{"product_id":"how-to-hook-your-reader-in-the-first-5-pages","title":"Stage 32 3-Part Class: How To Hook Your Reader In The First 5 Pages","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/15.png\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eLearn what executives look for in the first five pages of your script from a producer whose worked with HBO, Universal, Fox, CBS and more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first five pages of your script are perhaps the most important of your entire story. Those initial pages must hook your reader from the very first word and entice them to follow you into the world your story has created. \u003c\/strong\u003eNo matter the genre, those first five pages are key.  Whether you’re submitting your script to a screenwriting contest, a manager, an agent, a producer, or director, your job as a writer it to craft those pages in such a way that the reader is compelled to keep reading. \u003cstrong\u003e Whether you are writing your first script or your fiftieth, learning to make those first five pages sing is a critical skill.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eYour instructor teaching you how to make your first 5 pages really pop is\u003cstrong\u003e Regina Lee. Regina is a film and TV series producer and former studio executive who has worked with writers and talent of all levels to get their projects sold to studios and networks like HBO, FOX, BET, Lifetime, Starz, Universal Pictures, The CW, CBS and more.\u003c\/strong\u003e She began her executive career at \u003cstrong\u003eUniversal Pictures\u003c\/strong\u003e, where she was the primary executive in charge of movies like \u003cstrong\u003eX-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, THE FAST \u0026amp; THE FURIOUS 3, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, AMERICAN WEDDING, SEABISCUIT \u003c\/strong\u003eand more. \u003cem\u003eRegina has a deep and accomplished history of elevating projects and helping writer's find success; because she's been both a producer and a studio executive, she understands what it takes for scripts to break through.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver the course of three jam-packed on-demand sessions, Regina goes in depth on what NEEDS to happen in your script’s first five pages, what executives are looking for, the typical paradigms for a script’s opening, and how you can give executives what they want to see. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eYou will leave this class with a solid understanding of how to get your reader hooked in only 5 pages or less!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003ePraise for Regina’s Stage 32 Class\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"Regina offers great insight. This class instantly made me a better writer.” -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e- David L.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"Thanks for a wonderful class! Your efforts have been amazing.\" -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e-Heather F.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"Great class, very helpful and useful information.\"  -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e-John R.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003e\"I just re-wrote my first five pages based on this class and Regina's incredibly insightful feedback, and wow! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb;\"\u003eWhat a difference it made. 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