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ISA Presents: 20,000 Screenplays Later: What Actually Makes One Work

Most screenwriters think they're the exception. After reading 20,000 scripts, Max Timm and some of the most respected names in the industry know the truth & they're ready to share it. Join Max Timm and the ISA for a rare, unfiltered conversation with screenwriting legends Jim V. Hart (Hook, Bram Stoker's Dracula), Chris Vogler (The Writer's Journey), and Claire Dobbin (Script Editor/EP/Creative Producer) as they break down exactly what separates a script that gets read from one that gets forgotten. This isn't theory. This is pattern recognition at scale. WHAT THEY'LL TACKLE: Is anything truly original after 20,000 scripts — or does it not matter? What does "fresh" actually mean to someone who reads for a living? Is execution more important than your idea? What makes a reader keep going past page 10 — and what kills interest immediately? What makes a script feel professional before they even finish Act One? Can confidence (or the lack of it) actually be felt on the page? This is the conversation most writers never get access to. And it's completely free. Register now to secure your spot. Claire Dobbin is a script editor/ EP/ Creative Producer who works globally with development agencies, screenwriters, producers, directors, broadcasters, streamers and film festivals. Claire was Senior Executive (Creative) at Australia’s national screen agency where she supported Australian writers and directors and was instrumental in establishing the First Nations Film Fund which has become a defining feature of Australia’s national cinema. From 2003 – 2019 she was Chair of “Australia’s most significant screen event” (International Screen Guide), the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) where she devised and established MIFF’s acclaimed industry programs including: 37 South, Accelerator, and MIFF Premiere Fund. Claire is a global script development consultant/ script editor, writing coach and mentor for production companies, producers and writers providing feedback, script editing and writer training script labs. She is a regular mentor at the Industry program of the Rotterdam Film Festival, eQuinoxe Europe, Kosovo Film Summer School and runs the National Screenwritng Lab in India. James V. Hart (J.V.) was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and grew up in Ft. Worth Texas on Drive-In Movies and Saturday Matinees. His writing/producing credits include; Hook, directed by Steven Spielberg based on an idea by Hart’s then 6 year old son, Jake, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Muppet Treasure Island, directed by Brian Henson, and Contact, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Other writing/producing credits include: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Tuck Everlasting, Jack And The Beanstalk: The Real Story. Sahara, Lara Croft: Tombraider – The Cradle Of Life, August Rush, Epic, and the TV series, Crossbones. The Hot Zone, the acclaimed series for Nat Geo based on Richard Preston’s best-selling book, was created by Hart, who also shared writing and story credits on each episode and served as an Executive Producer. Hart is a co-founder of the Peter Pan Children’s Fund, a non-profit that fosters youth philanthropy supporting Children’s Hospitals, has served on the Meadows School of the Arts board at SMU, is a founding member of the Writer’s Guild Initiative board, and founder of Lionfish University, a non-profit dedicated to reef preservation and conservation. Christopher Vogler is a veteran story consultant for major Hollywood film companies and a respected teacher of filmmakers and writers around the globe. His book “The Writer’s Journey”, applying the ancient patterns of myth to modern story-telling, has helped to shape the way people in movies, TV, publishing and the game industry think about stories. It is required reading at many film schools, literature programs and production companies. He has influenced the screenplays of movies from THE LION KING to FIGHT CLUB to THE THIN RED LINE. His 12-stage outline of the Hero’s Journey has been recognized as a powerful tool of therapy, business and self-understanding. Vogler served as a U. S. Air Force officer and made award-winning documentary films on the military space program. He attended the University of Southern California film school on the G.I. Bill, and there encountered THE HERO WITH A THOUSAND FACES by Joseph Campbell, recognizing it as the secret code of effective storytelling. He started in the film industry as a story analyst for Twentieth Century Fox and went on to work for Paramount, Columbia, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Pictures. At Disney he joined the staff of the Feature Animation division as a researcher and story consultant, influencing the development of THE LION KING, ALADDIN, HERCULES, FANTASIA 2000 and MU-LAN. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/48512647...