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Read & Analyze Screenplays
Join me, Carolyn J Carpenter
Let's make it happen!
Start your Path in the Industry
Become a reader at your convenience, on your own schedule!
This is everything you need to get started!
Screenreader System
A step-by-step system walking you through how to analyze a screenplay and write a coverage.
Getting the Gig
Everything you need to launch your career and get started so that you can create a life you'll love.
Coverage Corner
Templates, samples and extra trainings to take your coverage to the next level. Your coverage is your calling card!
Your Five Step System
Step 1: Foundation
What is the foundation of a screenplay? How does the formatting and structure play a role in creating a solid base for a screenplay?
Step 2: Story
Once the Foundation is set, the elements of the story can come alive. Scenes, montages, flashbacks, suplots, and developmental beats create the arc of the story.
Step 3: Characters
So many characters! Understanding the nuances between a hero and an anti-hero, a villain and an obstacle, a sidekick and a love interest. These are just some of the elements of creating good characters.
Step 4: Voice
Every character needs to have their own voice. How do they sound? What makes dialogue sing? Not only that, the story as a whole needs to have its own voice. The tone and the message must capture the writer's true intent.
Step 5: Coverage
The final step. Being able to write an expert coverage that not only covers what happens in the story but also reveals what works in the script and what needs attention is the key to getting started. Your coverage is your calling card.
Two Additional Bonuses:
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Everything AI 101
An introductory course designed to help you become comfortable using AI. This course is a walk-through of ChatGPT while also showing you how to double down on the human connection!
Behind-the-Scenes:
I am also a writer. Lionsgate recently picked up a film that I co-wrote, starring Oscar-winner JK Simmons and Downton Abbey's Alan Leech. Now I have more screenplays in development, and I constantly share their progress and details of what I'm experiencing along the way!
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Your Coach for the Experience:
I have developed screenplays with companies producing iconic films such as, JOKER, GAME OF THRONES, WALKING DEAD, GRAN TORINO, GET SMART, SHERLOCK HOLMES, AMERICAN SNIPER, BLACK SWAN, YOUNG GUNS, TRAFFIC, LOST IN SPACE, SKULL ISLAND, TAMMY, AVATAR, OCEANS 8, ZODIAC, THE THIN RED LINE, LIFE OF PI, XMEN, PEOPLE VS LARRY FLINT, SULLY, GREAT GATSBY, MR. HOLLAND’S OPUS BABE, QUIZ SHOW, FOOTLOOSE, NIXON & KISSINGER, as well as for agencies such as Innovative Artists, and contests including the Sundance Institute, the Scriptwriter’s Network, and the CBS Diversity Program, among others. I am also a Licensed and Certified Life Coach and will help you with anything holding you back!