Sunday, September 11, 2011

IFP Phoenix Member Discount

ScriptDoctor is offering a discount on services for members of IFP Phoenix for short film script analysis and diagnosis. See the IFP Phoenix website for details.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Beverley Smith-Dawson

Beverley Smith-Dawson, who was a finalist in the Contest of Contest Winners, was also a finalist in the Feature Screenplay category of the 2011 Moondance International Film Festival for her screenplay, Wild Horse Woman.

Congratulations, Beverley!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

A New Testimonial

TESTIMONIAL #1

Blurb:

Thank you very much for your insights. I’d recommend your service to anyone who wants some straight, honest feedback. It is a valuable service. I look forward to working with you again in the future. -- Brian Pulido, Writer-Director of Lions Gate national release: The Graves that features ScriptDoctor as a Screenplay Consultant.

Complete:

I wanted to give you some feedback on your feedback on my horror script, Cursed. As you may recall, I was looking to revise and complete the script for a round of horror/genre themed screenplay festivals. At the same time you were diagnosing the script, I had five other screenwriters/story editor types reading it. I received all their feedback before I received yours. It was all good thoughtful stuff. When I received your feedback, you essentially suggested a page one re-write. You saw things that the others didn’t. You saw that there wasn’t a "logic” or a "reality” to how the supernatural force operated. You wanted to see more character development. It went on from there. Your diagnosis was broad and to the point, specific and surgically precise. It revealed big, underlying story problems no one else saw. Once I read your diagnosis and digested it, I couldn’t argue with it. The problems became clear as day. I’ve written comic books professionally for twelve years now. I have 240 comics to my credit, have had some of my books chart as high as the #2 book of the month—hell, I even sold a screenplay to RCA/Columbia back in 1990. But wrangling this particular form—the screenplay—has been a challenge. Cursed is my first attempt since 1990. Thank you very much for your insights. I’d recommend your service to anyone who wants some straight, honest feedback. It is a valuable service. I look forward to working with you again in the future. -- Brian Pulido

Howard Allen "the script doctor" is in a new book!

http://www.amazon.com/Now-Write-Screenwriting-Exercises-Teachers/dp/1585428515/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294164097&sr=1-1

Interview on Script Links 2011

http://members.shaw.ca/any-word/interview_scriptdoctor.htm?

Script Magazines Q & A with Howard Allen the Script Doctor

http://www.scriptmag.com/2011/05/02/qa-with-howard-allen-the-script-doctor/