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how to make up to 6-figures or more doing high- quality script
consulting, "screenplay analysis", and script coverage --
whether you're a screenwriter, author, entertainment professional,
or a non-writer with unique expertise(military, law enforcement,
psychology, historical, etc.) that could make certain stories
more authentic.
Script Consultant Institute
Staff
Derek Rydall
An
actor, author, screenwriter, and licensed spiritual therapist,
Derek is also founder of "The Center for Conscious
Entertainment," empowering artists and executives to
create from their soul, and "Scriptwriter Central,"
training script consultants and mentoring writers. As a
therapist, he’s counseled people from many walks of
life, taught dozens of workshops, and trained Fortune 500
companies such as American Express and Disney. The nephew
of legendary director, Don Siegel (Dirty Harry, Escape from
Alcatraz, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Derek has starred
in films & TV shows with Tom Skerritt, Charles Bronson,
Elliot Gould, Tony Roberts, Polly Shore and others. As a
screenwriter, he’s developed projects for the producer
of Ghost, RKO, U/A, Miramax, Saturn (Nic Cage), Wildrice,
Longbow, and many others, as well as staff writing for Fox,
Disney and Deepak Chopra. As a Story Consultant/Script Doctor,
he’s helped writers, producers, actors and directors
turn books into screenplays, secure millions in financing,
make 6-figure script deals, get hired to exec produce, direct,
star in their movies, obtain major distribution, and win
awards. And as an Author, he has two books, "I Could’ve
Written a Better Movie than That!: How to Make Six Figures
as a Script Consultant – Even if You’re Not
a Screenwriter," and "There’s No Business
Like Soul Business: a Spiritual Path to Higher Entertainment"
– both due out soon by Michael Wiese Productions/Publishing.
Allan Katz
Allan Katz is a screenwriter, actor, playwright, director
and poet. He wrote and starred in THE GUARANTEED WAY TO
PICKUP SINGLE WOMEN, co-wrote and starred in MAD IN CANADA,
and wrote and costarred in DIAMONDS with Kirk Douglas, Lauren
Bacall and Dan Ackroyd for Miramax films. He wrote the film
DESERT STORM to be directed by John Milius and is currently
in development on a number of pictures with ATOMIK PICTURES
and HAND PICKED FILMS. Allan is interested in working with
writers who want to really go for the home run, are willing
to take criticism and understand that it is only in rewriting
that scripts find their true heart
Script
Consultant Institute lauches with Scriptwriter Central!
Testimonials
“Derek Rydall is one of the top creative people in this
business. His insight on story and knowledge of structure consistently
amazes me. Creative, conscious, and insightful, Derek (and the
rest of the staff at Scriptwriter Central) is an attribute and
a gift to any project,”
– Matt Seigel, Producer, WideAwake
Films, "Big Brother (Fox),” “Pop (New Regency),”
“Life Coach (Fox),” “Soul Mates (Sony),”
“Holiday Club (Fox),” “Destiny (New Regency)”
"As a screenplay consultant, Derek Rydall was instrumental
in keeping the ideas flowing, while maintaining a strong sense
of what we needed in order to make our project a commercial
success. His writing process challenges, excites and leads stories
in ways I never dreamt possible! Thanks to Derek, and his team
at Scriptwriter Central, we were able to attract the creative
team and talent to bring my career to the next level!"
--Daniel Rangel, Producer-writer-actor,
"Lawful Descent", "Losing Lenny", "False
Evidence Appearing Real", "The Final Lesson,”Luis
Valdez's “Zoot Suit/La Bamba” and Peter Gilbert's
“Hoop Dreams/Prefontaine”
“Working with Derek is a synergistic experience tantamount
to a fission reaction. We can generate more material than we
have time to harness—the true mark of an explosively creative
process. He has a keen ability to analyze material, whether
on the page or pouring from your head, and an intuitive knack
for asking the hard questions that lead to the right solutions.
Whenever you need a little diagnosing, prescribing, or just
plain scribing, I highly recommend getting a second opinion
from this screenplay docs at Scriptwriter central!”
--Bill Lae, writer-director-producer:
“SuperGuy: Behind the Cape” Mockumentary and TV
series, “The Couch Critics” Movie Review / Comedy
Show, “BigScreamTV,” “Merlin” TV series,
“ “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Outer
Limits.”
“Derek is one of the most passionate, creative writers
I’ve worked with. His ability to take a thread of an idea
and spin story gold is amazing! If you want a professional,
artistic, and commercial take on your material, Scriptwriter
Central is the place to bring your screenplay!”
-- Lisa Gooding,
Head of Development, Capital Arts, Rob Zombie's, “THE
DEVILS REJECTS,” Don Roos', “HAPPY ENDINGS”
Universal’s “AMERICAN PIE: BAND CAMP,” Queen
Latifah's “THE COOKOUT” “ Paramount's “THE
PRINCE & ME 1&2.”
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