On Monday, 11/19 we’ll dive into the important topic of script outlining. Outlines come in many sizes and flavors but doing one can help you to assess the entire structure of your story – before you develop a complete script – saving you hundreds of hours of work.
We’ll look at the 1st draft outline of the feature film Slip In Time.
Some of HSSWers had heard a pitch for this, made to Bill Marsilii during a workshop several years ago. His tough questions really helped Genine to focus on what form the story could/should take.
Genre: Fantasy Dramedy
Think Kate and Leopold meets Goodnight Sweetheart
This story was also inspired by Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation.
Logline: When a highly successful but disenchanted NYC ad exec is suddenly transported back to WWII Manhattan, her life is turned upside down by the experience.
For the first 20 minutes of the meeting, we’ll discuss outlines and beat sheets.
Then, we’ll get into a specific critique of this narrative. Paul Falcone, another WWII buff, will moderate.
About the Author: Genine Amada Tillotson is the director of Harvard Square Script Writers (HSSW) and is the principal of Magic Lantern Multimedia LLC, Newton MA. She has been writing, producing and directing award-winning video and multimedia projects for over 25 years.
Early in her career, Ms. Tillotson worked for Action for Children’s Television, helped outline a TV series at ABC with Emmy-award winning writer, Jeff Kindley which evolved into the After School Specials, and wrote treatments for Harvey Weinstein at his earliest venture Weinstein Skyfield Productions.
She has written and directed programs, supported by the National Science Foundation and US Dept. of Ed. and has created an assortment of video projects for broadcast, web and large-scale events.
Her multimedia exhibits have been showcased in 24 museums around the world.
Her awards include a Silver New York Film Festival, a Gold Muse Award, three Gold Nebbys, including two “Best Overall Achievement,” and three ITVA Gold awards, among others.
Ms. Tillotson has been a guest speaker at NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) and has lectured at Lesley University, Harvard University, Northeastern, and Emerson College.
In 2016 Ms. Tillotson was also the executive director of the Different Faces, Different Voices Film Festival in Cambridge, MA featuring the Flicks4Chicks short film contest.
She is also the host of the HSSW-sponsored web series Second Chance Cinema, which looks at “The Best Moves You’ve Never Seen.”
As of November of 2018 Ms. Tillotson is in post-production on her own comedy pilot/web series Next Great Hire.
She is a member of both Women in Film and Video, NE Chapter and Harvardwood and has been a script reader and judge at a number of festivals, including the WoodsHole Film Festival and ITVFest.
She holds a BA in English and Psychology from Rutgers College and a Masters and CAS from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
LOCATION: 66 Winthrop Street, Cambridge MA
TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 PM
COST: $15.00
If you’d like to receive scripts and are not on our list, just write to genine@hsswriters.com.