A double screenplay winner turned filmmaker, Carmine Bicchetti is bringing back the tone and style of 1950s cinema with a modern twist of important topics.

Great interview with the talented writer. Listen to the best scene reading of his screenplay “Halfway to Heaven” after the interview.

Watch the 1st Scene Reading of HALFWAY TO HEAVEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOVhIh9LXKQ

When Hollywood’s biggest director dies, his drunken ghost remains on Earth to help his best girl Friday complete one last picture.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf
Wadsworth – Shawn Devlin
Henry/Georgie: Geoff Mays
Cookie: Julie Sheppard

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The TV PILOT screenplay that needs to be turned into a series. It’s all about the down the middle perspective of guns in the US society.

Great interview with writer Rain Story about the process of writing this script and the change of perspective of growing from growing up in the South to living in Los Angeles. LISTEN to the best scene reading of GUNS AND GODS after the interview.

Watch 1st Scene Reading of GUNS AND GODS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxlvryPFtzo

A powerful Bible-belt family protects its gun empire, cultural traditions, and constitutional right to bear arms not only from the liberals next door but also from changing gun laws.

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Allison Kampf
Colton/Activists/Willie : Steve Rizzo
Activists/Radio Host : Allan Michael Brunet
Catherine : Hannah Ehman

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The great screenplay within the screenplay. Patrick McGrath chats about finding out that he had a brother he never knew about living literally a few miles away from him that was the motivation to write this script.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE was the COMEDY Festival screenplay winner.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCMWNci0QB0

A lonely young man from Upstate New York, finds love, friendship, and courage, as a female impersonator in a Greenwich Village follies show, while doubling as a snitch for the NYPD.

CAST LIST:

Narrator: Kyana Teresa

Jeremy: Geoff Mays

Alex: Bill Poulin

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HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN is playing at the December 2020 Documentary Film Festival. Great chat with the filmmaker on the process of making this deeply personal film.

Read the blog interview with the director: https://matthewtoffolo.com/2020/12/18/interview-with-director-tim-alberts-how-history-is-written/

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK Video of HOW HISTORY IS WRITTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJIXkWVJDFA

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WILDsound has performed a few of Joel Stern’s winning screenplays through the years. It was great to finally catch up with the sportscaster turned writer.

Joel is very candid with his passion for his work and is a terrific communicator & storyteller.. He saves the best story for last in this interview and shares a very personal story on how life could have changed if only got this one job.

Stay tuned for the audio best scene reading of his winning script THE WAITING ROOM.

Watch the best scene reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlLnkSlDU-0

In this suspense/comedy, Bill Egan, a crusty Alcatraz corrections officer, suddenly finds himself in a waiting room along with a one-armed Medal of Honor award winner-turned hitman, a ditzy bank teller and a Bronx street hoodlum. From different time periods, they try to piece together the events that brought them there.
Little do they know they are about to face the ultimate judgement.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller

CAST LIST:

Linda: Cassandra Guthrie
Chuck: John Marcucci
Narrator: Kat Smiley
Bill: Shawn Devlin
Oscar: Sean Ballantyne
Reggie: Sam Fazli

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The first ever podcast done in a Hobbit Hole. Writer Brent Peterson made his “Own Private Hobbit Hole”. See it here: https://myownprivatehobbithole.com/

Star Wars: Rendezvous is a fan-fiction film set in the Star Wars universe with a cast of new characters as well as some more established ones. Matthew chats with the winner Fan Fiction writer Brent Peterson on the process of writing in the context of this legendary franchise.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhZre_ceojo

A pair of do-gooders attempt to save a young girl wanted by the Empire.

CAST LIST:

Hologram Voice/Darth Maul: Sean Ballantyne

Mandalorian/Ashoka/Voice: Steve Rizzo

Rahn: Allan Michael Brunet

Qu’ra/R’iila/Zandara: Julie Sheppard

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Kurt T. Choate, PhD is an associate professor and department chair of psychology and counseling at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

He’s also a great screenwriter.

Listen to the interview with the professor/writer and after listen to the best scene reading of his screenplay INHERITANCE

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJF1NFTRcU

, by Kurt T. Choate

An F.B.I. agent turns to someone from his past to stop a serial killer, but healing the fractured relationship may prove to be the bigger challenge.

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Caleb: Geoff Mays

Vaughn: Shawn Devlin

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AL LUBEL was the subject of the award winning documentary feature film MENTALLY AL, that played at our Comedy Festival back in October 2020.

Great conversation with the comedy legend who rose to fame by opening for Jerry Seinfeld on the comedy circuit in the 1980s, winning the $100,000 grand prize on Star Search, and then becoming one of the last comedians to appear on The Tonight show with Johnny Carson.

Matthew Toffolo talks with Al about the documentary film, success and lack of success, opening for Seinfeld, and what his goals are in present and future.

Follow Al on Twitter @allubel and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/al.lubel/

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Larry gets a phone call from his old friend, NFL Network legend, Rich Eisen. He is asked to attend Colin Kaepernick’s press conference revealing his new Athletic Shoe; by Colin’s request. Larry causes an uproar when he inadvertently takes a knee at the event. Anchovies and Humble pie save the day.

That is the summary of this amazing TV SPEC script on the CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM HBO show. Great chat with the writer Lance Barnett.

Watch the Best Scene Script Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnjQsjL9MfE

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Hannah Ehman
Richard Lewis: Shawn Devlin
Larry: Steve Rizzo
Mail Courier: Kyana Teresa

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Terrific interview with the actor turned winning screenwriter who wrote this script in a barn during Covid!

“The Last Gableton” takes place at the turn of the twentieth century and is the story of Hildegard Ashdown, an upperclass social pariah who finds herself pursued by Elijah Gableton, the son of a wealthy family. As things progress between them, it becomes clear that Elijah has a very dark secret and that his family will do whatever it takes to keep it.

Watch the best scene Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amLgtJw5D-U

CAST LIST:
Narrator: Shawn Devlin
Madeline: Julie Sheppard
Hildegard: Kyana Teresa

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The ultimate “META MOVIE”. The romantic comedy leading man MEETS his screenwriter at a Starbucks and explains to the “star” that he’s in a movie. Then the leading man decides to screw up the screenplay.

Great chat with writer Arthur Tiersky chatting about his terrific award winning script. Best scene reading of “I DON’T KNOW” after the interview.

Watch the video best scene reading here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXF9jl-8MI

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Rob: Geoff Mays

Dana: Julie Sheppard

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IMAGINATION PARK is a winning TV PILOT sitcom screenplay loosely based on the writer’s time as a performer for the Disney theme parks, and the friendships he made that became like family over 25 years later.

Great chat with writer Barry J. Smith. Audio version best scene reading after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://youtu.be/AQfayd_plLU

CAST LIST:

Narration: Allison Kampf

Aiden/Young Aiden: Bill Poulin

Girl #1/Gloria: Kyana Teresa

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DOLLY DAYDREAM is about rebellious teenager, Katie Croxton who gets sent to a boarding school for “young ladies” after causing trouble for her Mother at her birthday party. A conventional start to a screenplay - but then things start to really turn and become one of the most original stories of 2020!

Great conversation with UK writer Natasha Langridge-Thorpe. Then audio version best scene reading of her winning screenplay.

Watch the video version best scene reading of DOLLY DAYDREAM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTpGSgR0wSo

CAST LIST:
Claire: Julie Sheppard
Katie: Elizabeth Rose Morriss

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Fabulous interview with talented actor turned screenwriter McCaleb Burnett. We dive into the world of creativity during Covid-19, the art of writers groups & how they really help you get things done, and turning McCaleb’s short scripts into movies in the future.

McCaleb Burnett IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080831/

Watch the winning script reading of A VACATION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y821f1aMd3s

A weekend away. What could be better?

CAST LIST:
Narration: Steve Rizzo
VO: Julie Sheppard
HE: Shawn Devlin
SHE: Kyana Teresa

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Russell Knight shares a great story on the process of writing his winning screening “Horizon Calling” during the lockdown. It’s all about diligence and having his wife a part of the writing process.

“Horizon Calling” is about a dismayed young man who travels through the Australian outback after the death of his brother. He ends up going on an ill-advised sailing trip with his estranged father and finds himself caught up in the violent world of international smuggling. It’s a drama with action/adventure.

Watch the best scene screenplay reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6vdfmdp94

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Great chat with the writer who is becoming the master of writing a TV SPEC screenplay from an existing show. Already in 2020 Shane Walsh-Smith has won awards for writing three SPECS: “Farscape”. “Black Mirror”. “Bojack Horseman”.

We tackle the art of writing a great TV spec and what the purpose of writing them.

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Watch the short dance poetry film SHADOW: https://vimeo.com/368430273

Come back and listen to the interview with director Anna Maués. Chat about venturing to New York City from Brazil. Making this terrific short film. And what’s next for the talented filmmaker.

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DRUNKEN NOODLES is a TV PILOT about a personal chef who keeps running into trouble with her clients. Great chatting with the screenwriter Paul Hewitt about his process and how he came up with the idea for this winning teleplay. With audio version reading of the script after the interview.

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Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZ2RK2ojDA

Interview with the winning writer of the short script THE CAMERA, from the DIVERSITY Film Festival. With audio version reading of the script after the interview.

Watch the Screenplay Reading: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5QbQEAq-xU

A Japanese-American woman must get her 21-year-old son to take medications now, necessary for release from a psychiatric ward so they can move cross-country for her new job promotion, but his resistance is key to her freedom from bondage, caused by past traumas.

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Watch the short film NORMAL PORN FOR NORMAL PEOPLE: https://amberrosemcneill.com/#/normal-porn-for-normal-people/

Then come back and listen to the podcast with director Amber Rose McNeill. A chat out sex on film, violence on film, and serial killers.

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