[Mauricio Vélez]

Mauricio Vélez

I 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.

[Mauricio Vélez]

1. Name? Mauricio Velez

2. How many scripts you’ve written? I have written several documentary scripts, 3 movie scripts, but I have not written a scripted series yet.

3. What you hope to get out of the class? I want to explora how to apply Ai to help me write an engaging series.

4. Something unique, special, strange or unusual about you? I’ve travelled the world doing documentaries. Love the outdoors, wildlife and sports.

5. What ProSeries, Writing Incredible Movies, or Binge Worthy TV class you were in. I took the Binge Worthy class.

[Mauricio Vélez]

Subject line: Mauricio’s Guidelines for Knives Out

What I learned from this assignment:

Part 1: I believe I have come with a project that can be adapted to the contained model. My interest is in making interesting narratives within the contained model that are financially feasible to produce, not necessarily to satisfy Covid Guidelines.

Part 2: We analyzed Knives Out as a contained movie. Yet, although the narrative is already highly contained, it still offers opportunities to make it much simpler by creatively replacing shooting locations and scenes that require stunts and/or several extras, while still maintaining the tension and keeping the stakes high.

ASSIGNMENT PART 1: Select Your Project

1. Go through your five ideas and determine which of them can easily fit the Covid-19 guidelines. For the moment, don’t list the ideas. Just tell us your experience of evaluating them based upon the guidelines.

A. It can be done as a contained story: Yes, I am still debating between two of my projects. In one of them, I still must resolve an issue with stunts, FX and wardrobe. My other option fits the model better in terms of containment, but it would need a lot of work in character development. B. You can write a pitch in one or two sentences: Yes, in both cases I can.C. There is something unique about it: I believe both are unique.

ASSIGNMENT PART 2: Adjust a Produced Movie to Covid Guidelines

2. Pick a movie that is outside the Covid Guidelines and give us your thoughts on how they could make it in the current production environment.

TITLE: Knives Out

AS THEY DID IT:

A. People: 24 characters and 11 additional cast, including 10 Drysdale/Trombley family members, 3 detectives, 3 household employees, Marta and her family.

B. Stunts: High speed car chase, performance driving, ladder climbing, laboratory fire.

C. Extras: 11 extras such as firefighters, pedestrian, waitresses, members of the press, etc.

D. Wardrobe: Dinner party smart, plainclothes outfits, police uniforms, firefighter uniforms

E. Hair and Make Up: Dinner party smart

F. Kids and Animals: 2 teenage kids, 2 dogs

G. Quarantine: Considerable number of extras and actors for the exterior scenes

COVID GUIDELINE VERSION:

A. People: Reduce one police officer, eliminate Sally’s character (the lawyer’s assistant at the reading of the will scene), eliminate Marta’s sister.

B. Stunts: Remove the car chase scene, change location of Fran’s murder scene to a room within the house’s premises.

C. Extras: Reduce the number of scenes requiring extras by changing to locations where no extras are required. For instance, change the conversation scene between Marta and Ransom that takes place in a restaurant to a walk in the park; eliminate the scene in which Marta walks through a hair salon as she escapes the police; Replace Marta’s home scenes with Zoom calls to her mother, eliminate the press gathering in front of her home. Replace the laboratory fire scene with a press headline.

D. Wardrobe: Fine as-is

E. Hair and Make Up: Fine as-is

F. Kids and Animals: Fine as-is

G. Quarantine: Reducing the number of shooting locations and scenes that take place outside the Harlan’s household, reducing extras and removing stunts limits the need for quarantine.

[Mauricio Vélez]

1. Your name: Mauricio Velez Dominguez

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.

[Mauricio Vélez]

Hello writers, I am happy to join the group and start this new class.

My name is Mauricio Velez Domínguez.

I have written various documentaries that have aired or streamed internationally. I have written 3 fiction scripts. I was enrolled in last years Bingeworthy Class, which I really liked. I have enjoyed Hal’s classes and want to learn about how to write a compelling story in one single location.

Something unique about myself: I love documentaries. I am passionate about science, the outdoors, wildlife, sports and travel.

[Mauricio Vélez]

1. Mauricio Velez

2. I 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.

[Mauricio Vélez]

Hello everyone,

My name is Mauricio Velez. I am a documentary filmmaker. I have written, directed and produced several documentaries for channels and streamers including Amazon Prime, Warner Bros/Discovery, Animal Planet. Now I am in the process of learning to write scripted films. I Have already written 3 scripts. I hope to learn in this class how to write a compelling story that is feasible to finance and produce. I love sports, science and the outdoors.