Su-City Pictures East, LLC

Meet Su-City's New Intern...

2012-01-21T09:15:00.001-08:00

Katelyn Dobbs, screenwriting and film student at UNH, just completed a short documentary:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99ooTs-j0U&feature=related

Here's an article about the film...

http://www.cabinet.com/cabinetcabinetnews/947076-308/pond-has-unusual-moniker.html

LONDON 1666 - Information

2012-01-21T09:09:00.000-08:00

LONDON 1666 - a feature-length script written by Phil Skipp is gaining momentum and I am proud to be one of the producers on this project

To learn more...

Here is my intern Katelyn Dobb's London 1666 blog:

http://london1666.wordpress.com

PraiseMaker News (Alvin Singleton, Composer/Susan Kouguell, Choral Text

2012-01-13T15:37:00.000-08:00

The Alabama Symphony’s annual “Reflect and Rejoice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.” will not only honor the legacy of the civil rights icon next Sunday. It will also pay homage to the late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, the Birmingham leader who worked with Dr. King in the fight against racial regregation.

ASO assistant conductor Fawzi Haimor will lead the orchestra, along with choirs from Alabama School of Fine Arts and Jacksonville State University. Co-sponsored by the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the concert will begin with “An American Fanfare,” by Adolphus Hailstork, whose works have been featured several times at ASO concerts.

Mayor William Bell will provide the narration for Alexander Lamont Miller’s “Let Freedom Ring,” a 1998 composition for narrator and orchestra set to the words of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The mayor follows President Bill Clinton, James Earl Jones, William Warfield and Danny Glover in narrating the work. Jonathan Bailey Holland’s “House of Dreams” will be followed by “PraiseMaker,” a work for chorus and orchestra by Alvin Singleton, who has served as composer-in-residence at the Atlanta Symphony and taught at Spelman College in Atlanta.

PraiseMaker News (Alvin Singleton composer, Susan Kouguell, choral text

2012-01-13T15:27:00.000-08:00

The music of Alvin Singleton and Joseph Schwantner plays a major role in the Martin Luther King, Jr. concert tributes this month in Atlanta and Alabama. The Alabama Symphony presents Singleton’s PraiseMaker on January 15, led by Fawzi Haimor.Commissioned and premiered in 1998 by the Cincinnati Symphony for the 125th anniversary of the Cincinnati May Festival, PraiseMaker is a 22-minute work for chorus and orchestra that features texts by filmmaker, poet and frequent Singleton collaborator Susan Kouguell. Fawzi Haimor conducts the event at the Alys Robins Stephens Center in Birmingham, AL - a city historically linked to the Civil Rights movement. Singleton describes PraiseMaker as a "universal, secular and celebratory" work about honoring the past. The title was inspired by the “praise singers” of Africa, who serve as the oral historians and celebrants of the traditions in their communities. A new recording of PraiseMaker was released on the recent Telarc recording The Singing Rooms, performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Robert Spano.

Find Me on LinkedIn

2012-01-09T11:11:00.000-08:00

Check out my LinkedIn profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=hb_tab_pro_top

"Like" Me on Facebook

2012-01-09T10:29:00.000-08:00

Check out my Su-City Pictures East LLC Fan Page on Facebook! Here's the link
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Su-City-Pictures-East-LLC/213999332021406?sk=page_getting_started

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS...ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR Column...

2012-01-03T17:44:00.000-08:00

Here is my ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR January Column for newenglandfilm.com

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2012/01/screenplay

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (And discount ...)

2011-12-30T18:12:00.000-08:00

Click on the link for HAPPY NEW YEAR greeting and discount...

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Su-City-Pictures.html?soid=1102701453544&aid=dpVwspzbkm4

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR - DECEMBER COLUMN

2011-12-03T02:17:00.001-08:00

Here is my column for newenglandfilm.com - December column...All about Structure...
http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/12/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR November Column

2011-11-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Behind a Studio's Closed Doors

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/11/screenplay

INTERVIEW WITH SUSAN KOUGUELL

2011-11-01T16:19:00.000-07:00

Doctor on Call: An Interview with Screenwriter and Author Susan Kouguell

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/11/kouguell

READ AN EXCERPT FROM SAVVY CHARACTERS...

2011-10-17T08:25:00.001-07:00

To read an excerpt from SAVVY CHARACTERS SELL SCREENPLAYS! click on...

https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1089452

Buy SAVVY CHARACTERS now and save!

2011-10-13T17:03:00.000-07:00

Buy my new
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receive $1.00 off by using the discount code G22GAZPD.

Buy the book now -- and save $1.00

2011-10-13T16:59:00.000-07:00

2011-10-04T15:05:00.001-07:00

SUSAN KOUGUELL'S NEW BOOK...

2011-10-04T14:52:00.000-07:00

SAVVY CHARACTERS SELL SCREENPLAYS!

A Comprehensive Guide to

Crafting Winning Characters

with

Film Analyses and Screenwriting Exercises

Buy my new book at https://www.createspace.com/3558862
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ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR OCTOBER COLUMN

2011-10-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

My column on ADAPTATION

Try this link...

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/10/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR OCTOBER COLUMN

2011-10-04T07:01:00.000-07:00

HERE IS THE LINK TO THIS MONTH'S COLUMN ABOUT ADAPTATION...

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/10/screenplay

SAVVY CHARACTERS SELL SCREENPLAYS!

2011-09-30T11:22:00.000-07:00

HOT OFF THE PRESSES...MY NEW BOOK IS HERE!

SAVVY CHARACTERS SELL SCREENPLAYS!

A comprehensive guide to crafting winning characters with film analyses and screenwriting exercises

Analyzing and referencing over 220 films, offering 34 screenwriting exercises, and providing 6 templates from fictional scripts, this book will inspire screenwriters to unleash their ideas, break through stumbling blocks, and strengthen their characters

CreateSpace eStore: https://www.createspace.com/3558862

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR for JULY

2011-09-07T14:59:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Agent Directories

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/07/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR - SEPTEMBER COLUMN

2011-09-07T14:53:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Why Hollywood Isn't Calling

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/09/screenplay

END-OF-SPRING 10% SAVINGS AT SU-CITY PICS

2011-06-18T04:32:00.000-07:00

Is it time for feedback
on your screenplay,
query, treatment, synopsis or pitch?

Submit your work before June 27 and save 10%!

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR Column for June

2011-06-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: A Long Way From L.A.

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/06/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR for MAY

2011-05-26T07:48:00.001-07:00

LOOKING FOR SCREENWRITING PARTNER, AND MORE....

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/node/35595

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR for April

2011-04-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Script to Screen: a rundown of what you can do to take your script straight to the screen.

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/04/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR - MARCH COLUMN

2011-03-05T05:05:00.000-08:00

From Music to Elves - This month, my Ask the Screenplay Doctor column answers readers' questions on music and what to do when your screenplay might be too similar to a successful film.

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/03/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR - February Column

2011-02-07T17:08:00.000-08:00

Five Reasons Why Your Script is Getting Rejected

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/02/screenplay

Susan's chapter in NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING

2011-01-28T10:07:00.000-08:00

NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING

IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Edited by Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson the latest addition to the Now Write! writing guide series by tarcher/penguin is an essential handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from the acclaimed screenwriters of RAGING BULL, ALI, TERMINATOR 2, GROUNDHOG DAY, CAPE FEAR, Lost, True Blood, The Shield, and many other hit films and television shows. (Contributors page.) http://nowwrite.net/screenwriting

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR for JANUARY

2011-01-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

Here's this month's column...

The Top Ten Checklist for Creating Winning Characters

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2011/01/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR December Column

2010-12-11T05:35:00.000-08:00

Here is my column for December's newenglandfilm.com

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/12/screenplay

COMING IN JANUARY...

2010-11-27T17:25:00.000-08:00

SUSAN'S CHAPTER in...

NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING

Edited by Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson
the latest addition to the Now Write! writing guide series will be released by tarcher/penguin on January 6, 2011!

An essential handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from the acclaimed screenwriters of RAGING BULL, ALI, TERMINATOR 2, GROUNDHOG DAY, CAPE FEAR, Lost, True Blood, The Shield, and many other hit films and television shows. (Contributors page.)

http://nowwrite.net/screenwriting

SUSAN'S "ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR" COLUMN

2010-11-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Top 10 Screenwriting Pet Peeves

http://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/11/screenplay

ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR

2010-11-03T18:13:00.000-07:00

PraiseMaker CD Reviews

2010-10-19T05:58:00.001-07:00

THE SINGING ROOMS CD released on September 21
PraiseMaker (Alvin Singleton, composer/ Susan Kouguell, text) Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. To order:http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/TEL-32630-02/

Reviews of PraiseMaker...

"[PraiseMaker] is homophonic but uses that simplicity as a virtue, building up a raw and concentrated spiritual intensity, with flashes of rage. Singleton’s music here makes a potent impact from a limited palette."– Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta Journal Constitution

"The real choral winner is Alvin Singleton’s PraiseMaker, a piece of extraordinary depth and emotion. The work intends on being a universal secular celebration of accomplishments and learning. This it indeed does, and I found it enthralling from first to last…"– Steven Ritter, audiophileaudition.com

SUSAN'S "ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR" OCTOBER COLUMN

2010-10-19T05:43:00.000-07:00

Here is my "Ask the Screenplay Doctor" October NewEnglandFilm.com Column

Working with Independent Directors

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/10/screenplay

THE SINGING ROOMS CD

2010-09-28T08:08:00.000-07:00

THE SINGING ROOMS CD is here! Choral text by Susan Kouguell/Composer Alvin Singleton, featuring "PraiseMaker" performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus www.concordmusicgroup.com

THE SINGING ROOMS CD released on September 21

2010-09-26T16:05:00.000-07:00

PraiseMaker (Alvin Singelton, composer/ Susan Kouguell, text) Robert Spano conducts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

To order:

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/TEL-32630-02/

OR:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B003YOMN5Y/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=5174&s=music

COUNTDOWN TO MY CD RELEASE

2010-09-13T13:08:00.000-07:00

On September 21 - PraiseMaker (composer Alvin Singleton, choral text Susan Kouguell) performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will be released. To pre-order CD:

http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/albums/The-Singing-Rooms/

SEPTEMBER NEW ENGLAND FILM COLUMN...

2010-09-01T08:10:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor: Converting Short Stories and Writing in Screenplay Format

This month the Screenplay Doctor addresses how writers might convert short stories, as well as the proper format for a script.

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/09/screenplay

SUSAN'S ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR COLUMN

2010-08-06T17:29:00.000-07:00

NEWENGLANDFILM.COM: ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR column

"Where to Send Your Script"

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/06/screenplay

SUSAN'S MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-08-06T17:27:00.000-07:00

SUSAN'S MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM
Ask the Screenplay Doctor monthly column...
For August...

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/08/agentcalling

SUPPORT DOC FILMMAKER JOE BERLINGER

2010-06-05T03:33:00.000-07:00

(I consulted on Joe's film Brother's Keeper...his film Crude is a must-see. Read Redford's article, donate, read more at NY Times, and other film publications about this important issue.)

Joe Berlinger vs. Chevron: Why We Must All Defend Independent Filmmaking www.huffingtonpost.com
Documentary filmmakers' success as storytellers depends on access to those who are willing to talk on camera. If the subjects of hard-hitting films are fearful of the ramifications of telling the truth then the filmmaker has no story.

SUSAN'S MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-06-01T16:25:00.000-07:00

Ask the Screenplay Doctor monthly column...

http://newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/06/screenplay

INFO ABOUT MY COLLEAGUE'S NEW LAW FIRM...

2010-05-21T09:50:00.001-07:00

MARC JACOBSON, P.C. OFFERS EXPERTISE IN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT LAW

New York, New York--March 1, 2010 -- Marc Jacobson, an internationally-renowned media & entertainment lawyer, business executive and lecturer with broad experience in the Entertainment, Internet and Media industries, announced today the launch of his new law firm, Marc Jacobson, P.C. Located in midtown Manhattan, the firm will offer new and existing clients guidance in the creation, development, financing, distribution, and exploitation of film, television, music, publishing, and theatrical properties through traditional means as well as mobile and Internet platforms.

As a senior executive at Prodigy Communications Corp. in the late 1990’s, Jacobson was a principal draftsman of the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act. After Prodigy, he served as a senior executive at two publicly traded Internet companies. He is the Founding Chairman of the New York State Bar Association Section on Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law, which began in 1984. Since October 2001, he has been Of Counsel at Greenberg, Traurig LLP in New York City.

“I’m very excited about working in a boutique setting again, with all the flexibility it offers,” Jacobson said. “Advances in technology present great opportunities for current and future clients in the entertainment and media businesses and also allows the firm the chance to embrace practical, alternative fee structures to benefit our clients.”

Jacobson represents a wide range of clients including The New York Philharmonic; BMG Music Rights, a joint venture between Bertelsmann and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts; GoomRadio.com, a French based internet radio station with a growing US presence; Jimmy Webb, the great American songwriter and author of “Up, Up & Away,” “Wichita Lineman” among other classic songs; Omega Entertainment, producer of the forthcoming “Betty Anne Waters,” starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell; DGDW Entertainment, a leading producer of concerts to benefit charitable organizations; Fred Zollo, noted theatrical (“A Steady Rain” “Angels in America”) and motion picture (“Quiz Show” the forthcoming “Sweet Lorraine”) producer; Cherry Lane Music Publishing, which publishes the music of The Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Fergie, Quincy Jones and others; the chart topping singer Nicole Henry; and Brian and Ed Holland, members of Holland-Dozier-Holland, famed Motown songwriters.

The firm will continue its focus on representing talent and companies in their music and motion picture related projects, especially in connection with the purchase and sale of music publishing and other catalogs, as well as the financing, production and distribution of motion pictures. Jacobson is well-versed in effectively using state, federal and foreign tax incentives in financing the production of television and theatrical motion pictures. He plans to devote significant attention to the challenges faced by music publishers in licensing their works across the European Union.

Jacobson was a pioneer in the Internet business, playing a major role in the success of Prodigy Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGY) from 1995 - 1999, serving as Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Public Policy. He helped guide Prodigy’s three divisions and international ventures in nine countries. He helped orchestrate the company’s successful management-led/investor-backed buyout in 1996 and its IPO in February 1999. He also helped resolve the Stratton Oakmont v Prodigy libel case, averting $200 million in damages and reversing a prior ruling against Prodigy without payment of any money to the plaintiff. He testified before Congress and the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) regarding the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and the Berne Convention. Jacobson’s business career also included the following executive positions: President and Chief Operating Officer, Politics.com, Inc. (www.politics.com) (NASDAQ: POCO); Chief Financial Officer, Turbo Chef Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBO); President, TurboChef Internet (www.turbochef.com); Chief Operating Officer, MY-CD.com, Inc. (www.my-cd.com). He was instrumental in raising over $340 million for Prodigy and these companies.

Jacobson earned many awards and honors throughout his career, including being listed as a leading Entertainment Lawyer in New York according to Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world in the 2005-2009 editions; selected by Super Lawyers magazine in their 2008 and 2009 editions, and listed in Legal 500 US, an internationally recognized client referral guide providing in-depth editorial and recommendations of law firms and lawyers. Jacobson is licensed to practice law in New York, California and Florida.

For more information, contact:

Marc Jacobson
Marc Jacobson, PC
488 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212-705-4899
Fax: 646-807-4599
Skype: marcjacobson
Email: info@marcjacobson.com
Web: www.marcjacobson.com

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CLIENT'S NEW BOOK ...

2010-05-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

Congratulations, Bill!

Methuselah's Pillar by W.G. Griffiths

Here's the link:

http://www.wggriffiths.com/

Susan's client's new youtube links...

2010-05-19T07:37:00.000-07:00

For some entertainment...see Steve Lifshey's work:

THE MASTERPIECE - part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk6uKdi0ixk

THE MASTERPIECE - part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu5pg70kdbY&feature=channel

MY MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-05-01T18:24:00.000-07:00

Check out May's column at:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/05/screenplay

This month ... Film schools and Inktip...

MY MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-04-07T16:48:00.000-07:00

Check out April's column at: http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/03/agents

MY MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-03-02T05:59:00.000-08:00

Check out this month's ASK THE SCREENPLAY DOCTOR column:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/03/screenplay

MONTHLY COLUMN AT NEWENGLANDFILM.COM

2010-02-03T09:29:00.001-08:00

Please visit my new monthly column: Ask the Screenplay Doctor at:

http://www.newenglandfilm.com/magazine/2010/02/screenwriter

This month's question: How to Break into Hollywood.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

2009-12-21T12:28:00.000-08:00

WISHING YOU ALL HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

JOY, GOOD HEALTH, & PEACE

Susan

p.s. And I hope to post more frequent blogs in the new year!

PUBLICATION DATE for...

2009-11-23T05:58:00.001-08:00

Susan's chapter/exercise "Analyze Your Characters" will appear in the NOW WRITE ! Screenwriting: Exercises by Today's Best Screenwriters, Teachers and Consultants to be published by Tarcher/Penguin in September, 2010

SUSAN'S NEW SCREENWRITING ARTICLE!

2009-11-10T16:24:00.000-08:00

http://www.moviemaker.com/magazine/toc/complete_guide_to_making_movies_2010_20091020/

Don't miss my article in the

Complete Guide to Making Movies 2010 in MovieMaker Magazine's Special Annual Edition.

SUSAN'S SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP 10/22

2009-10-21T14:08:00.000-07:00

Susan Kouguell presents: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Screenwriting

6:30 PM at Wiggin Memorial Library, Stratham, NH

Contact: Tricia Ryden 772-4346 library@wigginml.org

Whether you are a teenager or a senior, if you have an idea for your first screenplay or are writing your tenth script, this seminar will address your questions and demystify how both the independent and Hollywood film industries really work. Learn the inside secrets about what movie executives demand in a winning screenplay.

NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM FESTIVAL

2009-10-17T16:11:00.000-07:00

My screenwriting seminar tomorrow at the NH Film Festival is at 10:30 in the Connie Bean building. It is NOT at 12:30 as posted on the NHFF Website and some other materials. Hope you can attend!

Thanks to the panelists today at the Art of the Pitch panel I moderated today!

50 Best Websites for Moviemakers 2009

2009-09-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

FROM MOVIEMAKER MAGAZINE: 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers 2009
by Jennifer M. Wood Published June 10, 2009
The Internet offers moviemakers a unique opportunity for sharing their work with the world. But distribution is not the only way the Web can assist aspiring and seasoned auteurs alike. From pre-production through post, millions of Websites help today’s cinema artists further their careers. How can you separate the best from the rest? For starters, you can use our second annual roundup of the 50 Best Websites for Moviemakers.
AFCI.org
ArtfulWriter.com
ArtOfTheGuillotine.com
BigStar.tv
BlssResearch.com
DeadlineHollywoodDaily.com
DetonationFilms.com
DVcreators.net
DVXuser.com
EarthProtect.com
EntertainmentEarth.com
ExploreTalent.com
FightForIndependents.org
FilmmakersAlliance.org
Filmmaking.net
FiveSprockets.com
GreenCine.com
HollywoodOmniBook.com
iArtHouse.com
TheIncentivesOffice.com
IMDb.com
IndieProducer.net
IndyMogul.com
InkTip.com
JoBlo.com
JohnAugust.com
MagicRock.com
MakingOf.com
MicroFilmmaker.com
MovieMaker.com
MovieMarketingMadness.com
MovieRetriever.com
myProducer.tv
Openfilm.com
Pavaline.com
ProductionHUB.com
Reel-Exchange.com
ReelGrok.com
ReframeCollection.org
ScriptPIMP.com
ShootingPeople.org
SnagFilms.com
StoryLink.com
TakeZer0.com
TriggerStreet.com
TwistedTracks.com
WebFilmSchool.com
WebMovieNow.com
YOBI.tv
The list above includes sites only; for the full article, pick up a copy of MovieMaker‘s Future of Moviemaking 2009 special edition, on newsstands in June. Or sign up for a subscription at the discounted rate of just $1 per issue* at https://www.moviemaker.com/subscribe/best_sites.

Links to Finding Jobs & Collaborations

2009-09-23T09:06:00.000-07:00

From FILMMAKER Magazine's Summer 2009 Issue:

WHERE TO...
FIND A JOB

4entertainmentjobs.com
blog.reel-exchange.com/jobboard
digitalmedianet.4jobs.com
entertainmentjobs.com
filmstaff.com
jobhuntweb.viacom.com/jobhunt/main/jobhome.asp
mandy.com
media-match.com
monster.com
nyc.gov/html/film/html/home/reeljobs_download.shtml
varietymediacareers.com

COLLABORATE WITH OTHERS

actorsandcrew.com
d-word.com
dvxuser.com
iamanartist.com
massify.com
productionhub.com/jobs
reduser.net
shootingpeople.org
triggerstreet.com

ANOTHER SAVVY SCREENWRITER REVIEW

2009-09-10T16:58:00.000-07:00

From Film International:
http://www.filmint.nu/

The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out!, Susan Kouguell
New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 288pp., ISBN-13: 978-0312355753 (pbk), $14.95
For those that are considering or already dabbling in the craft of writing screenplays there are some names that recur with astounding regularity: Syd Field, Lew Hunter, Robert McKee and Dr Linda Seger. Yet even if one cracks the spine of any number of books dedicated to creating a screenplay to actually write a screenplay, then what happens after the celebratory glass of champagne has gone flat? What do you do after you’ve written the screenplay?

You may not have heard of her… yet. Her name is Susan Kouguell. She is not simply an academic that is teaching screenwriting without ever having swum in the murky and mercurial waters of Hollywood. Kougell is an award-winning screenwriter, producer and script consultant who has had stints with Miramax, Paramount Pictures and working with Louis Malle. The Savvy Screenwriter: How to Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) without Selling Out is a manual to guide aspiring screenwriters on what they need to know and do after they have typed FADE OUT on their final draft.

Do not be fooled by the slimness of this text. Kouguell demystifies the key components and players involved in the road to getting one’s screenplay noticed and sold in the entertainment industry. The Savvy Screenwriter reveals to readers how movie executives and story analysts approach new material and writers. Unsure of whether your script is really finished? The Savvy Screenwriter provides a checklist. Don’t know how to get an agent? It’s in there. Don’t know how to pitch anything other than a baseball? Not to worry, Kouguell’s book is able to help.

Kouguell’s writing style exhibits candour yet is forthright and this approach is perfect for communicating the practical advice that she has gleaned from navigating through Hollywood. She shares some of her not-so-great moments when she was starting out in the industry and what she learned from them. Quite simply, Kouguell’s text shows the reader how the entertainment industry works and how the screenwriter fits within this ecological system.

The Savvy Screenwriter supports the practical advice by complementing it with detailed explanations and examples of common industry documents and terminology such as coverage, release forms, option agreements and ‘pay or play’. The appendices contain a thorough list of online and offline resources, from organisations to trade publications, to prepare readers before they buy their one-way tickets to Los Angeles.

Whilst it would have been an added bonus to know the screenplays that Kouguell deems essential reading, the exclusion is understandable as her focus is squarely on how to make it in Hollywood as a new screenwriter. The Savvy Screenwriter is a welcome companion to other screenwriting texts.

Contributor details
Deirdre Devers is a researcher of screen cultures, specifically digital games and film. When she's not watching films, she's watching gamers at play or writing about people's interactions with the screen

SAVVY SCREENWRITER in TOP 10 Books

2009-09-10T16:13:00.000-07:00

The Page Awards writes: Here are the top books, classes, seminars, software, and other tools and resources our judges recommend to help you navigate your way through the Hollywood system.

http://pageawards.com/recommended-resources/sell-your-script/

THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER: A real-life guide to surviving in the film business by industry veteran and Tufts University screenwriting teacher Susan Kouguell, this invaluable script sales manual reveals: what the studios are looking for, the dos and don’ts of pitching a script, insights into how scripts are rated, as well as instructions on writing a successful query letter and synopsis, and tips on negotiating contracts, signing development deals, and working with Hollywood agents and entertainment attorneys.

SUMMER COMES TO A CLOSE...

2009-09-03T06:08:00.000-07:00

After taking a few weeks off from writing blog entries, I am back with weekly (or more) updates about everything screenplay and film...and more!

Atlhough I was remiss in blogging, I was busy consulting with my Su-City clients...many of whom are getting BIG interest in their projects. I will post success stories as they come in.

On the writing front, I wrote an article for MovieMaker Magazine that will come out this month -check back for the link to the article in the coming days...

I was also invited to write a chapter for Now Write Screenplays! an anthology of exercises and ‘tricks’ by masters and teachers. Other contributors include Stephen Rivele (ALI, Oscar-nominated NIXON), Oscar-nominated Kim Krizan (BEFORE SUNRISE), Danny Rubin (GROUNDHOG DAY), Paul Guay (LIAR, LIAR), David Atkins (NOVOCAINE), Andy Fleming (THE CRAFT), Karey Kirkpatrick (SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES), Blake Snyder (BLANK CHECK), Ed Solomon (MEN IN BLACK), Jim Strain (JUMANJI), Glenn Gers (MAD MONEY) and legendary TV writer Arnie Kane.

And, I recently served as the judge for the New Hampshire Film & Television Office
Screenplay Reading competition. For more info go to: www.nhfilm.gov/film/documents/screenplay-reading

BOOK RECOMMENDATION...

2009-07-20T05:08:00.000-07:00

Another colleague's book to read ...

KING OF THE FOREST by Lucinda Marcoux

http://www.peartreepublishing.net/books/forest.php

NEW READING RECOMMENDATIONS

2009-07-10T05:13:00.001-07:00

Great Publications/Blogs from my colleagues:

The Independent's Guide to Film Distribution, edited by Michele Meek. http://www.independent-magazine.org/distributor

Sydney Levine's blog: http://SydneysBuzz.blogspot.com/

PRAISEMAKER on GEORGIA PUBLIC RADIO

2009-06-14T03:30:00.000-07:00

Tonight at 11 p.m....

Rebroadcast of PRAISEMAKER. Performed by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
(Composer Alvin Singleton, Choral Text Susan Kouguell)
(Show begins at 10 p.m. - it's #3 on program.)

Go to:
http://www.gpb.org/aso.

Then click on: "Listen Live" and follow link "ASO" - Sarah Zaslow, host.
Ms. Zaslow interviews composers.

Link below for more info on PRAISEMAKER with selection from choral text:
http://www.asochorus.org/member/SingPraise.pdf

PRAISEMAKER on Georgia Public Broadcasting

2009-06-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

Thursday June 9 at 9 p.m. and Sunday at 10 p.m. PRAISEMAKER (composed by Alvin Singleton, choral text Susan Kouguell) and interview go to the live stream:

http://www.gpb.org/aso

FRIENDS & CLIENTS' BOOKS...

2009-05-24T09:58:00.000-07:00

Twisted Head: An Italian American Memoir by Carl Capotorto

The Florida Life of Thomas Edison by Michele Wehrwein Albion

The Independent's Guide to Film Distributors, edited by Michele Meek. www.independent-magzine.org

Angels & Demons Private Screening/Party May 2009

2009-05-21T16:32:00.000-07:00

Congrats to Dan Brown on his success!

UPCOMING WORKSHOP!

2009-05-21T07:38:00.000-07:00

Write a Winning Screenplay: What Film Executives Really Look For.

MAY 30 & JUNE 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Two-Week Intensive with Susan Kouguell Write a Winning Screenplay Saturdays, May 30 & June 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Members $175; Nonmembers $200.

Discover the tools to craft a successful screenplay that will grab a film executive’s attention. Discussion will include the three-act structure, plot exploration, characters’ journeys, and writing scintillating scenes. You will work on the first ten pages of your screenplay, which will be critiqued in class in a safe, non-threatening environment. All levels.

For more info: http://www.nhwritersproject.org/newfiles/workshops.html#screenplay

SPONSORED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE WRITER'S PROJECT.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

2009-04-13T08:23:00.000-07:00

A chapter from THE SAVVY SCREENWRITER is excerpted here!

UPCOMING SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS

2009-04-10T17:53:00.000-07:00

MAY 30 & JUNE 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Two-Week Intensive with Susan Kouguell Write a Winning Screenplay Saturdays, May 30 & June 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Members $175; Nonmembers $200

APRIL 18 NEW HAMPSHIRE WRITERS PROJECT - WRITER'S DAY.

How do you know if your screenplay is really ready for submission? Where and how do you submit a script? How do you find an agent? Do you need an entertainment attorney? What's the best way to grab a production company's attention? This workshop will demystify the film industry and reveal what story analysts and movie executives really look for in a winning screenplay. Tools on writing attention-grabbing queries and synopses, as well as preparing for pitch meetings will also be discussed.

For more information visit http://www.nhwritersproject.org/