[ScreenwritingU] Newsletter - Last Chance:"Writing Great Endings"

In this issue: ARTICLE: Rethinking Your Story for Greatness LAST CHANCE:" Writing Great Endings" Class starts Tuesday TELECONFERENCE: "21 Steps to a Powerful Rewrite", Jan 7, 2012 INTERVIEW:  President of Scriptapalooza / ScriptCoverage.com Read more   ARTICLE: Rethinking Your Story for Greatness M. Night Shyamalan said that he was stumped on his tenth draft of SIXTH SENSE.  He had a good story about a psychologist who helps a kid that sees dead people. Ten drafts had produced a good story.  But Shyamalan wanted a great story.  The action he took put him on the Hollywood map and created tremendous demand for his work. The Sixth Sense made his career. How can you do the same thing? Read more           Last Chance for "Writing Great Endings" The ending of a screenplay is not just about wrapping up the story. It should pay off the many setups that have been designed in the previous 90 pages, slam home the meaning of the theme, and create buzz after the audience has left the theater.  Your ending either sells a producer on your screenplay or it sends them off to read another. Make sure your ending is great! Learn more.           Upcoming Classes Writing Great Endings Creating Roles for Movie Stars Comedy Writing For Screenplays Subtext Secrets           Teleconference: "21 Steps to a Powerful Rewrite"  Saturday, Jan. 7th, 2012 The more effective your rewrite strategies, the better your script will be. In this two hour teleseminar, I will present strategies to make sure your next rewrite will be your best so far. "It's the best rewrite class I've taken. I've taken three, one was 2 months, another 2 days and the third six weeks. I learned more high quality tools in two hours with Hal than all of the other courses combined." -- Kymber Yung Learn all 21 Steps in this call! Best of all, there is no charge.* Learn more   INTERVIEW:  President of Scriptapalooza / ScriptCoverage.com ScreenwritingU interviewed Mark Andrusko, President of Scriptapalooza and ScriptCoverage.com to find out his thoughts after reading 30,000 screenplays.  We wanted to know... - What are the most common mistakes in submitted screenplays? - What causes a script to win Scriptapalooza? - What causes a screenplay to get a "Recommend" from ScriptCoverage.com? - What value comes from getting a "Recommend" on your script? It is valuable to understand how a contest and coverage company responds to your screenplay.  Read the Mark Andrusko interview here.  Read more   Like this issue? Visit our website. Copyright © 2011 ScreenwritingU, all rights reserved www.ScreenwritingU.com | site_team@ScreenwritingU.com | You are currently signed up for ScreenwritingU's newsletters. Unsubscribe Here.