The first screenplay I consulted on was merely because a friend of mine asked me to read one that he had written. I don’t know what he expected to get back from me. What he wound up with was a script that had hundreds of questions, comments and possible edits along with the backs of pages bursting with more questions, comments and possible edits. He came to pick it up and we sat for hours dissecting the whole thing so he could fully understand what I was throwing at him.
He gave me more after that.
And so did other people.
It’s not just that I love story and character within an inch of my life, I also love structure. And structure is so critically important. Worse than a screenplay or tv show having characters that I really don’t care about, is having great characters in a lame story where the structure is all over the place. As much as you’re writing for yourself, you’re also writing for an audience. And they have expectations based on what’s come before. So you want to use everything you have in your arsenal to take advantage of what’s already given to you as a writer.
And I can help with that.
I’ve been a scribbler since I was a kid; I’m a Humber Television Writing and Production non graduate and was head writer for their show, Distinguished Artists, when the Smothers Brothers appeared; I’m a guest columnist for American Casting Director “The Fabulous” Bonnie Gillespie on Showfax (The Actors Voice - POV) ; Second City Conservatory Graduate; lover of chocolate.
Writer. Actor-Soldier. Smartass. I like the funny.
Carry a notebook, ideas are everywhere.
- Marsha Mason