1. What is your screenplay about? Peter is having a typical, banal mid-life crisis, and cannot see a way out of the mess he has made of his life. He can only see one way out, and has decided to go for the rope and hang himself. Enter Carmine, an angel of dubious origins, probably… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Margaret Dane (A SHORT DROP AND A SUDDEN STOP)
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Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kaitlyn Kowalski (THE SEEKER)
1. What is your screenplay about? The Seeker is a story about a young girl who struggles to find the balance between helping her family and actually doing the right thing. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? I would consider The Seeker to be a drama. 3. Why should this screenplay be made… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kaitlyn Kowalski (THE SEEKER)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Mark Renshaw (THE BROKEN KINGDOM)
1. What is your screenplay about? Influence by Brexit and V for Vendetta, ‘The Broken Kingdom’ is set in an alternate timeline in which Guy Fawkes was successful in blowing up the houses of parliament and overthrowing the English monarchy in 1605. However, the script is set in 2018 and the story follows a French-American… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Mark Renshaw (THE BROKEN KINGDOM)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter R. Harris Smith (MIRRORS)
1. What is your screenplay about? ‘Mirrors’ is about the fear of your reflection watching you as you sleep – almost an extension of fear of the dark, I suppose. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Horror. 3. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? As a short film, it is… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter R. Harris Smith (MIRRORS)
Interview with Winning Screenwriter Kelly Lamphaer Dash (BURSTING FOR A BREAK)
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)
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 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)
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