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Taking It To The Limit: Screenplay Writing

Taking It To The Limit: Screenplay Writing

Speakers: Heidi Ferrer // Paper Girl Productions // @GirltoMom

Johanna Stein // Mother-eff’ed // @johannastein

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Taking It To The Limit: Screenplay Writing

Heidi Ferrer // Paper Girl Productions // @GirltoMom

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Top 5 Screenwriting Tips – Heidi Ferrer

• Concept is King: Come up with a great idea in a saleable genre.

• Study Your Genre: Read screenplays and books about screenplay format. Watch movies with screenplay structure in mind.

• Write and COMPLETE your script! Even write “The bad version.” Writing is rewriting. I recommend Final Draft software.

• Get Notes: From people you trust. Always protect your work.• Use Your Connections: To get read by an agent/manager,

assistant, etc. Be brave, be bold, never give up. Why not you?

Taking It To The Limit: Screenplay Writing

Johanna Stein // Mothereffed // @johannastein

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Top 5 Screenwriting Tips – Johanna Stein• Don’t have a Fallback Plan, have a Meanwhile Plan: This

is not the plan you have “IN CASE” success doesn’t happen. This is the plan you have WHILE you’re working on your success plan.

• Be your own nagging mother-in-law: When you think a script is done, perfect, and ready to send – give it another pass.

• “What a great idea! Let me sit with that and get back to you!” Learn how to take notes; in every “dumb” note lives a smart one.

• Be professional & easy to work with. Few people are talented enough to continue working despite having an a**hole rep.

• Shove yourself out of the nest: Create your own opportunities & deadlines. Be brave. Be fearless. Put your sh*t out there.