Barry Cutler’s Team Wins 4 Awards
The writing team hard at work: On the left, screenwriter Pat Potochick; to his right, screenwriter and producer Bernie Tague; with the ball cap and STC! in his hand is screenwriter and Save the Cat! alumnus Barry Cutler; with her back to the camera, screenwriter Carrie Doyle.
We just received great news from writer Barry Cutler:
It was a 48-hour film challenge. We beat out the story using the Cat! method from 8:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on a Friday night. We wrote the first draft in about 2 hours and then tweaked the script to a final draft by 5:00 a.m. The crew shot and edited it Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s “PRESUMPTION” in a nutshell (it’s a film noir WHYDUNNIT):
On the verge of celebrating the biggest victory of his career, locking up a mobster for murder, a hot shot District Attorney finds himself on the wrong side of the bars, accused of brutally murdering his wife and kids. He enlists the help of the New DA (his Ex-Lover and former Assistant) to find out who set him up and why — if in fact he was framed.
Thanks, Blake!
The District Attorney, played by Tom Oestreich, in his jail cell.
on July 6th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Barry, that is outstanding! Huge congratulations to you and your team.
on July 28th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Big congrats, Barry! I took one of the Save the Cat workshops with you. It is so encouraging that you’re doing so well. Based on your hard work at the workshop, I’m not surprised! Again, congrats!