{"product_id":"stage-32-screenwriting-lab-write-your-franchise-launching-feature-film-script-in-8-weeks","title":"Stage 32 Screenwriting Lab: Write Your Franchise Launching Feature Film Script In 8 Weeks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/15__2__5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: large;\"\u003eOnly 3 Spots Still \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #42C2CB;\"\u003eAvailable\u003c\/span\u003e - Grab Your Spot Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: large;\"\u003eWrite your high concept \u003cspan style=\"caret-color: #42C2CB;\"\u003efranchise-launching\u003c\/span\u003e feature film screenplay in 8 weeks with the writer behind the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: large;\"\u003e SHARKNADO franchise!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #da3e55; font-size: medium;\"\u003ePLUS! You will be connected with your instructor via email for the duration of the lab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42C2CB; font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003ePayment plans available - contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:edu@stage32.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eedu@stage32.com\u003c\/a\u003e for details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"color: #cdcdcd; text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“High Concept” movies - movies that launch the franchises the industry is built on - have been a mainstay of the feature film business for decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cstrong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eALIEN\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eGHOSTBUSTERS\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eSNAKES ON A PLANE\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eSHARKNADO\u003c\/strong\u003e, if you’ve been to the movies in the past fifty years, the odds are good that you’ve seen a lot of high concept films that dream of launching a franchise. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eHigh concept stories are those where the premise can be easily pitched in once sentence and that premise is simple and instantly appealing. Ideally, the concept is obviously conveyed by the title alone. “Snakes On A Plane” tells you everything you need to know about that film, and makes a significant portion of the audience want to see it. The famous “Schwarzenegger. DeVito. Twins.” pitch is the kind of thing to make a movie studio drool.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut there’s more to a high concept movie than simply the title and pitch. Your easily understandable idea then has to be translated into a screenplay that will hold an audience’s attention for two hours, with characters that the audience can get emotionally invested in and that you may want to reinvest in for years to come. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this exclusive Stage 32 8-session lab, you will write and workshop your high concept franchise launching feature or made-for-TV movie script of your own to take out to the marketplace.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eMentoring you while you are writing your high concept script is accomplished screenwriter \u003cstrong\u003eThunder Levin\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thunder is best known as the writer behind the \u003cstrong\u003eSyfy Channel’s\u003c\/strong\u003e cult hit franchise, \u003cstrong\u003eSHARKNADO \u003c\/strong\u003e(he's credited on all 6 Sharknado films). 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