Introduce Yourself to the Group

[Marguerite Langstaff]

My name is Marguerite (Margie ) Langstaff. I have written four scripts. I hope to learn to write a marketable movie script…..and to energize and stimulate my imagination so that it won’t take me forever to think up new ideas and etc. The unique things about me include that I was a judge and spent 30 years on the bench, I am almost 88 years old, have five children, 13 grand children and two great grands, live in a retirement center in Colorado and just lost my dear husband of 67 years. It has been a wonderful journey, and I pray it isn’t over!

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, Marguerite! I’m sorry about your loss 🙁 But you seem like an unstoppable force!

[Karyn Laitis]

Good to meet you Marguerite. I’m sorry the loss of your husband. What a wonderful class to take to share your creativity. Kudos! I’m working to complete my first script. Enjoy!

[Eden Young]

Hello Marguerite,

Glad you’re in this class. Like Cassie, said sorry for your loss 🙏🏽 Looking forward to reading your writing and learning.

Warmly,

Eden

[Adrienne Watkins]

My name is Adrienne Watkins. I joined the class because I want to write an incredible script.

This is my first time attempting the challenge of script writing. I’m looking forward to the tools this course will teach me to make my script writing a success and learning from fellow students.

I must add I thoroughly enjoyed the “Writing Incredibly Movies” introductory course. Especially because it encouraged us to have fun, take baby steps and be patient with ourselves. Also, to turn in assignments as soon as possible and to keep forums comments positive and encouraging.

[Cassie Randall]

Hello, Adrienne!

[Karyn Laitis]

Nice to meet you Adrienne. I wish you great success!

[Marshal Gordon]

1. Name? Marshal Gordon

2. How many scripts you’ve written? 12 I actually admit to.

3. What you hope to get out of the class? Becoming a better writer and maximizing my story telling skillset.

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I teach and moderate classes on gender and racial fluidity.

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, Marshal!

[Karyn Laitis]

Nice meeting you Marshall. Keep on chanting! 👏

[Eden Young]

My name is Eden Young. I have co-written one script and would like to learn to independently write something worth while on my own. I, also, hope to learn to open up my imagination and harness my ideas quickly and bring them to life. I love story telling and making people laugh. I’m a Buddhist Nerd and have been practicing Nichiren Buddhism for 24 years. Chanting Nam-Myoho-renge-kyo definitely brought this wonderful opportunity in my life at just the right time. I am so excited to start this journey with all of you. Thank you! 🤩

[Cassie Randall]

Hello, Eden! I started studying Buddhism back in 2014 and it changed the whole course of my life. Not even overstating. Love it! 😀

[Eden Young]

Hi Cassie,

I just saw this message. I’m still getting used to navigating this particular website etc … LoL 😆 🙃🧭 oh boy 😉 I feel the same way. This class & the people in it are quite spectacular. I’m really excited.

Looking forward to getting yo know you & learning from you & the rest of this fun eclectic bunch .

Ciao. Ciao.

Eden

[Karyn Laitis]

Hi Eden-Nice meeting you. Wishing you great success on your solo venture.

[Brian Bull]

Hello everyone – My name is Brian Bull.

I have 7 scripts that I would consider completed and I have 5 other scripts in different stages of development.

I know this class will empower me to improve the scripts I have completed and get them into the right hands and made into movies!!! I am also confident that this class will better my understanding of story ideas / concept and marketability so the scripts I have in development will get written and made into movies/TV shows.

Johnny Depp asked if he could have his assistant take pictures of my eyes so he could have contacts made for his upcoming character role – the character was Whitey Bulger and the movie was Black Mass.

[Cassie Randall]

What’s up, Brian! You gotta add a profile picture–Johnny Depp fell in love with your eyes!

[Brian Bull]

I won’t say he “fell in love” with my eyes. I believe the exact words he used were, “Hey buddy, I don’t want to sound gay but you have the craziest eyes I have ever seen and I was wondering if my assistant could take a picture of them for a movie role I am going to be in.” Then, when the movie came out every article said, “you couldn’t tell it was Johnny Depp with his blonde hair and “deadly eyes”, “killer blue eyes”, “ice cold eyes”.

[Cassie Randall]

Hahaha, excellent resume item XD

[Melissa Barreca]

Kinda feel like you should be getting some sort of royalty for “eye IP” in that movie, Brian.

[shira marin]

Hello Everyone. My name is Shira Marin.

I’m revising my first script.

In our class, I aim to up-level my script to “incredible” status. I happily anticipate a lively and creative group engagement.

Unique? I worked as an actor, singer-songwriter, a Ph.D. in Psychology, and for many years, a licensed clinician trained in Jungian analysis and Archetypal Psychology. (I’m still in practice as a Creative Process Mentor and Inner Life Coach).

• This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by  shira marin. Reason: I left out a word!

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, Shira!

[Eden Young]

Hi Shira 🌞

[Melissa Barreca]

Hi! 1. Name? Melissa Barreca

2. How many scripts you’ve written? I have no less than 40 in development and I haven’t finished a single one.

3. What you hope to get out of the class? I have plenty of story ideas and lots of notes and half- written scripts but I need to get to the point where I choose a few of them to complete and begin my official career as a writer. Very excited to take action!

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I’m obsessed with buying books and I cannot stop myself! I have hundreds. I love making jewelry and handmade soaps. I’ve been married 24 years and I have four kids. I just learned how to solve a Rubik’s cube. I have two ridiculously cute dogs. I hate velvet. I’m left handed. I live in the Midwest and actually like it.

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, Melissa! What part of the Midwest?

[Melissa Barreca]

I’m in St. Louis, Missouri. So, not rural. Midwestern city. But I’ve lived in Phoenix and Las Vegas and also loved the southwest.

[Cassie Randall]

Nice! My boyfriend (and writing partner 😀 ) is from St. Louis! He moved here to Houston when he was seven. We were just there a few months ago to watch some Blues games 😀

And I have family in/around Vegas! Grandparents in Pahrump–that name always made me giggle as a kid haha. We also went to Vegas a year or two ago to watch some Golden Knights games and fulfill my lifelong dream of staying in the Luxor 😀

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, I’m Cassie Randall!

How many scripts have you written?
Two full length movie scripts, one for a high school course and one for my master’s degree (not at all proud of either of them lol), a bunch of sketch comedy pieces, short plays, and monologues.

What do you hope to get out of the class?
How to write scripts that I’m actually proud of (!) and establish the work structure to continually improve with each future script. I want to learn how to pitch scripts effectively because, shallow as it sounds, I want to make money off of my scripts to supplement my public school teacher salary XD I also hope to make long-lasting connections and relationships with other writers as we grow, improve, and hopefully bust into the industry–if you haven’t already!

Something unique, special, strange, or unusual about you?
I write, produce, and perform/participate in local sketch comedy shows, improv comedy shows (no writing there, though, lol), and a local film festival here in my very favorite city, Houston, Texas! 😀

[Alyssa Giannola]

Hi Cassie, great to meet you! What school did you receive your master’s degree from? Was it in screenwriting? Looking forward to getting to know you!

[Margaret]

Hi! I’m Margaret Silebi

2. How many scripts you’ve written? 6

3. What you hope to get out of the class? An incredible script!

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I’m a Director of Nursing

[Cassie Randall]

Hi, Margaret! Happy Wednesday! 😀

[Margaret]

Same to you! Thank you for the connection request!

[Eden Young]

Hi Margaret 😊

[Margaret]

Hi Eden! Looking forward to taking the class with you! Margaret

[Burney Ashley]

1. Name? Burney Ashley

2. How many scripts you’ve written? 1

3. What you hope to get out of the class? Walk away with a spec

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I am a Mortgage Broker in Metro Detroit

[Eden Young]

Hello Burney Ashley 😊

[Cassie Randall]

I’m on two forums, so my apologies if you’ve seen this already! 😅
Module 2 Lesson 1: Cassie’s Title, Concept, and Character Structure

My vision: I am a dynamic, respected, constantly learning and growing writer with an ever-growing and improving library of A-list quality, genre-diverse scripts that present genuine stories that audiences love to watch and that producers love to sell, and boy, do I make that MONEY, y’all!

What I learned from doing this assignment is…

I had a bunch of potential ideas I had listed out from the last assignment–more than three, gasp!–that I held on to and let simmer. I ran my ideas again past a new audience for their reactions and feedback. I actually went with an idea I’d been holding onto in the back but hadn’t “tested” very well with my audiences. As I worked through this assignment with each of my potential ideas, this idea grabbed the buddy movie character structure immediately. Two or three of my other concepts also stuck to structures quickly, but as I considered this one and wrote some notes, I could see the basic story structure and some supporting characters popped up and I ended up with a lot of strong, useful notes and it made me feel excited and optimistic. Also through the process of holding onto ideas and working multiples through these assignments to varying degrees of satisfaction, I was able to further refine my concept into something that I think describes more closely the script I currently have in mind.

I am holding onto the story of Friday the 13th’s original intended story as a comforting reminder to stay open to the process. I have tended in the past to kind of fall blindly into sunk cost and not be open to adjustments or changes as I go, so I’m very excited to learn the process in this course!

Title: One Bed/One Bath and a Ghost –OR– One Bed, One Bath, One Ghost

Concept: A recent divorcé with nowhere else to go rents a one-bedroom apartment already occupied by a cranky ghost with no desire for a roommate.

Good luck, everyone! 😀