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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Song</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=97</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Russin</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m taking a slight change of tactics in approaching today&#8217;s blog in that I&#8217;m not going to talk about a screenplay or movie, but rather a song: Carrie Underwood&#8217;s new hit single, “Blown Away.” Written by Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins - with Underwood&#8217;s input – the tune rocketed to the top of the charts a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failing Up</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=96</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Manus</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comebacks, second acts and redemption. It’s what character arcs are all about – but it’s also what life in the entertainment industry is all about. This business is 97% NO and 3% YES. You will fail 9 out of 10 times in this industry, but I truly believe that every disappointment gets you closer to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Timing Is Everything&#8230;Almost</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=95</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 21:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Manus</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You’ve written your script, you’ve rewritten, edited, polished, gotten professional feedback, and have your pitch down. You’re officially ready to submit it to Hollywood…

But when is the perfect time?

Hollywood, much like the seasons (which are ironically lacking in Los Angeles), is cyclical. While producers and agents are always looking for great new material and great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing Beats Work</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=94</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McGrath</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of amateur or first-time screenwriters carry a burden of fear of theft, and it’s unnecessary. I know a guy, a famous guy, who went to a major studio with a pitch for a film comedy that was about the Tiger Woods of bass fishing. The pitch was rejected. A few days later, that writer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=93</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Russin</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
With the recent convolutions, contractions and convulsions in the film industry, it can be a dispiriting time for screenwriters. However, for those who are willing to expand their horizons, there are other creative paths that can feed back productively into a screenwriting career.

One of them is to write a play. While one&#8217;s focus has to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My 2010 Favorites</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=92</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:56:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kohner Zuckerman</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t say that 2010 was a great year for movies. In fact, I found it a struggle just to come up with my top 5. That being said, below are ones I truly thought were outstanding works.
#1. &#8220;Animal Kingdom&#8221; - By far, my favorite film of 2010. I thought this coming-of-age/underworld crime story set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things Not To Write</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=91</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McGrath</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes what feels like writing really isn’t. It’s simply repetition of clichés for the purpose of making a point. By that, I mean it is simply typing. Other times you may be throwing out something that actually is writing for the misguided purpose of making your script look more like other movies. Both of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The ScriptCoach Seven</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=90</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Kohner Zuckerman</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a producer, writer, and busy script consultant, what I have come to believe is that for a screenplay to be successful, the script reader must be able to answer &#8220;yes&#8221; to the following seven questions:

Is the premise commercial and believable?
Can you “see” the poster?  
Is the genre clear?
Is there a clear protagonist? 
Is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Conception of &#8220;Inception&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=89</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Manus</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all the big sequels, remakes, adaptations, video games, comic books and book series being turned into movies these days, I find it fantastic that one of the biggest summer blockbusters is going to the be the truly original “Inception,” written and directed by Christopher Nolan.  And I think it’s going to help change what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Goldman, Know Thyself</title>
		<link>http://www.virtualpitchfest.com/blog/?p=88</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danny Manus</dc:creator>
		
	<category> Scriptcoach Articles</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest screenwriters of all time is Academy Award winner William Goldman. His credits read like the list of AFI’s Best Movies of All-Time. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “All the President’s Men,” “The Princess Bride,” “Misery,” “Maverick,” “Chaplin,” “Absolute Power,” etc.  And his book, “Adventures in the Screen Trade” is still [...]]]></description>
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