Introduce Yourself to the Group

[John Zarzar]

Good morning, beautiful souls.

My name is John Zarzar.
I’ve written one script – currently in editing phase.

What I would like to get from this class is to write faster scripts – not years from the spark of creation.

My mind goes to imaginary worlds while performing accounting tasks.

[Jan Lloyd]

Hi, I’m Jan. I’ve written two scripts for PageAwards competitions. They give great feedback, but I want to learn more and do better. The thing I want to give up is perfection and work on speed – the main reason I want this class. Hmm…What is unique about me? I can twist my tongue 360* and I also see faces when I close my eyes. They appear very clearly and morph very quickly into other faces. No, I am not crazy. I don’t hear voices. I just see faces when I close my eyes. I like to attribute that to my great imagination and the fact that I like people. Maybe it simply means I am supposed to focus on portrait paintings with my watercolors. I love that medium and paint as often as I can. I am looking forward to this class.

[Todd]

Hi Everyone,

I’m a little late getting started but I’ve never written a screenplay. I’m creative and work in a creative field but I’ve never actually written a screenplay.

My hope is to write a screenplay which I’ve had the idea for a while. I’m pretty excited about the idea and I’ve written things down so far, but I think in it’s current form, it’s just an idea and there is not yet a solid structure or story arc. So, I’m excited to dive in and see the story and concept take shape.

Something unique about me? I work in advertising. I create ads. I’ve had the honor to work with some of the most creative minds in the world but I still want to create stories outside of ads that are strictly entertaining and not to sell anything.

[Sharlanne McStay]

Hello! I’m Sharlanne. I’ve attempted but never completed a screenplay. I tend to get stuck and then distracted! I am here to get some tools so i can stick with the writing process and finally finish! Nice to meet you all.

[Kenneth Johnson]

My name is Kenneth Johnson, an L.A. native working in television here in Hollywood.  I have written eight feature scripts, with two produced some years ago.  What I hope to get out of this class is to force myself into completing a script I’ve been meaning to write.  Lately, I have to concentrate on writing and producing commercials and promos (to pay the mortgage and buy food), which takes so much of my time when I’d rather be doing features. A unique thing about me is that I run marathons for a hobby and as an excuse to travel, with over 60 marathons completed.  I am running the Antarctica Marathon at the end of March.

[Ayesha Morris]

Hi all, nice to meet everyone, my name is Ayesha.
After a couple starts and stops, maybe I’ve written between 0 and 1/4 scripts at best. Hoping to learn how to map out and know where the story is going, along with follow tips to get words on the page faster. I flunked high-school English, but went into journalism for several years.

[Michael Dalby]

Hi Everyone, my name is Michael. What I hope to get out of this class is to learn a technique to complete drafts of scripts without getting bogged down before the draft is completed. One thing which is unusual about me is that I live and work in the Middle East (Qatar) but I grew up in Papua New Guinea. My chosen genre for script writing is comedy.

[Karen Bynoe]

Hi,
I’m Karen and I’ve written 2 scripts. I would like to write faster as well, but I wish to strengthen my characters by making them intriguing and multi-dimensional. I just spent the last 5 years completing an online Masters degree and won a high achievement award for the program. But my first love is writing screenplays.