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ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR – WHY YOUR SCRIPT IS GETTING REJECTED

February 8, 2011 / / Comments Off on ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR – WHY YOUR SCRIPT IS GETTING REJECTED

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Five Reasons Why Your Script is Getting Rejected

There is nothing more frustrating, depressing, aggravating — fill in the adjectives — than getting a rejection letter from an agent or production entity.

Remember that film executives and story analysts are visual readers. What does this mean? This means that when readers receive your script, the chances are very good that they will quickly flip through the pages to see what they actually look like before they start carefully reading each word of your screenplay.

What do readers not want to see?

READ MORE:
http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/02/screenplay

Susan’s chapter in NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING

January 28, 2011 / / Comments Off on Susan’s chapter in NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING
NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING

IS NOW AVAILABLE!


Edited by Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson the latest addition to the Now Write! writing guide series by tarcher/penguin is an essential handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from the acclaimed screenwriters of RAGING BULL, ALI, TERMINATOR 2, GROUNDHOG DAY, CAPE FEAR, Lost, True Blood, The Shield, and many other hit films and television shows. (Contributors page.) http://nowwrite.net/screenwriting

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR: The Top Ten Checklist for Creating Winning Characters

January 14, 2011 / / Comments Off on ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR: The Top Ten Checklist for Creating Winning Characters

 

Flickr Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/wimmulder/15653748/The Top Ten Checklist for Creating Winning Characters

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/01/screenplay

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: How to Find Agents and What to Write to Them

December 11, 2010 / / Comments Off on Ask the Screenplay Doctor: How to Find Agents and What to Write to Them

 

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For some of you, this holiday season offers a few days of vacation time and, with that, the opportunity to send out query letters. Remember when you submit your queries, do not address the letter with “To Whom it May Concern” — this demonstrates to the letter’s recipient that you have not taken the time to research the company and the appropriate person you should be querying. It guarantees that your query will be discarded.

READ MORE:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/12/screenplay

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Top 10 Screenwriting Pet Peeves

November 4, 2010 / / Comments Off on Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Top 10 Screenwriting Pet Peeves

Photo credit: http://www.dawghousedesignstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/25/coffee-stain-brown-paper-bag-1.jpg Top 10 Screenwriting Pet Peeves

Here are 10 universal (and not just my) pet peeves, gathered from story analysts and film industry folks with whom I have interviewed for various screenwriting publications and for my book The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out!  This top-ten list is in no particular order.

READ MORE:

http://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/11/screenplay

PraiseMaker CD Reviews

October 19, 2010 / / Comments Off on PraiseMaker CD Reviews

THE SINGING ROOMS CD released on September 21
PraiseMaker (Alvin Singleton, composer/ Susan Kouguell, text) Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. To order:http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/TEL-32630-02/

Reviews of PraiseMaker…

“[PraiseMaker] is homophonic but uses that simplicity as a virtue, building up a raw and concentrated spiritual intensity, with flashes of rage. Singleton’s music here makes a potent impact from a limited palette.”– Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta Journal Constitution

“The real choral winner is Alvin Singleton’s PraiseMaker, a piece of extraordinary depth and emotion. The work intends on being a universal secular celebration of accomplishments and learning. This it indeed does, and I found it enthralling from first to last…”– Steven Ritter, audiophileaudition.com

SUSAN’S “ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR” OCTOBER COLUMN: Working with Independent Directors

October 19, 2010 / / Comments Off on SUSAN’S “ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR” OCTOBER COLUMN: Working with Independent Directors

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Here is my “Ask the Screenplay Doctor” October NewEnglandFilm.com Column

Working with Independent Directors

If you have written a screenplay for a short film, there are several avenues you can choose to find a potential director.  NewEnglandFilm.com, as well as other screenwriting and film publications, have sections containing information about screenwriters seeking directors and vice versa, and lists of festivals that specialize in short films. When possible, attending these film festivals is a great way to see directors’ work to determine if you share the same sensibilities as the filmmaker.

To read  more:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/10/screenplay

 

THE SINGING ROOMS CD

September 28, 2010 / / Comments Off on THE SINGING ROOMS CD

THE SINGING ROOMS CD is here! Choral text by Susan Kouguell/Composer Alvin Singleton, featuring “PraiseMaker” performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus www.concordmusicgroup.com

THE SINGING ROOMS CD released on September 21

September 26, 2010 / / Comments Off on THE SINGING ROOMS CD released on September 21

PraiseMaker (Alvin Singelton, composer/ Susan Kouguell, text) Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

To order:

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/TEL-32630-02/

OR:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003YOMN5Y/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Converting Short Stories and Writing in Screenplay Format

September 1, 2010 / / Comments Off on Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Converting Short Stories and Writing in Screenplay Format

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Converting Short Stories and Writing in Screenplay Format

This month the Screenplay Doctor addresses how writers might convert short stories, as well as the proper format for a script.

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/09/screenplay

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