Scriptcake

Many screenwriters don't think about how their story will impact an audience on a scene-by-scene basis. Listen to this podcast to understand how to bring your scenes to life.

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With more than 70 screenwriting credits, Christine Conradt has been writing for television for almost two decades. Her TV movies have aired on Showtime, Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network, Hallmark, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Fox, and UPtv. For a complete list of titles, see her IMDB page.

Christine has directed seven feature-length films. The Bride He Bought Online (aka Flirting with Madness), which she also penned, Killer Mom, and Rooming with Danger all premiered on Lifetime Network. She also directed three rom-coms:  12 Days of Giving, the Christmas movie she also wrote, aired on UPtv, The Nature of Love and Love Game Match (aka Putting Love to the Test), both of which she also produced, are available on Pure Flix and Amazon/Hoopla respectively.

Christine has produced more than 30 feature films for television.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Christopher Riley is a professional screenwriter who co-wrote the award-winning German language courtroom thriller "After the Truth" with his wife, Kathy Riley . The Rileys have written scripts for Disney’s Touchstone Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Mandalay Television Pictures, the late Sean Connery’s Fountainbridge Films and Robert Cort Productions. The Riley’s latest book is "The Defining Moment: How Writers and Actors Build Characters."

Buy Chris and Kathy's book here ==>> "The Defining Moment"

Chris is also the author of the classic screenplay format guide The Hollywood Standard.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

This is the second part of a great conversation with Aadip Desai where he goes into detail about his experience as a Disney/ABC Writing Fellow as well as his experience being the recipient of the BAFTA Breakthrough Artist Award. 

Aadip Desai is a 2020-2021 BAFTA Breakthrough Artist, Advisor/Educator at The Sundance Institute, runs the LA TV Writers Facebook Group, is an Alum of the 2019 Disney/ABC TV Writing Program/Fellowship, and AFI drop-out.

Aadip was a staff writer on S7 of THE GOLDBERGS, wrote on MIRA ROYAL DETECTIVE, and a couple of Netflix animated shows that haven’t come out yet.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Developing your story from an emotional point-of-view instead of an action first ideology can really help you tell layered, nuanced stories. Listen and find out how Emotion Pushes Action instead of the other way around. 

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Lately, I've seen a lot of screenplay ideas get pitched with weak protagonists. As a result, the odds are that the screenplay is not going to be very good because of that. Don't kill your chances at a great screenplay before you even start writing it. Listen and find out how to avoid writing a weak protagonist.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Emotional Symptoms are the secret to writing layered scenes. It's easy to decide where to shoot a scene and where you want the characters to be within it. Once you understand what emotional symptoms are, you will be able to write those same scenes with purpose, with subtext and with emotion.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Tim Albaugh is a writer/producer and a graduate of the UCLA MFA screenwriting program. Tim has taught screenwriting at UCLA, UC Irvine, Hollins University, Pixar Animation Studios, and Walt Disney Feature Animation.

Tim has been a featured presenter at the Richmond International and Sunscreen Film Festivals; Oklahoma Arts Institute; Emerson College Screenwriting Program; Scottsdale Community College and for numerous private screenwriting groups. He also moderates numerous panels every year at the Austin Film Festival, leads the monthly MetaReads at The Metaphor Club in Los Angeles, and acts as a mentor for the CineStory Foundation.

His students and private consultation clients have sold features to all the major studios and have had multiple features produced including the recent film ALL EYEZ ON ME and the Christian Bale film THE MACHINIST. Their work in TV includes, but is not limited to, BIGGER, BLACKISH, INSECURE, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, HAWAII FIVE-O, WYNNONA EARP, IZOMBIE, THE ROOKIE, TWO DOPE QUEENS, 13 REASONS WHY, THE MAGICIANS and many others.

Tim is currently serving as Executive Producer on Royal Viking Entertainment’s (BLACK AND BLUE, WORTH) upcoming feature comedy THE START UP. This is a co-production with eOne (GREEN BOOK) and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (CRAZY RICH ASIANS).

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Aadip Desai is a 2020-2021 BAFTA Breakthrough Artist, Advisor/Educator at The Sundance Institute, runs the LA TV Writers Facebook Group, is an Alum of the 2019 Disney/ABC TV Writing Program/Fellowship, and AFI drop-out.

Aadip was a staff writer on S7 of THE GOLDBERGS, wrote on MIRA ROYAL DETECTIVE, and a couple of Netflix animated shows that haven’t come out yet.

It's a fascinating discussion with so many wonderful details on how he has excelled in his career. There was so much information, we had to break it into 2 episodes. Look for episode 2 soon!

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

Subtext is an important part of storytelling. Most writers to a great job writing subtext in their dialogue but few writers write Cinematic Subtext. Listen to this podcast to hear about a great example of Cinematic Subtext and learn how to incorporate this important tool into your writing process.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.