Month: February 2016

Originally posted on Thriller/Suspense Film and Writing Festival:
Submit your Thriller/Suspense Film & Screenplay to the Festival: http://thrillersuspensefestival.com JAWS, 1975 Movie Reviews Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb Review by Steven Loeb SYNOPSIS: When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY FILMMAKING NOTES SCREENPLAY WRITING When writing a SCREENPLAY, it’s all about CHARACTER, PLOT, and THEME – the three cornerstones to telling a great story. Below is Part One of NOTES you need to think about when writing a script. Whether you’re a seasoned…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch the winning feature screenplay performance readings for February 2016. Script #1 – HENRIETTA’S ODYSSEY by L R  Whittinger http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/henriettas_odyssey.html SYNOPSIS: Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy To save her Henrietta’s life, she is left on an earthling’s doorstep by Geegle one of the most untrustworthy characters in the plot.…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
TURN ON DESIRE is the February 2016 Short Screenplay Winner. Watch TURN ON DESIRE by Lauren Hoekstra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ObcHJq9NjM CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Susan Wilson LUKE – Mark Sparks PIMP – Neil Kulin BOY – Gabriel Darku LOUDSPEAKER – Elizabeth Rose Morriss Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller Get to know writer Lauren Hoekstra: Matthew Toffolo: What…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
Jordan Inconstant’s award winning comedy/sci-fi YO SOY PEDRO played to rave reviews at the WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival in January 2016. The film was also the winner of Best Musical Score at the festival. I recently sat down with the French film-maker to talk more about his career:…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Four for the Border is the February 2016 Feature Screenplay Winner. It is considered the top spec screenplay in the world today! Watch Four for the Border by Toby Roberts: CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Victoria Urquhart SKYE – Amaka Umeh TRAPPER – Hugh Ritchie POLLY – Mohogany Brown ARTURO –…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Watch Novel Performance Readings: Novels Showcased in 2015: 45 Novels Performed 9 Novels Made into a Movie Plus, 12 Poems Made into a Movie Get FULL FEEDBACK on either the 1st chapter or entire novel book from our committee of Professional Writers, and Writing Consultants. Get your novel performed by…

Originally posted on Matthew Toffolo's Summary:
The music editor is a type of sound editor in film responsible for compiling, editing, and syncing music during the production of a soundtrack. Among the music editor’s roles is creating a “temp track”, which is a “mock-up” of the film’s soundtrack using pre-existing elements to use for editing, audience previews,…