[Russel Traher]

My name is Russel Traher and I agree to the terms of this release form.

[Russel Traher]

Hello fellow scriptwriters!! Happy Script Writing Day. Well, this day has finally come and now we are off to the races, a day I have been waiting for a long time.

My name is Russel Traher. I have been a reading and writing fan of Hal and Cheryl for over 15 years. I have followed both of them as I have tried to develop the perfect script. I haven’t made it yet, but I am hopeful this class will help me take the next step and maybe this time it will finally come to fruition. Hal’s screenwriting classes are a well thought out and very methodical in help writers come up with a new idea, develop it, write it and ultimately turn it into a living story that people everywhere will enjoy. I am probably not the only one in this class who has taken one of Hal’s classes. So, hello to everyone and hope at some point I get to meet all of you.

I have written about 7 scripts. Two of them were made. One was a children’s challenge for writing a script that had 10 children, all under 10 and they all had to speak and act in it. It was quite a challenge, but it was a lot of fun. My whole family and many relatives helped me make it. The second one was written and made and premiered at ComiCon 2016 in Phoenix, Az. I did not win the grand prize but came in second. The other scripts I developed were exercises and class projects from some of Hal’s classes.

My hope in this class is to finally commit and follow through for reading every day’s lesson, study it, develop any material that is requested and by the end of this course create and complete a fascinating script that I can play a part in making.
I recently retired and now I have lots of time to spend as much time as I want on writing scripts. I am fortunate to have a lot of film making equipment and will try to test out some of my script ideas with a short video. Nothing better than to see it in action.