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It’s been super and winning laurels from Berlin, to L.A and Tokyo is a real ego boost when as a writer, you always think you’re rubbish. I wanted to hear how my script read and it made me realize how important it is to run it through and cast it well.
Watch the Screenplay Reading:
CAST LIST:
Denzel (40s) – 1 – ADRIAN CARLOS CARTER
Narration – KYANA TERESA
Sara (40s) – 5 – PAOLA SCATTOLON
Dave (40s) – 4 – PETER NELSON
Thank you, First Scene! Communication was amazingly prompt. Thanks for walking me through the process. It was a positive experience and I learned along the way. Highly recommend!
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Watch over 150 1st Scene Screenplay Festival Winners:
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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).
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When a white slave owner suddenly turns black, and becomes enslaved, as he fights for his life and freedom, he learns that one cannot be judged by the color of their skin alone.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Martha: Mandy May Cheetham
Oliver James: Ryan Yusep
Knox: Allan Michael Brunet
Betsy Walker: Angelica Alejandro
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
The Legend of Jamestown is about a white slave owner in America during the 1800s, who turns black mysteriously, and in turn becomes a victim of his once profitable situation.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama and Sci-fi
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
This screen play should be made into a movie, because right now America is going thru a very racial period, with movements like Black Lives Matter and White Supremacy groups that are marching in the street, and in reality its sometimes hard for one person to understand another person’s struggle until they are in that person shoes, and this screen play reflects heavily on that.
How would you describe this script in two words?
Racial Awareness
What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
Saving Private Ryan.
How long have you been working on this screenplay?
7 months.
How many stories have you written?
7 screenplays.
What motivated you to write this screenplay?
The racial tension in America at present.
What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
Focusing on only this script, I tend to write multiple scripts at a time.
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
I’m passionate about directing movies, I love being on a film set and being able to create imaginary worlds.
You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
FilmFreeway is a great platform I use them for all of my screen plays and movies. It’s user friendly and if I have any issues they get back to me quickly.
What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
I was influenced to enter this festival because I love to see actors reading the script it helps me to see which lines actually work and which lines don’t work. I was excited to see a project with a very tense subject matter, received well by the festival. It can be a tender process writing about real life matters and getting a negative feedback, so it was nice to get good feedback on such a screenplay.
Watch the Winning August 2017 1st Scene Screenplay:
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Val Cole
Jonah: Allan Michael Brunet
Hank: Ryan Yusep
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
The story is about two people from opposite ends of the spectrum; ones from money and the other has struggled. They absolutely love each other but that love gets tested when they are both abducted and forced to procreate knowing that their baby will be sold on the black market. This time held captive will test their resolve, their love and their understanding of one another. It is more about them, than the situation they are in.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama and Horror
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
Because so few “horror” films take the time to focus on the characters. Usually in dark thrillers or horror it is about the killer, and how he will kill next and how shocking that can be. We never really get to know anything about those that are the ones going through the ordeal. I want to make something that people will say that is messed up, but at the same time know, that this happens in real life. Human Trafficking is a billion dollar industry.
How would you describe this script in two words?
In-Tense!
What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
Probably Goonies. I grew up on that and it will forever stand the test of time.
How long have you been working on this screenplay?
After I wrote and directed the short film and won some festivals, I was asked if there is a feature version of this and at that time, there wasn’t. So, I hunkered down and went into it and so, its been about 4 years now that I have been working on it.
How many stories have you written?
That is an odd question, I mean, I have been writing short stories, and poems and lyrics my whole life. So, not sure how many. Screenplays though, I have written 4 and currently on my fifth.
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Wow, um, there are so many and to me music is mood, so depending on my mood. Gosh! Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi to Proud Mary by CCR. Um, lately I have been on a Rush kick, anything Rush is amazing. Temples of Syrnx is a masterpiece.
What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
The biggest was writing it so that it is a character study and still horror which is what I like to write the most, or very dark dramas/thrillers. Trying not to give into what society/studios wants in horror films now, the high speed, Paranormal, Insidious and Annabelle’s. Those are fun, and all, but they are built for the scare moment. That thing that makes you jump, which is fun, but I want people to walk out of the theater going, that is F’ed up man, but also feel like there is more to life than what we are currently doing. The will to survive through adversity is amazing and the only way you can really get down to that, is writing characters that people can identify with, watch them go through something horrific and come out better people for it.
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Love travel, during my 14 years in the military I travelled everywhere, even places I didnt really particularly want to go, but I still made the best of it. Since I got out, I continue to travel whenever I can. Trying new foods, and seeing what this amazing world has to offer. It is a shame there is so much violence that doesn’t allow for the freedom of travel everywhere. One day maybe, I have hope.
You entered your screenplay via FilmFreeway. What has been your experiences working with the submission platform site?
Its ease. Withoutabox required way to much work for a short film or a screenplay. Its good to have all that other works done, like pictures, sketches and a look book, but that should be shown if your script or short film gets some looks by a potential investor or purchaser of your script.
What influenced you to enter the festival?
What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received? It’s true, the first 10 to 15 pages are the make or break of a script, if it doesn’t grab the reader, by page 20 they are already not interested so, submitting to something like this to see if the opening grabs a reader is so important. I am surprised there are not more festivals that do this. About the feedback, some good notes. All notes are good, even the ones you don’t quite understand, because it is the note behind the note which is, something about a particular area took the reader out of it and you don’t want that. You just have to learn which notes to implement and which ones to really think about. All of them should be looked at. Being so close to your story, outside eyes always see something that you cannot see.
An excellent séance fraudster evades police capture by faking his death.
CAST LIST:
Narrator: Elizabeth Rose Morriss
Dr. Johnson: Geoff Mays
Maria: Ariel Brooker
Roy: Hugh Ritchie
Rosemary: Julie Burris
Voice of Dead Child: Pip Dwyer
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
An out of luck carnival medium tries for one last big score on a desperate widow, and discovers his act might not be a con after all.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama, horror.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
A story about the final scam of a carnival con man who claims to be able to speak with the dead: who wouldn’t be intrigued?
How would you describe this script in two words?
Gravity’s Pull.
What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
How long have you been working on this screenplay?
A few years.
How many stories have you written?
50 or so.
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Moritat (Sonny Rollins)
What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
Always finding the time, and then the distance to read it objectively.
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Not much.
What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
This script had some success in various contests, but little else. After putting it aside for a year, I decided to try another draft, and wanted to get some feedback on the first scene. I enjoyed your contest, and the feedback was worth the entry fee. The first scene and its aftermath become increasingly central to this story as it unfolds, so it was important for me to see if it worked, as odd visuals are quickly introduced. And the central question of whether you want to spend more time with this character.
A sheriff hunts a killer targeting both innocents and other criminals alike, but soon finds himself tangled in a conspiracy tied to the gruesome, deliberately botched execution of a former death row inmate as well the mysterious, four-legged witness that seems to connect them all.
Get to know the writer:
What is your screenplay about?
The marketing calls we all receive over the phone – the cold calls – and which we all hate. Yet the results of this particular one have far reaching effects.
What genres does your screenplay fall under?
Drama.
Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?
It is a drama about human relationships – and murder.
How would you describe this script in two words?
Human drama.
What movie have you seen the most times in your life?
Same Time Next Year
How long have you been working on this screenplay?
It started as a short story – which has been published – and evolved into the screenplay.
How many stories have you written?
Over 200.
What is your favorite song? (Or, what song have you listened to the most times in your life?)
Slightly All The Time by Soft Machine
What obstacles did you face to finish this screenplay?
Time, family commitments.
Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about?
Family, reading and gardening.
What influenced you to enter the festival? What were your feelings on the initial feedback you received?
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