Next Monday, March 8th we will be back in action and will review Bill Holland's latest feature Mowglis Magic. As usual, we will meet from 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST via Zoom. GENRE: Coming-of-age LOG-LINE: Angry and depressed after learning while at summer camp of his older brother’s death, a fatherless 14-year-old boy experiences renewed love of life through the mentoring of an empathetic counselor and his intense fondness for a girl at the camp next door. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bill Holland started writing screenplays back in 1978, and life has never been quite the same. After seeing Breaking Away,
On March 29th we're excited to present a workshop with Pilar Allesandra, noted host of ON THE PAGE. Pilar will be sharing her thoughts on how to make your mark in the industry by following essential script-writing principles. About the Presenter: Pilar Alessandra is the director of the instructional writing program On The Page,® host of the On the Page Podcast and a highly sought-after speaker and script consultant who’s trained writers at Disney, DreamWorks, ABC, the AFM and around the world. She is also the author of The Coffee Break Screenwriter and The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules.
Harvard Square Script Writers wraps up our virtual season with Dave Lynch's feature Retrieval. So please consider joining us via Zoom. LOGLINE: When two time traveling refugees from the future are separated in the present day by fearful government agents, a man will stop at nothing to reunite with his pregnant wife before time runs out. GENRE(S): Sci-fi Action Thriller ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Writing professionally as D.W., Dave is an illustrator by vocation, a designer by trade, and a writer by unrelenting compulsion. The love of cinema and visual storytelling sunk its teeth into this one at an early age
Welcome to All Old and New Members of HSSW: We have a full roster of scripts and some exciting workshops/presentations scheduled for this fall and we think it's going to be a great semester - starting with this feature. As of now, HSSW is still meeting virtually so you can participate from the comfort of your home, as we wait for our vaccination rate to rise and hopefully beat back this virus. For those unfamiliar with our process, you attend as many meetings as you want and the dues per meeting is $10.00, half the price it was when we
Next Monday, 9/20 we'll take a look at the re-write of Steve Polakiewicz's screenplay Dark Magic Kingdom. Should this be a feature or be converted into something longer? The author wants your input. HSSW is continuing to our hold meetings virtually so you can attend from the comfort of your home. Monday, September 20th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM EST. DUES: $10.00 GENRE: Action & Adventure LOGLINE: After the loss of her father, a retrophile stumbles into the haunted memory of an amusement park; seduced by nostalgia, she has to reconcile the uncertainty of today with the allure of yesterday.
Bill Holland has teamed up with best-selling author, Daniel Hecht to adapt this drama into a limited series. LOGLINE: Fleeing a string of personal disasters, ANN TURNER, a 35-year-old schoolteacher from Boston, seeks refuge and renewal on land she buys in the woods above a Vermont dairy farm. Two years of character strength-building hardship culminate in finding the love of her life and a true sense of home. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Bill Holland started writing screenplays back in 1978, and life has never been quite the same. After seeing Breaking Away, he became obsessed with getting a similar movie made,
