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Joan Chandler (ProSeries 12) signed a deal with Stephen Gardner (Gardner Productions) to produce her script, “Far From the Heart.” The project is slated to go into production in May with a release date of September. Designed specifically for the web, “Far From the Heart” is an interactive movie for teen audiences about dating and
Many writers have expressed to me that they either don't understand the business side of Hollywood or feel like it is not their kind of business. They want their movie made, but they've heard discouraging or frightening things about doing business with Hollywood. When most of what you see on the Net is either hype
In the business world, they say that there are two types of lawyers — deal makers and deal killers. The deal makers work with you to find solutions to make contracts work. The deal killers focus mainly on finding and capitalizing on problems. Screenwriters can fall into deal maker and deal killer categories, as well.
Let me ask you an important question: How many times a day do you disempower yourself? Why would I ask a negative question like that? Because it can produce some serious positive results in your life. Recognizing when you disempower yourself and choosing instead to empower yourself could change everything. Let's start with a few
Each Philosophy Tip will accomplish a different thing for you. The first two tips built confidence. This one will improve the results your scripts will get from Industry players. First, let's acknowledge that, for those writing a script, whatever they write is interesting and emotional for them. Every scene is something they created, and so
Over the years, I've interviewed many A-list screenwriters and heard the stories of how they broke in. It always sounds easy when five years of work are described in a few sentences. And for most of us, it feels like the A-listers did something magical that we can't do. One day, I interviewed A-list writer
Think of the biggest successes you've had in life — especially the ones that you worked for — and let me ask you a question. Don't they all have a story that comes with them? A beginning when you decided to go for a specific goal. Then a middle when you encountered the work required
AJ Ferrara (ProSeries 19) has signed an agreement with producers Alexandra Yacovlef and Alexia Melocchi at Little Studio Films to get his film made. AJ put together the Co-Producer deal after showing Little Studio Films the teaser trailer he developed for his screenplay “A Noble Lie.” See trailer here. AJ will receive a “Written by”
Today, screenwriter Alyssa Alexandria (ProSeries 7) and Henry Gilroy (head writer for Lucasfilm Animation) had their script “ The Fourth Day” go out to a very select group of producers, including Stars Road (Sam Raimi), Legendary Pictures, and Jerry Bruckheimer’s company. It also landed on Hollywood’s tracking boards and can be seen at TrackingB.com. “The Fourth