Imagine yourself in a dark theater and we open on the night sky in the Pacific Northwest. A comet streaks across the screen and lands in a Redwood Forest, but there is no explosion because it is a spaceship.
We see a bunch of creatures waddling down a gangplank and into the forest, then we are introduced to our hero.
A ten-year-old loner named Elliot. He comes from a broken home and has problems with bullies, somewhat of a latchkey kid.
The spaceship has left behind one of their own and he finds his way to Elliot. The two strike up an unusually strong bond, enter the FBI. They want this creature, this E.T. for experiments.
Elliot has to hide his new friend from the Authorities and keep his family from finding out. No easy task for anyone especially a Ten-year-old boy.
Discussion Questions
Do you think that reading scripts helps you become a better screenwriter?
Do you think that the Pitch process speaks better to the talent of the screenwriter or the pitcher? Consider you have a great script but a poor pitch and vice versa.
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Well, I think the best pitch would probably come from the screenwriter, who know their characters inside and out (who can answer involved questions quickly and assuredly) and who (probably) has the most passion for their story.
A "pitcher" may miss some of the "soul" of the script, which could make/break the whole deal.
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