SimplyScripts

Babz Buzz 26. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Monsters dressed as clowns Ego Rewriting Cliches Ted Newsome Robert Powers Script: Done Script: Handout Editing Know your monster Creating Unforgettable Characters by Linda Seger Rain Man Dangerous Liaisons Knights Tale Ryan Lee Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

SimplyScripts Radio - The Cabin In The Woods Edition In this special edition, host Mike Shelton talks with Actor/Director/Producer Timothy Woodward Jr about two upcoming indie films Finders Keepers (written by Pia Cook and Todd Gorden) and Blackout (directed by Matthew K. Hacker and written by the inestimable Pia Cook. Finders Keepers trailer (available on 4/4/13 - Check out the Official Website and Like 'em on Facebook) Blackout trailer (available in July) BLACKOUT (2012) - Official Teaser from Matthew Hacker on Vimeo. These two films will be available on Cox Cable, Charter On Demand, Verizon, Mediacom, SuddenLink, RCN, Optimum Bresnan Communications, Frontier, Rogers On Demand, Shaw, COGECO Cable, East Link TV, iTunes, Google play, YouTube, Playstation Network, vudu, Amazon Video, viewster, CINEMANOW Hollywood East - watch on Hulu Discuss on the Discussion Board. ****************** SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license. Music provided by Incompetech.com.Interested in joining the panel? Send an email to radiosimply (at) gmail.com iTunes users can subscribe to the SimplyScripts feed and have the show automatically downloaded to your iPod. - Don

Babz Buzz 25. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... The Dip by Seth Godin Christmas Mail Old School Hollywood "The movie business is not reality it's a bizarre casino with terrible odds, and pretending that you can win regularly is foolish. Play if you want, but don't blame yourself for the silly outcomes." The Empire Strikes Back Dena (The Box) Wedding Band Nightmare on Elm Street The spell ???? challenge Act II Synopsis Adaptations Syd Field ndash; Screenplay High Concept M. Night Golden Moments Chronophobia 12:00/6:00 Moments Ted Newsome Everything is possible Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

Babz Buzz 24. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Scams Jason Bortz Stephen Wells Coverage Table-Read Read-Thru or iScript Agency Readers You're the first person to tell me that... QA the working screenwriter Penitent Man Brother Mozart Long Shadow Woman Write the way you talk The ish word. 17000 days. How to know when to quit. Pia Cook Bret Martin Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

The October, 2012 One Week Challenge theme was Odd but interesting character(s) take refuge from a hurricane in a beat-up motel and are forced to make a choice between good or evil in order to survive the night. Participants had one week to write a 6 - 12 page script on the genre and theme. There were 36 scripts which were read and discussed over on the discussion board. One script was selected to be audio performed by the fine folks over at iScript.com. That selected script is The Ledger by Rene Claveau.When travelers take refuge from a hurricane, they learn not all shelters are safe havens.You can read along with the pdf version of the script. You can discuss this script and all the OWC entries here. Click the "Play" button to listen to the script.{note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can't change it or sell it. }Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge. - Don Very special thanks to iScript.com for sponsoring the challenge and selecting the final script.

Babz Buzz 23. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency talks soup to nuts about screenwriting. Don't forget to LIKE BabzBuzz on Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Beating things out Silver/Bitela agency Ryan Lee Pia Cook Sacred Romance The Artists Way Dialogue Michael Conelly Lee Rider(She may have meant or said Lee Child) Late into scene Editing Craig Clyde How do you name your characters? page 1, 5, 12 Scriptshadow (The Master) Packaging The Descendants One Shot What scripts sell for... Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

Babz Buzz 22. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Team Viewer Business Statement How to win friends and influence people Career trajectory Pia Cook Screenplay Readers Andrea Sims I'm OK you're OK What makes a great story? Die Hard Script Shadow screenwriter levels Mutant Goldfish The F Bomb Simply Scripts Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

Babz Buzz 21. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Facebook Hi, all! Nice to be back. We are going to do the show every other month, so that we can keep the information coming to you as fresh as possible. This show is a bit different; it speaks a lot to career and legal 'noise'. I think you will be glad to give a listen. Thank you too, for always being so kind to me. In a business such as this, it's like a light in dark room. Best, BABZ PRESIDENT, Silver Bitela Agency In this installment Babz talks about... Brett Martin Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope Story By Credit Great American Pitchfest Signe Olynyk Faith-Based Two Handed Warriors The Disciple Program B-Story Tragedy and Comedy together Collateral Developing Ideas Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on

Babz Buzz 20. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency talks soup to nuts about screenwriting. Don't forget to LIKE BabzBuzz on Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... A Doll's Life Know your Theme Lew Hunter stage32.com Richard Botto sellingyourscreenplay.com The Black List Acts of Valor Blade Runner The Sixth Sense The B Story The Matrix Timing Craig Clyde and "Danny Ocean! LMAO Not Billy. Oh, I am so funny! Danny! knew there was a 'y' in there...." Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

SimplyScripts Radio - The February One Week Challenge Chat edition In this special edition, host Michael Cornetto talks with Pia, Rebecca, Jeff and Felipe about the Feburary One Week Challenge. Writers were asked to write the first ten pages of a feature about "Witches in the 20th or 21st Century". ****************** SimplyScripts Radio is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license. Music provided by Incompetech.com.Interested in joining the panel? Send an email to radiosimply (at) gmail.com iTunes users can subscribe to the SimplyScripts feed and have the show automatically downloaded to your iPod. - Don

Babz Buzz 19. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency talks soup to nuts about screenwriting. Don't forget to LIKE BabzBuzz on Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Christmas Mail Screenwriter's Cheat Book Midnight in Paris Captain America The Pot Thief Who Studied Pythagoras by Mike "Jessie" Orenduff It's On the Grid Write what you know Top Production Locations The Help Exposition Backstory Scrooge New Schedule (Quarerly) Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

As promised in Babz Buzz 18, Jason Bortz talks about subtext Jason worked onstage and on screen as an actor, director and writer for over 30 years, winning several awards for his craft both in front and behind the camera across the country; in Seattle, he was a core member of the Seattle Cinema Co-Op, workshopping scripts for such notables as Tom Skerritt, D.B. Sweeney, and Ned Beatty. In NYC he received a Certificate of Completion from the National Shakespeare Conservatory. In Los Angeles he coached stage-to-screen actors while a core member for the only state-sanctioned NPO to teach and perform Shakespeare in high-risk inner city schools. Jason has produced and directed over a dozen short films, including the award-winning rsquo;Scratching the Surface: A Journey with HEARTrsquo; which took he and his crew to Kenya, Africa, and has been featured in publications such as The Other Journal, Looking Closer and Christianity Today for his insights into the craft and culture. A featured speaker/instructor at educational facilities such as the Art Institute of Sacramento and the Crocker Art Museum Filmmaker Series, Jason has also optioned two feature screenplays, provides script coverage and is represented by the WGArsquo;s Silver Bitela Agency. Jason currently sits as the Media Director for the 501c3 ldquo;Stand Out Talentrdquo; in Roseville, CA, where he and his wife Jennifer operate the historic Tower Theatre, providing a venue for live performance and media artists seeking exposure, instruction and an excellent venue for their work. Jason was a guest on SimplyRadio in November 2010

Babz Buzz 18. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency talks soup to nuts about screenwriting. Don't forget to LIKE BabzBuzz on Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Craig Clyde A Christmas Wish Kids Write Right and Write Right by Jan Venolia Inanimate Short winner Pen Pal by Rebeka Hay Overthinking Writing on Spec Adaptations Jaws Why I stopped reading? Subtext Godfather II Big Bang Theory Buffy How stories grow Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.

The October, 2011 One Week Challenge genre was Gothic Horror. The theme was Ghosts are not bad, just misunderstood. Participants had one week to write a 6 - 12 page script on the genre and theme. There were 38 scripts which were read and discussed over on the discussion board. One script was selected to be audio performed by the fine folks over at iScript.com. That selected script is Veil of Blood by Ryan Lee.A young woman ventures to her uncle's crumbling plantation in 1874 Louisiana.You can read along with the pdf version of the script. You can discuss this script and all the OWC entries here. Click the "Play" button to listen to the script.{note: This audio recording is released under a Creative Commons, attribution, noncommercial, no derivatives 3.0 license. You can share the audio recording in its entirety, but you can't change it or sell it. }Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge. - Don Very special thanks to iScript.com for sponsoring the challenge and selecting the final script.

Babz Buzz 17. Each month Literary Agent, Babz Bitela of Silver Bitela Agency talks soup to nuts about screenwriting. Don't forget to LIKE BabzBuzz on Facebook In this installment Babz talks about... Pumpkin Nightmare Insidious The Crawling Eye Joe Downey Rhino Brett Martin Hip pocketting Wets Option Heaven/Hell Martin Lancaster Phil Clarke Mafia Dogs Tenacity Hate Mail Grammar Courageous Why I stop reading Contests vs Market-ready Writing the second act by Michael Halperin The B-story The Through-line Table reads Subtext Talk about this Babz Buzz podcast on the Discussion Board ********* Babz Buzz is produced by Michael Cornetto and released under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3.0 license* Music provided by Incompetech You can subscribe to Babz Buzz as well as SimplyScripts Radio and the occasional iScript on iTunes *In English, this podcast can be share with others as long as you mention the site and link back, but you canrsquo;t change it in any way or use it commercially.