[Deb Griffith]

Deb Griffith

I agree

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.

[Deb Griffith]

1. Deb Griffith

2. I have written 7 scripts

3. I hope to become quicker at writing better and more marketable scripts

4. I found a doctor embezzling money from a university and that led to my becoming a police officer and a white-collar crime investigator for a prosecuting attorney.

5. I was in ProSeries 10, the first Writing Incredible Movies class, and I think it was Binge Worthy TV 7.

[Deb Griffith]

1. Deb Griffith.

2. “I agree to the terms of this release form.”

3. Please leave the entire text below to confirm what you agree to.

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.

[Deb Griffith]

I am Deb Griffith. I agree to the terms of this release form

GROUP RELEASE FORM

As a member of Writing Incredible Movies, 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, through social media, or in any other way that would make those processes, teleconferences, videos, 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.

[Deb Griffith]

I am Deb Griffith. I have written five feature scripts and one television pilot. I live in the midwest. I also work in movies and television, most recently on documentaries. I love movies, I love being outdoors. I am looking forward to improving as a screenwriter

[Deb Griffith]

What I learned: answering these questions tightened up my story

Logline: During a wedding anniversary celebration on their new luxury yacht, a wife discovers who bludgeoned her husband’s wealthy employers and now must masquerade ignorance and escape with her young daughter.

Unwitting but resourceful hero: Shelby, the talkative and charming life of the party wife of a wealthy elderly couples’ business partner.

Dangerous villain: Andrew – an abusive, cynical, and scheming man who enjoys showing off the accouterments of wealth, including Shelby, although he is socially awkward.

High stakes: Wealthy city leaders develop a flood control plan to create a reservoir and recreation area west of a river town, but century farms will be destroyed and tourism will relocate from the riverfront to the recreation area, creating more wealth for them; Andrew is extorting the rich and vindictively sabotaging them while growing his personal fortune.

Life and death situations: deadly floods, devastating storms, drug overdoses, fires from sabotaged gas lines, and the bludgeoning of a politically powerful elderly couple who are descendants of town founders.

This story is thrilling because – we want to find out who keeps causing the sabotage and death

Big mystery- What is the big secret city plan and who is killing people in horrible ways

Big intrigue – what business is Andrew in and how is he getting all of his money?

Big suspense – Shelby’s main danger is her inability to keep her mouth shut – she indiscriminately tells everything to all the wrong people and she can’t keep a secret to save her soul. But now, she must pretend she doesn’t know who the murderer is, keep secrets from Andrew, and plot a covert escape for herself and her young daughter to save their lives.