We're excited to announce the launch of the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Forum, a place where our growing ScreenCraft community of screenwriters can discuss, offer advice, ask questions, teach, learn, share, support, and have some fun. 

If you're a seasoned professional screenwriter, this is the place where you can go to share your acquired knowledge and experience. 

If you're still looking for those first opportunities, deals, and wins, this is the place to go to ask questions and get help from your peers.

We've invited James V. Hart (screenwriter behind Hook, Dracula, Contact, and Epic) to our first online Forum Q&A Event!

James is currently one of the jury members of the ScreenCraft Family-Friendly Screenplay Contest. He brings his three decades of experience as a major Hollywood screenwriter and 20 years teaching seminars around the world. He also developed The HartChart, which is a story mapping tool to track the emotions of a screenplay's characters and their journeys. It helps writers visualize the rise and fall of characters as they make choices and proceed through the story.

ScreenCraft interviewed him last month in How Screenwriters Can Find the Emotional Journey of Their Characters.

On Monday, December 21st, from 8PM-9PM (PST), James will join the ScreenCraft Screenplay Forum members to answer screenwriting and film/television industry related questions you may have. 

Without further ado, we invite you to join the ScreenCraft Screenwriting Forum!

REGISTER HERE 

Guidelines for Users:

1. Users should place questions in the Comment field of the discussion thread, starting with @JamesVHart so that his profile will be alerted.
2. Please ensure that all questions are short, sweet, and to the point, as well as on topic (screenwriting, film/television industry, HartChart, etc.). Example: "@JamesVHart Do you use The HartChart for your own Hollywood screenplays?"
3. Any off topic questions/comments, disrespectful or inappropriate comments, or self promotion will be promptly deleted by moderators.
4. Understand that depending upon the volume of questions, James will only be able to answer questions during the hour long period and may not get to each and every one. Any remaining unanswered questions after that time period may be answered by him when and if he becomes available.
5. Have fun!

PLEASE KEEP THE JAMES V. HART SPECIAL Q/A FORUM DISCUSSION FREE OF COMMENTS OR REPLIES UNTIL THE EVENT BEGINS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 21st at 8PM (PST), 10PM (CST), AND 11PM (EST). We understand that you may have comments or questions about this announcement. You can direct them to me @Ken_ScreenCraft through the forum messaging. We will be deleting any comments or replies that aren't specific questions to Jim about screenwriting, movies, and the film industry. 

Learn a little bit more about the ScreenCraft Screenplay Forum below. We'll see you at the forum on Monday, December 21st!

Categories

The categories are pretty straight forward. The community can discuss Format, Story Ideas, Marketing, Script Sharing, Screenwriting Software, Contests, and Events. The Movies and Television categories are where we can all go to have fun and discuss the movies and shows that we love, don't love, etc.

Your Profile

You can access the settings of your profile and add a short biography line, picture, and even an IMDB link if you have professional credits. 

Thumbs Up

Anytime that you like a post or comment, give it a Thumbs Up. This showcases that the content has been helpful, insightful, and/or entertaining. You can earn points as you do so as well. 

Awards/Badges/Points

Each Thumbs Up that you receive for any discussion post or comment will award you 1 point. As you accumulate points, you will also receive some community badges. Earned badges will be present on your profile and next to your profile picture and username within discussions and comments. 

Note: The points you earn will be utilized for later promotions, forum permissions, and the below badges. 

Trailblazer When you are showcasing that you're a constant contributor to the forum, you'll be awarded with this badge after you receive 25 points.

Top Contributor  When you showcase yourself as a remarkable user with a talent for communicating with expertise, knowledge, authenticity, and empathy, you'll be awarded with this badge after you receive 75 points.

Note: The number of points required may change as the forum grows. 

Active  When you are a major contributor to the forum by being the first to start discussions, you'll be awarded with this badge after you have started at least 15 discussions in any category.

Pro  If you are a screenwriter with professional credits on IMDB, ScreenCraft can confirm and award you with a Pro Badge. We will reserve the right to determine which IMDB credits are applicable for this badge. In general, we will consider feature credits that have been released by a distributor, television credits (including streaming companies like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc.), and certain short films that have had major distribution and won major awards (Oscars, etc.).

ScreenCraft Contest Winner If you have won a ScreenCraft Screenwriter Contest, you've earned this badge! 

  Award-winning Screenwriter If you are an Academy Award, Emmy Award, or Golden Globe award winner, you will receive the proper badges. These award badges will also be utilized for any and all guest users that we invite to the forum for special events. Rest assured that if you see these award badges, you know that those individuals have been verified as having won those awards.  

ScreenCraft's Be Kind, Be Courteous Policy

Our Be Kind, Be Courteous Policy is in place to create a positive community to come visit 24/7: 

The ScreenCraft Forum's "Be Kind, Be Courteous" policy requires that users treat each other with respect and consideration. Assume that others on the forum are also trying to make it a great community. Everyone should respect opposing or differing opinions, beliefs, and conclusions. Try to listen to and understand others you may disagree with. Encourage others on the forum to also be welcoming and respectful. ScreenCraft reserves the right to block or ban those that don't follow this policy.

We will let the forum evolve as time goes on, so please, if you have any ideas for us to consider, use the forum to communicate them.

Be Kind, Be Courteous, Learn, Teach, Share, and Have Fun!