[Michael Dalby]

I learned that the change in the character has to come out of a do or die event, or the stakes are not high enough.

Internal journey – the main character is a host of a successful high rating tv show. He thinks he is God’s gift to daytime TV. He thinks he is too popular to be fired. He is forced to reassess his life when he is suddenly fired by the new owners of the tv station.

External Journey He is forced to take a lowly position on a community tv station while he tries to clear his name and be re-employed by the tv station

[Michael Dalby]

I agree to the terms of this release form.
signed MICHAEL DALBY

[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.

[Michael Dalby]

Hi All, the two projects I would like to bring are:
(i) the Loophole – a comedy about a getaway driver who dies in a car crash and gets to heaven only to find that they have changed the rules for entry
(ii) Off the Planet – a comedy about aliens who want to invade earth in the least violent way possible, so they decide to buy a TV station so they can make a soap opera about friendly aliens invading earth.

What I learned from the teleconference was that there is a finite process to being able to earn money from script writing and that anyone can learn that process so long as you are flexible and have an open mind. This is very reassuring.

[Michael Dalby]

Hi Everyone, I am very excited about doing this class. My name is Michael Dalby. I live in Doha in the Middle East, It is an interesting time to be in this part of the world. I am in the process of changing jobs. I’m hoping that I will be able to move from my old job to being able to earn money from paid writing assignments which will then hopefully lead into being able to get a producer to pick up one of my scripts. I have written four scripts to date. One thing which is unusual about me is that I grew up in the Papua New Guinea. I wanted to spend the rest of my life there but had to leave because of a civil war.

[Michael Dalby]

Hi my name is Michael Dalby. I have been writing scripts for a while but it is a challenge to fit in the time for writing scripts with work and family. I have completed three scripts. I live and work in Qatar in the Middle East which means that I am about twelve hours ahead of the class. I am still getting used to the time zone difference. What I hope to get out of this class is an increased likelihood that I will be able to earn money from writing scripts so that I can give up my current job. I grew up in Papua New Guinea so that has had a big influence on me and my thinking.