Recommended Screenwriters
ScreenwritingU Alum Don Fried (ProSeries 38 ) and Mike Fuhrmann (ProSeries 27) have optioned the German-language rights to their disabled-heist comedy screenplay, “ThisAbility,” to German TV producer/director Florian Mengel. Mike and producer Florian met in 2006 during their studies at Filmhaus in Cologne, Germany. Since then, Florian has worked as a producer and director at Germany’s
If you stand outside a theater as a movie lets out, you’ll see that one out of four people are on their phone. They are either talking with a friend or texting or posting to Facebook/Twitter/Instagram. What are they talking about? The movie! Depending upon the ending, they are either recommending their friend
ScreenwritingU Alum Gabriell DeBear Paye (ProSeries 34 and MSC 2) had her biopic, based on a book about Biologist Lynn Margolis, has been optioned by a Producer. Gabriell acquired the rights to the book and wrote the screenplay as part of the ScreenwritingU Master Screenwriting Certificate Program. During the marketing phase of the class, Gabriell
ScreenwritingU Alum Thomas Bauer ( ProSeries 46 and MSC 3) has been hired by producer Kathleen Messmer of Anvil Springs Entertainment to write a feature thriller. Thomas got the writing assignment after submitting an original treatment based on the producer’s idea. The project is currently in development. Congratulations, Thomas!
Producer Kurtis Anton of Snakebyte Productions and Entertainment Group has optioned ScreenwritingU Alum, Jason Cutcher’s (ProSeries 45, MSC 3) screenplay, BLOODHOUND LAW. Jason was in the midst of marketing his screenplay during ScreenwritingU’s Master Screenwriting Certificate Program, when he discovered Snakebyte Productions had a strong slate of period and western genre projects lined up. Jason pitched his
Producer Rennie Sharp has hired ScreenwritingU Alum Judy Mills (PS3 and MSC2), David Gwinn (PS 37 and MSC2) and Dan Gordon (ProSeries 40, MSC 3) to write the TV Series “THE UNDETECTED.” The project is now in pre-production. Dan, Judy and David are graduates of ScreenwritingU’s ProSeries and Master Screenwriting Certificate Program. Dan Gordon has
ScreenwritingU Alum A.j. Cipolla ( ProSeries 34, MSC 3) is hired by producer Mac Vincent and partners at SAGA LLC to write a feature thriller presently titled DOUBLE EXPOSURE. A.j. connected with the producer during the marketing phase of ScreenwritingU’s Master Screenwriter Certificate Program. The project is currently in development. A.j. is a produced, optioned, and award-winning
ScreenwritingU Alum Judy Mill ( ProSeries 3 and MSC 2 ) has been hired to rewrite a Drama/Action feature for producer Renee Sharp whose TV series, Judy is currently a writer on. The project is currently in development with talent attached. Producer Rennie Sharp previously hired Judy and ScreenwritingU Alum, David Gwinn (PS 37 and MSC2)
ScreenwritingU Alum Amy Amani ( ProSeries 26) has been hired by producer Whitt Brantley to co-develop and write Sci-fi feature based on an original concept of Amy’s. The project will be developed with an eye to a television spin-off series. Amy is a three time optioned screenwriter. Congratulations on your continued success, Amy!
It is the easiest mistake to make in screenplay dialogue — having your characters tell exactly what is going on in their emotions and thoughts. The character says they hate a person because they do hate them. The character tells you the reasons they are doing something…and they are the real reasons. It is called