February 2011
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Amazon Studios Script Collaboration Questions and...
Amazon Studios is a movie development process that invites filmmakers and writers from around the world to put their work in front of an audience and respond to feedback while competing for monthly awards. To make this process even easier, Amazon Studios has added script collaboration settings that allow a writer to choose how much of a role others may have in revising an original script.
What...
January 2011
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Meet Our First $20,000 Winners: A Couple of Dads...
So who are the first Amazon Studios winners? One lives in Hollywood, one on the opposite end of the United States. Both studied film. Both are dads who adore their kids. Both appreciate the chance to share their stories with the world.
Richard Stern, December 2010 Best Script winner for Villain
So the Illinois guy with the Spielberg aspirations finds himself 10 years past his film...
Amazon Studios Announces First Winners; New...
Amazon Studios today announced its first winners: Two $20,000 Best Script awards to The Alchemist Agenda by Marty Weiss of Los Angeles and Villain, by Richard Stern of Roswell, Georgia. The winners were chosen from more than 2,500 scripts uploaded by writers worldwide since the November 2010 launch of Amazon Studios. Judges for the December contest included screenwriter Mike Werb...
One Writer, Five Semifinalist Scripts (and One...
Decisions about scripts are made without looking at who wrote them, so we at Amazon Studios didn’t see it coming when one person ended up with five semifinalist scripts and one finalist in our first contest. We wondered, who is this Michael Coady guy? Well, this is who:
Michael Coady has been writing for almost as long as he can remember – short stories, novels. But not screenplays....
Screenwriting Tip #511
screenwritingtips:
Try to have fun with the outlining process, otherwise you may burn out/go insane. Write character bios as letters from one character to another. Write treatments in a different style depending on the genre (a military file for an action film, a breathless email for a romance). Whatever gets you most excited to start the script.
Great advice. Would love to hear from people...
Amazon Studios Unveils Six Finalists for Two...
Amazon Studios is excited to announce the six finalists for its December 2010 Best Script Awards. The two best scripts, as judged by a panel that includes script consultant Linda Seger and screenwriter Mike Werb (“Face/Off” and “The Mask”), will each receive $20,000. Winners will be announced on Jan. 27.
The finalists are:
The Alchemist Agenda by Marty Weiss
When...
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A New Bonus Contest: $10,000 to the Top Table Read
Amazon Studios is delighted to announce a bonus contest for January: $10,000 to the top table read of one of the 50 scripts chosen as semifinalists in our December contest (see the full list here). Entries must be submitted on or before Jan. 31.
“We had a great time reading the semifinalist scripts – now we’re eager to see them on their feet as test movies,” said Amazon Studios...
Contest Update: Congratulations to Our 50...
Amazon Studios is pleased to announce the 50 semifinalists for the December 2010 Best Script Awards, our first ever. Two winning scripts will be announced on Jan. 27 and will receive $20,000 each. More than 2,500 screenplays submitted by writers all over the world have become a part of the Amazon Studios development process since our November 2010 launch. The 50 semifinalists we announce today...
Amazon Studios to Highlight 50 December Script...
In addition to announcing the six finalists for our December script awards on Jan. 17, Amazon Studios also will be recognizing semifinalists this Wednesday (Jan. 12). We’re excited to highlight a total of 50 top scripts that have been read and scored well by the Amazon Studios team.
“We’ve seen so much work that’s worth celebrating,” said Amazon Studios chief Roy Price. “The...
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Box Office Lessons for Screenwriters (2010...
When you’re working on a script, certainly you should write what’s in your heart. But if you want that script to someday sell and be made into a movie, it’s helpful to know what’s inspiring people to reach for their wallets. So thank you, Bitter Script Reader, for your analysis of what the 2010 box office means for writers:
If you’re planning your new spec script, obviously you...
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Contest Update: December Deadline, January...
The deadline for our first contest—$20,000 to each of the two best scripts uploaded by Dec. 31, 2010—has passed. If you’ve uploaded an eligible script before the December deadline, congratulations—you’re automatically entered in our December contest, as well as upcoming monthly contests and our Annual Awards. Finalists will be announced Jan. 17, and winners on Jan. 27. Our next contest deadline is...
