Naming Your Baby: How to Find a Great Title to your
Screenplay
by Gordy Hoffman
How exactly does one work on the title of their
screenplay? I recently came up with such a wonderful
idea for a movie, one of those miraculous moments,
like finding money on the sidewalk. I told somebody,
and they said, “Great. What’s the title?” Suddenly,
and rather horrifyingly, my beauty of an idea is
crippled. Instant orphaned bastard! You wanna strangle
the person. You feel insulted. What’s the title!? Why
would you even ask that, like, right after I told you
this incredible gem?
Well, of course they would ask that. Every movie needs
a name. But unlike nearly every other aspect of
screenwriting, there are no techniques to titling your
script. We can practice the three act structure,
workshop our dialogue, check the arcs of our
characters, but what craft is there to naming your
movie?
The first movie I wrote that was made was entitled
LOVE LIZA. The movie was about a man whose wife has
committed suicide. She has left him a note, and the
movie is the story of his struggle to open this letter
and read her final words. I remember finding this
title fairly quickly, the name clearly referencing an
element of the letter left behind. But what I found to
be most interesting about this title was the lack of
punctuation----the title wasn’t LOVE, LIZA. When the
press kits started to be put together, I had to keep
reminding everyone there was no comma between LOVE and
LIZA. The comma-less title takes on a different
meaning in the context of the movie. I was lucky to
find a title that meant one thing before you watched
the movie, and meant something else after you’re done.
Sometimes titles come long before the screenplay has
even started. I have come up with great titles that
have no idea at all behind them. They function as
stakes in the ground. I got so angry with someone for
complaining about the shoes I was wearing that I vowed
to write a movie called WRONG SHOES. Soon after, I
came up with an idea of a girl taking her video camera
to her cousin’s bachelorette party, and starting
casting, with an intention to write, develop and
workshop the screenplay, WRONG SHOES, with the cast.
Once we got into the second draft of the screenplay,
the title, WRONG SHOES, didn’t fit the tone of the
story, and we found another, and renamed the movie, A
COAT OF SNOW. This title strikes people a myriad of
ways, and even after watching the movie, the audience
is left to fit its significance.
So how do you get a great title to your screenplay?
Well, the first thing you gotta do to find the great
movie title is write a screenplay. You can find a
great title before you write a screenplay, but then
you don’t really have a title problem, you have a
missing screenplay problem. I asked a flight attendant
once what the snack they just handed me tasted like
and they said, “Plane food.” I loved that. I thought,
that would be a great title for a movie. Who knows
what the story is, but there it is, a great title. But
no script.
Let’s say you have an idea, you have your outline, or
your scribbling on napkins, polaroids, whatever, and
you’re ready to start writing. Do you need a title
right now? Of course not and why not. If it’s gonna
distract you and make you miserable and pull your
focus, you should definitely not worry about a title
at all. The reason it’s distracting you is because the
writing of your screenplay is making you
uncomfortable. So if you’re fretting about what to
call your movie before you’ve started writing, you
don’t have a problem with a missing title, you have a
writing problem.
If you’re ready to sit down and start writing, and
picking a title isn’t gonna make you crazy, go ahead
and make one up. Writing a screenplay is a long, hard
path, and putting a name on your work is good. What do
you call the name of your labor? It’s called a working
title. Working titles, like WRONG SHOES, get you
working on your screenplay. Working titles often get
swept away later by a much richer name. Working titles
allow you to function, reminding us that everything we
put down on paper is not final. I often wait to work
and become immobilized by wanting something to be
perfect RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t work that way. Creation
is mysterious, and like great endings, titles come to
us on the road to something else. Working titles
function as a lamp to that road. We are in play.
Let’s say you’re done with your draft and your title
still doesn’t feel right. It’s been your working title
for a while now, and it’s worked, but you know there’s
something missing, and you need the real one. Well, if
you’re thinking about a good title and you don’t have
a good title, then your screenplay needs a lot of
work. It’s time to let it sit for three weeks, then
give yourself another raft of notes. You can drive
around in your car and think about how your movie
ends, or what it’s called, and you might think a light
bulb goes off, and you’ve got the great title, but
it’s only a sign of discomfort with story.
I write something now and don’t know what it’s called,
but I have a working title, which doesn’t work so
much, so I often call it “my next movie.” I know the
absence of a good idea forces me forward to the
greatness that lies ahead. I know from my experience
that my fumbling in the dark for everything, story,
title, ending, line, is the hard, true and honest work
of real writing. How can I sit through this? I want to
know what my title is, and I want it to be
magnificent. In the end, it’s called patience.
About the Author
Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the
Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman
wrote and directed three short films for Fox
Searchlight in 2002. He made his feature directorial
debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW which world
premiered at the 2005 Locarno International Film
Festival. A COAT OF SNOW made its North American
Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood, going on to
screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic
George Eastman House. Recently, the movie won the 2006
Domani Vision Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca
Cinemas in New York. A professor at the USC School of
Cinematic Arts, Gordy is the founder and judge of the
BlueCat Screenplay Competition. For more articles
written by Gordy Hoffman on screenwriting, visit:
www.bluecatscreenplay.com
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One Finalist receives a live, staged reading of their
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Deadline: MARCH 1st
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*Winner receives $10,000 and Finalists receive $1500,
the largest cash prize for a screenplay contest that
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Encore Performance on Christmas Day!
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(102 Dalmations) star in this heartwarming holiday story about a career
soldier stationed overseas who takes a leave of absence to search for the
young woman who has written him a deeply touching personalized, but
anonymous Christmas card. When Cody (Newton) arrives in the picturesque
California town from which the card was sent, he soon meets and falls in love
with Faith (Evans), the girl who sent the card, and he is practically accepted
as a new member of the family by her parents (Asner & Nettleton) as he helps
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Naming Your Baby: How to Find a Great Title to your Screenplay by Gordy Hoffman
How exactly does one work on the title of their screenplay? I recently came up with such a wonderful idea for a movie, one of those miraculous moments, like finding money on the sidewalk. I told somebody, and they said, “Great. What’s the title?” Suddenly, and rather horrifyingly, my beauty of an idea is crippled. Instant orphaned bastard! You wanna strangle the person. You feel insulted. What’s the title!? Why would you even ask that, like, right after I told you this incredible gem?
Well, of course they would ask that. Every movie needs a name. But unlike nearly every other aspect of screenwriting, there are no techniques to titling your script. We can practice the three act structure, workshop our dialogue, check the arcs of our characters, but what craft is there to naming your movie?
The first movie I wrote that was made was entitled LOVE LIZA. The movie was about a man whose wife has committed suicide. She has left him a note, and the movie is the story of his struggle to open this letter and read her final words. I remember finding this title fairly quickly, the name clearly referencing an element of the letter left behind. But what I found to be most interesting about this title was the lack of punctuation- ---the title wasn’t LOVE, LIZA. When the press kits started to be put together, I had to keep reminding everyone there was no comma between LOVE and LIZA. The comma-less title takes on a different meaning in the context of the movie. I was lucky to find a title that meant one thing before you watched the movie, and meant something else after you’re done.
Sometimes titles come long before the screenplay has even started. I have come up with great titles that have no idea at all behind them. They function as stakes in the ground. I got so angry with someone for complaining about the shoes I was wearing that I vowed to write a movie called WRONG SHOES. Soon after, I came up with an idea of a girl taking her video camera to her cousin’s bachelorette party, and starting casting, with an intention to write, develop and workshop the screenplay, WRONG SHOES, with the cast. Once we got into the second draft of the screenplay, the title, WRONG SHOES, didn’t fit the tone of the story, and we found another, and renamed the movie, A COAT OF SNOW. This title strikes people a myriad of ways, and even after watching the movie, the audience is left to fit its significance.
So how do you get a great title to your screenplay? Well, the first thing you gotta do to find the great movie title is write a screenplay. You can find a great title before you write a screenplay, but then you don’t really have a title problem, you have a missing screenplay problem. I asked a flight attendant once what the snack they just handed me tasted like and they said, “Plane food.” I loved that. I thought, that would be a great title for a movie. Who knows what the story is, but there it is, a great title. But no script.
Let’s say you have an idea, you have your outline, or your scribbling on napkins, polaroids, whatever, and you’re ready to start writing. Do you need a title right now? Of course not and why not. If it’s gonna distract you and make you miserable and pull your focus, you should definitely not worry about a title at all. The reason it’s distracting you is because the writing of your screenplay is making you uncomfortable. So if you’re fretting about what to call your movie before you’ve started writing, you don’t have a problem with a missing title, you have a writing problem.
If you’re ready to sit down and start writing, and picking a title isn’t gonna make you crazy, go ahead and make one up. Writing a screenplay is a long, hard path, and putting a name on your work is good. What do you call the name of your labor? It’s called a working title. Working titles, like WRONG SHOES, get you working on your screenplay. Working titles often get swept away later by a much richer name. Working titles allow you to function, reminding us that everything we put down on paper is not final. I often wait to work and become immobilized by wanting something to be perfect RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t work that way. Creation is mysterious, and like great endings, titles come to us on the road to something else. Working titles function as a lamp to that road. We are in play.
Let’s say you’re done with your draft and your title still doesn’t feel right. It’s been your working title for a while now, and it’s worked, but you know there’s something missing, and you need the real one. Well, if you’re thinking about a good title and you don’t have a good title, then your screenplay needs a lot of work. It’s time to let it sit for three weeks, then give yourself another raft of notes. You can drive around in your car and think about how your movie ends, or what it’s called, and you might think a light bulb goes off, and you’ve got the great title, but it’s only a sign of discomfort with story.
I write something now and don’t know what it’s called, but I have a working title, which doesn’t work so much, so I often call it “my next movie.” I know the absence of a good idea forces me forward to the greatness that lies ahead. I know from my experience that my fumbling in the dark for everything, story, title, ending, line, is the hard, true and honest work of real writing. How can I sit through this? I want to know what my title is, and I want it to be magnificent. In the end, it’s called patience.
About the Author Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman wrote and directed three short films for Fox Searchlight in 2002. He made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW which world premiered at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival. A COAT OF SNOW made its North American Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood, going on to screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic George Eastman House. Recently, the movie won the 2006 Domani Vision Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York. A professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Gordy is the founder and judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. For more articles written by Gordy Hoffman on screenwriting, visit: http://www.bluecats creenplay. com.
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Naming Your Baby: How to Find a Great Title to your Screenplay by Gordy Hoffman
How exactly does one work on the title of their screenplay? I recently came up with such a wonderful idea for a movie, one of those miraculous moments, like finding money on the sidewalk. I told somebody, and they said, “Great. What’s the title?” Suddenly, and rather horrifyingly, my beauty of an idea is crippled. Instant orphaned bastard! You wanna strangle the person. You feel insulted. What’s the title!? Why would you even ask that, like, right after I told you this incredible gem?
Well, of course they would ask that. Every movie needs a name. But unlike nearly every other aspect of screenwriting, there are no techniques to titling your script. We can practice the three act structure, workshop our dialogue, check the arcs of our characters, but what craft is there to naming your movie?
The first movie I wrote that was made was entitled LOVE LIZA.
The movie was about a man whose wife has committed suicide. She has left him a note, and the movie is the story of his struggle to open this letter and read her final words. I remember finding this title fairly quickly, the name clearly referencing an element of the letter left behind. But what I found to be most interesting about this title was the lack of punctuation----the title wasn’t LOVE, LIZA. When the press kits started to be put together, I had to keep reminding everyone there was no comma between LOVE and LIZA. The comma-less title takes on a different meaning in the context of the movie. I was lucky to find a title that meant one thing before you watched the movie, and meant something else after you’re done.
Sometimes titles come long before the screenplay has even started. I have come up with great titles that have no idea at all behind them. They function as stakes in the ground. I got so angry with someone for complaining about the shoes I was
wearing that I vowed to write a movie called WRONG SHOES. Soon after, I came up with an idea of a girl taking her video camera to her cousin’s bachelorette party, and starting casting, with an intention to write, develop and workshop the screenplay, WRONG SHOES, with the cast. Once we got into the second draft of the screenplay, the title, WRONG SHOES, didn’t fit the tone of the story, and we found another, and renamed the movie, A COAT OF SNOW. This title strikes people a myriad of ways, and even after watching the movie, the audience is left to fit its significance.
So how do you get a great title to your screenplay? Well, the first thing you gotta do to find the great movie title is write a screenplay. You can find a great title before you write a screenplay, but then you don’t really have a title problem, you have a missing screenplay problem. I asked a flight attendant once what the snack they just handed me tasted like and they said, “Plane food.” I loved
that. I thought, that would be a great title for a movie. Who knows what the story is, but there it is, a great title. But no script.
Let’s say you have an idea, you have your outline, or your scribbling on napkins, polaroids, whatever, and you’re ready to start writing. Do you need a title right now? Of course not and why not. If it’s gonna distract you and make you miserable and pull your focus, you should definitely not worry about a title at all. The reason it’s distracting you is because the writing of your screenplay is making you uncomfortable. So if you’re fretting about what to call your movie before you’ve started writing, you don’t have a problem with a missing title, you have a writing problem.
If you’re ready to sit down and start writing, and picking a title isn’t gonna make you crazy, go ahead and make one up. Writing a screenplay is a long, hard path, and putting a name on your work is good. What do you call the name of your labor?
It’s called a working title. Working titles, like WRONG SHOES, get you working on your screenplay. Working titles often get swept away later by a much richer name. Working titles allow you to function, reminding us that everything we put down on paper is not final. I often wait to work and become immobilized by wanting something to be perfect RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t work that way. Creation is mysterious, and like great endings, titles come to us on the road to something else. Working titles function as a lamp to that road. We are in play.
Let’s say you’re done with your draft and your title still doesn’t feel right. It’s been your working title for a while now, and it’s worked, but you know there’s something missing, and you need the real one. Well, if you’re thinking about a good title and you don’t have a good title, then your screenplay needs a lot of work. It’s time to let it sit for three weeks, then give yourself another raft of notes. You can drive around
in your car and think about how your movie ends, or what it’s called, and you might think a light bulb goes off, and you’ve got the great title, but it’s only a sign of discomfort with story.
I write something now and don’t know what it’s called, but I have a working title, which doesn’t work so much, so I often call it “my next movie.” I know the absence of a good idea forces me forward to the greatness that lies ahead. I know from my experience that my fumbling in the dark for everything, story, title, ending, line, is the hard, true and honest work of real writing. How can I sit through this? I want to know what my title is, and I want it to be magnificent. In the end, it’s called patience.
About the Author Winner of the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival for LOVE LIZA, Gordy Hoffman wrote and directed three short films for Fox Searchlight in 2002. He made his feature directorial debut with his script, A COAT OF SNOW
which world premiered at the 2005 Locarno International Film Festival. A COAT OF SNOW made its North American Premiere at the Arclight in Hollywood, going on to screen at the Milan Film Festival and the historic George Eastman House. Recently, the movie won the 2006 Domani Vision Award at VisionFest, held at the Tribeca Cinemas in New York. A professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Gordy is the founder and judge of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. For more articles written by Gordy Hoffman on screenwriting, visit: http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com.
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"Hello! This is Gene." "Gene! Don! You're there!" "Hi, Don." "What are you doing?" "Welllllllll, I'mmmmmmm. Well, what am I doing? ...Do you mean what am I doing as a long term plan or right now?" "Right now." "Right now, I'm eating smoked turkey, listening to Rachmaninoff and writing my Christmas press release." "Gene, what's your press release?" "It's called 'Crucify 'um! Crucify 'um!' You want to hear it?" "Sure." "OK. This is the press release."
PRESS
RELEASE: Gene Elder, Texas artist and notorious gay activist responded early Saturday morning to the press that had gathered in front of the Alamo. He announced that he was in favor of crucifying extremist 'christian' fundamentalists. His response came after hearing an Orange County, California 'christian' radio talk show host say:
"Homosexuals should be punishable by death." Rick Agozino, host of "Crosstalk" on radio station KBRT-AM (740) in Costa Mesa, California urged callers to write to their state legislators asking them to enact laws that would punish homosexuality according to Biblical law---meaning capital punishment, according to his latest transcript.
"You know how that lesbian love is," responded Elder, "Once you get it on you, you can't get it off."
"Lesbian love---sodomy---are viewed by God as being detestable and abominable. Civil magistrates are to put people to death who practice these things. It is an abomination unto God," Agozino proclaimed.
Elder responded with a simple but firm "Fine!" then added, "I think that 'christian' extremists should practice what they preach, and since these 'christians' want to be closer to God, they need to experience the glorious, transforming act of crucifixion, so they too can benefit from the complete Christian experience. Christ said, 'Follow me' and I think they should live their lives the way Christ did and in order to know God's love fully, they need to experience the transforming joy of the Immaculate Crucifixion. In Jesus' time, anybody who was anybody did it. It was very, very popular.
Besides, it would be such an inspiration to see rows and rows of crucified 'christians,' following in Jesus' example, up and down
Interstate 35 between San Antonio and Dallas. Just like in the good ol' days," Elder said. "Then during the Christmas Holidays, we could string those cute little twinkly lights all along them, so that when Jesus returns he'll know just where to land." --30--
"Well? What do you think?" "Great! I love it! Did you meet the press at the Alamo?" "Of course not." "Who do you send it to?" "Oh, whoever ...art magazines, Artnews, Art in America, and fundamentalist preachers. I stick them in any
postage paid envelopes that come in the mail." "Send me one for my file." "Okay."
"Oh! Don! That reminds me. I made up a light bulb joke." "What?" "How many San Antonio artists does it take to change a light bulb?" "I don't know. How many?" "One. ...But, we can't remember if we paid the utility bill and we can't decide which color to use."
Gentlemen, we give you a Republic; now try and keep it.
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Stock valuation can be considered as a tool for picking out stocks that will bring you good returns. Imagine buying a car without knowing its value, or investing thousands of dollars in property with no potential. Sounds scary? Yet, this is exactly what it amounts to if you put money into deals without assessing their value.
On a plaque in the heart of the city of San Antonio another September 11th event is remembered about a conflict between the new Texas and Mexico. Lesser known than the Battle of the Alamo but of no less importance.
San Antonio's first temple of justice, the Casas Reales---the Council House---stood east of the Main Plaza and served from the 1730s to the 1840s. It was the first such building in Texas.
On Sunday, September 11, 1842, General Adrian Woll and about 1,400 soldiers invaded San Antonio. District Judge Andrew Hutchinson, of the Fourth District Court, was in the process of hearing Dr. Shields Booker's suit
against the city. (The mayor was Juan Sequin, and Samuel Maverick was the plaintiff's attorney.) Woll captured 56 men, including the judge, the parties to the litigation, and all but one of San Antonio's attorneys. They were walked to Mexico---a grueling, three-month ordeal which was only a prelude to their confinement at Perote prison.
The trial was never finished, for the plaintiff Booker was killed by a Mexican soldier. The episode was perhaps the only instance of a North American court's seizure and incarceration in a foreign country.
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Some people say that there is no difference between investing in the stock market and gambling in Las Vegas. This is a happy fiction for casino owners, but unfortunate for casino gamblers. It means you might be tempted to "invest" in blackjack or poker, instead of stock or bond mutual funds. In this article, we compare the similarities and differences between casino gambling and stock market investing. Make up your own mind if they are the same kind of investment.
The stock market can be a powerful investment tool, especially if you're planning on making long-term investments. Unfortunately, the instability of the market can make many people hesitant to trust in it for financial planning. Despite this, if you're looking for a way to make plans for your eventual retirement you might want to set aside some of your mistrust for the market's instability and consider using the stock market as a tool for planning your retirement.
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Hello Rozzy Ros,
Just click on the following link to the interview -
http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html
When you sign up we will email the interview to you.
Let me know if you still have problems receiving it.
Best,
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--- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, "Rozzy Ros" <rozzyros@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello?
>
> For some reason, I cannot link to receive the interview.
>
>
>
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> Hello John,
>
> I'm not sure how much money Fox spent on the marketing of "Firestorm",
> but it certainly was a big budget production. I'd have to say it was
> definitely a hit film for Screenwriter Chris Soth. It's nothing to cry
> about considering this was the thesis spec script Chris wrote while
> attending classes at USC.
>
> This screenplay sale was certainly a blockbuster for Chris Soth. I
> don't know how many screenwriters were paid $750,000 for their first
> script.
>
> The interview we did with Chris Soth is a good one. Chris is honest
> about how he made his connections in the Hollywood system and he's
> interested in teaching his screenwriting methods. I hope this
> interview helps screenwriters learn more about the business.
>
> I personally thought Firestorm was a pretty good film, but that's just
> my opinion.
>
> Best
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> --- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, John Aguirre
> <moviecritic3@> wrote:
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX that was
> > made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd
> > hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor
> > terms. source - Box Office Mojo
> > Regards,
> >
> > John
> > --- ceoscriptologist <ceoscriptologist@>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a
> > > spec screenplay.
> > > That screenplay was made into the hit
> > > action-adventure film,
> > > Firestorm, and he made over a million dollars in the
> > > film industry.
> > > Read more...
> > >
> > http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Eric Bossik
> > > CEO
> > > Scriptologist.com
> > > eric@
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Hi Heather,
Thanks for the feedback and Let us know if you liked the interview.
We're interested in hearing everyone's opinion.
By the way, I like your web site (www.heathershepherd.com). You might
consider starting a blog on Scriptologist Blogs to promote your
services. We try to feature the best blogs every week on the home page
of Scriptologist.com. Click here to sign up for a free account...
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After you create some blog entries you can ad your blog to the Blogs
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Use your blog for blatant self promotion if you want. You can make
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If you know some html you can give your blog the same look as your web
site.
Best,
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--- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, Heather Shepherd
<writing4peace@...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Eric:
>
> Thank you for the info, hell any sale I make would be a big success.
And with the price he got I'd call that a really good success. On top
of that to just be attending college when you make that sale is even
bigger, then having a produced credit associated with your writing -
Right there I would be in my dream situation. We all know just because
we make a sale or an option does not guarantee production.
>
> Thanks for posting, thanks for sharing, I look forward to getting
the interview in my mail box.
>
> Always,
>
> Heather L. Shepherd
> www.heathershepherd.com
>
>
> > > Hello John,> > I'm not sure how much money Fox spent on the
marketing of "Firestorm",> but it certainly was a big budget
productin. I'd have to say it was> definitely a hit film for
Screenwriter Chris Soth. It's nothing to cry> about considering this
was the thesis spec script Chris wrote while> attending classes at
USC.> > This screenplay sale was certainly a blockbuster for Chris
Soth. I> don't know how many screenwriters were paid $750,000 for
their first> script.> > The interview we did with Chris Soth is a good
one. Chris is honest> about how he made his connections in the
Hollywood system and he's> interested in teaching his screenwriting
methods. I hope this> interview helps screenwriters learn more about
the business.> > I personally thought Firestorm was a pretty good
film, but that's just> my opinion.> > Best> > Eric> > > > --- In
scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, John Aguirre> <moviecritic3@>
wrote:> >> > Eric> >> > If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX
that was> > made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd> >
hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor> > terms. source -
Box Office Mojo> > Regards,> >> > John> > --- ceoscriptologist
<ceoscriptologist@>> > wrote:> >> > > While still in college, Chris
Soth wrote and sold a> > > spec screenplay.> > > That screenplay was
made into the hit> > > action-adventure film,> > > Firestorm, and he
made over a million dollars in the> > > film industry.> > > Read
more...> > >> >
http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html> > >> >
>> > > Best,> > >> > > Eric Bossik> > > CEO> > > Scriptologist.com> >
> eric@> > >> > >
>
Thank you for the info, hell any sale I make would be a big success. And with the price he got I'd call that a really good success. On top of that to just be attending college when you make that sale is even bigger, then having a produced credit associated with your writing - Right there I would be in my dream situation. We all know just because we make a sale or an option does not guarantee production.
Thanks for posting, thanks for sharing, I look forward to getting the interview in my mail box.
> > Hello John, > > I'm not sure how much money Fox spent on the marketing of "Firestorm", > but it certainly was a big budget productin. I'd have to say it was > definitely a hit film for Screenwriter Chris Soth. It's nothing to cry > about considering this was the thesis spec script Chris wrote while > attending classes at USC. > > This screenplay sale was certainly a blockbuster for Chris Soth. I > don't know how many screenwriters were paid $750,000 for their first > script. > > The interview we did with Chris Soth is a good one. Chris is honest > about how he made his connections in the Hollywood system and he's > interested in teaching his screenwriting methods. I hope this > interview helps screenwriters learn more about the business. > > I personally thought Firestorm was a pretty good film, but that's just > my opinion. > > Best > > Eric > > > > --- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, John Aguirre > <moviecritic3@...> wrote: > > > > Eric > > > > If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX that was > > made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd > > hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor > > terms. source - Box Office Mojo > > Regards, > > > > John > > --- ceoscriptologist <ceoscriptologist@...> > > wrote: > > > > > While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a > > > spec screenplay. > > > That screenplay was made into the hit > > > action-adventure film, > > > Firestorm, and he made over a million dollars in the > > > film industry. > > > Read more... > > > > > http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html > > > > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Eric Bossik > > > CEO > > > Scriptologist.com > > > eric@... > > > > > >
Hello?
For some reason, I cannot link to receive the interview.
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Hello John,
I'm not sure how much money Fox spent on the marketing of "Firestorm",
but it certainly was a big budget production. I'd have to say it was
definitely a hit film for Screenwriter Chris Soth. It's nothing to cry
about considering this was the thesis spec script Chris wrote while
attending classes at USC.
This screenplay sale was certainly a blockbuster for Chris Soth. I
don't know how many screenwriters were paid $750,000 for their first
script.
The interview we did with Chris Soth is a good one. Chris is honest
about how he made his connections in the Hollywood system and he's
interested in teaching his screenwriting methods. I hope this
interview helps screenwriters learn more about the business.
I personally thought Firestorm was a pretty good film, but that's just
my opinion.
Best
Eric
--- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, John Aguirre
<moviecritic3@...> wrote:
>
> Eric
>
> If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX that was
> made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd
> hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor
> terms. source - Box Office Mojo
> Regards,
>
> John
> --- ceoscriptologist <ceoscriptologist@...>
> wrote:
>
> > While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a
> > spec screenplay.
> > That screenplay was made into the hit
> > action-adventure film,
> > Firestorm, and he made over a million dollars in the
> > film industry.
> > Read more...
> >
> http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Eric Bossik
> > CEO
> > Scriptologist.com
> > eric@...
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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Hello John,
I'm not sure how much money Fox spent on the marketing of "Firestorm",
but it certainly was a big budget production. I'd have to say it was
definitely a hit film for Screenwriter Chris Soth. It's nothing to cry
about considering this was the thesis spec script Chris wrote while
attending classes at USC.
This screenplay sale was certainly a blockbuster for Chris Soth. I
don't know how many screenwriters were paid $750,000 for their first
script.
The interview we did with Chris Soth is a good one. Chris is honest
about how he made his connections in the Hollywood system and he's
interested in teaching his screenwriting methods. I hope this
interview helps screenwriters learn more about the business.
I personally thought Firestorm was a pretty good film, but that's just
my opinion.
Best
Eric
--- In scriptologist_blogs@yahoogroups.com, John Aguirre
<moviecritic3@...> wrote:
>
> Eric
>
> If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX that was
> made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd
> hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor
> terms. source - Box Office Mojo
> Regards,
>
> John
> --- ceoscriptologist <ceoscriptologist@...>
> wrote:
>
> > While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a
> > spec screenplay.
> > That screenplay was made into the hit
> > action-adventure film,
> > Firestorm, and he made over a million dollars in the
> > film industry.
> > Read more...
> >
> http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html
> >
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Eric Bossik
> > CEO
> > Scriptologist.com
> > eric@...
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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____
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Eric
If it's the same Firestorm released by FOX that was
made for 18 million and only grossed 8 million, I'd
hardly call that a "hit" in Hollywood / investor
terms. source - Box Office Mojo
Regards,
John
--- ceoscriptologist <ceoscriptologist@...>
wrote:
> While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a
> spec screenplay.
> That screenplay was made into the hit
> action-adventure film,
> Firestorm, and he made over a million dollars in the
> film industry.
> Read more...
>
http://www.scriptologist.com/About_Us/Hollywood/hollywood.html
>
>
> Best,
>
> Eric Bossik
> CEO
> Scriptologist.com
> eric@...
>
>
________________________________________________________________________________\
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While still in college, Chris Soth wrote and sold a spec screenplay.
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Read more...
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