EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT - ESTABLISHING

A Nor'easter engulfs the New England Village where a solitary chimney belches smoke into the grey sky.

INT. OFFICE - NIGHT

A soft glow from the woodstove dances around the room as Script Consultant DANA BISCOTTI MYSKOWSKI snuggles into a green chair preparing to read her newest client's screenplay....

INSERT - INFORMATION

Dana Biscotti Myskowski

· Award-Winning Screenwriter (Rhode Island International Film Festival, First Prize; Breckenridge Festival of Film, First, Second & Third for three scripts; Chesterfield Writer's Project, Semifinalist; Austin Heart of the Film, Second-Round Finish; CineStory Short Script Competition, Quarterfinalist; Massachusetts Film Office, Finalist; Writer's Digest, Seventh Place & Honorable Mentions; and Double Midnight Productions, First Place.)
· Adjunct Professor, University of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH
· Consultant & former Director of ScriptBiz Screenwriting Seminar, Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, RI
· Student, MFA Creative Writing - Scriptwriting, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont
· Graduate, UCLA Professional Programs in Screenwriting Online, Los Angeles, CA
· Listed on IMDb www.imdb.com
· Published in Hollywood Scriptwriter, on Dabbling Mum website, in Absolute Write e-zine, & more
· Workshop Presenter at film festivals, corporations, writer's groups, and schools
· Have written and produced: a short film and a series of PSAs
· Have written and seen produced: a multi-media planetarium production, corporate videos, radio news and ads, magazine articles, short stories, stage plays, and more
· Have written: several feature and short spec scripts, some TV specs including a pilot
· Am working on: a new feature spec, a book proposal, & a series of short plays and screenplays

www.greenchairpictures.com
http://greenchairpictures.blogspot.com
Contact: dana@greenchairpictures.com

Script Services & Fees:
(Forms available at www.greenchairpictures.com)

Script Critiques: Honing your words
(Ten-page analysis plus page by page notes on your script; have edited award-winning student scripts)
1 to 20 pages…$130
21 to 50 pages…$235
51 to 75 pages…$335
76-100 pages…$430
101-120 pages…$520
121-150 pages…$650

One on One Script Coaching via e-mail and phone: Writing an original script from scratch
Writing a short (10 pages or fewer) for the first time scriptwriter…$ 625
Writing a short (30 pages or fewer) for the experienced scriptwriter…$ 375
Writing a longer short (31 to 60 pages) for the experienced screenwriter…$ 750
Writing a feature (120 pages or fewer) for the experienced scriptwriter…$ 1250

Scriptwriting, Rewriting, Polishing…Writer's Guild Rates (Discounts do NOT apply)
Please submit written offer to agent:
Mickelle Daniels, Mickelle Daniels Agency
101 West 80th Street, Suite 6e
New York, NY 10024
(646) 351-9801
mickelle@mickelledanielsagency.com

Query Letters
Proof/Revise…$35 (includes up to two revisions/proofs)

Resumes
Proof/revise…$75 (includes up to three revisions/proofs)

General Proof Reading Services
(Web or ad copy, press release, article, story, etc.)
Please e-mail for quote ($35 minimum)

General Writing Services
(Web or ad copy, press release, article, story, letter, etc.)
$ 75 per hour (Discounts do NOT apply)

Ten percent discount offered to:
· Former workshop participants
· Students & faculty
· Former submitters to Green Chair Pictures
· Multiple scripts submitted
· Stay at home parents
· Anyone who mentions InkTip.com
Twenty-five percent discount offered for rewritten script, as long as original marked-up script and copy of notes is included with submission.

Workshops Offered:
(e-mail for price quotes: dana@greenchairpictures.com)

· Poetry in Motion Pictures: The Art of Writing the Cinematic Short - Teaching the basics behind penning the mini-masterpiece
· Whose By-Line is it Anyway? The Art and Practice of Surviving the "What if's" of a Producer's Meeting
· PitchFiesta: The Art of the Pitch - Training writers to pitch their projects with confidence
· She Sells/He Sells: The Art of Marketing the Script - Coaxing the perfect Logline, Synopsis and Query Letter…and getting it to the people in the know…or hopefully in the "yes"
· Well Spoken: The Art of Breathing Life into Scripts - Arranging Staged Readings of Scripts

Other Workshops tailor-made to suit the needs of groups & organizations

Suggested Books & Reading Materials:

· Elements of Style for Screenwriters by Paul Argentini
· The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
· On Writing Well by William Zinsser
· The Whole Picture by Richard Walter
· Writing Screenplays that Sell the Ackerman Way by Hal Ackerman
· The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lajos Egri
· Good Scripts/Bad Scripts by Thomas Pope
· William Goldman Four Screenplays with Essays by William Goldman
· As many screenplays, stage plays, and books and stories adapted to the screen that you can possibly read.
· A few of my favorite scripts: SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE, AMERICAN BEAUTY, SIXTH SENSE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, AMERICAN PRESIDENT, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, MEMENTO, TAXI DRIVER, GOODFELLOWS, THINGS CHANGE, THE TRUMAN SHOW, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE, FARGO, and many more, including numerous shorts.
· Two of my favorite adaptations - both book and film - are: MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL and Rocket Boys (memoir)/OCTOBER SKY (film).
I also suggest watching as many movies as possible. I know, this part of the craft is difficult…but someone has to do it! (grin, grin)

Testimonials:
"Dana has read several of my scripts over the years, and I have always found her critiques to be astute and constructive. She is generous with her praise; gentle, yet specific, with her criticisms. Her understanding of character and plot have helped me to recognise and correct flaws in my work."
- Amanda Roberts, Screenwriter
Former Classmate at UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting
Former reader for FOX Sydney & writer for the IN MY BACKYARD series (Australia & the UK)

"My relationship with Dana Biscotti Myskowski dates back four years to the fall of 2001. As soon as we met we began a professional collaboration, she being the writer, myself being the wild-eyed producer/director. Although we have not made "the" movie yet we know we will eventually.
"Dana is one of the most amazing writers I have ever come across. My mind works in a crazy way, mainly at 100 mph, 18 hours a day! Dana has received numerous calls from me at various times of the day and night so I can spew my thoughts about a storyline all over the place. I think she must wonder if I'm some sort of lunatic! I throw out ideas and I hope she's understanding all of these bits and pieces when BOOM, within an hour the fax machine rings or an email comes through with EXACTLY what I was trying to tell her!!!
"My thoughts of Dana are of the highest regard, not only as a professional writer but of a wonderful mom, wife and friend. If you want to work with the best, she is IT!"
- Mark Constance, DGA Assistant Director
(BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, FEVER PITCH, TERMINATOR-3, BAD BOYS, and more; listed on IMDb)
www.a713production.com

A Brief Bio:

As an adjunct professor teaching screenwriting at the University of New Hampshire-Manchester Dana Biscotti Myskowski has taught classes of students the art of writing a short script, helped guide advanced students through the process of writing a new TV sitcom series, and has penned pages of script notes. She has helped students through the process of penning a feature spec, both in the classroom and as Independent Study assignments. Dana has also read and critiqued a number of scripts from clients, from fellow students at UCLA, from scribes in writing groups she has joined, from contestants as a judge of the Rhode Island International Film Festival's ScriptBiz Short Script Competition, from production companies, and from UCLA grads.

BACK TO SCENE

Dana finishes reading her client's script. She stokes the woodstove, pours some tea from the warmed kettle, and settles in to type up her notes, as we…

FADE OUT.

Contact Dana Biscotti Myskowski:
www.greenchairpictures.com
http://greenchairpictures.blogspot.com
dana@greenchairpictures.com