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Scripped Newsletter #6 — Movie Magic Screenwriter, UCLA, WordHustler, Blogs, and Facebook

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Scripped Newsletter #6

August 5, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:

Partnership with the Write Brothers

A Little Help from the UCLA Film School

Submit Your Material with WordHustler

Blog Questions - Ask Eddie and Aaron and Creative Screenwritng Magazine!

Scripped on Facebook

Contact us any time at: contact@scripped.com

Dear Writers:

Well, we promised you some big announcements, and here they are.

- Scripped has partnered with the makers of Movie Magic Screenwriter, an Academy Award-winning professional product that is the official software ofthe WGA-East. Get your coupon below!

- Two top professors from the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television have offered to read scripts from the Scripped community. Details below!

- Scripped is also working with WordHustler, a fantastic new service that gives you FREE access to over 3,000 markets for your material.

- Eddie Burns wants your questions! Creative Screenwriting Magazine wants some too. Send your queries directly to Sunil, our humble CEO, at sunil@scripped.com.

- Want to know more about us? Join us on Facebook. And become a friend of Sunil.

Read on to get the skinny on these exciting developments.

Movie Magic - A Match Made in Hollywood

What if you could write online AND offline? What if it was easy to transfer your material between Scripped and professional packaged software?

We thought this would benefit writers tremendously, and so did the Write Brothers, makers of Movie Magic Screenwriter.

To get started, they created a coupon just for Scripped users. Click here and then click “Add to Cart.” Enter SCRIPPED01 in the Coupon or Gift Card field and receive an immediate discount on Movie Magic Screenwriter. If you’re a student or educator, call 1-800-84-STORY for academic rates and mention the coupon code.

We’re now working out how to forge ahead together, and the possibilities are very exciting. The [http://www.scripped.com/submission] Horror Collection we hosted last month was just one example of how our submission platform could be useful to movie studios.

This is an exciting moment for the screenwriting industry. We are proud to be leading the way!

UCLA Professors will Read Your Script

Richard Walter, the head of the UCLA screenwriting program, and another top professor agreed for a limited time to read your scripts and give detailed notes or in-person coaching!

Despite our haggling, they won’t work for free, but they are anxious to see what you’re made of. If you’re ready to be read by the best eyes in the biz, send an email to Sunil at sunil@scripped.com. Put “Richard Walter” or “Script Coach” in the subject.

The UCLA faculty will soon participate in other ways as well. We want to provide you with the means to succeed, and they can help you make it in Hollywood.

WordHustler - A New Button on My Scripts.

You may have noticed a new little W on your My Scripts page. The more adventurous of you may have even clicked on it. Here’s the scoop:

Scripped and WordHustler teamed up to allow seamless transfer between your account on Scripped and your portfolio on WordHustler. When you click on “Submit to WordHustler” for the first time you’ll be prompted to confirm your request to link accounts. If you don’t yet have a WordHustler account, you will be asked to create one.

From that point on, you can easily move PDFs between Scripped and WordHustler with just the click of a button. Once you’re in WordHustler, you have access to thousands of opportunities to submit your work!

And as always, for additional security, don’t forget to Vault it before you submit.

Questions? - Our Bloggers Want You.

We have new posts up at Eddie and Aaron’s blog and the Creative Screenwriting Magazine blog. For their next posts, both want to answer questions from you, the writers on Scripped.com. Send your questions to Sunil at sunil@scripped.com today!

Finally, Facebook.

Yes, we too have a Facebook page, and we’d like to add to the 100 “fans” who already joined us. If you have a Facebook account, please click here and then click “Become a Fan.”

To be Sunil’s friend on Facebook, you can click here and then click “Add as Friend” but make sure you mention Scripped. You’ll then join the throngs of other business school and college and various other friends. You can also peruse the pictures of Sunil with famous people at weddings.

Sorry this was a long one, but we have a lot going on. We hope you’re enjoying this ride as much as we are!

Cheers,

Zak, Sunil, and Ryan
The Scripped Guys

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Scripped Note — Attn: Horror Collection and Vault

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Scripped
Note

July 30, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:

Submit to The Horror Collection and Vault

Contact us any time at: contact@scripped.com

Dear Scripped Writers:

We noticed a hiccup in the Horror Collection submissions and need some of you to resubmit. We’re sorry for the inconvenience.

If you submitted on 7/18, 7/19, or 7/20, please go to http://www.scripped.com/submission and submit
your horror treatment again.

For everyone else, the Horror Collection ends today, 7/31!

Also, thanks to those of you who are already using our new Vault screenplay security service! We improved it based on your feedback and you can now secure your scripts with ease.

Start registering your material at http://www.scripped.com/vault.

For other updates or just to see what Sunil ate for lunch, check our blog at http://www.scripped.com/blog. We’ll try to keep it tasty.

More big news coming soon!

Zak, Ryan, and Sunil
The Scripped Guys

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Scripped Newsletter #5

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Scripped Newsletter #5

July 18, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:

Protect Your Script With Scripped Vault!

Horror Collection Deadline Extended to July 31

Eddie Burns Blogs!

Creative Screenwritng Magazine Blogs, Too!

Contact us any time at: contact@scripped.com

Dear Writers:

Whew! It has been a busy month for The Scripped Guys, and you’ve been busy too. We tallied up your scripts and found something amazing: 14 MILLION WORDS written on Scripped! That’s a lot of writing.

Now with 8,000 writers and 10,000 scripts, we are making Scripped stronger and safer than ever. In fact, we are happy to announce a new service to keep you and your scripts secure.

Protect Your Script With Scripped Vault!

Are you sharing yourscripts, pitches, and outlines with friends? Submitting them tocompetitions, festivals, producers, and agents? Sending them out forprofessional feedback/coverage or even just your little sister?

That’s when you need Scripped Vault.

Whether you are protecting a work-in-progress or a completed work, registering your script provides you with peace of mind AND the authentication you need to prove you are the original author of the
uploaded document. Questions? Check out our FAQ page to get the low-down on how Vault
works.

Register today and get $5 off for a limited time only.

Resubmit Your Horror Scripts by July 31.

If you sent your script after July 18, please resubmit! We have extended the Horror Collection to July 31. Now you can register your script for just$15 (5 bucks off) and put it on the desk of an Oscar-winning producer, all in thespace of 5 minutes.

Even if you already submitted your script you can Vault it today and be protected.

Submit your horror script now! (But Vault it first.)

Eddie Burns Blogs on Scripped

In case you missed it, Edward Burns is now blogging exclusively on Scripped with his producing partner Aaron Lubin.

Their first post is a great take on how to get an agent; the next one will discuss the importance of coverage.

Read his blog on Scripped.com!

Creative Screenwriting Magazine Blogs Too!

Also, our friends at Creative Screenwriting Magazine have agreed to blogexclusively for Scripped!

With your script written and protected, Eddie,Aaron and the folks at Creative Screenwriting Magazine will provide the knowledge necessary to take your writing to the nextlevel.

Check out the Creative Screenwriting blog!

And in case this is not enough, there are a couple other big announcements on the way…

Cheers,

Zak, Sunil, and Ryan
The Scripped Guys

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We are not going anywhere

Monday, July 14th, 2008

To our loyal readers/users - I hope you are having a good week. I just ate a fantastic meal at Sunnin, which is easily one of the best restaurants in Los Angeles. Of course I happen to be in Long Beach now, but the LA location is just as good. I’ve been eating a lot of good food lately, come to think of it….

Irrelevant intro aside, I wanted to address a couple of emails we’ve received from our users and non-users alike regarding our long term plans. A user recently emailed us expressing gratitude and satisfaction for providing such a “robust, free service.” The second part of the email expressed concern over whether a free screenwriting software company can exist for longer than a few months in this dicey economy.

To that user and to all Scripped users, I want to assure you that we are not going anywhere. We will be around for a very, very long time. We are not building a company with the 1 in a trillion hope that it will be acquired by Google (those who build a company for that purpose generally fail, FYI). We are not doing this because we are the only philanthropists in Hollywood. We actually do have a plan, and if that plan doesn’t work, there is a plan B. If that plan doesn’t work, there are also plan C’s, and then plan D’s, or whatever else you want to call them.

In the meantime, relax! The software will always be free and we want you to enjoy Scripped for one year, ten years, or however long it takes to write your screenplay. We are here to guide you throughout the creative process. We are also dreamers, and thinkers, and our 500 grand worth of education bought us more than a few beers at a frat party (incidentally, none of us were frat boys). We think that screenwriting software is great, but we believe the possibilities are much greater for us, and for you.

Enjoy the rest of your week, and finish that screenplay already!

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Edward Burns Joins Scripped Board of Advisors!

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

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I just watched Purple Violets on iTunes. I needed something to occupy the 4-hour bus ride between Boston and New York this weekend, and I figured I should catch up on some movies.

I also learned that Purple Violets was the first major motion picture to be released on iTunes. I figured I owed it to Edward Burns to have a look.

It’s a movie about the complex romance between two authors and their friends. I always find it a bit odd when writers write about writing. Being at MIT and enjoying math theory a bit too much, I think of it as a fractal. You know, one of those things like a letter A which, when you zoom in, you see is composed of other little A’s. And when you zoom in on them, even more tiny A’s.

But that’s not really what I was thinking about as I watched Eddie’s movie. I was actually thinking how lucky we are to have him involved with Scripped.

In the coming months you’ll hear more from Eddie and Aaron Lubin, his partner in production. With their input and guidance we will build Scripped into the superb online screenwriting community we know it can be. It is our summer goal to make this the most happenin’ place to write, protect, and even distribute your scripted content. You can also expect to hear from Eddie and Aaron directly through a few new features we’re building right now.

If you have any ideas, please don’t be shy. Tell us by commenting here or writing to us at contact@scripped.com. We love to hear from you. Even Sunil and Zak will spend their weekends checking the Scripped email inbox.

I know because I check it too.

Below is a copy of the press release that we issued today!

Los Angeles, CA – On Monday, May 19th, Producers Edward Burns and Aaron Lubin reached an agreement to join Scripped Inc.’s Board of Advisors. Scripped Inc. is a digital media startup that launched “Scripped Writer,” a web-based screenwriting software platform.

Burns and Lubin will help the web-based startup’s short and long term business strategy. Scripped launched the beta version of its web-based screenwriting software in January of 2008 and has since built a user-base of over 5,500 writers from all 50 states, as well as from 50 different countries. Scripped is currently being used by students from UCLA, USC, Santa Clara University and Grand Rapids Michigan Middle School amongst a host of other educational institutions.

“We are thrilled to add Ed and Aaron to the advisory board,” said Sunil Rajaraman, president and CEO of Scripped, Inc. “Their industry knowledge will help us guide our short and long-term thinking. We want to provide the best possible services to our user-base and Ed and Aaron are the right guys to help us reach that goal.”

“Ed and I are excited to be joining Scripped’s Board of Advisors,” said Aaron Lubin. “We think the site will provide cost-effective access to screenwriting software and resources for aspiring young writers to succeed. We are looking forward to collaborating with Sunil, Ryan and Zak to help make this site a success.”

About Scripped, Inc.
Scripped Inc. developed Scripped Writer, the first completely free web-based screenwriting software for writers. Scripped Writer is an innovative software that functions like a standard word processor but automatically formats and catalogs each screenplay element according to industry standards. Scripped was co-founded by Sunil Rajaraman, Zak Freer and Ryan Buckley; Rajaraman is a former senior strategy consultant, and UCLA Anderson MBA student, Freer is a producer/director and graduate of the Peter Stark Producer’s Program at USC and Buckley is a dual degree student Harvard and MIT. To learn more, visit http://www.scripped.com.

About the Producers
Edward Burns has written, directed, starred in and produced eight feature films, including the award winning Brothers McMullen, She’s the One, Sidewalks of New York, The Groomsmen, and most recently Purple Violets. Burns’ gained worldwide critical acclaim for his performance as Private Richard Reiben in Saving Private Ryan. In addition, Burns has starred in several feature films, including James Foley’s Confidence opposite Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz, 15 Minutes opposite Robert De Niro, and most recently the 20th Century Fox hit romantic comedy 27 Dresses opposite Katherine Heigl. To learn more, visit http://www.edwardburns.net.

Aaron Lubin has produced several feature length films including Looking for Kitty, The Groomsmen, Ash Wednesday and Sidewalks of New York. Lubin produced Purple Violets with Burns, which was the first feature length film to debut on iTunes. The move to release Purple Violets on iTunes was considered a pioneering move in the film industry, and the movie has since received positive critical acclaim. Purple Violets won “best feature film” at the Savannah Film Festival. Additionally, Lubin worked on the NBC television show The Fighting Fitzgeralds starring Brian Dennehy, as well as several Saturn commercials, in producing capacities.

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