{"product_id":"what-you-need-to-know-before-writing-your-feature-spec-script","title":"What You Need To Know BEFORE Writing Your Feature Spec Script","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" 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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #42c2cb; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eIt’s an incredibly exciting time to be churning out fresh stories. But when you’re writing feature spec scripts, you’re the boss of the story and no studio executive is there to tell you what they need from a marketing and sales perspective. So how do you know if you’re writing a script that will sell? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003eThere are a million ways to tell one story, but \u003cstrong\u003ehow do you tell your stories without spending hours of your precious creative juices only to be told that “It’s good, but I can’t do anything with it”\u003c\/strong\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon’t worry.\u003c\/strong\u003e We have an incredibly successful writer\/producer who is going to bring his years of experience writing hits to teach you what this common mistake is and how to make sure you never hear the words “It's not for me.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMatt Ember is a writer\/producer who has worked on over 20 feature films and television shows including \u003cstrong\u003eTHE CONNERS \u003c\/strong\u003eon\u003cstrong\u003e ABC,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTHE WAR WITH GRANDPA\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Deniro,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eGET SMART\u003c\/strong\u003e with \u003cstrong\u003eSteve Carell and Anne Hathaway\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFAILURE TO LAUNCH \u003c\/strong\u003ewith\u003cstrong\u003e Matthew McConaghey \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Sarah Jessica Parker\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more. Matt has been involved with spec scripts over his storied career and he will be bringing his knowledge exclusively to Stage 32!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003eMatt will be teaching you the\u003cstrong\u003e functions of a feature spec script, the pros and cons of being a “hired gun” vs. writing your own spec script, PLUS the 5 reasons you should write a spec script. \u003c\/strong\u003eBased on your reasons for choosing to write a spec script, he’ll talk to you about \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e you should write your script. \u003c\/strong\u003eHe’ll also\u003cstrong\u003e go over the 5 things a spec script is NOT, the spec script as a personal statement, thinking like a professional, and understanding the marketplace. \u003c\/strong\u003eHe’ll use\u003cstrong\u003e three successful spec scripts as examples to give you specific writing tips on character, structure, format, and the things you need to know before you start writing. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an exciting opportunity to learn from and ask a successful writer\/producer all your questions and get direct guidance so you can deliver your best feature spec scripts!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLUS! Matt will provide script downloads of 3 spec scripts you can learn from!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003chr\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #008000; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.stage32.com\/vendor\/moxiemanager\/data\/uploads\/18_11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"158\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stage 32","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48056174412083,"sku":"","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/7728\/4659\/files\/image_65c5ab1050bfd.jpg?v=1707453203","url":"https:\/\/stage32.myshopify.com\/products\/what-you-need-to-know-before-writing-your-feature-spec-script","provider":"Stage 32","version":"1.0","type":"link"}