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Watch 1st Scene Winner: MYA’S TRUTH by Thomas L. Ferguson

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MYA’S TRUTH by Thomas L. Ferguson

SYNOPSIS:

A reluctant writer finally gets the courage to follow her repressed dreams and her ambitious boyfriend to Hollywood, but his dark secret and her reconnection with a former flame, both threaten to turn those dreams and her reality into an emotional nightmare.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Val Cole
MYA – Leah Doz
MONA – Erynn Brook
CANDACE – Graciela Martinez
JASMINE – Jillian Cameron
ROBERT – John Marcucci
WALTER – Rob Salerno

Watch 1st Scene Winner: HELLCAT by J. Alan Hostetter

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HELLCAT by J. Alan Hostetter

SYNOPSIS:

“Hellcat” is about a Pennsylvania state police detective who investigates a blackmail plot as it is going awry, various leads connecting a mysterious woman who once partially castrated her rapist.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Ryan Fisher
Guise – Geoff Mays
Sterner – Andy Bridge
Fries – Andrew Farr
Cat – Holly Sarchfield

Watch 1st Scene Winner: SPARKS by Megan K. Bickel

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SPARKS by Megan K. Bickel

SYNOPSIS:

A romantic comedy with a sci-fi twist. Dr. Emma Spegal stumbles upon a stranger who reactivates the effects of an old laboratory accident, which sends lightning shooting from her hand. She drags him to her lab to find answers, but instead they find secret plots, hidden agendas, and high-voltage reasons to stick together.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Frances Townend
Charlie – Kaleb Alexander
Emma – Alicia Payne
Barista – Jacqueline Brown

Watch 1st Scene Winner: THE CURSE OF SAM HAIN by Jacob F. Keller

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THE CURSE OF SAM HAIN by Jacob F. Keller

SYNOPSIS:

The long survivor of a crash landing on a distant world becomes the surprising savior to the aborigines facing genocide.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Frances Townend
Belenus – Sean Ballantyne
Sam Hain- Neil Kulin
Daughter – Julia Vally
Rider – Kaleb Alexander
Wife – Jacqueline Brown
Man #1 – Charles Gordon
Man #1 – Rob Salerno

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

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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)

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)

Interview with Storyboard Artist Kurt Van der Basch (Star Wars Episodes VII and VIII)

Interview with Foley Artist Marko Costanzo (Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Life of Pi)

Interview with Foley Artist Marko Costanzo (Silence of the Lambs, The Departed, Life of Pi)

Interview with Art Director Jeremy Woolsey (Pitch Perfect, Million Dollar Arm, Dirty Grandpa)

Interview with Art Director Jeremy Woolsey (Pitch Perfect, Million Dollar Arm, Dirty Grandpa)

Interview with Kami Asgar, Oscar Nominated Sound Editor

Interview with Kami Asgar, Oscar Nominated Sound Editor

Interview with Glen Gauthier, Sound Mixer (Spotlight, Pacific Rim, Kick-Ass)

Interview with Glen Gauthier, Sound Mixer (Spotlight, Pacific Rim, Kick-Ass)

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FOUR FOR THE BORDER – Feature Screenplay Reading by Toby Roberts

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Four for the Border is the February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner. It is considered the top spec screenplay in the world today!

Watch Four for the Border by Toby Roberts:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Victoria Urquhart
SKYE – Amaka Umeh
TRAPPER – Hugh Ritchie
POLLY – Mohogany Brown
ARTURO – Isaac Alfie
RUDDOCK/GELARDI – Julian Ford
HODDER – Sean Ballantyne

Get to know writer Toby Roberts:

Matthew Toffolo: What is your feature film screenplay about? 

Toby Roberts: The story is about three teenagers from completely different backgrounds on the run in rural New Mexico with a thoroughbred racehorse. But the underlying theme is the triumph of hope over experience and whether you should grow up doing exactly what your parents tell you or sometimes trust your spirit , abandon convention and go live your dream.

Matthew: Why should this screenplay be made into a movie? 

Toby: It’s a fun, life…

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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: https://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 off your screenplay and want immediate feedback on your first scenes/first moments of your script?

Send your first scene (or first moments – 10pg. limit) and get feedback. Winners (at least 40 a year) get their first scene read at the MONTHLY WILDsound Screenplay Festival (see video on right for example of what you’ll get when you win).

Great way to promote your script!

Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays

Go to: https://firstscenescreenplay.com/ and submit

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Tips to write the best LOGLINES and SYNOPSIS for your story/screenplay

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LOGLINES AND SYNOPSIS
FILMMAKING NOTES

The art of conveying both your story’s concept and theme, and tell the full arc of the story.

LOGLINES

Here is a template LOGLINE you can use – just fill in the blanks:

(TITLE) is a (GENRE) about a (DESCRIPTION OF HERO), who after (INCITING EVENT), wants to (OUTER GOAL) by (PLAN OF ACTION). This becomes increasingly difficult because (OBSTACLES AND COMPLICATIONS)

OR

(TITLE) is a (GENRE) about a (DESCRIPTION OF HERO) who must (OUTER GOAL) or else (DIRE THINGS WILL HAPPEN)

To pitch your screenplay effectively, you need to have a compelling and clear LOGLINE and SYNOPSIS. In order to write one, you must have a clear understanding of your script.

When writing your logline, try to answer these questions:

1) What is my concept? My main conflict and story?

2) What is my theme? What am I trying to say with this script?

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Watch 1st Scene Winner: DEATH GRIP by Tracy Sherwood

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DEATH GRIP by Tracy Sherwood

SYNOPSIS:

A female war hero home from Iraq struggles with PTSD while trying to resume her life as a soccer mom. But the married soldier hides an even darker secret…she witnessed the death of her lover overseas who also happens to be the husband of her now widowed sister.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Ben – Jim Canale
Sammy – Rob Salerno
Kat – Ida Jagaric
Jackie – Danielle Nicole
Shayna – Alissa DeGrazia

Watch 1st Scene Winner: MY LAST DUCHESS by Grant Reid

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MY LAST DUCHESS by Grant Reid

SYNOPSIS:

When recently single Thomas moves next door and strikes a friendship with Catherine, Alexander spirals into a dark paranoia. With his sanity at stake Alexander is on the brink of losing everything.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Q Wilson
Catherine – Alissa DeGrazia
Thomas – Jacob Klick
Alexander – Rob Young
Duke – Todd Dulmage