Mission Statement

So what’s this all about? Basically it’s an attempt to answer that question I get every Follow Friday. Who are all these people and why should I be following them? Here in this page I’ll be telling you exactly that, letting you know who these Tweeps are and why they’re worth your time to follow. This is 100% free but if anyone wants to contribute the button is over there.
Showing posts with label Screenwriting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Screenwriting. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

ashleymeyers

Account: ashleymeyers

Name: Ashley Meyers

Location:
Los Angeles

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Movies

Links: Twitter, Selling Your Screenplay

Ashley Meyers is a screenwriter in Los Angeles and, there’s no other way to say this, he runs hands down one of the BEST websites about screenwriting Selling Your Screenplay. He tackles and demystifies what can be a very scary process for some people; sending out queries to agents and producers. He covers all the bases. His posts are answers to questions people email him. I’ve had this website on my RSSS feed forever and I’m always reading his posts, even if it’s something I know or have heard a hundred times. If you’re serious about screenwriting this is the website you must check out.

Choice Tweets:


Do you think it’s worth mentioning in my query letter that my script was a quarter finalist in a well known script... http://bit.ly/asZeq7

Who owns the rights to old myths and legends? http://bit.ly/aKTDwt

Monday, July 5, 2010

Alex_Carrick

Account: Alex_Carrick

Name: Alex Carrick

Location: Toronto, Canada

Type: Individual

Interests: Author, Writing, Screenwriting, Scriptchat

Links: Twitter, Alex Carrick’s Blog, Amazon Page

Alex and his wife Donna are frequent Tweeters and can often be found on scriptchat or any other discussion of writing. Alex has been an economist for 38 years. And while he does write about economic issues most of what you’ll find on his blog and in his two books “Two Scoops” Is Just Right and “Two Scoops” Is a Blast are witty observations and humorous pieces.

Choice Tweets:


Business in Wasaga must be happy. Whole beach is filled with college students. Quiet only in morning while they get over their hangovers.

Like so many modern movies, Shutter Island all about shock value of labyrinthine plot twists. Confusing & over the top. What just happened?

Donna_Carrick

Account: Donna_Carrick

Name:
Donna Carrick

Location: Toronto, Canada

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Writing, Screenwriting, Author, Scriptchat

Links:
Twitter, Donna’s Blog, Amazon Page

Donna is one half of the dynamic Carrick duo along with her husband Alex. She is a writer and published author. Her book First Excellence has scored some rave reviews. She is currently blogging another novel on her website, a mystery called Two Good Hands. She and her husband are very active on writing and screenwriting Twitter communities.

Choice Tweets:


I am over the moon! Kindle's FB reviewer calls The First Excellence "an intelligent & thrilling novel"!! http://tinyurl.com/2cve5o4

This week in Toronto, humidex advisory, heat alert and smog warning. Sheesh, wish I was back on the beach! Be careful, TO! Only 5 days...

Saturday, July 3, 2010

PennyAsh

Account: PennyAsh

Name: Penny Ash

Location: Northeast Texas

Type: Individual

Interests: Writing, Screenwriting, Author, Romance, Erotica, Steampunk, Urban Fantasy, Western, Fantasy, scriptchat, scifichat

Links:
Twitter, Puca Forest, Phaze Books

Penny Ash is a published author. She is really passionate about steampunk and fantasy. She can often be found on scifichat or scriptchat. Her published work includes a lot of romance and erotica.

Choice Tweets:


I gave in and got Gail Carriager's Soulless in audio book. Have to say it's even better in audio :)

I will admit I haven't read the HP books :) but I have read the Twilight books and Meyer's SF book Host #scifichat

FirstGlanceFilm

Account: FirstGlanceFilm

Name: FirstGlance Films

Location: Hollywood/Philadelphia

Type: Business

Interests:
Movies, Writing, Screenwriting, Hollywood

Links: Twitter, FirstGlance Film Fest

FirstGlanceFilm is the twitter account for the FirstGlance Film Fest, one of the fastest growing film fests. It hosts fests in both Philadelphia and Hollywood. It was named “One of the Festivals for the Rest of Us” by Time magazine. You’ll find the tweets loaded with all kinds of movie and entertainment related news and opinions. The fest has a screenplay competition and a shorts competition.

Choice Tweets:

HOLLYWOOD!!! Stop taking 2D movies and post converting them to 3D, either shoot them 3D or leave them alone!! #film #movie #boycottfake3D

Good couple of days for gossip- Paris smokes Pot, Mel yells the N-word, Kelsey Grammar gets divorced!!! Ahhh, Hollywood!

Saturday, June 19, 2010

eyamie

Account: eyamie

Name: Jeff Eyamie

Location: Winnipeg

Type: Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Scriptchat

Links:
Twitter

Jeff is another scriptchat Tweeter. He’s from the great wilds of Canada and is a pretty funny guy. As you might guess he’s working on a sitcom pitch among other projects.

Choice Tweets:


I lit a smoke with a crème brulée torch today. I am what they call a poseur. #fb

Permission to write shit granted... and used.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

tylerweaver

Account: tylerweaver

Name:
Tyler Weaver

Location: Cleveland

Type:
Individual

Interests: Movies, Screenwriting, Geek, Scfi, TV, Pop Culture

Links: Twitter, Tyler Weaver, Multi-Hyphenate

Tyler Weaver is a filmmaker, writer and blogger in Cleveland. He recently made the feature Gather Round the Mike, a documentary about a free music festival. He’s also the editor and creator of Multi-Hyphenate, an on-line magazine for and about indie filmmakers, comic book creators, writers and other creative types.

Choice Tweets:


Having one of those "I really, really want to do something, but current lack of brain function makes that unlikely" moments.

Yard ninja struck stealthily, then slinked off into the... night, I guess. Though the sun's still up. But night sounds more ninja-y.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

diannesalerni

Account: diannesalerni

Name: Dianne Salerni

Location:
Chester County PA

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Author, Writing, YA Fantasy, Teaching, Screenwriting

Links:
Twitter, Dianne K. Salerni, Amazon Page

Dianne is the author of We Hear the Dead a story about séances in the 19th Century. The movie has been optioned and Dianne is right now adapting her work into a screenplay. She is married with two daughters and has been teaching fourth and fifth grade for the past 20 years.

Choice Tweets:


A lovely review of We Hear the Dead in the Philadelphia section of Examiner.com http://tinyurl.com/2c5qlzx

With 6 days left of school, I should spend more time on the kids who are still trying their hardest, rather than the one who are complaining

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

kimnunley

Account: kimnunley

Name: Kim Nunley

Location:


Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Hollywood, Scriptchat

Links:
Twitter, Wish I Could Speak Whale

The sub header for Kim’s blog reads”I make stuff up…maybe one day I’ll get paid for it.” That pretty much sums up all writers and bloggers. Kim, specifically is working on a screenplay called Super Ted and has been hard at work trying to make it as irresistible to Hollywood as possible.

Choice Tweets:


This new script I'm outlining is pretty freaking fun. Let's hope it will be 1. good and 2. marketable #amwriting #scriptchat

Getting notes from @readerproof soon on my latest script. Amped to see the notes & get down to the rewriting process! #amwriting #scriptchat

LifeSizeLD

Account: LifeSizeLD

Name:
Lynn Dickinson

Location:
Santa Monica

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Comedy

Links:
Twitter

You want to know what it’s like to be an up and coming screenwriter in LA? Follow Lynn. She’s been going to classes, meeting people, having table reads, taking meetings, and constantly working on rewrites and new ideas. That’s pretty much the life. That and finding a day job that lets you do all of the above.

Choice Tweets:


Just had an awesome brainstorming session with @cazadams. Watch out second act! You're MINE now!! ;-)

Inspired by @SKComedy! Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/scriptchat to join

iHumble

Account: iHumble

Name: Humble

Location: St. Louis

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Hollywood, Music, Christian, Football

Links: Twitter

Humble is a man from St. Louis who always says his prayers. In addition to the Dallas Cowboys, he likes to follow Hollywood and the music industry. He’s tweeted on Scriptchat in the past.

Choice Tweets:

By the time I am thru with all this troubleshooting I will be able to build my own #Blackberry. Lol smh

Good day Tville. Repent/LordsPrayer. Hope erbody is havin a blessed day. I got the dreaded JVM 545 error on my Blackberry last night. Grrr

Jonathan_Peace

Account: Jonathan_Peace

Name: Jonathan Peace

Location: West Yorkshire UK

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Author, Writing, Football, Movies, Bon Jovi, Horror, Western

Links:
Twitter, Journal Of An Aspiring Screenwriter,

Jonathan is a self published author in England. He’s a fan of American Football, in particular the Cincinnati Bengals. He’s working on becoming a screenwriter and is writing his third feature screenplay, a mix of horror and the Old West.

Choice Tweets:


Watched the original Clash Of The Titans last night. Haven't seen it for years but was awestruck by it all over again. A really good movie!

Seems a few people like the horror western idea. Which is what #GunsmokeansGloryScript I'm writing is. Great minds think alike #scriptchat

Monday, June 14, 2010

SKCOMEDY

Account: SKCOMEDY

Name: Steve Kaplan

Location: Los Angeles

Type:
Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Movies, TV, Comedy

Links:
Twitter, Facebook, Steve Kaplan’s Comedy

If you live in Los Angeles and are interested in writing a comedy screenplay or teleplay, follow Steve Kaplan. This man has done it all. He’s taught screenwriting for years at UCLA, NYU, and Yale among others. He created the HBO New Writers Program and HBO Workspace. He’s developed dozens of the writers and worked with some of the top names. Check out the upcoming schedule for his comedy seminar on his website.

Choice Tweets:


Standing O at the sold-out Comedy Intensive: Now that's what I call intense! A great weekend with a great group of sharp, funny people.

Day 1 of the Comedy Intensive--exhausted but exhilarated! What a great group we have this weekend! #comedy #writing

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Chip Street

Name: Chip Street

Location:


Type:
Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, scriptchat, Writing, Movies

Links:
Twitter, Chip Street: The Business of Story

Chip Street is an up and coming screenwriter. One of his scripts has been optioned. Another one has comedienne Julie Brown attached. A third was a finalist in the Shriekfest screenplay competition. That’s a pretty good batting average. He talks about writing and movies, with an emphasis on the business side at his website.

Choice Tweets:

Broke a difficult part of the story tonight. Can now move forward on act II and have a vision for the apocalyptic finale. W00t!

Finally saw UP. Live action films should be so good at trusting to build character w/o jibberjabber!

iceberg061

Account: iceberg061

Name: Steve Nyberg

Location: East Coast

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Movies, Humor, scriptchat

Links:
Twitter

Steve is a scriptchatter you is also a Digital Filmmaker. He’s done improv comedy work before. Right now he’s working on a feature and some shorts and he wants to shoot a movie in NYC.

Choice Tweets:

Is there a such thing as too much action in an action movie as long as it's relevant to the story? #scriptchat

I want to make a movie while in NYC! Spread the word for cast/crew/scripts! Thanks! #scriptchat

BenRacicot

Account: BenRacicot

Name: Ben Racicot

Location:
Boston

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Movies, Social Media

Links: Twitter, Ben Racicot, Create Your Opportunity Contest, IndiePremier.com

Ben is a screenwriter and producer in Boston. He’s got an interesting idea for internet distribution of movies and shorts called Indie Premier Net. He’s pitching it right now at the Create Your Opportunity Contest. The contest closes June 14th so there’s still time to log on and vote!

Choice Tweets:


FREE INDEPENDENT FILMS! Vote for our site idea and we'll be 50K steps closer to making our biz plan a reality http://pitch.co/entry/56806

Producers want what the want when they want it I guess.

GoIntoTheStory

Account: GoIntoTheStory

Name: Scott Myers

Location:

Type:
Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Movies, Reviews, Production Company, Teaching, Interviews

Links: Twitter, Go Into the Story, Distillery Pictures

The screenwriter of K-9, Alaska, and Trojan War, Scott is an Executive Producer at Distillery Pictures in North Carolina. In his free time he teaches screenwriting at the University of North Carolina and online through the UCLA extension program. His website is full of pieces on screenwriting. Lately he dug up a video of a Harlan Ellison interview from the 70’s.

Choice Tweets:

Did you know some of the rejected names for the 7 dwarves in Snow White are Biggy, Blabby, Deefy, Dirty, Gabby, Gaspy, Gloomy, & Shifty?

Writing Question: Do you work on a single project or multiple ones at the same time? http://bit.ly/bjrtFa

Saturday, June 12, 2010

Samuraiko

Account: Samuraiko

Name: Samuraiko AKA Michelle Travis

Location: Filming on the internet

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Video Design, Writing, Marketing, Video Games

Links: Twitter, Samuraiko Productions

A professional video designer, technical writer and editor, Michelle Travis has also penned stories under the name Samuraiko. She’s worked on several projects for a variety of companies. She’s also a MMORPG player.

Choice Tweets:


Well, Tristesse survived her first real foray to the Abyss. Did a few quests, killed a few things, sold off some stuff. Must film next time.

Hooray, the two pageant videos are now done and converting to vid files! Rewarding myself with lunch. #videopimpstrikesagain

jmiewald

Account: jmiewald

Name:
John R. Miewald II

Location:
San Diego

Type: Individual

Interests:
Screenwriting, Comic Books, Superman, Humor, Cats, scriptchat, geek

Links:
Twitter, Uber Geek Comics

John can often be found on scriptchat. He’s a self professed Geek who has a love for the Man of Steel and cats. His Meow Meow Kitty comic strip is hilarious for anyone who’s ever had a cat. He also puts the character Doomsday in his place. I couldn’t agree more.

Choice Tweets:

That guy on the 5 Hour Energy commercial has nothing but contempt for 2:30.

Kevin Costner, James Cameron & a football team have been sent to address the oil spill. My cat has a few ideas. Where does he sign up?

cinemascribe

Account: cinemascribe

Name: Corey Tess

Location: Los Angeles

Type: Individual

Interests: Screenwriting, Movies, Reviews, Fashion, Wine, Marketing

Links: Twitter, Corey Tess

A screenwriter, blogger, and fashionista, Corey works as a Director of Marketing. Her website is full of movie news and pieces on commercials and advertising. She also has several scripts completed and featured on her website as well.

Choice Tweets:

Apartment count. 1 Meh. 1 perfect! 1 disgusting! On to the next one.

Lady Wins Cupcake Contest & Other Contestants Cry FOWL when her cupcake resembles one in a cookbook.. whatever! http://trunc.it/8ld3q