At our meeting in February Writers Forum members and guests learned some basics of screenwriting from George Winship and Sharon Owen.

George illustrates the importance of rise and fall within a script.

Sharon and George talked through tips of the trade and illustrated their points with contemporary movies and advice from the professionals.

Sharon imparts advice from her own experiences as well as the experiences of other professionals.

Steve Durkee, of Clarity Entertainment, rounded out the program with a question and answer time.  One piece of his advice was to keep the story at the heart of the script.  Another helpful hint was to speelcheck spellchek spellcheck your script thoroughly before submitting it.

Steve Durkee, of Clarity Entertainment, talks about what he looks for in a script.

At the close of the meeting, Steve Durkee stuck around to meet members and answer individual questions.

Steve Durkee and Charlie Price take a moment to smile in between talking shop.

Thank you, George, Sharon and Steve, for a great program!