You will also know when you are wasting time and money shooting a scene that is an absolute waste of your investor's money. And finally, to the most important person in the production process - the screenwriter : do you want to know what really matters in a movie? Do you want a competitive edge that will help you write and sell your screenplay? Are you tired of all the circular ambiguity that film schools and books teach? Do you want to know the core elements that make a movie successful? Without the Seven Moments, your script will FAIL! I'll bet you're already asking, "who is this guy to tell me how to write a screenplay?" I'll tell you. What I am: I m a short-fiction writer turned movie enthusiast, with an analytical and critical eye. I m your audience. I'm also an indepedent film producer who built his own studio from the ground up. I produced three, 90-minute films and handled every step of the process from concept to writing, auditioning, directing, editing, replication, and finally to signing a distribution deal. Not too mention, I've produced over two dozen short films. In short, I've already been where you're probably trying to go. ...