I've Read Over 100 Screenplays... Here's Why 1 In 10 Will Make It - Adam William Ward

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Adam is a Jewish-American born in Abington, Pennsylvania who grew up in Bucks County, PA. At age twelve his family relocated to Roseburg, Oregon; a new and unfamiliar small town. As the middle child of three, Adam realized he had to stand out to gain any measure of attention, if he wanted his rightful place at the dinner table. His antics started purely as a way to amuse his family, but quickly blossomed into a desire to entertain a bigger audience. This desire, however, was abated by a nearly crippling case of stage fright that lasted until he joined his high school's drama program as a teenager. Through his teacher and classmates' encouragement, Adam gradually let go and confronted his fear. It seemed to work. After receiving much local acclaim in his first year on stage, his high school named the A-Ward Award after him and it is still given annually to the most outstanding newcomer. It was because of this success Ward pursued his love of film as an undergrad at Hawaii Pacific University where he graduated with a Communications Degree. After graduating from college, Ward made his way to Hollywood! During his first day in town, he used his charm to land a position in post production at Dreamworks. From there, he segued to a gig working for Todd Phillips at Warner Brothers. But pursuing a career made him temporarily lose sight of his dream (dream of what?) It wasn't until Ward bumped into Jimmy Smits at LAX that he was convinced to go back and study acting again. At Smits' recommendation, he began studying at the Joanne Baron DW School of Acting during which he found time to star in eleven short films. The following year ward was a lead in three independent features. But it wasn't until the year 2011 Ward, took his destiny in his own hands and wrote, directed and starred in a tv comedy called, "Three Guys and a Couch" (On Amazon Prime). In 2013 wrote Directed and Starred in "Parole Officers" another tv pilot. (On Amazon Prime). Later in 2014 Ward co-wrote a feature film called, "Wally Got Wasted". [See more of Adam's bio on IMDB]

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[filmcourage]

Have you read more than 100 screenplays?

[familycorvette]

Regarding what he said about memorable moments and shock value — everybody remembers the ear incident from Reservoir Dogs, which was shocking and memorable but was ultimately gratuitous. But when I talk with serious movie lovers about the final kiss between Robert Forrester and Kim Grier in Tarantino's "Jackie Brown, " they not only remember it, they agree it is one of the most heartbreaking moments ever put on celluloid. I think the latter is what you need to shoot for, not shock value.

[OgamiItto]

"...It was a murder mystery comedy, and no one had ever done that before."
_The Cheap Detective, Murder By Death, Bugsy Malone, , _ all of the _Pink Panther_ movies, literally hundreds of others: "Excuse me...?"

[ratemyactors]

Fascinating insights from a seasoned professional! Adam's breakdown of the challenges faced by screenwriters is enlightening and offers valuable advice for those pursuing a career in the industry. I'm looking forward to watching more of his videos for more thought-provoking analysis and guidance.

[zdjhzzn]

Go Adam Thank you Film Courage. This was one of the most insightful interviews In quite a while that reaffirmed things for me.. One very good video. Thank you.

[ewalichorowicz]

This was an interesting conversation. Thank you so much 🙏😊

[jamescat]

Wise mind, cracking biceps.. the full package

[DexterMorgan-sdjx]

Most screenplays are boring to read, in fact, I prefer to watch the movie and after reading its screenplay, it makes the reading easier.

Most screenplays have a slow pace and they get made because the people who wrote the screenplay are the ones who are going to make it (Of course they already have a name in the Industry)

Rarely you see an unknown guy who wrote a screenplay that was made.( From that fact is the data 1 made from 1000)

[pikiwiki]

Hear a complaint that for television series the plot "just goes on and on. I want to watch a movie with a beginning, middle and end"

[EllerthePeridot]

I love The Hangover, but I don't think it was the first of its kind....

[kuramobay]

Most writers want to write straight drama because most writers don't really understand how genre stories (horror, thriller, sci-fi, crime, etc) work. It's mostly directors who can write who prefer to work in the genres.

[rajikkali]

Damn, I was just about to watch Horizon. I guess not expecting much could make for a happy surprise if it's watchable.

[friendlyone]

I've been told to read at least three successful screen plays of the genre of the type I'm writing before writing that next script. I wish I had been told that five years sooner. Problem: hard to get spec scripts & shooting script style can get you in trouble.
At this point I've read only about 50.

[adambyrd]

So if I say my movie is like this successful movie and like this successful movie combined, I have a better chance at selling it?

[Nokaret]

And then something like the Acolyte gets greenlit for 180 million anyway 🤐

[ryanhowell]

I'm currently working on my third project

[AltairZielite]

I was on inktip for 1 year, no one ever even read my spec. :(

[wadavis]

If anyone reads this comment, I’m curious if you have your script or scripts listed on the ISA website. If not, why not? If so, what’s your experience?

[AS-zjuk]

He's seen 100, 000 movies? Yeah right 😂😂😂

[mantaray]

He has not seen 10, 000 movies 😂😂😂 Thats 222 movies a year for 45 years! Also 100 scripts is not that much 😂 if you read 1 a week you'd have that in 2 years!