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Hi everyone,
Welcome to SFS Studio -- the easiest and fastest way to improve your screenwriting.
Here's what's happening at the Studio:
- NEW VIDEOS added each week with important screenwriting
skills that can instantly improve your script.
- AUDIO INTERVIEWS of Industry Professionals.
- PRODUCED SCRIPTS analyzed.
- "SUBMIT YOUR SCENE" to be analyzed.
Here's what writers say about SFS Studio:
"Just wanted to drop a note about the Studio, which is fabulous! I look forward to checking in every week for the new videos."
Alexis Niki
Author of 101 Screenwriting Tips
"You really understand what writers need. You never offer 'fluff'. It's always really useful put-into-practice 'stuff'. Thank you so much for creating SFS Studio and inviting me to be part of it."
Mary Hackett
"The Studio is really terrific. I enjoyed watching your "live" rewrite of the wedding scene very much. I really wanted to thank you for the tremendous interview with Allison Burnett -- really good stuff."
Dick Kroll
SPECIAL: Test drive it for $1 for the next three days.
After that, it is just $9.95 a month. For the cost of a single MOVIE
TICKET, you will be learning, growing, and improving your
screenwriting. Each week, we'll add an audio, video, and/or a
scene analysis done on video.
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 Want to double the quality of your scenes? Want to deliver depth,
entertainment, and meaning in every scene? This one skill will accomplish
that and more. Meaningful action gives "talking heads" scenes life by
adding action that expresses the most important meaning of the scene.
In this four video set, you'll learn the process, see it applied to two
scenes and watch Hal write the second scene in order to give you the
thinking process behind this valuable skill.
 This 3 video series teaches and demonstrates how to create a great characters profile.
A character profile should be precise and effective. It should make it easy for you to write unique dialogue and actions for that character. In short, it should empower you to create the most compelling characters for your current script. Learn how to create profiles that get to the heart of your character.
Subtext Layers can intimidate even a seasoned writer. This is a simple four step process to add layers of deeper meaning to your script.
You'll see a scene transformed from a flat on-the-nose scene to a fascinating series of events.
 When producers say a story doesn't work, it can often be solved
with a simple strategy that you can do in less than an hour. Most
writers have never put their script through this simple test that will
instantly show up flaws -- and help you solve the problems.
In Part 1 of this series, you'll learn an easy diagnostic tool that
will help you check your structure and overall story. You'll see
Hal analyze a story and create two alternative structures -- all in
about 15 minutes. Once you learn this, your stories will work.
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Industry Audio Interviews |
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Allison Burnett
Writer - Resurrecting the Champ
Allison provides valuable insights into keeping an audience guessing, when to reveal secrets, writing scripts that sell, and why he has three movies opening in the next five months.
Dean Devlin, Producer
Listen
to the Producer of Independence Day and The Patriot talk about what
makes a script marketable, dealing with producers, and how to write
for A-list actors
like Mel Gibson.
Shana Stern, Writer
Shana Stern, the first female screenwriter to
sell a pitch (and get paid to write it) before selling a script
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 If you have a scene you'd like rewritten, submit it. Once a month, I'll
pick a scene and rewrite it on video, showing the entire process, including
my thinking, brainstorming, and the skills I use. It is valuable to see
how another writer would write the same scene.
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 For many years, Studio readers have held to one dialogue test -- "Cover the
names and you should be able to tell which character said what."
If you
can deliver unique dialogue for each character, you'll be perceived to be a
very special writer.
In this video, you'll learn a simple, but extremely effective method for
making sure each of your characters has their own voice.
 Think about some of the great lines -- "Frankly my dear, I don't give a
damn." "I'll make him an offer he can't refuse." "You had me at
hello." It is very possible to write memorable lines just like
these...if you know how.
In this video, you'll learn how to spot potential memorable moments and
write the lines that have audiences say "I'll be back."
 First impressions are important. But the first impressions of your
character may be the thing that causes an A-list actor to sign onto your
movie. In fact, your lead character's introduction should be an "A-list
actor wanted" advertisement.
In this video, you'll learn the three components to a great character
introduction. You'll learn five different places to look for the "right
thing to say" about your character and how to set up a character so people
are excited about meeting them. And you'll see me use the process to
create high-quality character introductions.
Other Titles Coming Soon
- A-List Actor Wanted! -- Introducing Characters Powerfully.
- Building Meaningful Action into Your Scenes.
- Designing Subtext into Your Characters.
- Elevating the Main Conflict of Your Script.
- How Scene Structure Changes Scenes.
- Advanced Outline Work -- Editing to Increase Entertainment.
- Advanced Outline Work -- Selecting the Best Scene Structures.
- Writing a Powerful One Page for Marketing.
- Anticipation -- Writing a "Page-turner."
- The key to Writing Intriguing Dialogue.
- Writing the Perfect Scene.
- Writing Irresistible Query Letters.
- and more.
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Video 1
Copyright 2006 Hal CroasmunAll Rights Reserved.