1st Scene Reading of FACSIMILE, by Gary Makin

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Watch the 1st Scene Reading of FACSMILE:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Angelica Alejandro
WOMAN – Laura Kyswaty
MORALES – Ben Hur
ORTIZ/DRIVER – Gabriel Darku
TAXI DRIVER – Chris Reid-Geisler
EVERS – Holly Sarchfield

Get to know writer Gary Makin:

1. What is your screenplay about?

It’s set in a future where people rely on technology too much, but everything is hackable. A future with no privacy – not even inside your own mind. A future where corporations rule, and in this case, play God.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s a very visual, suspenseful story with strong action scenes and some cool ideas. You’d definitely get a good trailer out of it.

3. How would you describe this story in one sentence?

In a future Los Angeles, a homicide detective’s investigation into the attempted murder of a young woman becomes the ultimate case of…

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Best Scene Reading of CHILDREN WANT WHAT THEY WANT WHEN THEY WANT IT, by Carolyn Reese

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CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Holly Sarchfield
THE DUKE – Ben Hur
MARSHALL – Laura Kyswaty
CONTESTANT 1 – Gabriel Darku
CONTESTANT 2 – Chris Reid-Geisler
CONTESTANT 3 – Angelica Alejandro

Get to know writer Carolyn Reese:

1. What is your screenplay about?

What if there are space aliens who are as passionate about Cosplay as Earthlings and what if being pregnant with predatory offspring doesn’t keep these space alien Cosplayers from entering a Cosplay Contest on earth about the same time they are due to give birth.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

This is really a short and might make a good thirty minute TV episode with at least one commercial or maybe like one of Stephen King’s earliest movies, Cat’s Eye, I could add 2 or 3 more scripts with aliens socializing…

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Best Scene Reading of AMONG US, by Renana Hancock

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Watch the Best Scene Reading of AMONG US:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Allison Kampf
EDDIE – Ben Hur
MERAZURE – Angelica Alejandro
VEE – Holly Sarchfield

Get to know writer Renana Hancock:

1. What is your screenplay about?

Among Us is a tale of elves, living disguised as humans. These
long-lived elves have varying supernatural abilities, depending
on their elemental affinity (Water, Air, etc). The Light elves
use them to help people, the Dark elves, to gain power. And
sometimes, one of us humans finds out about the secret lives of
elves.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

Wonder, laughter, suspense, tragedy and sacrifice; Among Us
shows us our world through different eyes. Struggling to fit in,
to make wise choices, to love and to live, elves bring a very
human experience to the screen.

3. How would you describe this story in one sentence?

In…

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1st Scene Reading of HOW TO HOLD IT ALL IN, by Gwen Goodkin

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Watch the 1st Scene Reading of HOW TO HOLD IT ALL IN:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Angelica Alejandro
LYLE – Gabriel Darku
MARV – Ben Hur
CHIC-JINX – Chris Reid-Geisler

Get to know writer Gwen Goodkin:

1. What is your screenplay about?

How to Hold it All in is about a guy who’s lost the loves of his life.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It has a solid plot and suspense. Pathos, but also commercial appeal.

3. How would you describe this story in one sentence?

A WWII veteran attends his ex best friend’s funeral and reflects on what drove them apart.

4. What movie have you seen the most in your life?

The Wizard of Oz.

5. How long have you been working on this screenplay?

I started it right before I had a baby last November. I’ve just picked it up again after…

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Best Scene Reading of FEI JI, by James C Peters

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Watch the Best Scene Reading of FEI JI:

CAST LIST:

NARRATOR – Laura Kyswaty
TOM – Ben Hur
HUNG BO – Chris Reid-Geisler
COLONEL PAO – Gabriel Darku
JOAN – Angelica Alejandro

Get to know the writer James C. Peters:

1. What is your screenplay about?

In the early 1900s young Chinese Americans, recruited to learn to fly and take “aeroplanes” to China, faced isolation from their families, jealousy, and danger when they accepted the challenge.

2. Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

It’s a tremendous human interest story of two young men who risked everything, including their lives, to tackle the adventure of a lifetime.

3. How would you describe this story in one sentence?

In the early 1900s a young Chinese American and his friend sacrificed everything and risked their lives to take the first airplane to China.

4. What movie have you seen the…

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WILDsound Festival Review – Read Today’s Testimonials of Feature Screenplays, Novels, 1st Chapter,

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Today’s WILDsound Festival Review Testimonials:

I would like to thank you for this excellent coverage.
– Ken Campbell, Feature Script Submission

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I appreciate the review and excellent comments/suggestions. I like them and will use them to make improvements in the story and in my technique. I am quite satisfied with the notes.
– Garry Rogers, Full Novel Submission

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Such good suggestions! Thank you so much for your review, I had no idea I’d receive this level of detail.
– Ann Philipp, 1st Chapter Submission

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Thank you. You provided excellent feedback.
– Michael Thompson, 1st Chapter Submission

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Also, Free logline submissions. The Writing Festival network averages over 95,000 unique visitors a day.
Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the…

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Read Today’s Feature Film Loglines and Movie Pitches

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Free logline submissions. The Writing Festival network averages over 95,000 unique visitors a day.
Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Read Today’s Movie Pitches:

Title: Blood Bullies
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/blood_bullies_by_steven_taylor.html
Written by: Steven Taylor
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Horror

Title: Christmas in Arcadia
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/christmas_in_arcadia_by_rachel_fischer.html
Written by: Rachel Fischer
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Crime

Title: Haven
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/haven_by_marshall_kiernan.html
Written by: Marshall Kiernan
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Title: AGE OF MAJORITY
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/age_of_majority_by_forrest_pires.html
Written by: Forrest Pires
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Comedy

Title: BORTHER AGAINST BROTHER
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/borther_gainst_brother_by_by_mort_sharif.html
Written by: Mort Sharif
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Drama, History

Title: SELLER OF TRUTH
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/seller_of_truth_by_by_jacob_greenberg.html
Written by: Jacob Greenberg
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Thriller

Title: TRANSMONTANUS
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/transmontanus_by_by_mark_donnell.html
Written by: Mark Donnell
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Horror

Title: The Bankers
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_bankers_by_by_jason_power.html
Written by: Jason Power
Type: Feature Film
Genre: Crime, Thriller

Title: As Time Goes By
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/as_time_goes_by_by_savas_savidis.html
Written by: Savas Savidis
Type: Feature Film

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WILDsound Festival Review: Today’s Testimonials from recent submitted works

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WILDsound Festival Review: Today’s Testimonials from recent submitted works

Thanks for sending the notes. This is exactly the type of feedback I was looking for.
– Francis DiClemente, Stage Play Submission

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Thanks a lot for that great feedback. I appreciate you putting in the effort to find the original reader though and I’ll definitely be submitting more scripts to WILDsound!
– Ryan Elkins, Feature Screenplay Submission

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Thanks for the feedback. I really like how specific you were with what needs changing. I’ve always known it needed work, but wasn’t quite sure where/why and this helps me a great deal.
– Chris Roberts, Feature Screenplay Submission

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This is the most helpful feedback I have received! Thanks for offering something to filmmakers that pay for submissions.
– John Schimke, Short Film Submission

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Today’s Instagram Photos: Birthday Candy Cake, Rockefeller Center, Poetry Reading

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Today’s Instagram Photos:

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https://instagram.com/p/7gKl9gOOvH

II

https://instagram.com/p/7gq5FJOOoY

III

https://instagram.com/p/6nyjBjOOiK

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Also, Free logline submissions. The Writing Festival network averages over 95,000 unique visitors a day.
Great way to get your story out: http://www.wildsound.ca/logline.html

Deadlines to Submit your Screenplay, Novel, Story, or Poem to the festival: http://www.wildsound.ca

Watch recent Writing Festival Videos. At least 15 winning videos a month: http://www.wildsoundfestival.com

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STEADI-KID – AUDIENCE FEEDBACK from WILDsound Aug. 2015 Film Festival

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Learn more about the festival from this month:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/august_2015_film_festival.html

Watch the AUDIENCE FEEDBACK Video of STEADI-KID:

Moderation discussion video of the short film from the August 27 2015 WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival.

STEADI-KID, Comedy/Commercial, 1min, USA
Directed by Scott McDermott

Still using a traditional baby carrier with too much shake and wobble? You need the SteadiKid. The only baby carrier that uses technology developed for the movies.

Learn more about this short film:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/steadi-kid.html

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