 | THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 7 PM GRUB STREET SOUTH AT BUTTONWOOD "designed to get writer's writng" at Buttonwood Books & Toys Presenter: HALLIE EPHRON TOPIC: Writing Suspense CLASS DESCRIPTION You know it when you feel it. Suspense is what makes it impossible to put the book down and turn off the light. Whether you’re writing a novel that’s primarily a mystery, a thriller, or suspense, suspense is that essential ingredient that turns the book into a “page turner.” In this workshop the class will talk about what makes suspense work, including the variety of tools a writer can use to create suspense and to modulate it, and how to manage suspense in a book-length work. HALLIE EPHRON is is an award-winning mystery revIewer for the Boston Globe. She is the author of several popular books, including the recently released Come and Find Me, a suspenseful novel about a recluse who works and lives online and must brave the “real world” when her sister goes missing. Hallie's other titles 1001 Books for Every Mood and The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel. Ephron lives near Boston, Massachusetts. This is a free event however reservations are requested. Please call Buttonwood at 1-781-383-2665 to reserve.
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Here is a fun contest we wanted to pass on to you all!
What We're Looking For!
Break Media, the guys behind the #1 humor site on-line Break.com, are looking for the next great digital short. Do you have the comedic chops to write the next Break Original? The winners will be selected by our team of experts including Ed Burns, writer Steven De Souza, as well as members of the Break Media in-house production team, The Creative Lab. The TOP FIVE SCRIPTS will be awarded $500 each and the best idea will be greenlit into a Break Original to be developed and produced in partnership with the winning writer by the Creative Lab team. The winner will also be featured on the Break.com homepage as an editorial pick and receive exposure to the largest comedy video audience on-line.There is a certain indefinable magic that works for an on-line video and while we don't want to hinder any great ideas, here are some best practices for what works:
Development best practices:
- Break Media's audience is primarily guys 18-34, it should work for that group.
- Songs are not necessary but parodies when done well can be great in the viral space.
- Famous people will probably not star in your video. While Break does have relationships with celebs, your idea shouldn't be contingent on their involvement.
- Limit the number of locations your videos use, this is online, people, we've gotta have a nimble production schedule for maximum efficiency.
- Pop culture parodies can work, but if it's only funny for the week after the event you're parodying you might want to try something else, this thing won't be made for a couple of months and by then people may not know what you're making fun of.
- Scripts should be no more than three or four pages
Judges!
Our celebrity judges will help Break Media select the winners!
Steven de Souza, Screenwriter, Die Hard, 48 Hours, @StevenEDeSouza
Mr. de Souza is a producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Recently Mr. de Souza has ventured into Web series with his own production, Unknown Sender.
Edward Burns, Actor, Director, Screenwriter, The Brothers McMullen, Nice Guy Johnny, @Edward_Burns
Mr. Burns is an award-winning actor, film producer, writer and director. In March 2009, The Lynch Pin, a series of shorts starring, written and directed by Burns were released online and subsequent episodes are being sourced here on Scripped.com.Here's one example of a Break Original from the past few months, which has accumulated more than 700K views:
She's Too Good For Everyone - Watch more Funny Videos
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Hallie Ephron on Writing Suspense
On Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m., Grub Street South at Buttonwood Books & Toys in Cohasset will be offering a writing seminar with author Hallie Ephron. Here are the details:
Presenter: HALLIE EPHRON
TOPIC: Writing Suspense
CLASS DESCRIPTION:
You know it when you feel it. Suspense is what makes it impossible to put the book down and turn off the light. Whether you’re writing a novel that’s primarily a mystery, a thriller, or suspense, suspense is that essential ingredient that turns the book into a “page turner.” In this workshop, the class will talk about what makes suspense work, including the variety of tools a writer can use to create suspense and to modulate it, and how to manage suspense in a book-length work.
HALLIE EPHRON is is an award-winning mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe. She is the author of several popular books, including the recently released Come and Find Me, a suspenseful novel about a recluse who works and lives online and must brave the “real world” when her sister goes missing. Hallie's other titles include 1001 Books for Every Mood and The Everything Guide to Writing Your First Novel. Ephron lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
This is a free event, however, reservations are required. Please call Buttonwood at 1-781-383-2665 to reserve your spot.
For additional information about the author, visit her Website: http://hallieephron.com.
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