Get Out of Your Head & Write the Story You’re Passionate About Telling

I believe you can tell any story imaginable as long as you tell it well. It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about commercial hits like Toy Story 3 or dark underdogs like The Hurt Locker, truly memorable movies aren’t successful because they end Act I on the exact right page number or because they feature some calculatedly likable hero – no, these movies strike a global chord because they come out of the gate with a simple, clearly articulated dramatic idea at their core and they commit to it with everything they’ve got. My intuitive, in-depth script consultation bypasses all the usual mental clutter that gets in the way of the creative process, and instead gets you clear on what your story is about on the deepest possible level. In other words, you’ll get to know your story from the inside-out, so that you can write the kind of confident, meaningful script that captures reader’s hearts.

• Identify the core conflict powering your story forward at every moment.
• Make character choices that serve your theme.
• Define your personal point-of-view on this conflict – what is your personal connection to this story? What are you longing to express about it?
• What are the spikes of clear, pressing conflict that will press your hero into high-stakes action and facilitate an organic three-act structure?

Photos from the set of Jamie’s latest movie