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No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer
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One of the myths of the motion picture industry silently states that screenwriters only write for the big or small screen. Somehow writers become entrenched in this head-messing idea. “My screenplay didn’t sell,”...”My agent hasn’t called,”...”Oh my God, what will I do?”...”Do I have to go back to (choose your option) ‘waiting tables,’ ‘working construction,’ ‘becoming an accountant’?”
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Michael Halperin was a Story Editor for Universal Television and Executive Story Consultant at 20th Century-Fox and has written for numerous popular television series. His play, “All Steps Necessary,” premiered April 2006 in LA. His books on screenwriting include, “Writing the Second Act: Building Conflict and Tension in Your Film Script”. Halperin teaches screenwriting, broadcasting and communications in the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University. His website is www.michaelhalperin.com.
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No Limitations: The Screenwriter as Writer
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One of the myths of the motion picture industry silently states that screenwriters only write for the big or small screen. Somehow writers become entrenched in this head-messing idea. “My screenplay didn’t sell,”...”My agent hasn’t called,”...”Oh my God, what will I do?”...”Do I have to go back to (choose your option) ‘waiting tables,’ ‘working construction,’ ‘becoming an accountant’?”
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Michael Halperin was a Story Editor for Universal Television and Executive Story Consultant at 20th Century-Fox and has written for numerous popular television series. His play, “All Steps Necessary,” premiered April 2006 in LA. His books on screenwriting include, “Writing the Second Act: Building Conflict and Tension in Your Film Script”. Halperin teaches screenwriting, broadcasting and communications in the School of Film and Television at Loyola Marymount University. His website is www.michaelhalperin.com.
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