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1st Scene FAN FICTION Screenplay: Kenobi: A Star Wars Story by Paul Watkins — FAN FICTION Film and Writing Festival

When a hidden settlement on the system of Tatooine is attacked by a force from the past a mysterious villager and his odd ball team will seek out a legendary Jedi Knight. CAST LIST: Kaylen: Peter Mark Raphael Padi: : Isaiah Kolundzic Narrator: Esther Thibault The Old Man: Dan Cristofori Hina: Victoria Urquart You […]

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Superman Fan Fiction TV Script: UP AND AWAY by Jessi Thind — FAN FICTION Film and Writing Festival

Jonathan Kent desperately searches for his runaway eleven-year-old son throughout the United States before he hurts someone with newfound powers he is just beginning to understand. CAST LIST: Police Officer: Brian Carlton Jonathan: Brandon Knox Narrator: Val Cole Linda: Alex Simpson Clark: Randy Baumer Douglas: Harry Judge You can also submit via FilmFreeway: *** Producer/Director: […]

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TOP 5 FAN FICTION Screenplays from the last year — FAN FICTION Film and Writing Festival

View the top FAN FICTION screenplays performed by professional actors at the Screenplay Festival from the last year: BLACK WIDOW: FUGITIVE, by Brooke Elowe https://fanfictionfestival.com/2018/01/19/winning-fan-fiction-feature-screenplay-black-widow-fugitive-by-brooke-elowe/ After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff is on the run. Branded a fugitive for violating the Sokovia Accords, Natasha tries to keep her head down and […]

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How A Master Storyteller Keeps The Audience Engaged by Mark W. Travis — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Mark can you share with us the use of two narrators? Mark W. Travis, Director/Author/Writer/Instructor: Yes, the story I just told you about my 10th birthday was told mostly in the past tense. Now what we will do when someone asks something and you’re about to tell an autobiographical story or you want […]

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The Beginning And Ending Of A Screenplay by Scott Myers of Go Into The Story — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Should a screenwriter know the ending of their story before attempting to write it? Scott Myers, DePaul University Professor/Screenwriter/Creator Gointothestory.blcklst(dot)com: Well again…no writer is the same and every story is different. I’m reminded of the Writers Guild strike in 1988 which was the longest strike to date. I broke in in 1987 and […]

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A Character’s Flaw Should Be The Exact Opposite Of Their Strength by Jill Chamberlain — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: To delve more into “flaw,” flaw is the direct opposite of strength? Jill Chamberlain, Script Consultant/Author/Writer: Yes, so on my Nutshell Technique form I pose as two opposites What is the character’s central flaw and then What is the strength? that in the end (in a comedy) they either learn the opposite of […]

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What Actors Should Probably Know About Network Screen Testing by Jonathan Mangum — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What is the most nervous you’ve been as a performer? Jonathan Mangum, Actor/Comedian/Announcer for Let’s Make a Deal: The most nervous? I screen tested for Saturday Night Live and there were five of us. They fly you to New York, you get up on stage and I knew they were going to tape […]

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Buzzwords Studio Executives Say To Filmmakers by Daniel Stamm — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Did you see THANK YOU FOR SMOKING? So Rob Lowe’s character [Jeff Megall, entertainment executive]. Daniel Stamm, Filmmaker: Do you know that in one minute it doesn’t take long for the first meeting because there are certain buzzwords that executives I guess in their 20-minute story training get told that if someone uses […]

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It’s A Mistake To Write A Bad First Draft Of A Screenplay by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What makes the first draft of a screenplay crucial to a writer’s success? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: Hmmm? I’m glad you asked…because there are a lot of theories going around that the first draft can be crap and it has to be and I don’t believe it has to be crap. Absolutely not. Ernest […]

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Great Characters Have This In Common by Jason Satterlund — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Does the antagonist have to be the strongest character in a movie? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: Hhmm? Well that…ohhh? Strongest versus not strongest? I would say they need to be at least as well-defined as your hero. I think they need to be one of the strongest if not the strongest. Like the hero […]

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