Month: September 2018

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
Timing, feedback, and reputation. Feedback was good. Genre: Drama It is the spring of 1884 and Christine Lockhart, the daughter of a doctor, has just graduated with dreams of forging her own path in the world, taking charge of her decisions and loving a man of her choosing.…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
 Jean Barker (EDEN) I feel any feedback is better than none, so that’s why I picked this one. I also think having your project read out loud by actors is very useful. My initial feelings were defensive because the reader mentioned or referred to certain “rules” (there aren’t really…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
 Jean Barker (EDEN) I feel any feedback is better than none, so that’s why I picked this one. I also think having your project read out loud by actors is very useful. My initial feelings were defensive because the reader mentioned or referred to certain “rules” (there aren’t really…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
Screenwriter Craig Andrews (UNTIL THE DAY) Timing, feedback, and reputation. Feedback was good. We  accept online submissions through Film Freeway. Genre: Drama It is the spring of 1884 and Christine Lockhart, the daughter of a doctor, has just graduated with dreams of forging her own path in the world,…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
Meg Bowen (LOVERS IN PARADISE) Opening sequences have always been so important to my enjoyment of any movie or tv show. So I’ve always paid close attention to how my own stories open and draw readers in. I thought that this was a very interesting festival because it would,…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
  Winning 1st Scene Script: UNTIL THE DAY by Craig Andrews Winning THRILLER 1st Scene Script: MARCO POLO by Jeff Heckler Winning FEMALE 1st Scene Script: AMERICAN PRINCESS by Jenny Kleiman Winning SCI-FI 1st Scene Script: POLE by Robert Dodrill Winning DRAMA 1st Scene Script: TAKE THE SHOT…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6N21b9MBg Genre: Romance, Crime, Action A bank robbery goes awry and our two criminals have to steal a getaway car. Except there’s a girl tied up in the trunk, who might just be their best chance at walk-away money. CAST LIST: Janine: Alicia Payne Kip: Dorian Shine Narrator: Val Cole Brad: Jolly…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ6N21b9MBg Genre: Romance, Crime, Action A bank robbery goes awry and our two criminals have to steal a getaway car. Except there’s a girl tied up in the trunk, who might just be their best chance at walk-away money. CAST LIST: Janine: Alicia Payne Kip: Dorian Shine Narrator: Val Cole Brad: Jolly…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySheIaKlwc4 Genre: Drama It is the spring of 1884 and Christine Lockhart, the daughter of a doctor, has just graduated with dreams of forging her own path in the world, taking charge of her decisions and loving a man of her choosing. Michael Karg, the son of a…

Originally posted on First Scene Screenplay Festival:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnxojlcaO5o Genre: Drama A runaway fifteen year-old girl is found dead from a heroin overdose. Forty years later, her best childhood friend, haunted from unresolved guilt and grief, uncovers a secret, which sheds light on her friend’s tragic short life. CAST LIST: Laura: Amrit Kaur Narrator: Val Cole Jane: Zena Driver…