FRANK BALDWIN
YOUR MENTOR
Frank grew up in New York City and Tokyo. His screen credits include Cold Pursuit, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Dern, and Big George Foreman, starring Khris Davis and Forest Whitaker. His television credits include the Showtime series Your Honor, starring Bryan Cranston, and AMC’s 61 st Street, starring Courtney B. Vance. Frank has written scripts for Paramount, Sony, DreamWorks, Lionsgate, New Regency, TriStar, Screen Gems, and StudioCanal. His first novel, Balling the Jack, was published by Simon & Schuster and was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection. His second, Jake & Mimi, was published by Little, Brown. He’s a graduate of Hamilton College in upstate New York, and credits his nomadic years of bartending, construction, copy editing, and pizza delivery as formative influences on his storytelling.
Create Page-Turning Scripts With the Screenwriter of Cold Pursuit, Big George Foreman and One of the Writers Behind Your Honor.
THE ART OF THE SCENE | ONE-ON-ONE SESSION
The scene is the building block of all screen and television writing. What if you could learn two ancient principles that would add power and emotion to every scene you will ever write?
In this fun and lively 60-minute session, Frank will teach you these principles, and help you apply them to two scenes from your own work. Give a person a fish and they’ll eat today; teach them to fish and they’ll eat forever. When you start applying these deep and simple principles to your work, you’ll write more dynamic scenes from here on out.
FIRST-ACT MAGIC | ONE-ON-ONE SESSION
An old truth of screenwriting holds that a problem in the third act is usually a problem in the first. Frank will read the first act of your screenplay (30 pages), and then go through it with you, scene by scene, in a 60-minute session. How well are you hooking the audience? How compelling is the world of the story? Are we living and dying with the moves of your hero? Frank will tell you what’s working and suggest fixes for what isn’t.
SCREENPLAY OUTLINE CONSULTATION | ONE-ON-ONE SESSION
Frank’s a deep believer in the classic three-act structure: 30 pages for Act One, 60 pages for Act Two, 30 pages for Act Three. With this guiding light in mind, Frank will assess your screenplay outline for story, hero and world in this 60-minute session.
REVIEWS
“The best. What a great guy, and what a brilliant thinker and analyst. He was really helpful. He clearly read my script so carefully, and his insight was so helpful. I am grateful.” – Steven F.
“Frank’s specific input on my screenplay’s style, pacing, and emotional development, and his strategic instruction on improvements, exceeded my most optimistic expectations. I felt that he truly cared about helping me improve my screenplay. Though the session provided first-act lessons and suggestions, the techniques he demonstrated will help me with fixes for the other acts and future projects.” – Michael B.
“I enjoyed it and learned from it.” – M. Catalano
“My meeting with Frank was not only productive but also incredibly enlightening in many different ways. From the moment our conversation began, it became evident that his approach was both thoughtful and deeply informed. I wholeheartedly encourage anyone who is seeking authenticity and transformative guidance in their screenplay development to seriously consider Frank as a mentor. His wealth of knowledge and experience can greatly enhance your writing process, helping you unlock new dimensions in your storytelling techniques that you might not have considered before. What truly sets him apart, however, is his genuine desire to see your screenplay reach its highest potential and achieve industry standards; this dedication is truly extraordinary and makes collaborating with him an invaluable experience.” – S. Johnson