Recommended Screenwriters

Screenwriters to Watch — ProSeries Alumni Success Stories Below are ScreenwritingU “screenwriters to watch” who have recently optioned, sold, or were hired to write a screenplay.  We also list those ProSeries Alumni writers who have been signed by an agent or manager. Each screenwriter listed went through the ScreenwritingU professional level class — The ProSeries

Screenwriter Marla Hayes (ProSeries 6) has sold the rights to her short film, “PUSH.”  The purchase was for non-exclusive rights and Marla was represented by her sales agent Ouat Media. Last year, the script won the Grand Prize in the “From the Heart” Film Festival and Marla was commissioned by the North Bay Symphony Orchestra

I recently conducted an astounding interview with Marc Zicree, who is a master at creating career strategy to navigate your way through the entertainment business. If you ever wondered how to get into the door of a studio or get an A-list actor to take you seriously, Marc has some intriguing strategies. Marc and Elaine

In the first five pages of your screenplay, we should see an extremely interesting lead character. Great lead characters make great screenplays. People are always asking me how you know when a script is ready and it is an important question.  In reality, I have a series of tests that tell me that a script

Read three pages of any script and you already know if the writer can write great dialogue or not. In fact, in many cases, the first page tells you. How good is your dialogue? Good enough to sell the script by the third page? Believe it or not, that’s happened many times in this business.

Screenwriter Adrian Havens (ProSeries 29) signed an agreement to write the pilot for an animated series. The project is being done by Crescent Fawn Studios and is based upon characters of the Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency during the middle 19th century.  Excellent work, Adrian!

Screenwriter Lis Anna (ProSeries 19) has sold the rights to a four time Award winning short film she wrote, directed, and produced.   The non-exclusive rights were purchased by Movieola and Lis was represented by her sales agent Ouat Media.  You can see info on other movies Lis wrote and/or produced at www.lisannafilms.com   Great job, Lis. 

Today’s question is… …How do you know your dialogue is ready? In Part One of this Article, we’ll look at three very important aspects of dialogue and you’ll get to rate your dialogue.   A. Dialogue that expresses character This is the most important of all. Does your dialogue fully express the unique character traits

    Often, when I ask a top writer how a movie came about, they’ll say something like “I was in a meeting with Tom Cruise where we…” or “I got invited to this party where I met Jerry Bruckheimer and we set up a meeting to…” or “I was working with a producer who

Surviving A Story Meeting At some point in the future, you could easily find yourself in a story meeting about one of your scripts or you may be part of a writing team who is creating a TV series. Sounds great, doesn’t it? There you’ll be, sitting with a room full of assistants, creative execs,