Champion's Craft & Career: Champion Semis, Pre-order Jim's DVD, The Perfect Script

Issue 25 February 14, 2012

Dear Writer,

Welcome to the 25th issue of Craft & Career and Happy Valentine's Day.

There was some "high water" and I missed my Feb 2 deadline but now we have announced the semifinalists in the 2011 Champion Screenwriting Contest. You can go to the Champion Corner or our blog.

Our slogan "Winning is just the Beginning" goes for all entrants. Check out the discounts below. You can save $25 when you order Champion Development notes, which is 4-5 pages of feedback from one of our senior readers. Or save up to $250 on my personal services.

My craft video blog discusses the idea of a perfect script. It reminds you that a perfect script is more than just a script with no mistakes. You have to have higher expectations than that. In fact, use the discount code "expectations" this week when you pre-order my new multi-DVD set and you can save $50 from the sale price.

In the right-hand column, be part of my DVD set by sending me any screenwriting or story-related questions.

We will be in touch soon when I announce the scene and pitch semifinalists.

Thanks for reading. Keep writing!

Peace,

Jim Mercurio

Winning is just the beginning!

DEALS FOR ALL ENTRANTS

- GOOD TILL END OF FEBRUARY -

Save $25 on Champion Development Notes

($225 for 4-5 pages of notes)

Use discount code "entrant" when you pre-order my DVD set. Save $50 before Friday and 10% before end of month.

All entrants receive 5% discount on my Professional or Comprehensive analysis until end of February. Feature quarterfinalists receive 10% discount.

(First ten writers only)

Coaching and Mentoring clients receive a seat in

the Champion Lab.

Email with any questions about services or payments options.

THE PERFECT SCRIPT

video blog

Jim Mercurio

Here is a casual conversation about the idea of a perfect script. Whether or not it exists, you can learn about one of the qualities it would have and make sure your scripts have it, too. By the way, the "pretty good movie" remark was meant as understatement.

The Perfect Script... Does it Exist?

Use discount code "pursuit" to save $50 from the sale

price on my new multi-DVD set. Or save almost $100 by ordering the new DVD set, Killer Endings and Theme as a package.

The DVD Production values are much better than this video blog.

Pre-orders should ship in 3-4 weeks.

THE CHAMPION CORNER

Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to the writers who advanced. We will announce the pitch and scene semifinalists by the end of the week and winners for all the categories by the end of the month.

The top 20 Feature Writers!

3D at the Palace by Robert Kent Wilson II

Anatomy of a Town by Patricia Fox

Appearances by Frederic Richter

Bleeding Kansas by C.J. Morris

Broken Sinclair by Elizabeth Ashby

Cargo by Samuel Bartlett

Department of Lost Souls by Ryan Blackwell

Dust Devil by Mark Bankins

Fin Chaser by Maria Cozzi

First Under Heaven by Ellwyn Kauffman

Girl On Main by Christine Hinz

Haber by Daniel Ragussis

Hellfighters by Will Burgess

Love the Hive by Derek Cavens

Seven Thousand Islands by Gary White

Spike Driver Blues by T. Steed

The Breaker by Josh Lovison

The North Puddle by Rick Fonté and Don Zolidis

The Outliers by Linda Haltmaier

Totem - A Zombie Story by Sean Escalante

Top 11 TV writers. All of you will be invited to Ellen Sandler's class in Los Angeles.

TV - Pilots

Friends Academy by Jessica Weinberg

Full Tilt Boogie by Amber Crawford-Idell

Happy Pines by Aaron Rollins

Holbrook by Justin Paquette

Rest in Peace by Jill Weinberger

TV - Spec Comedy

Archer - Soft Target by Gregory Boytos

Modern Family - Friendly Fire by Charity Paniamogan

Parks and Recreation - Drag Queen Bingo by Carlos Cisco

TV - Spec Drama

Body of Proof - Heaven Help Us by Katie Hennicke

Breaking Bad - Kingpin by Stephanie Stanley

Fringe - Its Bark by Noah Edelson

TOP 11 SHORTS

A Fine Day for It by Deborah Grimes

A Life Relented by Michael Miceli

Autumn Leaves by Millar Prescott

Classroom Things by Mike Goforth

It's Tea Time by Sandra Gabrych

Mean Creek (3-page version) by Dan Goforth

No Way Home by Joseph Mancini

Riding Goode by Kimberly Coleman

Situation 5 by Curtis Melroe

The Butterfly's Rude Awakening by David Paster

Ye Old Recruiting Station by Daniel Chomistek

Champion Screenwriting Competition's more than $40,000 in prizes is made possible because of the generous support of its sponsors: Virtual Pitch Fest, Truby's Writers Studio, Rhona Berens, Ph.D. and Its on the Grid, A-List Screenwriting and iScript.

Bookmark or sign up for the RSS feed for

The Champion Screenwriting Blog

In This Issue

Craft: Video Blog (The Perfect Script)

Champion Corner: Top 20 and more

Crowdfunding Links

Join the Q&A for Jim's DVD set

Champion

Sponsors

Screenwriting Dictionary

Story Analysis by Jim Mercurio

Truby's Writers Studio

Crowdfunding

Visit Francine and Ellizabeth:

-Francine on IndieGogo

- Elizabeth at their film's site

Got a Question about Screenwriting?

Be part of the Q&A for my DVD set.

CLICK HERE

Killer Endings

and The T-Word:

Theme

WATCH A CLIP

Killer Endings

----------

T-Word: Theme

----------

2-FOR-1 SHIPPING IF YOU BUY BOTH

Follow the link for the multi-DVD set for a special deal to buy all of my DVDs and save more than $100.

Get creative support to support your creativity.

Contact Rhona Berens, PhD, ACC,
for a complimentary coaching session.

Check her out.

Read a cool interview with her.

	Unless otherwise noted, all content is copyrighted by A-List Screenwriting, LLC or James P. Mercurio.