“… Forget about your logline. This is like talking with your best friend. It’s totally fine to start with something like DIE HARD in the Jungle. And then you explain. They don’t really need a lot to get the story, just how you’d explain it to a friend. You need the hook, the main characters, […]

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In the members area marketing blogs — Richard Senne gives a brief situation report on current projects and how the QE process is enhancing the effort.
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Cheryl Farr posted her notes on the latest Sherwood Oaks College session, the Post-Screenwriter’s Expo Producers-at-Studios event. As always, no fluff, just the important nuggets.
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“Jon Bonnell is at it again. He is working on another web series. It is a fantasy based web series with lots of humor and action like Xena the Warrior Princess and Hercules the Legendary Journeys. His current web series, the Evil Dead Breakfast Club, is in post production and should release later this fall.”
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Douglas Horn posted earlier today about a little known path to a valuable credential.
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“When you direct an independent film, there’s one thing you can be sure of: It’s never over.
“I’ve been at this for a few years now, so I have projects in every conceivable stage of development from ‘complete’ to ‘just an idea’, from ‘treatment’ to ‘in distribution’, and from ‘optioned script’ to ‘dead-as-a-doornail’. But the thing […]

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Writer-director Douglas Horn’s first feature film, ENTRY LEVEL, has been acquired for US distribution by Porchlight Entertainment. The film will be released in December 2008 on Porchlight’s new Ocean Park Label.
“ENTRY LEVEL stars D.B. Sweeney (THE CUTTING EDGE), Missi Pyle ([GALAXY QUEST], CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY), Kurtwood Smith (THAT 70s SHOW), Cedric Yarbrough (RENO […]

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Jon Bonnell reports that MATCH.DEAD is “going into distributors and studios next week in full force.” There’s a small task he could use some help with if you are in the Washington D.C. area. Details inside at Jon’s ProSeries blog.
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Felice reports that her drama script made the quarterfinal round of this year’s PAGE International Screenwriting Awards.
Chuck’s history category screenplay made it as well.
Roger’s romantic comedy is also a quarterfinalist.
Just heard that Kim and her writing partner got in with both features they submitted.
And Lisa files a further report on lessons learned at the table […]

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Lisa reports that her action adventure script made the quarterfinal round of this year’s PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. Also, long-awaited results of the table read.
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Sandy posted opening credits for the children’s show she produces and writes as well as a related music video to the Edensgate Channel at YouTube. The footage had previously been feared lost to hardware malfunction, but was recently restored.
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Turnabout is fair play. Make a film, add the score. Or you could start with the score, and write the film to go with it. Marla reports being one of a number of finalists selected to try just that in collaboration with the North Bay Symphony Orchestra’s “From the Heart Short Film Competition.”

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Jon reports achieving another milestone and additional good news on the progress of his film, “MATCH.DEAD.”
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Hal reflects on the recent HOC 2008 Event and discusses a proactive four-step plan for ProSeries writers’ success.
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Sandy, Victoria, and Richard have begun filing further reports on meetings this week in Los Angeles.
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