Screenwriting : Uploading script to my profile. by Göran Johansson

I think it's fine to put "Contact at Stage 32" on the logline page, Göran Johansson. I put "Message me on Stage 32 or email me with any questions" on my logline pages.

Simple: create a throwaway Yahoo email and use that.

You can add a link to your Stage 32 profile so the execs know where to find you.

Dear friends, many thanks for your comments. OK, I should write

Contact at : https://www.stage32.com/profile/1112454/about

You're welcome, Göran Johansson. That's similar to what I do when I post a page from my script in the Your Stage Lounge. I post the page, a logline, a message like "Read the synopsis and script here:," and a link to the logline page.

I’ve had PDFs of my scripts on my website for more than ten years. I don’t think it contributes to spam.

My contact form on my site— that gets spam.

You could also spell out AT and DOT com. That’s usually what I do in the body of blog posts.

So JK Rowling got denied for Harry Potter more than ten times by publishing houses, I believe. And that probably doesn't include all the one-off submissions and reaching out she did.

Do what you feel is best for you, but I hope I can encourage you to never quit on a project. You can move on but always keep it with you. It can always be improved. It can always be the project that makes it tomorrow UNLESS you officially quit on it. You haven't lost in this industry until you quit, so just don't quit.

What if in a year mandates change and everyone wants that type of project, yet you're no longer selling it because you quit?

By the way, everyone says reach out to managers and such on IMDB or Google, but nobody ever answers or takes those queries seriously. Find yourself some in person networking events!

Yes, I have seen people putting at/dot, so thanks for reminding because I had forgotten.

Dear friends, I have uploaded my logline and script. But what should I write as a synopsis. Here comes my suggestion. Improvements are welcome.

This is a doppelganger story where people start to communicate with another planet where almost everything is the same as here. It is based on the idea that our universe may be described as us living in a computer simulation. The story illustrates the rule "You have relationships also with those you can't meet personally".

And what should I preferably include as a photo? And with what resolution?

Hi, Göran Johansson. Your synopsis is more of a pitch than a synopsis. Here's one of my short synopses you could use as a guide:

A disobedient teenager named Julie and her mom, Andrea, move into a small-town house that’s alive. Knowing it’s alive, their new neighbor, Harriet, warns them so they’ll move out. The house introduces itself as Hank and says it wants Andrea and Julie to be its family; to replace its wife and daughter who died. They say no, so it locks them inside and says they’re not leaving. It tells Harriet she will be the family’s maid. Julie, Andrea, and Harriet try to escape, but the house stops them from getting out. After finding out about the house’s main weakness, Julie and Andrea injure it and escape.

I suggest using a photo or poster that sums up your story. You could also use a photo/poster of your protagonist or another major character, like the poster I attached to my comment (the protagonist). My poster is 1944x2592.

Thanks, I should rewrite.

And for the photo use the proportions 3*4. Simply use some picture of the Andromeda galaxy which is in public domain.

You're welcome, Göran Johansson. I think that could work (using a picture of the Andromeda galaxy).

I uploaded a picture. And what do you say about my synopsis :

CIA agent Pauline Cooper is LGBT and drinks too much since her baby has died. Uncle Gunpowder is her boss, and tries to blackmail his niece into murdering a powerful person. Pauline must break out of her toxic relationship, in order not to spend the rest of her life in jail. Pauline's chance appears through a scientist who has developed a mathematichal tool for an astronomer. Teleportation to a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy brings back information which can change Pauline's life to the better. But only if Pauline can stay sober enough to listen.

Your synopsis is better, Göran Johansson, but I think it's wooden/stiff. Your synopsis needs a better flow. Like "CIA agent Pauline Cooper is LGBT and drinks too much since her baby has died" for example. I think that'll read better as something like "Pauline Cooper, a _______ (the main flaw she has to overcome in the script or an adjective that describes her personality) LGBT agent in the CIA, spends every waking moment drinking since her baby died."

I suggest telling what happens in the end of the story instead of ending your synopsis with "But only if Pauline can stay sober enough to listen."

Many thanks. Is this better :

CIA agent Pauline Cooper is LGBT and easily finds an excuse to drink. And her baby recently died. Uncle Gunpowder is her boss, and tries to blackmail his niece into murdering a powerful person. Pauline must break out of her toxic relationship, in order not to spend the rest of her life in jail. Pauline's chance appears when a scientist develops a mathematichal tool for an astronomer. Teleportation to a planet in the Andromeda Galaxy brings back information which can change Pauline's life. After some shooting on Memorial Day, Pauline shows that she has been transformed into a better person.

You're welcome, Göran Johansson. The end is better, but I think your synopsis still sounds wooden/stiff. I suggest getting someone whose first language is English to edit your synopsis. You could post an ad on the Job Board (www.stage32.com/find-jobs).

Thanks for reminding me. But I just received an email from a person who plans to read my script, and participate in filming it. So I find it easiest first to ask him. No, I have not yet asked AI for help, but perhaps it would be a good idea.

You're welcome, Göran Johansson. Great. Hope he can help you with your synopsis.