By Jessica Nile Brunelle Logline: “An emotionally damaged self-help book author, forced to return to her hometown, must face her past sexual abuse through acceptance and forgiveness in order to find peace.” CURREN SCRIPT: Feature length, female-driven low budget drama set in Worcester, Massachusetts My super power in screenwriting is…

First 30 Minutes of Film: 2 STORY TURNS 1–13 minutes: The first fourteen minutes establishes an overall understanding of who Lee is: uncle, brother, fishes, kind, has a healthy happy bond with family, but now depressed, alone and self-destructive — picking fights in bars makes the audience curious why has…

Everyone has one of those years that we wish never happened. But once enough time has passed and the wounds have been healed, we can finally see the blessings, and that is where this story begins. I have had one of those years many times, but the one that changed…

In the traditional family, each member conveys specific roles and placement within the home. These roles in the family are based on their traits, personality, and talents, which greatly contribute to the overall family structure. The relationships between the characters in the film have many common ideals and norms that…

Throughout history, society has change dramatically; however, some human nature does not change. People have the same primal urges and needs today as they did from the day God created Adam and Eve. In college literature classes, they study not only the elements in literature from different time periods, but…

Society over time has confused mental illness with the term “crazy.” I would know because I have told my therapists, I think I am crazy multiple times in my life. Their responses were always the same, “Well that’s good because if you think you are crazy you are not.” …

I write stories that come from personal truths through authentic life experiences to voice the realities of the human condition to shed light in areas of our darkness. My perception of our world has been shaped and forged by a plethora of experiences; some filled with all the beauty and…

Created by Jessica N. Brunelle The Blake Snyder Beat Sheet PROJECT TITLE: Manchester By the Sea GENRE: Drama — Rite of Massage PREPARED BY: JESSICA NILE BRUNELLE WRITTEN BY: Kenneth Lonergan PRODUCED BY: Pearl Street Films, SABAN FILMS, Mongrel Media, and K Period Media Opening Image (1): Flashback — Young…