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"I Liked It, Didn't Love It": Screenplay Development from the Inside Out (2nd Edition)

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  • New to the business? Get an insider perspective from two development execs
  • Explains heirarchy of production companies and levels of script development
  • Learn how to work with producers and get tips for pitching

The most commonly used rejection line spewed by studio executive honchos when they do not buy a script is, "I liked it, didn’t love it." What happens to your screenplay or novel when it leaves your hands and is submitted to a studio or production company? What happens to it after it’s optioned or sold? What does "in development" really mean?

Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis will shed light on all those questions for both those who are new to the business, and those already journeying through the "storied" halls at a film studio, television network, or production company.

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Meet the Author: Monika Skerbelis

Monika Skerbelis is in her eleventh year as the artistic & programming director for the Big Bear Lake International Film Festival and the programming director for the American Pavilion's Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. She is a co-author of the book, “I Liked It, Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out.” Ms. Skerbelis is a former Vice President of Creative and Executive Story Editor for Universal Pictures story department where she spent ten years overseeing the story department and developing a number of screenplays including "Black Dog" starring Patrick Swayze. In addition to her duties at Uni...

Meet the Author: Rona Edwards

Graduating from California Institute of the Arts, Rona Edwards became Vice President of Creative Affairs for multiple Emmy-winner John Larroquette (Night Court), Academy-Award Winner Michael Phillips Productions (The Sting, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Taxi Driver) and Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Producer Fern Field (Monk, Heartsounds) before she was dragged kicking and screaming into the world of independent producing. As a Producer, she Co-Produced and/or Executive Produced One Special Victory (NBC) starring John Larroquette, The Companion (USA/SCI FI CHANNEL) directed by Gar...

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