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Paul Chitlik

Paul Chitlik's writer/producer credits include The New Twilight Zone, Who's the Boss, Brothers, Amen, Perfect Strangers, Small Wonder, Los Beltrán, V.I.P., American Playhouse, Ringling Brothers Revealed, and the made-for-television movie Alien Abduction for UPN.  He produced and directed numerous episodes of US Customs Classified and Real Stories of the Highway Patrol.  Mr. Chitlik has created several pilots as well as written feature films for Rysher, NuImage, Mainline Releasing, and Promark.  He has been nominated for a WGA Award and a GLAAD Media Award and has won a Genesis Award.

Chitlik has taught screenwriting at UCLA; Loyola Marymount College; ESCAC, the film school of the University of Barcelona, Spain; UNIACC University in Santiago; Chile; and EICTV in Havana, Cuba.  His book, REWRITE:  A Step-by-Step Guide to Strengthen Structure, Characters, and Drama in Your Screenplay, published by Michael Wiese Productions, is in its second printing.

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Paring Down your Script

I can absolutely guarantee you, based on more than twenty years experience, that the second thing a reader (be she a script reader, development exec, agent, producer, or studio head) will do when she gets your script, is thumb through to the end to see what the page count is. The first, of course, is to read the title and name, possibly your agent's name and contact info. But the most impor... (read more)

Making your A, B, and C Stories Work in your Rewrite

In every movie of quality, there are three stories going on either simultaneously or in close proximity. One of the first things you need to look at when you approach a rewrite is to make sure all the stories are fulfilled and in the right proportions. The closer they are in theme and proximity, the better. They should support each other and the sc... (read more)