Patrick M McCormick: Screenwriter in Sarasota, Florida.

Joleene DesRosiers
When the feedback is poor...and you're not sad.

I just got feedback on the very first screenplay I ever wrote from the very first production company I ever pitched to. All 3's, two 2's. Producer said it was over-written and a slog to get through. Am I sad? Nope. Why? Because I wrote a screenplay. I worked with a few producers to perfect my screen...

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Jorge J Prieto

Joleene: You see girlfriend? You got this! And I got you. Sony and Cher. Lol.

Phillip E. Hardy, "The Pro From Dover"

This thread is 6 years old. Any of the posters still around? Bwahaha!

Chelita Hagan

Congratulations on completing the screenplay, that's half the battle.

Anna M. Cordova (Anna M. Poore)

Hello Patrick, thank you for the request to connect. Have a beautiful day.

Marie D. Jones
Writer/Producer - Where's Lucy? Productions

Hey, guys, I'm a San Diego-based, past L.A.-based writer now moving into producing and my projects can be seen at the website, www.whereslucyproductions.com. I'm also a non-fiction author and novelist and single mom and all kinds of other crap! Nice to make connections with all of you!...

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Marie D. Jones

I have a son who has a disability and she is totally protective of him. I think she is his animal spirit! :0

Richard "RB" Botto

I nodded at "all sorts of other crap"...I know that feeling. Great to have you here, Marie. Love your energy!

Linda Hullinger

That’s interesting, Marie about the animal spirit. I like that idea. :-) And goodness, Jason, you have an exceptional gift with cats to keep several alive that long. About ten years ago, a stray tabb...

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Stephanie T. Keefer
Stephanie Keefer

Hey, Folks! Happy Saturday:) I've been a lurker in Stage 32 for a few years now...Today I'm finally joining the Lounge to say hello. I'm an actor in the LA area. Wishing you all the best with whatever is currently setting you on fire!

Richard "RB" Botto

Stephanie! So glad you stepped out from the shadows! Hope this will inspire you to be a lurker no more!

Stephanie T. Keefer

Thanks for connecting, RB! Yeah, this year I decided to engage more fully with this great community.

Richard "RB" Botto

Excellent to hear, Steph! Looking forward to it!

Stephen Herman
Where can I find a Producer?

Hey Fellow Filmmakers, I just finished a micro budget (contained) Sci-Fi thriller. Anyone knows the first steps of finding someone that could help me produce this thing? Thanks!

Archer Sierra

I would be willing to review your project. Email: DarkCityMediaGroup@gmail.com

Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Since my company got listed in KFTV, I get writers and musicians and even producers sending me emails with pitches. There are directories like the Blue Pages in the USA. The problem is not so much fin...

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Doug Nelson

Vasco - AMEN!

Heather Hale

Nice to meet you Patrick! I mean... Patrick M. McCormick! ;-) Welcome!

Patrick M McCormick

I use my full name when I write... I'm just plain Pat to my friends.

Heather Hale

Well, PAT ;-) I was just teasing giving you the WRITER public R-E-S-P-E-C-T! ;-)

Patrick M McCormick

That... is well appreciated!

Patrick M McCormick
Stimulating Creativity

You've written a general outline and you have well-developed character bio's, but you're stuck staring at the words FADE IN. You need a Hook, an exciting attention grabber, to glue the audience in their seats. Or, you're in the middle of the first draft and your mind has gone blank. What do you do to stimulate your creative juices?

Conrad Ekeke

I must say at this point that I'm happy for you. ;)

Shari D. Frost

I like to watch a favorite film I haven't seen in a while. Reminds me why I'm doing this, and I find it super inspirational. Or read a book I haven't had time to read. Connect with some really great s...

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Conrad Ekeke

Well, if y'all go through my previous post, here: https://www.stage32.com/lounge/screenwriting/What-inspires-you-as-a-scre... You'll find that this issue should raise the eyebrows of many if not, all...

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Patrick M McCormick

"Coneheads" ... Now we know one thing we have in common.

Jeffrey Walesa
Avoiding the paralysis of analysis.

Hey all! I've diligently working on several projects and drafts but I'm finding that I'm over analyzing my stories and characters. At times it feels like there's something missing from the story and I can't seem to solve it. It's like that "IT" factor is missing. Any advice would be appreciated.

Elisabeth Meier

Well, this morning (here) it sounds a little harsh what I wrote, but it never was meant that way. When I read this question I remembered "The Secret" or Esther Hicks' lessons. They all tell the same....

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LindaAnn Loschiavo

Jeffrey: This is very inexpensive & dramatists (like me) do it all the time. Herd a bunch of actors together for a table read. Afterwards, you listen (in silence) as the actors give you feedback. You...

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Heather Hale

Walk away. Work on something else. And come back to them. It's amazing how clear things can be with a little distance and perspective. ;-) READ. ;-) Read great scripts or classic books. Watch films or...

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Mark Schaefer

Thanks for the add! I got 2 new videos out... please like and subscribe to my AbusrdTV chnl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MVjBjqUhw0

Renata Green-Gaber

HinPatrick, thanks for arching out!

Patrick M McCormick

My pleasure.

THE EAGLE AND THE LOON
GENRE: Horror
LOGLINE:

His High School graduation party becomes a gruesome nightmare when his friends disturb the grave of a Chippewa demon. He destroys the monster but discovers the killing is far from over.

Youthful Innocence meets Sadistic Cruelty in a Lurid, Sensual, Adventure in the North Woods.

Patrick M McCormick

"To an Ithaqua, all mankind is guilty. They don’t care who, or what, you are. They don’t care about your good deeds or your sins. They breed and they kill, nothing else."

Bruce Mercury

HEY I went to school in Sarasota! Thanks for joining my network, just had to tell you the news, just got my new novel published. Please check it out here at Amazon.http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Band-Pirates-Mysterious-Expedition-ebook/dp/B01DERKRQC?ie=UTF8&keywords=peter%20and%20the%20band%20of%20pira...

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Patrick M McCormick

Thanks, Bruce, Love the cover. I'll check it all out.

J Medina
A really great(but politically incorrect)screenplay idea. Write it, or no?

Hello, Stage 32-ers. I have a question for you all: I have what I consider to be a great idea for a screenplay. Having written a few already, I know(and so do you)what a great undertaking this is. It's months of time and hard work, blood sweat and tears. The issue with my idea is this: it's politica...

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Adam Tester

This sounds like it could be all about identity and understanding of ones self, since the main character might discover they're Bi-sexual you could have them meet a Trans-person. As long as you cover...

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Jeff Mehlman

Political correctness kills movie making and storytelling. If your character is a bigot. A hater of blacks, gays whites-that is your character. In storytelling we care about THE TRUTH. Joe Bell doesn't know what he's talking about. We need no filters.

Jhonny Gleez

If you really want to write it, do it! :)

James Stewart

Thanks for the invite Patrick. Best regards. www.winecountryfilms.com

Bruce Nahin

Thank you for connecting. A Bit about me. My things are Production development and Business Affairs. I belong to the PGA and SAG/AFTRA. I love teaching young people in the” industry. “I have a Facebook Producers page where I post current topics of interest relating to business in motion pictures, mu...

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Patrick M McCormick

Thanks for the connect. If you run across a producer looking for a solid, original, horror screenplay think of me and "The Eagle and the Loon".

Phillip E. Hardy, "The Pro From Dover"
After you finish your first draft, what’s your rewriting process include?

“Usually, we'd get about three pages done each day, and those pages are finished pages. We'd polish them as we go, over and over again, doing our revising as we proceed. So when we're finished, we're really finished. We very seldom do any revising.” ~Irving Ravetch You’ve typed the words “FADE TO BL...

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Richard "RB" Botto

I have a very similar process, Aray.

Beth Fox Heisinger

Me too, Aray! :)

Jody Ellis

I can't remember the last time I printed out a screenplay, lol

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