[Stephanie Schwartz]

Hi Tom,

I love your focus on true story, period pieces! I am drawn to those too. All your projects sound fascinating!

Looking forward to a fun class and getting to know everyone better! 🙂

Stephanie

[Stephanie Schwartz]

1. Stephanie Schwartz

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.

[Stephanie Schwartz]

Stephanie’s Marketable Components

What I learned doing this assignment: marketable components are everything to a producer, and therefore, to me too.

1. Current Logline: A slacker high school student discovers he is the reincarnation of King Tut and battles the immortal wizard who killed him 3000 years ago.

2. Great Title: King Tut’s Revenge

Timely for trend toward greater visibility and larger box office for domestic and international distribution of movies with Black leads

Wide Audience Appeal for teens and all ages from worldwide awareness of King Tut and his exhibit being the #1 tourist attraction in the world

Great Role for bankable actors as lead is iconic figure in real life, and villain role is three-dimensional. Plus it’s sequelizable like a superhero movie.

True because all of the historical and archeological elements are accurate facts.

3. I will first pitch the script to viable top tier Black actors who have production companies or who already have wide audience appeal like fan favorite Caleb McLaughlin and Idris Elba who would be ideal for the juicy villain role which was singled out in prior conversations with managers and agents as a uniquely strong role.

[Stephanie Schwartz]

Stephanie’s Project and Market

Genre: Fantasy Teen Thriller Title: King Tut’s Revenge

Concept: A slacker high school student discovers he is the reincarnation of King Tut and battles the immortal wizard who killed him 3000 years ago.

This story has built-in name recognition and curiosity about King Tut whose exhibit is the most popular tourist attraction in the world. Audiences of all ages are fascinated to know more about his life, and the script is sequelizable.

I will target actors’ production companies first because Marsai Martin and Idris Elba both have one. Caleb McLoughlin is ideal for Tut, and he won the Nickelodeon Fan Favorite last year. That removes the main objection WME had for this script. No viable lead male for domestic or international distribution.

Today I learned not to tell the story during my pitch. Instead use high power hooks to grab the producer’s interest and meet their needs for marketing it to actors and the audience.

[Stephanie Schwartz]

Hi Andrea,

Great to meet you!

I’ve always wanted to learn the Feldenkrais method! How cool that you teach it.

Maybe I should start with some online tutorials…I know it’s a very precise method that requires some discipline.

Looking forward to being in class with you and getting to know everyone better!

Stephanie 🙂

[Stephanie Schwartz]

Hi Renee,

I LOVE your purpose!

And I share it too!

So happy to be in this class with so many dedicated happy creatives!

Looking forward to a fun month learning together,

Stephanie 🙂