In this insightful teleconference, Dr. Melody Jackson, founder and Chief Smart Girl at Smart Girls Productions, will break down a variety of distinctions in screenwriting that have always been thought to be subjective. She turns them into a list of measurable checkpoints for evaluating your script's "saleability".
In this interview, some of the points she will cover are:
A fool-proof way to create a strong dilemma for your character. Most writers gets this completely wrong by doing the exact opposite - especially new writers. The Critical Factor that must be present for us to care about your Main Character and the keys to implementing it into your screenplay. Three Types of Stories to avoid at all cost in your first screenplay. How to create your most interesting, edge-of-seat moments in your script. A Big Mistake new writers often make and even love to do - even though it's a terrible idea. A Simple Choice that will dramatically increase your odds of writing a commercial script on your first try. Five Quick Ways to improve your script's commercial appeal in under two hours. The Most Basic Element of your story that makes it more commercial for Hollywood. Learn how long you should spend on a script if you're serious about a professional career.