William C Martell
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Writer of 20 produced films... Mostly awful.
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Planner, but willing to accept any great ideas that come when writing.

The problem with being a professional is that a treatment is almost always a required step - and you need to stick to the approved version.

So the outline is the story. You need to run all of the possibilities at that stage.
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Too many words to cut and paste...

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On this day in film history - October 10, 1986 - a burning wheelchair containing Freddy Lounds' corpse is found in MANHUNTER.

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Who played that creepy little man on fire in the film? He's in a new movie I'm excited about!

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Manhunter (Collector's Edition)
Product Description Former FBI profiler Will Graham (William Petersen, To Live and Die in L.A., CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) reluctantly returns to his old job to track a horrific serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy. ", But in order to get into the mind of this maniac, Graham must face another: Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox, X-Men 2, RED), the imprisoned psychiatrist whose own insanity almost cost Graham his life… and whose insights into "The Tooth Fairy", could prove as dangerous as the killer himself. Tom Noonan (Heat, RoboCop 2), Joan Allen (The Bourne Legacy), Dennis Farina (Get Shorty), Kim Greist (Brazil) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) co-star in this gripping thriller from director Michael Mann (Heat, Miami Vice) and adapted from the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Manhunter is one of the most unnerving serial killer movies ever made. Special Features Include:Disc 1: Theatrical Version (HD) -“The Mind of Madness” – an interview with William Petersen (18 minutes) -“Courting a Killer” – an interview with actress Joan Allen (16 minutes) -“Francis is Gone Forever” – an interview with actor Tom Noonan (22 minutes) -“The First Lecktor” – an interview with actor Brian Cox (40 minutes) -“The Eye of the Storm” – an interview with director of photography Dante Spinotti (36 minutes) -“The Music of MANHUNTER” – including interviews with composer Michel Rubini, Barry Andrews (Shriekback), Gary Putman (The Prime Movers), Rick Shaffer (The Reds), and Gene Stashuk (Red 7) (42 minutes) -Theatrical Trailer -Still Gallery Disc 2: Director’s Cut (HD with Standard Definition inserts) -Audio Commentary by writer/director Michael Mann -Director’s Cut (Standard Definition) -“The Manhunter Look” - A Conversation with cinematographer Dante Spinotti (10 minutes) -Inside Manhunter with stars William Petersen, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, and Tom Noonan (18 minutes). Review Manhunter is undoubtedly a cult classic and worthy of the Collector's Edition treatment it has received from Shout Factory. As usual Shout Factory shows immense respect for the fans by creating new interviews that help put the film in context. Michael Mann fans will want to own this as the best version of the film to date presented in high definition. Recommended. --May 26, 2016
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Once again I have 11 (ELEVEN!) books on Amazon's Top 100 Screenwriting Books (Kindle), topped by this one in the Top 20!

Thank you everyone!

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Friday The 13th Script Tip: That's Sketchy! On fleshing out characters in STALK & SLASH films (and any other genre) using FRIDAY THE 13th Remake as example. Celebrating Jason Vorhees!

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Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - That's Sketchy!
Friday's Screenwriting Tip by William C. Martell
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Happy Halloween Sale! Horror Class on MP3 - Only $5! The full class from Raindance Film Festival and Screenwriting Expo! Professionally recorded. Was $25! So 1/5 the price! Ends Oct 31st!
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Secret Sale = Horror Mp3
Horror MP3 Sale by William C. Martell
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THRILLER Thursday: TERROR IN TEAKWOOD. This one freaked me out as a kid, and still works now that I'm an adult. A pianist wants to play a concerto that requires a very specific set of hands...

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THRILLER Thursday: Terror In Teakwood
Best Of THRILLER Thursday... Terror In Teakwood The spider web fills the screen, it's Boris Karloff's THRILLER! Season: 1, Episod...
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More time to plan your writing for tonight!
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Think about the million scripts already finished... Some of them fit that need. (But do they suck?)

I think writing something that fits
1 need isn't a good bet, writing something in a popular genre or subgenre gives you a lot of chances. If this place says no, the next place could say yes.
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Yesterday I forgot to mention my new pilot script DIRK DOLAN: DESK SERGEANT! (A Quinn Martin Production)

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A perfectly safe way to shoot one of the hairiest car chases ever put on film.

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Screenwriters need to factor this into their dreams - most of what you are paid for writing is never going to end up on screen.

They are one of a hundred beauty pageant participants at the studio or production company and only one can win. Yours was still beautiful.
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Also working on procedural crime show pilot AARON ANDERSON: EVIDENCE ROOM ATTENDANT!

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On this date in 1949 Alfred Hitchcock's UNDER CAPRICORN was released in the USA (yes, that's 3 in a row). A big, glossy, silly soap opera that just doesn't work, starring Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotton, Michael Wilding, Cecil Parker, Margaret Leighton.

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Under Capricorn trailer
YouTube video by History Comes to Life
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Because TV is nothing but Cop Shows now...

Working on another procedural crime show pilot: FRANK FINLAY - FINGER PRINT DUSTER.

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Beyond 3 Acts & Saving Cats! STRUCTURING YOUR STORY Blue Book! 13 Pro Techniques! Structural freaks like PULP FICTION, parallel chronology, why "flow" is critical, Chapters, MORE! Only $4.99 .

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Wednesday's Script Tip: PICK UP THE PACE! We look at the importance of pacing in screenplays, Why your "juice scenes" need to be organic, Why Act 3 is wall-to-wall juice! The 3rd oldest tip! 1998! Even MORE IMPORTANT NOW!

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Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - Pacing
Wednesday's Screenwriting Tip by William C. Martell
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Because TV seems to be nothing but cop shows in different cities with different types of cops...

Working on my new procedural crime show pilot. THE CHALK OUTLINER!

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That guideline is BS. It's going to cost a million dollars a page to make the film - every page needs to earn its keep. If it's not one kind of excitement or suspense, it's another.

The film has lots of comedy scenes to break tension, and emotional scenes that also pay their way.
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I have to get to the end of the page for it to count... Even if it's a day where someone has replaced my brain with a brick.
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So this isn't about writers named Dawn?
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“Boss, take off your sunglasses when you go in. Palace guards say they can tell an assassin by his eyes.”

From a movie starring an actress born on this date.

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On this date in 1929 the first British sound film BLACKMAIL was released in the USA. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, written by Charles Bennett. Starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, Cyril Ritchard, and Donald Cathrop. Here's a modern trailer...

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Blackmail (1929) Trailer [HD]
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