Captain’s Blog
I scream. You scream. We all scream for knowledge. Take a look at my thoughts. I’m an open book.
Storyteller | Strategist | Audience Whisperer
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Getting Your Story on Paper
The hardest part of writing a script is starting. That blinking cursor; the blank white page. It’s taunting, honestly. (Not to mention hard on the eyes, which probably accounts for something.) You will never…
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I’m organizing my fragmented digital footprint
I’ve got a LinkedIn, a personal website (this one, baby!), a business website (strangeriot.com), and some social media work promoting my scripts and production work. I need to unify some things, update other things,…
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World of Marketing Podcast / World of Marketing News
I have been put in charge of a podcast series that I’ve been operating for about a year and a half now. We call it World of Marketing. It’s a discussion series with Tom…
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Two Advanced Degrees and an Career Shift Later…
It’s been a while since I was able to post on this blog, but for good reason! As my last post stated, I have been in grad school and a LOT has happened… As…
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Television and Media Management – Hello Grad School!
Crazy news… I mentioned a while back that I had been dealing with crew that was moving around the country, I am actually going to join them! However, I’ll be moving to Philadelphia! I…
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Welcome to Hell Trailers
The journey for “Welcome to Hell” has been a long and winding one. I have gone through rounds of casting and crew hunting to finally settle on a bare-bones crew to get some trailers…
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Welcome to Hell pilot script – Finalist for Sundance Screenwriting Fellowship
My webseries “Welcome to Hell” has lived many lives over the past few years. Its latest iteration, a 30-minute pilot, has gotten a lot of attention! Most notably, it was entered into Sundance’s Screenwriting…
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New Web Series Coming Up
I am very excited. STOKED even. For two years now, I’ve been trudging through preproduction single handedly for a web series that I wrote (and rewrote… and rewrote… and re– well, you get the…
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Just an update, and next steps
I’m writing this on my phone from a rooftop in Key West. I’m on a vacation with my dad. Over the past few days, I’ve been filling him in on all of the things…
Enter the Zeitgeist
Work With Me to Tell Your Story
The process is simple.
You scream from the rooftops. I scream from the rooftops. You think it’s an echo, but then it keeps going. You realize it’s me responding to your initial rooftop scream. We find each other. We discuss the story you’re trying to tell at a much more reasonable volume. I research your audience and develop your story in a way that helps you connect with your target audience.
If you aren’t a fan of yelling across vast distances or it’s cold outside, we could try carrier pigeons or smoke signals, but emailing might be easier. Actually, yeah. Let’s just go with that.
Not sure you’re “story” material? That’s ridiculous. You’ve started a business or are helping it grow. There are more sane things to do with your time, trust me. Look at the other crazy people in history. Why do we remember them? Because they made a good story.
Scott Duvall 