I meant to say the categories in the fellowship were 1/2 comedy, 1hr Drama, and features. There was also a directing program which the extraordinary Seith Mann was a part of. Now that brother works al...

@purposedproductionsgmail-com Jana, I see your point. Unfortunately, too many people take what they see in a "biographical" film as gospel. We are storytellers and our first imperative is to entertain...

@scmpbllsbcglobal-net Thank you. Passed right by it the first time. Got it. Will be there.

I wrote some thoughts on SELF-MADE on Facebook. Not going to rehash it here but I will say I don't expect a narrative film to be 100% accurate. I do believe it's important to have integrity in your ap...

@scmpbllsbcglobal-net Is it that little icon on the group page?

@wrco-777gmail-com I did the ABC/Disney Writing Fellowship in the early 2000's. At that time the writers were 1/2 drama writers, 1hr drama writers, and feature writers. I had a writing partner at the ...

I meant to say "soulless" American

@mtaylor_123yahoo-com You're right, Meemee, the possibilities are endless. It's a taste thing and every genre and sub-genre has it's fans and detractors. The challenge is always to make the story comp...

I have Amazon Prime and to watch King Cohen I had to do the free 30 day trial on SHUDDER through Amazon Prime. I will have to physically cancel the subscription after 30 days if I want to get rid of i...

@mtaylor_123yahoo-com What's interesting about US is Lupita Nyongo plays both protagonist and antagonist. I actually guessed the twist early in the film. I think many others probably did also. Her arc...

@rushs847aol-com It's on Shudder.

@poullard78 Very in your face and over the top! I was thinking more along the lines of classic Twilight Zone. Something like a famed Missionary returns from oversees and a young boy tries to warn peop...

Finally got a chance to see the documentary, KING COHEN, about Larry Cohen. He did a lot of low-budget, stylish film. Many of them were in the horror genre like GOD TOLD ME TO, THE STUFF, IT'S ALIVE, ...

@christopherharmon I had a conversation with someone years ago about the what a faith based tv show or supernatural thriller would look like. We talked about using the book of ACTS as inspiration. I l...

@christopherharmon Congratulations! Great news! Very inspiring, brother.

@scmpbllsbcglobal-net Took the Truby course years ago (and I have his book) and his ideas about structure steps, genre, and building strong characters have been very useful to me. It's helpful to look...

Think about it like this: character is story and story is character. Whoever your character is will change the trajectory of the story. Whatever the circumstance is will determine what the character w...

Jordan Peele realizes he's a man of African descent despite the fact that one parent is white and the other of color and that he's married to a white woman. He understands his true identity. Which, in...

Sandra, sorry, I didn't respond earlier. I agree with the agenda. Simple and straight-forward. You are a very organized thinker. Wished my mind could function that way. I'm way too messy!

In Get Out I would say the main character goes from being a black man that blindly embraces the humanity of all people (white folks---represented by his girlfriend) to the stark reality that you can o...

I was trained as an actor and playwright so I always had a strong visual in my head of the physicality of the character. I use this vision most times to help me "hear" and "see" the character as the w...

I've done the ABC/Disney program and it was very good. I'm curious about Writer's On The Verge @ NBC. The fact that they now want original samples is great. Ron

@lavisha-nicolegmail-com Where do I access Kathy's script? Please walk me through this as I'm having a hard time downloading it. Do I cut and paste the address into the OBS browser? Help!. Ron

It depends on how you use tropes. I think it's always effective if the writer finds a way to twist a convention to elevate the material or satirize it in some way. Like Wes Craven did with the "girl a...

@christopherharmon Glad you got the notes. Was it from my email or the OBS form? As for the notes---my intention is to help nudge you to think of different paths to jumpstart your thinking. This is yo...

@mtaylor_123yahoo-com I actually did it the "right way" the first time. And then did the "wrong way" the second time. I read your instructions and will look them over again, thanks. I also emailed Ch...

@scmpbllsbcglobal-net Somehow I did or did not do something and the notes didn't get to Christopher the first time. I re-did the notes on a new form and adjusted the beginning contact fields (which I ...

@christopherharmon Sorry you didn't get my notes. I probably made a mistake on filling the correct name fields. I just re-sent them with the adjusted fields. To be on the safe side I will attach a co...

I just filled out a Notes form for Christopher. I hope I did it right and he got the notes.