[Martha Caprarotta]

Hello, fellow screenwriters. I’m Martha Caprarotta. I’ve written and revised seven complete features and several others are in progress. Recently one of my scripts was a finalist in a Family & Holiday Screenplay Competition. Also wrote an original one-hour TV drama pilot and spec scripts for two existing hour dramas and two existing half-hour comedies.

I’m taking this class to improve my two action adventure features, and to improve action scenes in my other screenplays of other genres. I worked in local television for 20 years (from reporter-videographer to writer-producer of news and special programs) and won a Local TV Emmy from NATAS for a news story I shot and wrote about a dog being rescued from an icy pond. (In this case it was “Save the Dog” instead of “Save the Cat” that carried the story.)

• This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by  Martha Caprarotta.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by  Martha Caprarotta.

[Martha Caprarotta]

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I agree to the terms of this release form.

[Martha Caprarotta]

Martha Caprarotta

I agree to the terms of this release form.

[Martha Caprarotta]

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.

[Martha Caprarotta]

Martha Caprarotta

[Martha Caprarotta]

This is the wrong forum for me. I signed up for WRITING THE PROFOUND SCREENPLAY, not Power Players. How can I get the correct forum in my profile?

[Martha Caprarotta]

I cannot access the class material. No class shows up in my account. Is anyone else having a problem? It wasn’t emailed to me today, either. I sent a support request, but still don’t have the class material.

[Martha Caprarotta]

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