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Izzy Frost
Interests
Writing, Reading, Playing and listening to music, Traveling, Meeting new and interesting people, and Networking.Books
The 'Hollows' series by Kim Harrison; The 'Twilight' series by Stephanie Meyer; anything by Stephen King, Dean Koontz, or Edgar Allen Poe. Other favorite fiction writers are Robert Ludlum, Dan Brown, Sarah Waters, and Ki Longfellow. Favorite authors on the craft of screenwriting are: Christopher Vogler, Linda Seger, David Trottier, Michael Hauge, Syd Field, Blake Snyder, and John Truby.Movies
Little Miss Sunshine, Sideways, Jaws, Memento, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Tootsie, Speed, Back to the Future, American Beauty, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindlers List, The Sixth Sense, Crash, Amadeus, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Rocky Horror Picture Show - to name just a few. ;)Television
Dexter, House, Monk, Queer As Folk, 6 Feet Under, Andy Griffith, I Love Lucy, Supernatural, Medium, Grey's Anatomy, and Carnivale are a few of my favorites. I don't get much time to watch TV these days.Blog
The Screenplay Logline
Script Tip #6 - The Screenplay Logline Once you've picked the best of your 25 story ideas for your screenplay, the next thing you need to do is create a logline for your story. What is a Logline? It's simple: the logline is one or two sentences that say everything about your story, and is used as a double-check throughout the screenwriting process to make sure that you stay on track with your writing. From these few lines, you should be able to break out every element in a successful screenplay! A good logline has four key elements: 1. a type of protagonist (your hero) 2. a type of antagonist (the bad guy or obstacle) 3. a conflict (what's stopping the hero?) 4. an "open-ended question" (what will happen?) Include an adjective in your logline to describe your protagonist and antagonist. Isn't a homicidal barber more interesting than just a barber? A good logline has a sense of irony; it's that thing that intrigues us or makes us curious about what happens next. It's a surprise twist at the end of the sentence that we didn't expect. Yet remember: the logline doesn't have to tell the whole story. One of the reasons a good logline intrigues is because we don't know what happens. That's why it should be open-ended. A good logline has a sense of audience and cost. Do you know who your movie is for? Teens? Women? Is it a date movie? Or the big magilla: the 4-quadrant hit like Shrek or Pirates of the Caribbean that appeals to Men AND Women above AND below age 25. Draw from all four of these quadrants and you've really got yourself a winner. Just make sure you know who you're targeting! A great logline must also have a great title. Title and logline are the one-two punch that makes studio executives swoon and agents reach for their cell phones. Good ones like Legally Blonde "say what it is," but do so without being so "on the nose" that it's unappealing. My favorite title of all time? The 40-Year-Old Virgin -- not only the title, but the concept. Your logline should have the four key elements; if not, make it so! And be sure to look at your logline throughout the screenwriting process to be certain you haven't strayed off the path of your story. Izzy
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About Me
I am a UCLA Graduate with a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in Screenwriting. A working writer, I have sold 2 screenplays to Hollywood. A professional Script Analyst for 20+ years, I have read and analyzed hundreds of scripts. I live in Beverly Hills, CA. with my Partner; my adopted Twins - Jack Wolfgang and Lucy Annalise, born in June 2005; and our two 'Rescued Dogs' - Sam and Abby.Goal
My goal is to see at least one, of the two screenplays I've sold to Hollywood, up on the Big Silver Screen!Services
Hollywood Script Analyst
Fee: $1.65 per page
Professional Experience
Screenwriter
Hollywood Script Analyst
April 1990 - Present
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