Watch 1st Scene Winner: BELLE BREZING by Margaret Carlyle Price

BELLE BREZING by Margaret Carlyle Price

SYNOPSIS:

BELLE BREZING is a haunting love story about a loyal paperboy on a high-stakes mission: To guide his former lover to remember the secret that forged her rise to fame but closed her heart to love.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Belle – Becky Shrimpton
Miss Flora – Michelle Lecky
Gil – Ryan Anning
Lacey – Mandy Mclean

BELLE BREZING by Margaret Carlyle Price

SYNOPSIS:

BELLE BREZING is a haunting love story about a loyal paperboy on a high-stakes mission: To guide his former lover to remember the secret that forged her rise to fame but closed her heart to love.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
Belle – Becky Shrimpton
Miss Flora – Michelle Lecky
Gil – Ryan Anning
Lacey – Mandy Mclean

Watch 1st Scene Winner: GOOD NIGHT CRONKITE by Rita Doyle Roberts

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GOOD NIGHT CRONKITE by Rita Doyle Roberts

SYNOPSIS:

GOOD NIGHT, CRONKITE is a family comedy about a group of misfits.

When a bright, young girl coaxes a monster out from under the bed, her self-absorbed foster mom exploits him for showbiz fame, leaving the girl in the hands of a monstrous nanny.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Steve Rizzo
CRONKITE – David Occhipinti
CHERYL – Angelica Alejandro
POOKY – Holly Sarchfield

 

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

January 2016 Winners

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Watch the January 2016 1st Scene Script Winners:

GUNNISON
Written by Daniel Duane

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Supernatural

A sniper who hunts an Air Force colonel for humiliating her on a botched cover up discovers he’s masterminding one himself when a man hunt for two gunman leads to the capture of an extraterrestrial pilot being held prisoner.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Peter Nelson
MYERS – Katelyn Vanier
HENDRICKS – Dan Cristofori
DOCTOR – Lorne Hiro
MULLIN – Geoff Mays
MOTHER – Holly Sarchfield

PURGATORY
Written by Alex A. Kecskes

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Crime, Fantasy

Two small time ex-cons run into two angels on probation who must save their souls or be dammed forever.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
DAVE – Geoff Mays
JEFF – Dan Cristofori

Watch 1st Scene Winner: MEMOIRS OF A DOCKET by Michael Damien

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MEMOIRS OF A DOCKET by Michael Damien

SYNOPSIS:

Biker Frank Cluskey finds his family’s lives are at stake when an old acquaintance tries to drag him back into the sinister world he’d left behind.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Andrew Farr
HARRY – Julian Ford
FRANK – Sean Kaufmann
BIGMAN – Sean Ballantyne
FULLBACK – Susan Wilson

Watch 1st Scene Winner: It Came Upon A Mid-Nightmare by Gregory Lane

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It Came Upon A Mid-Nightmare by Gregory Lane

SYNOPSIS:

The three Spirits of Christmas are kidnapped by the three Demons of Christmas. Now it’s their turn to corrupt the most kindhearted, generous and foolhardy man on earth into a coldhearted, greedy bastard… with bad manners too!

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Susan Wilson
JACOB – Julian Ford
RYAN – Sean Ballantyne
FEZZIWIG – Sean Kaufmann

Watch 1st Scene Winner: ETERNITY by Kevin Bibo

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ETERNITY by Kevin Bibo

SYNOPSIS:

Eternity is the story of a retiring teacher who learns to support his family in spite of his personal disapproval of them as he heals wounds left behind by his father.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Sean Ballantyne
CHARLIE – Julian Ford
ROBYN – Susan Wilson
LEONTES – Sean Kaufman
VALENTINE – Andrew Farr

Watch 1st Scene Winner: CRASH BACKWARDS by RW Hahn

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CRASH BACKWARDS by RW Hahn

SYNOPSIS:

A happily married woman questions her sanity when she learns a stalker may be her husband from another life. In her quest for the truth she will have to make a choice that could wipe away her existence.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Jennifer Strype
FABLE BAXTER – Krista Morin
CHASE BAXTER – Troy Patterson
WOMEN’S VOICE – Ida Jagaric
RADIO VOICE – John Goodrich

Watch 1st Scene Winner: FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, by David Kurtz

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FOR THE LOVE OF PETE, by David Kurtz

SYNOPSIS:

A beautiful fighter pilot drags a mild-mannered investment banker into helping her rescue her kidnapped parents.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Helen Kas
PETE – Vincent Marciano
JOY – Holly Sarchfield
MOTHER – Laura Kyswaty
GRANDMOTHER – Joan Ban

January 2016 1st Scene Winner: GUNNISON by Daniel Duane

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GUNNISON
Written by Daniel Duane

SYNOPSIS:

Genres: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Supernatural

A sniper who hunts an Air Force colonel for humiliating her on a botched cover up discovers he’s masterminding one himself when a man hunt for two gunman leads to the capture of an extraterrestrial pilot being held prisoner.

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Peter Nelson
MYERS – Katelyn Vanier
HENDRICKS – Dan Cristofori
DOCTOR – Lorne Hiro
MULLIN – Geoff Mays
MOTHER – Holly Sarchfield

Get to know writer Daniel Duane:

1. What is your screenplay about?

My goal for the next draft is to do a cross between Bonny and Clyde and Avatar. A colonel searching for the cure of a virus that transforms humans into their alien counterparts hunts a pair of gunmen who hold a teenage alien hostage. An alien whose mind might be the key to saving humanity.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

The themes conveyed within the story are relevant and shouldn’t be ignored. People need to be reminded of the past. I believe in the phrase “History repeats itself” and no matter how much we avoid it, history always catches up. It’s like a broken record.

3. This story has a lot going for it. How would you describe this script in two words?

Almost there.

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

My favorite movie is Schindler’s List. I think it really set the tone for a lot of filmmakers over the past twenty years.

5. This is a very tight, emotionally engaging and fun screenplay. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

Since 2013 or 2014. I don’t remember!

6. How many stories have you written?

I’m working on my 11th draft.

7. What motivated you to write this screenplay?

The current state of our world and politics. I do base my stories on news headlines and feel some social issues that are still prevalent today have been put on the shelf to be disputed later.

8. What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?

I’m not accustomed to writing contained stories in which the protagonist overcomes all odds to defeat (or kill) the antagonist, so it was difficult to decide which characters would triumph. Also, I still need to work on my writing style because I think I confused some readers.

9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?

Photography, health and exercise, graphic design, traveling.

10. What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?

The festival was affordable and the feedback I got was tremendously helpful. I’ll use the feedback to refine my writing style in the next draft.

11. Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers?

Don’t procrastinate and don’t give up.