Screenreader System

A step-by-step guide to reading scripts in Hollywood. Without living in Los Angeles.

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Learn how to analyze scripts for Hollywood writers and producers.

And you don't have to live in L.A.

Join Carolyn J Carpenter and Douglas Shaner for a one-of-a-kind course that covers the ins and outs of becoming a Hollywood Screenreader. The course dives deep into the following areas:

Foundation
Story
Characters
Voice
Coverage Corner

Includes the GETTING THE GIG Bonus!

Everything you need to know about how to find clients once you know how to analysis screenplays! Within this bonus course we cover:

BONUS Inside Outside Technique
BONUS A Day in the Life of a Reader
BONUS Landing the Job
BONUS Producer's Perspective
BONUS Writer's Perspective
BONUS Actor's Perspective
BONUS Libraries of Scripts
BONUS Tools of the Trade

Also, follow Carolyn J Carpenter as she shares details about her film projects as a writer and as a producer! Get a behind-the-scenes look at her upcoming films YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER (Cowriter; Starring JK Simmons & Alan Leech- currently in post - more news once it's released!) and FOLLOWING FIREFLIES (Producer/Writer: Currently in Development)

HOLLYWOOD SCREENREADERS IS PRODUCED BY MIDNIGHT TABLE TALKS - A MEDIA COMPANY.

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Join today. Try the course for 7 days. If it's not for you, cancel within 7 days to receive a full refund. Keep Phase One Act one as our gift!

Course Curriculum

1. Hello!
2. Your 5 Step Success Path - AKA "The Screenreader Walk of Fame! "
3. Your Success Path : Where Are You?
1. Screenreader System Syllabus
1. How to Succeed in this program!
2. How to Finish What You Start!
3. How to download PDFs
4. How to Join the Private Facebook Group!
5. How to make sure you get your course related emails.
6. How to Find Optional Recommended Reading
1. FOUNDATION Format
2. FOUNDATION Script Formatting List
3. FOUNDATION CRASH The Screenplay
4. FOUNDATION Screenplay Terms and Abbreviations
5. FOUNDATION Structure
6. Super Fun Story Structure Comparison Charts
7. FOUNDATION Genre
8. FOUNDATION Exercise: Movie Moments
9. FOUNDATION Completed Example - Movie Moments Exercise
10. FOUNDATION Exercise: Plot Point Review
11. FOUNDATION Completed Example - Plot Point Review Exercise
12. FOUNDATION QUIZ
1. STORY Toolbox
2. STORY Layering the Story
3. STORY Reader Red Flags
4. STORY Exercise: Story Elements
5. STORY Completed Example - Story Elements Exercise
6. STORY - Quiz
1. CHARACTER - Building a Protagonist
2. CHARACTER - Supporting Characters & Case Studies
3. CHARACTER Villains and Sidekicks
4. CHARACTER - Build a Character Info Sheet
5. CHARACTER Casting
6. CHARACTER Exercise: Character Arc
7. CHARACTER Exercise: You Are a Casting Director
8. CHARACTER Completed Example - Casting Director Exercise
9. CHARACTER Quiz
1. VOICE The Overall Script
2. VOICE Dialogue
3. VOICE Completed Example - Dialogue Exchange Exercise
4. VOICE Completed Example - Subtext Exercise
5. VOICE Quiz
1. COVERAGE Basics
2. COVERAGE Page One Elements
3. COVERAGE Synopsis
4. COVERAGE Comments
5. COVERAGE Exercise: Final Statement
6. COVERAGE Exercise: Rewrite Rewrite Rewrite
7. COVERAGE A Coverage in Phases Tutorial GOLDFISH TEACHER
8. Coverage Template Tool - video and supporting documents
9. Coverage Checklist - compare your coverage samples with this document
10. COVERAGE - Bonus Session Video - Review of the Coverage Checklist
11. COVERAGE Bonus Session Video - Finding The Hidden Gem
12. COVERAGE Adaptations
13. COVERAGE Speed Reading Info Sheet
14. COVERAGE Student Coverage Example - RETURN TO POSITANO by Lenore Lemmon
15. COVERAGE Bonus Session: Carolyn's Review of Student Coverage of RETURN TO POSITANO
16. COVERAGE Student Coverage Example - MARY by Lenore Lemmon
17. COVERAGE Bonus Session: Carolyn's Review of Student Coverage of MARY
18. Author Permission Form
19. Screenreader Coverage Template example. Not editable.
20. Editable Coverage Template WORD version .docx file -- use this for your coverage samples
21. Editable Google Doc version of Screenreader Template (in case Word .docx files don't work for you)
22. COVERAGE Quiz
1. RETURN TO POSITANO by David D'Angelo -- Romantic Drama
2. THE CYCLE by David D'Angelo -- Horror
3. UNCROWNED CHAMPION by David D'Angelo -- Biographical Drama
4. THE DEVILLE STRANGLER by David D'Angelo -- Dark Comedy
5. WAITING FOR PRIMO CARNERA by David D'Angelo -- Drama
6. GAME PLAN by XXXXX -- Drama
7. MARY by Ana Gomez -- Biblical Drama
8. GOLDFISH TEACHER by Ellie Ro -- Dramedy
9. A DOUBLE VICTORY by Subrina Wood -- Historical Drama
1. FINAL EXAMS Instructions
2. THE FOUNDATION Final Exam
3. THE STORY Final Exam
4. THE CHARACTER Final Exam
5. THE VOICE Final Exam
6. THE COVERAGE Final Exam
1. CONGRATULATIONS!
2. NEXT STEPS!
3. SO....WHAT DID YOU THINK?

About this course

$697.00
82 lessons
8 hours of video content

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About the instructor

Founder Carolyn J. Carpenter

CURRENT PROJECTS: Co-wrote a thriller feature currently in post-production starring Oscar winner JK Simmons. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15451150/ Writing an animated feature with Adam Watts, composer of High School Musical, among others. 📘Story Analyst/Reader for filmmakers and companies producing iconic films such as JOKER, GAME OF THRONES, WALKING DEAD, GRAN TORINO, GET SMART, SHERLOCK HOLMES, AMERICAN SNIPER, BLACK SWAN, YOUNG GUNS, TRAFFIC, LOST IN SPACE, AVATAR, OCEANS 8, ZODIAC, THE THIN RED LINE, LIFE OF PI, XMEN, PEOPLE VS LARRY FLINT, SULLY, GREAT GATSBY, MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS BABE, QUIZ SHOW, FOOTLOOSE, NIXON & KISSINGER, as well as for agencies such as Innovative Artists, and contests including the Sundance Institute, the Scriptwriter’s Network, and the CBS Diversity Program. 🎬📘Founder of Hollywood Gatekeepers - Training people to read and analyze screenplays for the Hollywood film industry. 🎥🎉 Connect with me at [email protected] 🎥 HollywoodGatekeepers.com 🎤Guest Speaker: the Newport Beach Film Festival, the American Scriptwriters Association and the Writer’s Network, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Santa Ana College, American Film Association, Midsummer Scream, Assisteens Assistance League Conference, CaterCon, and the YMCA, among others. 📘 RANDOM WOMEN, a book of scenes and monologues now available on Amazon. SAG/AFTRA/EQUITY