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I attended the script reading event last night and I had a great time! Very interested in attending the next one. Do alert emails go out about scheduling on these?

We have a BIG announcement! The Baltimore Improv Group will be hosting monthly screenings with our new partner, The Charm City Filmmakers. The Charm City Filmmakers are a collective of film producers that collaborates with local writers and directors to visualize their short film projects. We are sc

Concise article by colleague and member of Charm City Filmmakers group, Matt Firman. https://storyprism.substack.com/p/feedback-is-your-best-frenemy?r=h11e6&s=w&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Spielberg reminds filmmakers to focus on the story: https://collider.com/steven-spielberg-filmmaker-advice-comments/ Steven, aspiring to Eagle Scout, backs into filmmaking on his way to the Photography Merit Badge. His willingness to face and overcome and adapt were evident early on - like not havi

Good Afternoon! I'm finally heading into post for my first documentary series (docuseries), Reckoning: The Fight for Birth Justice. Please check out the trailer and the website - www.reckoningdoc.com. I would appreciate any and all feedback. Reckoning: The Fight for Birth Justice (Trailer)

Support emerging playwrights and meetup regular, Tom Fields! The Walking Shadow Readers Theatre opens its 2021-22 season with a "live-virtual" reading of the new play, Resurrection, by • Jordan Elizabeth Henry. https://www.jordanelizabethhenry.com/. • Streaming live Sept 24 8pm. Here's the pr

This topic came up in our last Tuesday meeting. Found this great nugget that can help other writers who are trying to adopt a book into a screenplay. How to adapt a novel into a screenplay in four steps!

Script Format: All You Need to Know with Dr. Format From Dave Trottier (acclaimed script consultant and author of The Screenwriter's Bible), this Final Draft sponsered lecture is the perfect starting point for beginners and a great refresher for seasoned pros. —Art

I am on an email distro for “Studio Binder.com” and they sent a great blog post titled “What is a Proof-of-Concept Film - Examples and Strategies.” StudioBinder.com provided the following definition: "A smaller sample of what an eventual (often larger) project might look like. In film and televisio

We have a BIG announcement! The Baltimore Improv Group will be hosting monthly screenings with our new partner, The Charm City Filmmakers. The Charm City Filmmakers are a collective of film producers that collaborates with local writers and directors to visualize their short film projects. We are sc

Who knows, maybe Francis will read your script. Thanks WIFV for the announcement. Info and rules here: https://www.zoetrope.com/contests/screenplays-2022/rules

I worked with a filmmaker recently who had good things to say about this group. Check it out: https://academyoffilmwriting.com/workshop/

This was a first-time effort by a member of the Charm City Filmmakers group. Tiffani Dilworth wrote, directed, and did a cameo. It was shot in a single day on location. Runs 13min. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbVRI1OvtVU&list=PL26_JJWEH_MGGNQt9hVjZA_imCG1uJ4Ki&index=2&t=11s If you like the stor

FREE SKETCH COMEDY WRITING WORKSHOP! The Sketch School is offering a FREE sketch comedy writing workshop this Sunday July 11, 11:00AM -12:00 AM PST / 2pm -3pm EST. No previous experience required, we'll have fun and you'll learn valuable comedy writing tools! Register here. #SponsoredListing

I recommend https://johnaugust.com/scriptnotes as a podcast. John August (Go, Big Fish, Charlies Angels) and Craig Mazin (Chernobyl, Identity Theft, Hangover) host and talk shop/ sometimes their jokes land.

Check the schedule and register here (free, but must register): https://2022dcshorts.eventive.org/welcome

Here is the link. Deadline Aug 31, 2022. https://www.roadmapwriters.com/pages/greenlights-challenge

Had the chance to hear Amanda give a mini-seminar last night at a We Make Movies (NY) Writers Lab. She keeps the screenwriting process simple. Her theories and method draw from Joseph Campbell, Aristotle, William Goldman, and Kurt Vonnegut, among others. Here is her stuff: https://linktr.ee/AmandaMo

Come learn how another group does something very similar to our meetup group. WIFV-DC, a well-respected group of writers and filmmakers does a First-5 Pages event, where a number of scripts are cast and read by actors, with comments on each. Only the first 5 pages of each are read, the idea being if

Evette Vargas. She has some pretty impressive notches in her belt. https://www.wifv.org/calendar/#id=11340&wid=401&cid=783

A great resource for writing. strong protagonist character: https://www.lightsfilmschool.com/blog/write-strong-protagonist-character-movie-aeu

Acting in film; A Master Class - Acting in Film Master Class - By Michael Caine,