Firestorm: The Genesis Of My Screenwriting Techniques 5/8/05
My phone rang on a Saturday morning in April 1997. I was still asleep, but my answering machine picked up.
"Chris, this is Matthew. I work with your producers," a voice from the machine said. "We've gotten an offer on your script, Firestorm, and we
think we're going to take it." Read More
Filmmakers Revive Ghosts of Amityville ....4/22/05
The 1979 film, The Amityville Horror, tells the true-life story of George and Kathy
Lutz, a couple who moved into a house one year after an entire family had been murdered there. Read More
CRASH Dramatizes Urban Reality ....3/28/05
Writer/Director Paul Haggis based his upcoming film, CRASH, on a personal life
experience in which he "was car-jacked at gunpoint" in Los Angeles, California. That experience inspired the screenplay for CRASH, which he co-wrote with Bobby Moresco. Read More
How To Use Settings Creatively
....5/2/05
The creative use of settings can make a screenplay exciting and memorable. Changing the place of action to an uncommon
location can make the story extremely dynamic. Read More
Writing A Script About Cultural Opposites ....4/14/05
In many riveting films, characters clash with each other
because they come from different cultures. This clash often involves the protagonist traveling to a different city,
state, or town to solve a problem or achieve a goal.
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Film Companies Create Buzz For SAW 2
....4/8/05
Twisted Pictures and Lions Gate Films are partnering to produce the horror thriller, SAW 2, a sequel to the box office hit, SAW. Read More
Film Festival Encourages Aspiring Latino Filmmakers ....4/7/05
The cable TV station, HBO (Home Box Office), is partnering with the New York
International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) to hold the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition. Read More
Wonder Woman To Be Film Heroine ....3/22/05
In the 1970s, the DC Comics character, Wonder Woman, was the subject of a TV series. Now, producer Joel Silver has chosen Joss Whedon to be the writer and
director of a film about the comic book character. Read More
Chris Soth has made over a million dollars as
a screenwriter and wants you to do the same!
He wrote and sold his screenplay for the action-adventure film, Firestorm.
On June 4th and June 5th
at the Holiday Inn in Hollywood, California, he will hold seminar classes that can help you become a million-dollar screenwriter.
Chris developed the "Mini-Movie Method," a method that turns writing into an effortless, step-by-step process.
This method makes beginners into experts and experts into masters of the craft.
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