Month: February 2016

TV PILOT Table Reading – MINDWALKER by Thorsten Loos

Andrew Kinderman, a loner and scifi geek without any friends, witnesses the murder of his neurobiology professor and is shot by the killers as well. His mind is catapulted out of his now comatose body and is ‘anchored’ to the only person he really cares about: The actress of his favourite mystery TV show, Australian beauty Anna Chastings. She is terrified when Andrew’s spirit manifests in her villa and thinks he’s a hallucination caused by too much work, but soon realizes this guy is really in trouble. When he accidentially overhears her boyfriend who is cheating on her, he manages to convince her that he is real by telling her about it. She starts to feel sympathy for him and agrees to fly back to New York to help Andrew return back to his body. As soon as they start to call hospitals in order to find Andrew’s body, they catch the attention of the FBI which is investigating the case and Anna ends up as a major suspect. Meanwhile, we learn Andrew’s professor had been working on some kind of mind control / precognition technology. A mysterious organization has stolen his research and is trying it on test persons. Part of the conspiracy is senior FBI agent William Curtis who doesn’t like the extra attention caused by a celebrity involved in the case he is trying to cover up.

SHORT SCRIPT Table Reading – COMPLICIT by Andrew L Schwartz

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
COMPLICIT was the February 2016 Winning Short Screenplay.  Watch COMPLICIT by Andrew L  Schwartz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQ_OKMTpk4 CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne LT. HAMMELSTEIN – Sean Kaufmann CLARITA/MARIE – Kelci Stephenson SCHEINBERG – Chris Reid-Geisler SGT. SACCO – Jarrid Terrell PAP PAP – Sasha Rajamani Get to know writer Andrew L  Schwartz: 1.…

How to Write a Screenplay. Tips for everyone

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY FILMMAKING NOTES SCREENPLAY WRITING When writing a SCREENPLAY, it’s all about CHARACTER, PLOT, and THEME – the three cornerstones to telling a great story. Below is Part One of NOTES you need to think about when writing a script. Whether you’re a seasoned…

Best Scene Reading – TV Pilot “My Life with Stella” by Linda Morganstein

I was thrilled with the possibility of hearing my script read by professional actors. The initial feedback from WILDsound helped me to make my scenes tighter, shorter and more visual. I also turned my actress (Stella) into a point of view character, which she was not in the novel.

Interview with Music Editor/Composer John M. Davis (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
The music editor is a type of sound editor in film responsible for compiling, editing, and syncing music during the production of a soundtrack. Among the music editor’s roles is creating a “temp track”, which is a “mock-up” of the film’s soundtrack using pre-existing elements to use for editing, audience previews,…

February 7 2016 Writing Festival

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
It’s a matinee festival this week as we will be the pre-game show event for Super Bowl 50. This week the showcase is the best of TV screenplays, plus the February 1st Scene and Short screenplay winners. Here are the details of the screenplays that will be performed.  #1 – TV PILOT…

FIRST SCENE SCREENPLAY CONTEST

Submit the first 10 pages of your script, get feedback from professionals, and get your screenplay performed by professional actors. At least 2-5 winners every single month. Source: FIRST SCENE SCREENPLAY CONTEST

Read interviews from the top film crew members working in Hollywood today.

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Read the best of Interviews this week.  Interviews from Matthew Toffolo  from WILDsound Interview with 1st AD Mathew Dunne (War for the Planet of the Apes) http://matthewtoffolo.com/2016/01/24/interview-with-1st-ad-mathew-dunne-war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes/ Interview with Storyboard Artist Kurt Van der Basch (Star Wars Episodes VII and VIII) http://matthewtoffolo.com/2016/01/23/interview-with-storyboard-artist-kurt-van-der-basch-star-wars-episodes-vii-and-viii/ Interview with Foley Artist Marko Costanzo (Silence of the Lambs,…

Deadline Feb. 5th – First Scene Screenplay Festival

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FIRST SCENE SCREENPLAY CONTEST New Years Special Deadline February 5th. Submit and get your first 10 pages performed! Go to: http://firstscenescreenplay.com/ and submit Watch over 50 1st Scene Screenplay Festival Winners: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Are you just starting…