WRITER PROFILE
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Skepticon
Written by Cameron Young
What motivated you to become a writer?
Seeing the “The Godfather” at 14 changed my life.
Starting on a blank page is not easy- where does your creativity come from?
I’ve always been able to write. My day job is creative director/copywriter.
Do you write projects knowing that so many other factors need to happen to get it to screen and does that come into your project creation?
Yes. Always write with an actor/budget in mind.
What is your dream for this project and what other ancillary revenue do you think it could generate? Please include script title in reply.
I wrote “Skepticon” as a low-budget horror/action film that could also become a video game. Have a contact at TenCent.
How has your experience been with screenwriting contests for this project so far?
My scripts “Skepticon” and “Shepherd One” made the semi-finals of this year’s Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition. “Shepherd One” has now been selected as a finalist. Fingers crossed.
If you could stand in a room full of investor partners looking at many projects what would you like them to know about you and this project?
“Skepticon” is a low-budget horror/action movie with a female director (WGA winner for “Flint”) attached and the interest of a black actress who recently co-starred with Jennifer Lopez in “Hustlers”
Do you have any website links for your writing, credits, background, etc that you would like to share?
Look me up on Stage 32