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Jason Mirch is Stage 32's Director of Script Services and host of the Writers' Room. Outside of this role, he is a feature film, television, branded entertainment, and digital content producer and executive with over 15 years experience. Most recently, he produced a 3D animated feature film starring Jacob Tremblay, Christopher Lloyd, Mel Brooks, and Carol Kane. Full Bio »
Many times in writing our projects do not have a strong enough inciting incident to effectively kick off the narrative. During this webcast we will look at moments everything changed for our protagonists and they were launched on their journey. Every event that happens subsequently will be traced back to this one monumental event. We will examine the inciting incidents of films as well as television shows and explain how they changed the world in an irreversible way. Examples include films such as Monsters Inc., Saving Private Ryan, "The Sopranos," "Breaking Bad," and more!
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We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Tim Ogletree Tim Ogletree is a producer and screenwriter. Most recently, his original screenplay FANTASY FOOTBALL was acquired by Lebron James’ SpringHill Entertainment and produced alongside Nickelodeon and Genius Entertainment. Shot on a budget of $26M, Fantasy Football stars Marsai Martin, Kelly Rowland, and Omari Hardwick, and is currently streaming on Paramount+. Tim wrote the sci-fi action film DEAD ZONE for Automatic Entertainment, now streaming as a Tubi Original. Previous to that, he produced the award-winning independent rom-com BREAKING THEM UP, starring Kelen Coleman and Stephen Schneider, which received a domestic theatrical release and is now available on streaming. Tim and producing partner Bennett LeBarre were Executive Producers on the supernatural thriller BECOMING, starring Toby Kebbell and distributed by Gravitas Ventures. To kickstart his career, Tim produced his first feature film based on his original screenplay, zombie comedy THE WALKING DECEASED, directed by Scott Dow. Shot for a budget of $130,000, the independent movie was released theatrically nationwide grossing over $1.3M worldwide. The success of The Walking Deceased led to his inspirational family movie ROUND OF YOUR LIFE, starring Richard T Jones and Katie Leclerc, released theatrically in over 20 US cities, followed by releases in Australia, Asia, and Latin America across all platforms.
Cursing in dialogue can have an impact on many things in your screenplay. We'll examine how swearing is used to reveal character, explore subtext, and drive a narrative forward.
During this hour-long webcast, Jason explores the uses of this technique to drive plot, reveal character and deliver exposition using some of our favorite films and television series including "Fleabag", Deadpool, Spaceballs, "House of Cards", Fight Club, The Big Short and more to find out how these projects break the fourth wall without throwing us out of the narrative. We discuss the how screenwriters weave this storytelling device into scripts and Jason gives you specific types of wall breaks to consider when writing as well as tips on how to write them!
We’re back in the Writers’ Room for the Breakdown with Erin Conley. We breakdown produced screenplays focusing on a different aspect of writing every webcast. Join us as Producer/Writer Erin Conley breaks down her second season episode of SHADOW AND BONE.
In this breakdown webcast, Jason discusses how the process for writing animated features has evolved from Walt Disney's first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to Pixar's most recent 3D animated releases. Jason discusses how writing for animation is similar to live action and where the process differs. Using scenes and scripts from Up, Wall-E, Bug's Life, "The Simpsons" and more as examples, Jason explains how to apply the principles of animation writing to your work.
Everyone loves a good thrill! In this webcast we will break down what makes Horror, Thriller and other genre scripts so appealing - and why they continue to dominate box offices around the world.