[Charles Pickelhaupt]

Chuck is ready for feedback!

What I learned doing this process is that I actually had too many ideas and too many characters with too much complicated detail to describe succinctly. Re-watching shows and referring to the BWTV Framework examples helped me to narrow down and get to what I think is the essence of the 3 most important characters. I’m sure their relationships with each other and connected characters will drive emotional connections that will be at least as interesting if not more so than just my original plot-forward design. Candidly, this BWTV Framework assignment was my longest by far, taking me nearly 8 hours… and I feel like there’s still work I could do. I’m wide open to others’ input to make it the best it can be.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by  Charles Pickelhaupt.

[Charles Pickelhaupt]

1. Chuck Pickelhaupt

2. I’ve finished a grand total of zero scripts. I’ve started several – Movie, TV, and even a musical, but I’ve never quite got any over the goal line.

3. I hope to learn how to make AI an interactive writing companion, helping me get through the mental blocks stopping me from completing my scripts.

4. I have a U.S. patent for a card game that simulates the stock market: https://patents.google.com/patent/US20110285085A1

5. I’ve taken both the ProSeries and BWTV as well as the comedy course and others.

[Charles Pickelhaupt]

I, Chuck Pickelhaupt, agree to the terms of this release form:

GROUP RELEASE FORM

As a member of this group, I agree to the following:

1. That I will keep the processes, strategies, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class confidential, and that I will NOT share any of this program either privately, with a group, posting online, writing articles, through video or computer programming, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, communications, lessons, and models of the class available to anyone who is not a member of this class.

2. That each writer’s work here is copyrighted and that writer is the sole owner of that work. That includes this program which is copyrighted by Hal Croasmun. I acknowledge that submission of an idea to this group constitutes a claim of and the recognition of ownership of that idea.

I will keep the other writer’s ideas and writing confidential and will not share this information with anyone without the express written permission of the writer/owner. I will not market or even discuss this information with anyone outside this group.

3. I also understand that many stories and ideas are similar and/or have common themes and from time to time, two or more people can independently and simultaneously generate the same concept or movie idea.

4. If I have an idea that is the same as or very similar to another group member’s idea, I’ll immediately contact Hal and present proof that I had this idea prior to the beginning of the class. If Hal deems them to be the same idea or close enough to cause harm to either party, he’ll request both parties to present another concept for the class.

5. If you don’t present proof to Hal that you have the same idea as another person, you agree that all ideas presented to this group are the sole ownership of the person who presented them and you will not write or market another group member’s ideas.

6. Finally, I agree not to bring suit against anyone in this group for any reason, unless they use a substantial portion of my copyrighted work in a manner that is public and/or that prevents me from marketing my script by shopping it to production companies, agents, managers, actors, networks, studios or any other entertainment industry organizations or people.

This completes the Group Release Form for the class.