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We love to hate them...or hate to love them! We're kicking off another month of a packed Writers' Room schedule with the Breakdown Webcast: Antagonists! During one of our character building webcasts, we noted that many of our examples of great characters, were characters who we traditionally see as antagonists! So let's dig in and really explore what makes these baddies so good. Stories need conflict, certainly, but conflict doesn't have to come at the hands of a cackling, mustache-twirling supervillain. There's more than one way to shape your story's antagonist! During this webcast we'll discuss 4 types of antagonists, 6 ways in which to develop a well-rounded and authentic antagonist, how to intrude your antagonists and explore our favorite antagonists from film and television, and a whole lot more! Full Bio »
We love to hate them...or hate to love them! We're kicking off another month of a packed Writers' Room schedule with the Breakdown Webcast: Antagonists! During one of our character building webcasts, we noted that many of our examples of great characters, were characters who we traditionally see as antagonists! So let's dig in and really explore what makes these baddies so good.
Stories need conflict, certainly, but conflict doesn't have to come at the hands of a cackling, mustache-twirling supervillain. There's more than one way to shape your story's antagonist! During this webcast we'll discuss 4 types of antagonists, 6 ways in which to develop a well-rounded and authentic antagonist, how to intrude your antagonists and explore our favorite antagonists from film and television, and a whole lot more!
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"LOL, from Milton to Avengers. Rock it, Jason" - Sarah G.B.
"Great Session today. Thanks Jason!" - Adriana R.
"Thanks so much, Jason. Got some good tips about writing an antagonist." - Jill H.
"Great session, Jason." - Stephen P.
"Great one as always, Jason!!" - P.A. Lopez
We return to the Writers' Room Script Breakdown Webcast of the iconic Quentin Tarantino script, PULP FICTION, which debuted at Cannes on May 12th, 1994, on its 31st anniversary!
The Script Breakdown Webcast returned with special guest Sean Wathen, Screenwriter & Producer, who broke down key elements of his hit script, SNIPER: THE LAST STAND, for Destination Films, a subsidiary of SONY. Sean also talked about his career and experiences in the industry and his other projects, including THE 2022 LIONSGATE film, ESCAPE THE FIELD.
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.
We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast Thunder Levin. Thunder Levin is a feature film and television writer/director. He is probably best known as the creator of the pop culture phenomenon “Sharknado” series of TV movies for Syfy Channel. He has written and directed four feature films: “Mutant Vampire Zombies From The ‘Hood!”, an independent horror/comedy starring C. Thomas Howell; “American Warships” a military action film starring Mario Van Peebles & Carl Weathers for the Syfy Channel; “AE Apocalypse Earth”, a science fiction film starring Adrian Paul & Richard Grieco; and “GeoDisaster” a disaster film released in 2017. He has written over a dozen produced feature films & TV movies, and collaborated on a videogame adaptation of the classic 90's TV series “Xena: Warrior Princess” for Universal’s “Series” mobile app. He is developing several TV series, feature film projects, and a comic book series. He’s a lifelong sailor and car enthusiast who’s recently taken up motorcycle riding and is at work on his first novel. Yes, that’s his real name.
Dark comedies intend to make light of events that would otherwise be considered too painful to discuss. The hope is that viewers will gain a cathartic experience, or simply laugh at some absurd situation. During this webcast, Jason Mirch discusses the 6 principles of how to make Dark Comedies work, while showing clips of some of the best dark comedies as examples.
We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Producer and Writer, Nick Waters. Nick Waters is a Producer and Writer of the horror film, MARGAUX starring Vanessa Morgan and Madison Pettis, currently in post production at Paramount Pictures. Nick is also Producing a comedy with Chloe Grace Moretz, and a psychological thriller he wrote and is producing with a top horror company. Nick produced the horror feature SHELTER IN PLACE in 2020 with The Komack Company - the producers of DEADPOOL and VAN WILDER. He continues to develop other projects to bring to that company. Nick is currently directing and producing a documentary with some of the world's top ballroom dancers. Prior to transitioning into Producing, Nick was in front of the camera as an actor - bringing with him valuable relationships with talent and filmmakers.