"THE INSIDE PITCH"

A Hollywood executive discusses screenwriting.

Friday, May 08, 2015

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK

›
Join the THE INSIDE PITCH conversation on Facebook.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

COMING SOON TO INTERNET RADIO

›
Tens of thousands of screenplays will travel into Hollywood this year only to get turned away at the border.   Most screenplays fail at...
1 comment:
Thursday, April 26, 2012

"THE INSIDE PITCH" ON FACEBOOK

›
The part-time blog now has a full-time presence on FACEBOOK.  Come join the conversation HERE .
2 comments:
Saturday, February 18, 2012

"MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS" ON DVD

›
My documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS has arrived on DVD. The film made its theatrical debut in 2010 and its broadcast premiere on OWN: Opr...
4 comments:
Sunday, January 22, 2012

I WROTE A 120 PAGE SCRIPT BUT CAN'T WRITE A LOGLINE

›
I recently updated my article on logline construction called " I Wrote a 120 Page Script but Can't Write a Logline ." Along ...
10 comments:
Monday, November 14, 2011

SCREENWRITING CONTESTS

›
It seems like a new screenwriting contest is born every day.   Many make promises or allusions to opening Hollywood doors and exposing win...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

GOTHAM INDEPENDENT FILM AWARDS

›
My documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS is one of 29 films (both fiction & non-fiction) in the running for the "Audience Award" ...
6 comments:
Saturday, September 03, 2011

MVP PREMIERES ON SEPTEMBER 8 AT 9PM ET/PT

›
My documentary finally airs on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network this coming Thursday September 8th at 9PM ET/PT. The film revolves around the ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

OPRAH'S AN MVP

›
The Oprah Winfrey Network's Documentary Club premiered in May with BECOMING CHAZ , the story of Sonny and Cher's daughter (Chastity...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011

AT LEAST HE'S TRYING...

›
The arrival of query letters is a daily occurence. Hundreds a month. They most often arrive through e-mail, but the USPS still delivers a ...
Friday, January 14, 2011

THE ED LIMATO MEMORIAL SERVICE

›
Legendary talent agent Ed Limato, who died July 3, 2010, was celebrated Tuesday night, January 11, 2011 at the Paramount Theater on the lot...
1 comment:
Tuesday, December 28, 2010

IF YOU'RE SURFING THE NET...

›
Check out the " Roundtable " series produced by The Hollywood Reporter. The series features writers, directors, actors and mo...
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

OWN Documentary Club

›
My documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS has been acquired by Oprah Winfrey for her new cable channel, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. OWN will pre...
Thursday, September 23, 2010

MVP in San Francisco & Chicago

›
My documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS will make its film festival world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in California. It screens ...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

WHAT'S NEXT FOR MVP?

›
My documentary had a successful two-week run in New York City (at the IFC Center) and in Los Angeles (at the ArcLight Hollywood). It was a l...
Friday, July 16, 2010

DOCUWEEKS

›
My documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS , directed by Matthew D. Kallis, will make its world premiere at the International Documentary Associat...
Friday, July 02, 2010

REMEMBERING ED LIMATO

›
Iconic Hollywood talent agent Ed Limato, who spent more than four decades guiding the careers of superstars such as Mel Gibson, Richard Gere...
1 comment:
Monday, May 10, 2010

BUCK SLIP #4

›
The LA TIMES gives a shout out to my new documentary "Most Valuable Players." I'm teaching another online workshop called ...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

›
We had an advanced screening of my documentary on April 16th in the Lehigh Valley, PA, where the film was shot. You can see the trailer HERE...
Saturday, March 13, 2010

BUCK SLIP #3

›
I'm leading another online workshop called " Navigating the Script Maze " on March 27th from 9AM - 11:30AM (PST). These intera...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010

TEN TIPS FOR 2010

›
I’m weighed down at work and busy in post-production on my documentary, so I’m continuing to turn over blogging duties to Adam Levenberg. I’...
Monday, January 11, 2010

BUCKSLIP #2

›
Congratulations to Scott Keiner for winning the twoadverbs.com logline contest for his adventure screenplay LORD OF THE JUNGLE. A dark re-...
Saturday, December 12, 2009

SCREENWRITING FALLACIES

›
The response to Adam Levenberg's previous two articles here has been positive, so he adds yet another entitled THE FALLACIES OF THE UNR...
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Christopher Lockhart
Chris is the Story Editor at WME, the world’s largest talent agency, where he looks for potential film projects for “A” list actors. He spent the previous eleven years at ICM and William Morris. Chris has an MFA in dramatic writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He has taught writing at UCLA, Los Angeles Valley College and is an adjunct professor in the MFA Professional Screenwriting Program at National University. His writing workshop THE INSIDE PITCH aired on local TV and earned him an L.A. Area Emmy nomination. He co-produced the 2009 horror film THE COLLECTOR and its sequel THE COLLECTION (2012). He produced & wrote the documentary MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS (2010), winning several awards including “the “Documentary Channel Audience Award” at the 2011 Nashville Film Festival. It was acquired by Oprah Winfrey for her “Documentary Club” and debuted on OWN in 2011. Chris is a member of the Television Academy, the WGA, and the PGA.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.