Newsletter 2/21/07
Film Reviews ....
The Queen Reigns in England and Hollywood
By Elaine Radford
The Queen is a film that is all about character—the Queen of England. There would be no story without the Queen. She generates the action, the conflict, and the resolution.
Helen Mirren plays the role of Queen so seamlessly that she appears to have slipped into the skin of the real Queen Elizabeth II. From the very first scene, we stop thinking of Helen Mirren as an actress playing a part. She walks, talks, carries her handbag like the Queen, and convinces us that she is indeed royalty. Read more...
Ask Scriptologist ....
Foreign Languages
Dear Scriptologist.com,
How would I write dialogue for a character who speaks a foreign language? Read more...
—Racine
Massachusetts
Screenwriting Chat
Dear Scriptologist.com,
Is there a good chat room on the Internet where I can talk about screenwriting? I can't seem to find anything good, and it seems like a shame. I’m stuck in the countryside in England, and it would be great to reach out and talk to people like myself. Read more...
—Richard Field
Somerset, England
Literary Agencies
Dear Scriptologist,
I have just completed one of several horror screenplays that I have been developing, and I believe it could be the next horror franchise. Are there any agencies you can recommend that like the horror genre and accept unsolicited scripts? Read more...
—James Eodice
New Jersey
Screenplay Competition ....
BlueCat Screenplay Competition
First All-In-One Preproduction Software
St. John's, Canada — Greyfirst Corp. has just released a new version of Celtx (v.0.9.9), the first software to provide all the tools needed for the preproduction of film, video, theater and animation. New features include storyboarding, scheduling and an international stage play editor. Read more...
Scriptologist Blogs ....
Read What Our Bloggers Are Writing:
Interesting …By Graham Rogers
My very good friend — a director in waiting — has presented me
with what looks like a real chance for us to actually get a project
off the ground and running. Read more…
Black Ink Films and www.100Dimension.com ...By Aaron Gentzler
So far, I’ve shot three 10-minute episodes of “Screentalk with Gentz” for www.100Dimension.com. Their site launches in March. Check them out. Read more…
The Pursuit of Happyness …By Paul Marvin
If the types of characters that Will Smith has played could be put into two
categories, there would be the nice guys and the cool guys, and he does
both well. Read more…
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Screenwriting Exercises ....
The Scriptologist.com Exercise Series
The three exercises in this series--Character Development, Plot Structure, and Dialogue--will help you learn the techniques used by Hollywood's top screenwriters. Read more...
Scriptologist Classifieds ....
Seeking Script Treatments
Marlly Pictures is currently accepting feature film treatments and short film treatments. If we are interested, we will request a full-length screenplay. Please specify if the treatment is for a feature film or a short film. Read more...
Screenwriting buddies
Published author, writing several screenplays, mainly Romantic story title: Le Cafe (The Coffeehouse). If you're interested in Romance/Comedies, leave me a brief line. Read more...
Screenwriter Seeks Animation Placement
Finder's fee available if you can help me obtain a home for a screenplay adaptation of my children's book, A Dolphin's Tale" Please send inquiries. Read more...
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