Screenwriting To Get Your Film Shot with Steven Palmer Peterson

Published: Nov. 26, 2019, 6:24 p.m.

b"Screenwriting To Get Your Film Shot with Steven Palmer Peterson\\nSBP Podcast: The voice of mobile film\\u2122\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nAre you writing screenplays to make films or to sell? Our guest for episode 69 of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is Steven Palmer Peterson. Steve wrote and directed a film and shot it with a smartphone but he also co-wrote a film with John Murlowski, Assimilate, now playing on Netflix.\\n In this episode, we have a fun and energized conversation about writing for the film industry, mobile filmmaking and a little bit about the red carpet experience at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. Steve begins with an interesting revelation on how to best begin writing a screenplay.\\n\\xa0\\nSteve's 3 top pointers for screenwriters:\\nWrite according to your assets and budget.\\xa0\\nFocus on the structure.\\xa0\\nMobile films get shot, so get serious.\\n\\xa0\\nSteve says that if you are writing for a mobile film, then you know most likely, it\\u2019s going to get shot because of the budget. So get serious about writing counting on it to be shot\\u2026with a smartphone you can be the director, if you choose to be. We talked about the length of feature film you should write for today\\u2019s kind of distribution with online streaming as a main distribution format.\\n\\xa0\\nSteve shared some really cool tips and resources for screenwriters starting out, including some of the things he did to get to where he is today.\\n\\xa0\\nOne of my own takes from my discussion with Steve is that if you write a screenplay that you really want to get shot, getting serious about writing it is a must because budget is not going to get in your way and what that means, is that you should focus not only on your assets but the fact that you are shooting with a smartphone camera. Invest in good sound. You can shoot in tighter spaces. You can achieve a look and aesthetic which can be a part of the angle to your story.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSBP Podcast: The Voice of Mobile Film\\u2122 is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nConsensus Reality, Mobile Feature Film Trailer:\\nhttps://vimeo.com/250721778\\n\\xa0\\nRed Carpet Extravaganza! with Steve Peterson and Oleg Loparev and family:\\xa0\\nhttps://youtu.be/HRDrbSkqXwI\\n\\xa0\\nAssimilate is available on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81136744\\nA group of friends making a web series about their hometown realize it isn\\u2019t as boring as they thought when their neighbors start behaving strangely. Starring: Joel Courtney, Calum Worthy, Andi Matichak\\nRating: TV-14\\nGenre: Horror\\nDirected By: John Murlowski\\nWritten By: John Murlowski, Steven Palmer Peterson\\n\\xa0\\nLinks mentioned during the podcast by Steve:\\n\\xa0\\nWatch Consensus Reality now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Consensus-Reality-Garrett-Richmond/dp/B07XH3Q4Z9/\\n\\xa0\\nConsensus Reality Website: http://consensusrealityfilm.com\\n\\xa0\\nAcademy Nicholl Fellowships: https://www.oscars.org/nicholl\\n\\xa0\\nInternational Mobile Film Festival 2019: https://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/news/35-smartphone-filmmakers-share-stories-in-san-diego\\n\\xa0\\nSBP Podcast Past Episode 47 with Steve Peterson, Consensus Reality: https://medium.com/smartphonefilmmaking/smartphone-turns-book-into-a-feature-film-97068cd0ad29\\n\\xa0\\nConnect with Steve:\\nFacebook for Consensus Reality:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/consensusrealitythemovie/\\n\\xa0\\nSteve Peterson on Facebook:\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/steve.peterson\\n\\xa0\\nSteven Palmer Peterson on IMDb:\\nhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm2967774/?fbclid=IwAR0LcZCX3wNAri4O4iEwfg0E9kc-wJHYJ_wG4W4fLJ9JjBMP5JjowUAFwy8\\n\\xa0\\nSteve on Twitter:\\nhttps://twitter.com/sppeterson\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOur Links:\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nSubscribe, support and listen to bonus episodes and more on Patreon: http://patreon.com/sbppodcast\\n\\xa0\\nSBP Podcast Website: http://sbppodcast.studio\\n\\xa0\\niTunes/Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sbp-podcast/id1296673665\\n\\xa0\\nInternational Mobile Film Festival Website: http://internationalmobilefilmfestival.com\\n\\xa0\\nFacebook: http://facebook.com/sbppodcast\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter: http://twitter.com/sbppodcast\\n\\xa0\\nMFTV - Mobil"