Melanie Collup

Actor-Writer-SAG AFTRA-AEA-Rep'd by @AvalonArtists-I want to go somewhere I've never been, do something I've never done & learn something I didn't know.

[The Process of Screenwriting by Clive Frayne @clivefrayne]

Short film scripts aren’t written the same way as feature scripts

Here are some things I’ve noticed:

1. If a short script runs at 14-25 pages, is it a short? Or is it a feature the writer is trying to squash into a short?

1/4

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@roadmapwriters Congratulations @roadmapwriters! To 148 and beyond!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@LucyCrabKC I eat them in rainbow order: red, orange, yellow, green, purple. But I always save a couple reds for last because they're the best.

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@mellersha127 I think the pandemic brought this realization to a lot of people. Congrats on your 16 days!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@TheScriptLab The Replacements

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@grking Ugh! Actors have been fed that line for ages!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@DanielleCasting Definitely. I want to be able to spend time with my mom again without worrying if I am putting her at risk!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

Today we watched the Slapbet episode of How I Met Your Mother so we could follow it up with Slapsgiving. Classic. What's your go-to on Thanksgiving?

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@DanielleCasting @realDonaldTrump I stopped following a long time ago. It just made me want to throw my phone across the room.

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@malthestar What would Thanksgiving be without lots of leftovers?

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@DanielleCasting Ditto! I can't wait to hit that reset button on January 1st.

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@DanielleNicki I really liked your pitch tonight at the virtual pitch panel. I want to see that show!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

My favorite advice about pitching from Darrien Gipson, "Breathe deep, relax and tell us about a story that fascinates you." @NetworkISA

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

"Your pitch shouldn't sound like it is memorized." Great advice during #virtualpitchpanel @NetworkISA

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

Great notes from all the panelists about the differences in pitching a feature vs series on tonight's #virtualpitchpanel @NetworkISA

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

Great quote from Joey Tucci @roadmapwriters "Be unapologetic about who you are and what you write."

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@jeannevb Congratulations!

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@grking Fantastic! I'm sure he will be appropriately impressed.

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@malthestar If only everyone shared your level of reflection.

[Melanie Collup @MelanieCollup]

@SusanShopmaker Welcome back! Hopefully it's just the beginning of many good things to come.