Year: 2024

Writer Podcast EP. 1377 – Screenwriter Sarah Edmonds (KEVIN’S NOT DEAD)

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G-man and Greg are just two guys trying to get through the day by doing the bare minimum. However, when a vampire hunter appears at their place of business, the pair start to suspect that their sunscreen-loving coworker Kevin is her target. After a few near-misses with the hunter’s traps, G-man and Greg decide to put their lives on the line to save Kevin from her murderous plot—even if he is undead.

Get to know the writer:

What is your screenplay about?

“Kevin’s Not Dead” is about two small town mechanics who are suddenly roped into helping a Romanian vampire hunter fulfill her quest for revenge. However, when her target turns out to be their strange but seemingly harmless coworker, they start to question whose side they’re really on.

What genres does your screenplay fall under?

This screenplay is a horror comedy (emphasis on the comedy).

Why should this screenplay be made into a movie?

I’m a bit biased, obviously, but I think the biggest draw for this screenplay in terms of production value is just that it’s fun! This screenplay offers a campy take on the vampire film that offers a nod to the classics while also keeping a more lighthearted contemporary tone throughout that I think works well for attracting both horror and non-horror fans alike. It’s a relatively self-contained script, as well, which is hopefully appealing in terms of set and budget demands. I think it strikes a good balance of being a low-budget option with a fairly broad audience appeal.


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Today’s FilmFreeway Testimonial: THRILLER/SUSPENSE Film Festival

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Submit via FilmFreeway submission:

“Our class was honored to be named the Winner Best Thriller/Suspense Festival for Trailers Monthly, 2024! Thank you so much! I only wish that our status on Film Freeway would be updated to reflect that we got an award at this festival instead of only showing that we were selected. Thank you so much!! It means so much to these kids!”

Today’s Screenplay Deadline: STUDENT Screenplay Festival

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NOTE: Submissions must be done by a STUDENT (college, university, high school, trade school etc…)!

Submit to the Festival HERE: https://studentfeedbackfestival.com/student-screenplay-festival-2/

FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay from our committee of Professional Screenwriters, Production Heads and Script Consultants. Get your entire script performed at the writing festival.

SUBMIT your FEATURE, TV PILOT or SHORT SCREENPLAY.

Submissions take 3-5 weeks for evaluation. Looking for screenplays from all over the world.

This festival has a guaranteed 4-tier set up for each accepted script. (No matter what, all screenplays submitted receive FULL FEEDBACK on their work.)

1st Tier: FULL FEEDBACK on your screenplay (all submissions)

2nd Tier: Accepted scripts (25% on average of submitted entries) get a best scene of their screenplay performed by professional actors and made into a promotional video.

3rd Tier: We will send you a list of questions to answer for our blog interview that will promote you and your film.

4th Tier: Then we will set up a podcast interview on our popular ITunes show where will we will promote the winning writer and script.

(BONUS: 5th Tier. A winning screenwriter’s WhatsApp group has just been formed. Over 50 writers to date. Great way to share ideas and contacts with people in the industry.)

You can also take advantage of the Best Scene Screening Video Reading Deal:
https://tvfestival.org/best-scene-screenplay-deal/

What this festival does is give the writer exposure. With our best scene video reading, plus the 2 interviews, this festival simply makes the screenwriter’s name and script searchable and out there to the world. Plus, submissions receive full feedback on their script no matter what.

Happy Birthday Eli Wallach (1915-2014)

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Born
December 7, 1915 · Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died
June 24, 2014 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (natural causes)

Birth name
Eli Herschel Wallach

Spouse
Anne Jackson(March 5, 1948 – June 24, 2014) (his death, 3 children)

QUOTES:

I never lost my appetite for acting.

Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you’ve got a pretty neck.

I’ve learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.

But Clint [Eastwood] I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.

When you have to shoot, shoot, don’t talk.

When I saw the movie, I said, “I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.”.

I’ve never lost my appetite for acting; it’s innovative and challenging.

And that movie was underrated – Nuts (1987) – because it deals with a terrible subject, but It’s very well done.

And I did Batman (1966), too. I did Mr. Freeze. I get more mail for him than anything I’ve ever done.

Even if I don’t want to slow down, I’m slowing down.

Happy Birthday Nicholas Hoult

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Born
December 7, 1989 · Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK

Birth name
Nicholas Caradoc Hoult

QUOTES:

[on being asked what it was like working with Hugh Grant] “Hugh was brilliant. He helped me a lot by giving me ideas and teaching me something new every day. He really helped me get into my role. He’s my idol now. Him and Jim Carrey – I’d like to work with him one day”.

I don’t like watching myself. I get embarrassed.

[about continue acting]”Yes, definitely, I love it. I’d like to stick to comedy as it’s great fun, or an action movie like “Lord of the Rings”.”

I’ve seen kids who only care about performing; it’s their life and it’s all they have, and it’s not a nice thing to see. It’s unhealthy and if you’re surrounded by showbusiness, that’s what can happen to you.

Happy Birthday Marisa Abela

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Born
December 7, 1996 · Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Birth name
Marisa Gabrielle Abela

Her father is of Libyan-Maltese Arab and English heritage. Her mother is of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish ancestry.

Daughter of director Angelo Abela and actress Caroline Gruber.

Happy Birthday Emily Browning

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Born
December 7, 1988 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Birth name
Emily Jane Browning

QUOTES:

[on a scene that was cut in Sucker Punch (2011)] I had a very tame and mild love scene with Jon Hamm. It was like heavy breathing and making out. It was hardly a sex scene… I think that it’s great for this young girl to actually take control of her own sexuality. Well, the MPAA doesn’t like that. They don’t think a girl should ever be in control of her own sexuality because they’re from the Stone Age. I don’t know what the fuck is going on and I will openly criticize it, happily. So essentially, they got [director Zack Snyder] to edit the scene and make it look less like she’s into it. And Zack said he edited it down to the point where it looked like he was taking advantage of her. That’s the only way he could get a PG-13 (rating) and he said, “I don’t want to send that message”. So they cut the scene!
The whole point of our job is to be able to realistically portray a human being and if you don’t experience life, if all you experience is acting and being on set, how on Earth are you going to be able to connect to real people and portray these characters? I realized if I want to do this, I have to have a life.

[on what you bring as an artist] You can’t judge it and you can’t analyze what you do, because what you bring is original and beautiful and special.

In my everyday life I’m a little bit nervous and not particularly brave. I feel like if I can be completely brave in my work then I’m doing something right.

Happy Birthday Jennifer Carpenter

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Born
December 7, 1979 · Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Birth name
Jennifer Leann Carpenter

QUOTES:

I usually spend the hiatus of Dexter (2006) in New York in a way to balance things.

In school, I was always being cast as the clown. And then I did The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005), and once people hear you scream, they can’t un-hear it. But I don’t mean to say that I’ve been typecast, either.

I just want to be with great teachers. If that means I’m in a horror film with good teachers, I’ll do another horror film. But I would love to branch out and do more comedy or just more straight dramas.

At a young age I always had an entrepreneurial spirit. So I’m trying to develop things on my own, too, and there are a couple things that have absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment business that I’m trying to tackle. We’ll just sort of see.

At a very young age I was predicting outcomes, trying to take all the information and find the best route to wherever I was going. I avoided a lot of pitfalls because of that.

Comedy is like math – you can check your answer because you know you’ve gotten it right if you get a laugh. It just makes sense to me. I feel like because I’ve had to keep that tool in my box for so long, I’m ready to show it off a bit.

I read Christopher McDougall’s book “Born to Run”. If running were a religion, this would be its bible. I actually scribbled my favorite passages on my arm to read during the race.