1. What is your screenplay about? A really frustrated employee. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Comedy. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? It’s a very visual story. 4. How would you describe this script in two words? Spontaneous combustion. 5. What movie have you seen the most times… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kelly Lamphaer Dash (BURSTING FOR A BREAK)
Category: screenplays
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Carla Miles (WAVERLY RIDING)
1. What is your screenplay about? ‘Waverly Riding’ is about a woman who has tried hard to always do the right thing but she reaches her breaking point when she gets an eviction notice and her ex-husband says he’s going to try to get custody of their three kids. Waverly needs money now and devises… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Carla Miles (WAVERLY RIDING)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Stephanie Barnes (THE PAPER PRINCESS)
1. What is your screenplay about? The Paper Princess is about a courageous, young princess called Paige who goes on a journey to save her home, after a cruel sorcerer transforms her into paper. Accompanied by her two friends, a grouchy hermit and a brave sprout, Paige learns that her paper doesn’t have to be… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Stephanie Barnes (THE PAPER PRINCESS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert J. Sawyer (TRIGGERS)
1. What is your screenplay about? After an experiment to cure PTSD goes awry, one of fifteen people is now able to read the President’s memories — and the race is on to find out which one it is before national security is blown all to hell. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under?… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert J. Sawyer (TRIGGERS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Elisa Herrman (THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE BENTLEY GIRLS)
1. What is your screenplay about? “The Great Adventure of the Bentley Girls” is set in England in the early 1800s, and tells the story of the Bentleys, a family composed of Aunt Lucy, the matriarch, and her three orphan nieces, Eliza, Julia, and Mary. Aunt Lucy’s goal in life is to arrange good marriages… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Elisa Herrman (THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE BENTLEY GIRLS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bonnie Brookby (THE THINGS WE MISS)
1. What is your screenplay about? THE THINGS WE MISS is about two estranged childhood friends who are forced to confront their turbulent history as they unearth and reconstruct the decades-long romance their mothers shared. The story explores themes of forbidden love, motherhood and the loss of identity, the fluidity of female friendships, the inner… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bonnie Brookby (THE THINGS WE MISS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Chris Skeeter (PAYCHECK 2 PAYCHECK)
Get to know the writer: 1. What is your TV PILOT screenplay about? It is about a group of friends living in Denver, all whom have different career paths, but struggle together to make it in the real world. In the pilot, two of the characters get robbed and seek to retrieve their lost items,… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Chris Skeeter (PAYCHECK 2 PAYCHECK)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joanna Perry-Folino (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)
1. What is your screenplay about? Decades after seeing her mother murder her father, a woman battles with her own self-destructive tendencies and obsessions when her mother is released on parole. (This Is Us meets Bloodline) 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Mystery/Suspense/Family Generational Drama 3. Why should this screenplay be made into… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Joanna Perry-Folino (MY MOTHER MURDERED MY FATHER)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bill Baber (REMOTELY WORKING)
1. What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? This is the pilot episode of the Remotely Working web series that satirizes our online world. In the Pilot: Phil thinks the team’s conference call is audio only…. but it isn’t! In the Series: Five quirky diverse millennials work remotely for an international tech corporation. They struggle… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Bill Baber (REMOTELY WORKING)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Lukas Hassel (GALAPAGOS)
1. What is your TV Pilot screenplay about? What happens inside and outside Station Galápagos is a harsh examination of the things we don’t understand and the things we refuse to understand; the leaps of faith we take; the tough choices we are forced to make; and the fine points that can make our existence… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Lukas Hassel (GALAPAGOS)
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