Screenwriters Of Action Christian Maigaard

Today's topic is the number 1 movie on the IMDB hit list: Shawshank Redemption. Chris is joined once again by fellow story consultant and passionate movie-lover, Aki. In this episode you will learn screenwriting secrets by looking at a movie recognized by many to be one of the best movies ever made.

Want to watch the video version of our talk? Visit Chris' YouTube channel:  bit.ly/3P2T7g5

Make sure to go find Aki, and myself on Facebook, as we would love to connect with you and expand our network. Both of us are active members of several of the major Facebook screenwriting groups. Hopefully, we'll talk soon!


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Acclaimed screenwriting teacher, Jeff Kitchen who has taught thousands of writers from Broadway to Hollywood visits the show today, to share insights into the power of dilemma, and what writers often get wrong about it. 

Join us in this episode, and listen to Jeff giving a free Masterclass on the dilemma and how to take your screenplay to new heights by adding this powerful tool to your stories. 

Learn more about Jeff on his website: https://script.kitchen/ 

Get his book "The Hero's Dilemma" on Amazon: https://shorturl.at/bHIY5 
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Chris sits down with fellow story consultant, Ahmed Aki Aslan and we decided to do a deep dive into the latest Marvel movie: The Marvels. We both share a love of story consulting and dissecting stories, so this was an episode we both thoroughly enjoyed recording and had a lot of fun doing. Join us as we talk all things story. 

If you want to chime in, go to Chris' YouTube channel by clicking on this link: bit.ly/3P2T7g5 - find the video, and share your comment down below. 

WARNING! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR "THE MARVELS".

Aki would love to connect with you. Connect with him on Facebook, where he is an active member in all the major screenwriting groups. 

Check out Aki's written thoughts on the movie here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uXDm2f9ATBS-us98AzrABbhxvi7Svzx6/view?fbclid=IwAR0HlyD_GL8Tgk61hUrqwLgdy7cvaQwNRV8XuSVk_aiKQ2q7axn_tAMs9gk




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In this CHRISTMAS SPECIAL, I sit down with produced screenwriter, Isabel Dréan, where she shares her know-how of how to write a Christmas movie, and why writing one is your best chance to break through in Hollywood and become a professional screenwriter. 

Isabel also offers some insane discounts, just reach out to her. Find her down below, using these links:
Website: https://isabeldrean.com/ Bootcamp: https://shorturl.at/agwAKRetreat: https://thegoodwordwritersretreat.com/ 
(00:00) Introduction
(10:20) Asked to write her first Christmas movie
(13:10) Wrote it in 2½ week
(16:00) Isabel's systematized approach to writing
(22:00) Producers looking for this type of Christmas Movie
(25:40) Every writer needs a C.M in their portfolio
(27:30) Writing for hire is the job
(32:30) Branding and Christmas movies
(36:00) Limiting beliefs
(39:00) Love letter to Laos 
(41:00) How to write a Christmas movie
(49:30) Originality vs heart
(52:30) Finding the heart of your story
(58:50) Bootcamp and writing retreat in Greece
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Christian sits down with optioned screenwriter, Boris Coll, aka Boris Aloha, who has made an art out of placing in competitions, one of his screenplays made it to Coverfly's Top 1% and led to him becoming an optioned screenwriter.

In this episode, he reveals his writing process, and how you can learn from him to one day get your work recognized by A-list talent. 

(00:00) Introduction
(06:30) How Being Confident In Your Writing Helps
(09:10) Coverfly Top 1%
(10:30) Don't Look For Managers - do this instead
(12:00) The Journey Of An Optioned Script
(14:00) Two Screenplays In Development
(16:00) Big News
(24:30) It Takes Time To Break Through
 (30:30) Mixing Genres Rooted In Comedy
(34:00) How To Find The Right Idea
(36:00) Forget About Taking Notes, Good Ideas Will Stick
(38:00) Outlining Sucks, But It's Key!
(40:00) Deviate From The Outline
(42:00) I Love Dialogue
(49:30) How To Write Comedy And Find Your Type Of Humor 
(56:20) Your Character Must Go Through A Transformation
(01:02:00) Trim! Trim! Trim! You Can Cut More Than You Think
01:09:50) Rewrote My Optioned Script 50 Times
01:11:50) I'm Never Satisfied!
01:13:10) The Only Notes You Must Listen To
01:15:00) The Game Changer For My Writing
01:18:00) Don't Read Too Many Screenplays
01:21:00) I Could Never Be a Brain Surgeon
01:26:00) Bori's Favorite Movie



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Christian sits down with founder of ScriptRevolution.com, CJ Walley to discuss AI - is it a friend or foe? How will it impact Hollywood? Is it the biggest zeitgeist shift in writing history? We discuss this and much more, including scriptrevolution.com, the independent film market, the importance of brand as a screenwriter, and much more. 

Check out Script Revolution here: https://www.scriptrevolution.com/

(00:00) Introduction
03:00) What is Scriptrevolution.com?
(09:00) Budget and Spec-writing
(16:00) The state of the indie-market
(20:00) Salary in the independent film world
(29:00) A screenwriter's brand
(46:30) AI is here!
(01:00:40) AI impact on the Independent film world
(01:04:00) Turning Screenplay into a book using AI
(01:10:00) Is Prompt writing the future?
(01:16:00) Will AI replace us?
(01:20:00) Scripthop explained
(01:28:30) AI can come up with original crap
(01:30:00) Copyright Issues


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Stuck on a rewrite?
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