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Writing A Great Script Fast DVD Workhop $99

Last few weeks I have been getting lots of requests for deals on the WAGSF Workshop. Save 75% off of the $430 Amazon price for a limited time. This is the lowest price ever. To save on mailing fees (now $15 US and $20 International), the binder is not included. You will be getting an envelope with the Workbook and 20 DVDs in sleeves. Great gift for any writer or filmmaker!

New! Writing A Great Script Fast + Digital Preproduction

A new series of books by Sherri Sheridan are coming soon with 100's of examples from famous films and TV shows. Developing Digital Short Films is going out of print. The information from DDSF will be combined with the Writing A Great Script Fast Workshop, and presented as a new series of Ebooks and a print version. Lots of new film example breakdowns, videos and tips will also be included. Click here and put "New Books" in the subject line, to join the mailing list, and get an email when the new books come out.

Do you want to be a filmmaker? Make a Film!

"Make a piece of NITRO that you throw in the audience's lap and someone will notice!" says Quentin Tarantino. What great advice! Listen to some of the top directors tell you to just make a movie if you want to be a filmmaker.

You do not need to wait to get your project funded - just make a movie - it's almost free now. I would focus on the story first too. You could shoot one scene from a feature script a week with your friends on the weekend. Do the Writing A Great Script Fast story development process first to make sure your script works. Everything else usually falls into place with a great script. Boring scripts are like those "waves" of bad films the directors in this movie talk about below. Your script needs to be DYNAMITE!

How To Do Better Kung Fu Movies

A new article by Sherri Sheridan on how to do more original and engaging Kung Fu type movies will be appearing soon on MyFlik and in Student Filmmakers Magazine.

How To Write For 3D ........By Sherri Sheridan

Avatar is the new Star Wars for this generation of digital filmmakers. The visual fourth wall has just been shattered inviting the audience to now be in the film they are watching during a 3D IMAX type viewing experience. As a filmmaker and writer, you now have to consider things like Z depth, and how your story can literally reach out and grab the audience from the screen in full 3D glory – every scene. New Article from the big April 2010 NAB edition of Student Filmmakers Magazine.

New Version Of MyFlik Going Up! Welcome to MyFlik your online microbudget movie studio and free film school. We help you to develop, fund, produce, market and distribute digital films and animations. This site is still under construction, but feel free to look around and see what is coming up next. MyFlik's new website is doing a bunch of things that have never been done before, taking a little more time than we had planned. New phase coming soon!

New How To Articles For Student Filmmakers Magazine

A new series of articles by Sherri Sheridan on story for digital filmmaking began appearing in Student Filmmakers Magazine in March 2009. This new preproduction and screenwriting series will continue throughout the year. The first one was "10 Tips For Great Dialogue" and the big anniversary NAB April issue "40 Plot Points For A Feature Film."

Writing A Great Script Fast Online Interactive Story Engine

Coming soon the whole 20 hour story development process from the new workshop will be posted online as an interactive point, click and enter story engine. Video downloads in Quicktime of the entire workshop will also be available. This amazing new interactive tool will help you to create a great script fast online in a snap!

MyFlik A Big Hit At DV Expo West And In China

Free Writing A Great Script Fast classes were a huge hit at the DV Expo! A big thanks to everyone who came by, visited our booth and got the new DVD workshop.

Sherri recently did a month long story teaching tour throughout China with lots of new movies coming soon from this inspiring trip. The country of China is now using the new step-by-step process from Writing A Great Script Fast in their film schools and production companies as their new main story class!

New! 40 Plot Points For A Feature Film

40 Plot Points for a basic feature film explained in 10 minutes!

Visual Storytelling Using Symbols & Metaphors

Learn how to use Metaphors and Symbols in your films, stories and animations from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop:

Adding Plot Twists To Create Suspense

Think of one big unexpected twist that happens in the middle of your story to shift the main character(s) plot goal. Then add any little twists you can create to each scene for a series of surprise reversals. Use the twist list in the movie below to brainstorm some twist ideas for your story

New! How To Write A Script: Hero Journey Plot Points

15 Hero Journey Plot Points explained in 10 minutes above or on YouTube from Writing A Great Script Fast.

First Person To Buy Writing A Great Script Fast Sells Screenplay For $600,000!

Way to go! Read about his screenplay deal and other Writing A Great Script Fast success stories here.

Guerilla Special FX ...By Sherri Sheridan

Adding simple special FX shots to your film idea will make it stand out if you can plan the story around them visually in a fresh way. How to blow things up, makes things disappear, add lips to objects and how to pull the perfect bluescreen with software file examples. New Series of Articles coming this fall in Student Filmmakers Magazine. Longer versions of each article will be posted on MyFlik.com with extra FX story ideas.

The Cheapest Feature? Modern 2D ...By Sherri Sheridan

What is the cheapest and easiest type of feature film for one person or a small team to make these days? I would say a highly stylized 2D animated Southpark looking cartoon. Why? Because no one can say it does not look right or real. New Articles coming soon in the big April 2010 NAB edition of Student Filmmakers Magazine! Longer versions of each new article will be posted on MyFlik.com soon with videos.

Do You Want To Learn How To Write A Great Script Fast? Story is the hardest thing to learn for most digital filmmakers these days since the technology has become so easy to use and inexpensive. How would you like to write a great script in about 24 hours while learning almost everything you need to know to tell brilliant visual stories for the rest of your life?

Check out the free sample 94 minute screenwriting class here. Follow along and create a great film or story idea fast! Download the Workbook PDF file or DOC file to edit. You can also use a notebook or paper and the Online Workbook or watch it in 20 Steps.

Click here for more information about this DVD workshop and our new sale! Individual Workshop DVDs are now available for purchase on Amazon.com. Video Downloads for the full 20 hour workshop are posted in the Downloads.

Watch The Bigfoot Shamans In 3D Preproduction

Minds Eye Media is now in the preproduction phase of "The Bigfoot Shamans." Based on the example story from the best selling book "Developing Digital Short Films," and the new DVD workshop "Writing A Great Script Fast," both of which are being used to develop the story.

Follow along online at MyFlik as we write the final script and create a series of evolving animatics for this new HD 3D animated supernatural feature tale. We will be using Photoshop to create the storyboards, Adobe Premier for editing the animatic, Maya for the 3D animatic and After Effects for the compositing.

Developing Digital Short Films Goes To China

Welcome to all the new Chinese filmmakers and animators! The Chinese version of this book was published in March 2009. Thanks for all the emails! Please keep in mind that I do not speak Chinese and get them translated first if you need a reply.

Heart String Marionette 3D Feature Film By MDot

Check out the new trailer for MDot's new 3D Film! MDot is a big fan of the writing process and idea generation tools from Developing Digital Short Films and the Workshop. Notice the preproduction book he has created. This is a great idea for promotion and revenue. This 3D film was made using Maya and ZBrush.

Storytelling Goals To Keep In Mind

Why tell a story? Watch some sample movies below on Storytelling Goals, Creating Themes and Using Symbols and Metaphors from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop:

Do you want to make a short or feature film? What ideas do you want to communicate? What is the goal of this project?

How To Use Invisible Story Themes

Learn how to include themes in your films and stories in this free sample movie from the new step-by-step "Writing A Great Script Fast" DVD Workshop. What themes are you interested in developing in your stories?

MyFlik Partner Story by New York Film Academy:

5 Tips For Creating Documentary Films

Read 5 tips here. New York Film academy is one of the best film schools of the nation. Learn filmmaking in our project-oriented curriculum and create your films with the same equipment and production process currently used in the industry. Get experience working on a variety of projects and gain the knowledge you'll need to begin a career in the film industry. The film academy offers one year accelerated MA filmmaking degree program at Los Angeles Campus. Want To Be A MyFlik Partner? Email

How To Get The Audience To Love Your Characters

Over 25 Character Identification techniques from the new Writing a Great Script Fast DVD Workshop. If viewers do not like or care about your characters, they will not want to watch your film.