Will Monette

Screenwriter, Actor, Storyteller. Comedy semifinalist for Sketch It Out. Left-handed weirdo. A great playlist of cool music is remedy enough.

[Caroline Renard @carolinerenard_]

Supporting new Black filmmakers when they post their projects is how you get the new Black teen show, the vampire movie, the romcom, the witches movie or show, etc.

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@kimhornsby Happy Birthday to you!

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@ChristinaAuria Yeah! Nice! And congrats!

[Will Monette @monette_will]

Hello everyone! My win for the week was having the privilege of going to some film festivals and meeting some wonderful filmmakers. #scriptchat

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@TheCinesthetic

[Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb]

If you're considering collaborating w/ another writer, listen to this free Symposium podcast we had with Rea Frey & Lauren Nossett.

Great advice you need to hear BEFORE you dive in! (see show notes)

https://t.co/CaGjSJWxZ0

#scriptchat #amwriting #writerslife #WritingCommunity

[Luke Barnett @LukeBarnett]

If you call Film LA, the very first option is to report a production you think should be shut down for not having a permit.

The third option is to try and get a permit. If you don't get your application in my 10am a week before the shoot, they will not process your application. Not 10:05, not 12pm. Must be in by 10am. When you speak to the person at Film LA, they truly sound like they don't even want you to shoot there.

I hope whoever our next mayor is shuts down Film LA and makes it free and easy to get a permit.

LA has the best crews, the best casts, the best weather. It shouldn't be cheaper and easier to fly to Oklahoma and shoot there than it is to shoot at home. It's time to bring filmmaking back to LA.

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@letterboxd

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@janeshrahlan Send me a dm

[Guy Crawford ⚜️ @BogeyGuyC]

If you haven’t submitted to Paramount’s Writer Mentoring Program, you have until May 1.
Disney opens on May 4.
It’s free.
And a chance to get your script in front of industry eyes.
Did I mention it’s free?
All they can do is say no.
But what if they say yes?

[James @ScriptsByJames]

I love writing a new pilot until I get to the part of the process where I remember how fucking hard it is to write a pilot, then I really hate writing that new pilot until I write a scene I really love and then I love writing a new pilot again until I get to the part of the proc-

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@jeannevb All of the above. Character intros for me tend to run either too short or too long. I tend to overexplain things in a scene. #scriptchat

[Will Monette @monette_will]

First 10 pages for me is about trying to hook the reader/audience with a emotional connection. It's my favorite part but sometimes the scariest to write because I sometimes wonder if someone is going to like this character as much as me. #scriptchat #screenwriting

[Will Monette @monette_will]

Hello everyone. It's been awhile. I hope everyone has an amazing week and year! My win for the week has been being inspired by all of you and your amazing accomplishments as writers, actors, and filmmakers. Thank you for showing me the blueprint! #scriptchat

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@stacewrites_ Hell yeah! Congrats!

[The Warning @TheWarningBand2]

https://t.co/5wPKZXHefk

[Will Monette @monette_will]

@stacewrites_ Yes! Congrats! That's awesome!

[Stacey Russell @stacewrites_]

While you wait you can read my unhinged spec, ATTACK OF THE PASCALITOS 😜

[Will Monette @monette_will]

A great writing resource for me was Save The Cat by Blake Snyder, and I would also say, Audition: Everything an actor needs to get the part by Michael Shurtleff.
#scriptchat

[Will Monette @monette_will]

My win for this week is writing at least ten pages. My goals for the new year is to have my half hour comedy pilot optioned, work out more, eat better, and land more acting roles.
#scriptchat