
Average

Hair:
Bald

Hair color:
Grey

Eyes:
Blue

Ethnicity:
Caucasian

Badges

2024-11-05

Writers' Room Member

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Loglines

What the Doctor Ordered Romance Quirky Romance. For his patient's mental health and well-being, a doctor prescribes a wife. Only thing is the patient's HMO won't honor the contract and sends a company lawyer to investigate. One last chance for true love when life is about to pass you by.
It's Only Safe at Night/Utkeena Horror Terror in Big Bend! It’s out there. Has lightning speed. And gets bigger after each kill. It’s only safe at night because it roams the daylight hours. The legendary beast Utkeena terrorizes the Big Bend, Texas region. Its prey: hikers, bikers, campers and refugees in this desert land. Will they survive long enough to make it back to civilization?
High Ground, High Silver Sci-fi A murder in moondust must be solved by a seasoned American Indian tracker. The suspects at the lunar colony include everyone. Time is running out for the tracker and the Moon, or high ground, high silver in Indian lore, is reluctant to give up her secrets, both past and for the future.

Awards

Con Gusto--Best Romantic Comedy--Austin Revolution Film Festival
(2024)
What the Doctor Ordered--Best Romantic Comedy Screenplay--Austin Revolution Film Festival
(2023)
High Ground, High Silver--Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards Quarter-Finalist
(2022)
High Ground, High Silver--Quarterfinalist ScreenCraft Sci-Fi Screenplay Contest
(2020)
It's Only Safe at Night--Crimson Screen Horror Film Fest
(2018)
It's Only Safe at Night--Horror Hotel--Cleveland, OH
(2015)
What the Doctor Ordered--Finalist Movie Midwifing--Austin, TX
(2002)
What the Doctor Ordered--Project Greenlight Top 250
(2000)

Education

University of Southern California School of Cinema Television
(1983-1985)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(1975-1979)