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John M. Lovett
U.S.
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| I can answer questions about the military as it relates to film production and screenwriting. I can answer questions dealing with period weapons and tactics; re-enactment/re-enactor use and coordination; military equipment, vehicles, and uniforms. I do not answer questions dealing with screenplay format, agents, or story ideas. | Available
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José Luis Vázquez Coriano
U.S.
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| I can answer questions in Spanish as well as English. Screenwriting, ,brainstorming, copywriting, creative ideas, story & character development, strutcture, characters, plot, Film & Television formats. Screenwriting & Television production professor. | Available
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Don Vasicek
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| I can take you from the inception of your idea to the market. This translates to if you have an idea for a movie or a book, I can guide you through the jungle of writing these tomes all the way to getting it to producers, agents, editors, and/or publishers.
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Jacob Spilman
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| I am interested in consulting with screenwriters who wish to obtain accurate psychological information for their screenplays. I can provide answers for a wide variety of mental health, social and therapy related issues: emotional disorders, personality disorders, alcoholism, drug abuse, divorce and blended family issues. I can also provide answers regarding hypnosis, sleep research and dreams. While I am happy to provide information on a variety of mental health topics for artistic and educational purposes, I do not wish to provide professional consultation for personal issues. | Available
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Roger S. H. Schulman
U.S.
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| I can answer questions on the creative aspects of writing for features and television comedy: brainstorming, character development, plotting, story structure, dialog, rewriting, editing, etc. I can also address the business side of show business: pitching, writing and presenting treatments, "taking" meetings, common pitfalls, etc. I'm also well versed in the relationship between screenwriting and computers: software for scriptwriting, brainstorming, presentation, outlining, an d general organization. I'm also a producer, and so can answer questions regarding the ins and outs of television production, specifically the half-hour arena. Visit my scriptwriting blog at http://scriptwriting.blogspot.com. | Available
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Anthony T. Carter
U.S.
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| I am an active screenwriter/playwright/lyricist, director, and scenic designer...so I can answer questions in those areas. I write in the genres of serio-comedy, farce, satire, drama. | Available
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Arlene Schulman
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| As a professional stage director and dramaturg, I have worked extensively with playwrights, lyricists and composeres in new play development. My areas of expertise are in character development, relationships, plot structure and stageability. I`d be happy to answer any questions in these areas, as well as in the process of getting a play from the page to the stage - including the stages along the way, director/playwright collaboration, the playwright`s place in rehearsals and so on. | Available
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John Dart
U.S.
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| I can answer any question related to screenwriting and marketing your scripts. I am an award winning screenwriter and also the owner of StoryPros, a professional screenplay analysis service (www.storypros.com). | Available
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Beth
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| I can help you troubleshoot your playwriting process. I am an NEA award-winning
playwright, with work produced across the country. I studied extensively with Edward
Albee, and currently teach a playwrighting workshop in LA. I can`t read your play for
you, but I can help you with basic playwrighting theory, and exercises to get you in the
right direction. | Available
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Barry Pearson
Canada
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~I`m a credited writer on nine feature films.
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~~~~~~~My latest movie, IRON ROAD, which stars Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill, is now in post production, and slated for release in 2008 (W/S www.ironroadthemovie.com) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~I`m also the writer of over 40 hours of television drama for major networks in North America, and I`m a producer of three feature films and over 50 hours of television prime time drama. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~I've received Best Screenplay, Best Picture awards at international film festivals around the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~I've been coaching screen and television writers in person, and on the internet, for over ten years, and I've answered over 1000 All Experts questions!
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