Here’s What Clients and Colleagues
Have to Say:
"Laurie' Hutzler's script doctor talents are nothing short of remarkable.
What I appreciate most is her conviction that individual characters in a story are the real engine behind the story. Story structure, genre formulas...they all pale beside and are subsumed by her incisive character analyses.
Every producer can benefit from her insights and skills; I certainly have."
Sandra Schulberg, Executive Producer, QUILLS
"It
was an enormously rewarding and interesting session. Unlike some
courses, it directly related to the specifics of my job. It also
approached old problems in a new and insightful way. Definitely
worthwhile!” Belinda Campbell, Development Producer BBC Drama
Series
“I was skeptical in the beginning (of the workshop)… but
she really convinced me. I think her paradigm really works.” Rik
D’Hiet, Head Writer Flikken (Cops) MMG, Belgium
“Brilliant! I innately believe that the emotional focus
is the heart of the story. My experiences as a detective in London
corroborated that… Laurie empowered me to use those experiences
in character examinations via the Emotional Toolbox. I have already
used it in a story meeting and it worked! It was the most powerful
workshop I have ever experienced.” Jackie Malton, Story Consultant
The Bill, Talkback Thames, UK. Jackie Malton is the detective on
whose life the character of DCI Jane Tennison is based in the Granada
TV series Prime Suspect.
“Definitely worthwhile! The theory was well worked out
and very clearly taught. I found the course extremely useful, enjoyable
and inspiring.” Lowri Glain, Producer, BBC series Casualty
”Essential. It is rare to participate in an analysis of
our craft. So much of what we know is picked up ‘on the job’ and
regarded as ‘intuitive.’ I really enjoyed analyzing
the tools we use to reach our conclusions about our scripts.” Anne
Pivcevic, Producer, BBC Films
“Definitely worthwhile! … I’ll think about
why I’m making particular decisions and check them against
the theory.” Antonia Gorden, Script Editor BBC Drama Serials
“Fascinating! Deserves a whole day to cover other basic
archetypes in more detail.” Jake Ridell, Story Consultant,
Writer and Story Producer, The Bill and MIT:
Murder Investigation Team, Talkback Thames, UK
Definitely worthwhile. “I’ll think about character
types more simply and then make them complicated! I feel like I
have some sort of rule that I can apply when I get stuck.” Eleanor
Greene, World Productions, London
“Very useful in terms of character and story development!” Johann
Knobel, Producer/Story Editor, Family Affairs, Five TV, UK
“(The Character Map) has given me a very specific way to
track a character in any screenplay and to spot what is missing
or unclear in the (character) arc. It’s a great writer/director/actor
tool to have.” Elizabeth S. UCLA Workshop Attendee
“Thank you Laurie for such an amazing day in London yesterday.
I learned more about character, and myself, than I ever dreamed
I would. You gave us so much to think about and (so many) ideas
to work with. What I learned will make the world of difference
to my writing.” Pam F. London Workshop Attendee
“I greatly appreciated your insights, both personally and
in applying your transformational principles to my writing.” Jade
C. Class Attendee
“Thanks Laurie. As a teacher and a playwright, I can’t
tell you how your phenomenal map has changed the way writers view
character. It’s a hit in Seattle. Dickey N. Teacher and Playwright
“I found all the information most helpful and very inspiring.
I thought it was money well spent.” Ian M. London Class Attendee
“I really enjoyed the workshop this weekend. You are so
articulate and specific. Your lecture on what makes a movie successful—namely
emotional satisfaction—was brilliant. I took away a lot I
can use in revising my script.” Roxanne B. UCLA Workshop
Attendee
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