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Stills From Film Sets:
Credentials:
BFA in Motion Picture and Television Screenwriting, five plus years working on film sets which includes lighting sets, directing, editing, budgeting, art production, and sound editing. author of 6 published books, Screenwriter of 7 filmed short films, Screenwriter of 8 WGA registered feature scripts and over 20 WGA short scripts, and founder of The Independent Screenwriters online writing company. Experience of writing in drama, horror, experimental, dark comedy, documentary, adaptation, thriller, and adventure. Also served as a logline and synopsis consultant and writer for several films. EDUCATION, AFFILIATIONS, & SKILLS Academy of Arts University: BFA in Motion Pictures and Television with emphasis in Screenwriting University of Illinois-Chicago: Studied Theater Member: National Thespian Society, Chicago Filmmakers BOOKS: “Lights, Camera – Wait, What?” Film. 2012 Fifteen short scripts with chapters on the filming process, how-to read a script, overcoming budget restraints, and how-to create a finished film. “The Brave Bilbuggies” Children. 2013 This is a series with five main characters and the target audience is between ages 2 and 8. “The Brian James Poetry Affair” Poetry. Lulu Publishing. 2007 Poetry and short stories compilation. “Patterns of Randomness” Poetry. Lulu Publishing. 2006 Poetry and short stories compilation. “A Note She Left Before She Went Away” Poetry. Lulu Publishing. 2005 Poetry and short stories compilation. “Misanthrope” Poetry. Lulu Publishing. 2004 Poetry and short stories compilation. “Untitled: My Sky of Orange” Poetry. Random House Publishing. 2003 Poetry and short stories compilation. Original Script Filmed by Mid West Productions:
Producing Credit: Maywood (An original short)
Article in Tagg Magazine for original Children's Book Series:http://taggmagazine.com/the-brave-billbuggies-childrens-book/
Book Goodies Book Interview:http://bookgoodies.com/?s=genevieve+sipperley
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Genevieve Sipperley's Scripts and Loglines:
FEATURES:
The Artisan: Drama Horror. WGA Registered
Brilliant artist Hannah disguises her life so that it looks normal from the outside to cover up the fact she is a serial killer who uses parts of her romantic interests to create a masterpiece before permanently disposing of their bodies.
Love For Those Who Fall: Drama WGA Registered
When 40 year old well established art critique Amanda falls for Ryan who is a beautiful early 20’s up and coming artist, Amanda must navigate her personal insecurities and inabilities to function the relationship in order keep from losing the woman of her dreams.
Thursday’s Blink: Indie Drama. WGA Registered
Melancholy Shea meets an outspoken, yet mysterious woman named Lux one night at a dive bar in the middle of nowhere the weekend of his wedding and they spend the night talking and getting to know each other better, as well as themselves which leads Shea at moments to question himself and his upcoming lifetime commitment.
Icky: Horror. WGA Registered
After a lonely young girl makes up an imaginary friend only to dismiss him after she is befriended by a group of new friends, she finds in her early adult years what it truly means to be haunted by the past.
The Religious Travels of a Vodka Drinker: Indie Drama. WGA Registered
After purpose lacking Oliver loses his family, he is abruptly befriended by freelance minister Ben and finds an outlet in never before tasted vodka while having an unreasonable love attraction to a closeted serial killer named Sylvia.
Belial: Horror/Suspense. WGA Registered
A protective father moves his family into a new house unknowingly built out of haunted antique wood in hopes for a fresh start, but paranormal activity from a murderous little-girl-ghost soon starts and escalates causing the family to fight for their lives before it's too late.
Searching for Dickinson‘s Diary: Coming-of-Age Indie Drama. WGA Registered
Introverted college freshman Maple hesitantly agrees to go on a city-wide scavenger hunt with people she just met through her socialite roommate and as the night goes on Maple finds herself in unique situations that cause her to have to step outside of her comfort zone and do things she never thought she could do in order to make it to the end of the night.
A Blue Secret We Can't Let Go Of: Indie Drama/Lesbian. WGA Registered.
After two longtime best friends and relationship commitment-phobes get caught up in emotions with each other and kiss, they start to go to extremes not to be together even though themselves as well as all of their close friends see the chemistry the two undoubtedly have.
My Zombie B.F.F.: Horror Comedy. *Optioned to Jack of All Trades Productions
Two friends sneak into a pet research lab to free the cats and one of them gets infected with a virus and becomes a zombie, but despite his best friend being a zombie the non-infected friend sets out to find his zombie friend before he gets killed by the government or infects the whole town.
Solace Beneath Rocks: Indie Drama.
An old man sitting on the edge of the world has a discussion with Time, and after evaluating his very tragic life, he must decide whether or not he wants to jump into an abyss or finish out the rest of his life in hopes for a chance happiness.
Extras: Comedy. *Optioned to Jack of All Trades Productions
A girl who is a professional extra in really bad movies dreams of being an extra in A-list films.
SHORTS:
Hotel: Indie Drama. WGA Registered. (*Award Winning)
A recently divorced woman and a widower man have a chance meeting at a hotel where they defy cliche and form an actual friendship.
Fate's Script. Indie Drama. WGA Registered.
When free spirited Rachel receives a delivery with an unexpected message, she starts to transform into a different person and has to deal with the acceptance of un-requested information before enduring it's fate.
After Four Seasons: Drama. WGA Registered.
A woman who has lost everything accounts how she got to where she is in life as she uses crayons to illustrate her emotions and fills the walls of a single room she is locked in.
The Fisherman and His Thoughts: Drama. WGA Registered
A man sorts through his thoughts as he fishes alone in the middle of an empty lake.
The Co-Worker: Horror. WGA Registered
While working alone in a small shop, a co-worker is more eerie than usual and leads the person she is working with to believe that she may kill her before their shift is over.
Zombie Lake 2: Horror. WGA Registered
Only two made it out alive during the first zombie lake attacked and now they are back to save a group of survivors from a zombie infested town that is in quarantine by the government.
Tomorrow Without Today: Drama/Mystery. WGA Registered.
Jack, a quiet guy who works alone in an office, meets the girl of his dreams but slowly discovers that she may not be a girl in his reality.
Zombie Lake: Horror. WGA Registered.
A group of friends go camping for the weekend at a rumored spot that is claimed to be haunted and soon find that the lake they are next to is the location of a hungry zombie.
Lyrics Worth Framing: Comedy. WGA Registered.
An accident prone guy who has an unsuccessful job trying to sell old picture frames door to door and a girl who makes up lyrics for fake rock bands to pass the time at her agonizing day job keep crossing paths without realizing it until one day their personal bizarre antics bring them together.
A Day to Remember or Just Another Day: A look at 2012. Documentary. WGA Registered.
A documentary that gets the input and perspective from a professor, a conspiracy theorist, and a person who knows nothing on the subject matter of the apocalyptic predictions in 2012.
Pouring Ketchup Bottles: WGA Registered. Drama.
When once career prominent Eric makes the decision to move home and work as a waiter so he can take care of his sister after she suffered a major head injury in a car accident where both of their parents were killed, Eric faces a new way of living and adjusts to giving up the life he was previous working so hard towards.
Sunny Afternoons: Horror. WGA Registered.
A group of friends are just hanging out on a Saturday morning when one by one they all encounter a masked serial killer who murders people during the day without reason.
Stopping Before We Go: Experimental. WGA Registered. *Optioned to Midwest Entertainment
The interactions and conversations of a series of random people after they meet at a bus stop as they wait for their delayed bus.
Whatever It Takes: Crime Thriller.
Six strangers who are trapped in a highrise where a bomb is set to go off must band together to get out by doing whatever it takes before time runs out.
The Thoughts of Thomas Lancy: Experimental Drama.
When a man is confronted by his family because he sees the world through the eyes of a sea creature, Thomas Lancy must face reality in order to prevent from being committed to a mental institution.
Thrasher: Horror.
A couple that recently moved in together finds an old horror movie poster and shortly after hanging it, the character in the poster comes alive at night to kill what ever is in his way.
Balloon Chasing: Gay/Lesbian.
Set in the 1940's, two women fall in love in an unlikely way but are confused as to how they should confront their feelings to one another.
Debut: Comedy.
When Rachel Akin is cast in her first onstage theater role, she has to over come random antics and obstacles in order to make it to opening night.
Change For a Twenty: Experimental Drama.
The lives of three people who don't enjoy their jobs occurring simultaneously.
Love At Second Sight: Romance.
Two individuals keep crossing paths as strangers until one day when William notices Alana as she boards a plane to a different destination, and from there, William can't stop thinking about her and if he'll every see her again.
Prelude to Belial: Horror.
A once innocent little girl unexplainably turns evil and her parents try to help her before her sadistic habits start to turn deadly.
Producer:
Maywood: Finished/WGA Registered.
An elderly woman stuck in a rut of denial confronts a suspicious couple who arrive at her house.
Tv:
The Legal Life of Dotty Dancer. Pilot
Half hour sitcom about a Joffrey Ballet School Graduate who is swamped with student loan bills and has to take a job as a receptionist at a law firm that has a reputation for only taking on bizarre cases.
FEATURES:
The Artisan: Drama Horror. WGA Registered
Brilliant artist Hannah disguises her life so that it looks normal from the outside to cover up the fact she is a serial killer who uses parts of her romantic interests to create a masterpiece before permanently disposing of their bodies.
Love For Those Who Fall: Drama WGA Registered
When 40 year old well established art critique Amanda falls for Ryan who is a beautiful early 20’s up and coming artist, Amanda must navigate her personal insecurities and inabilities to function the relationship in order keep from losing the woman of her dreams.
Thursday’s Blink: Indie Drama. WGA Registered
Melancholy Shea meets an outspoken, yet mysterious woman named Lux one night at a dive bar in the middle of nowhere the weekend of his wedding and they spend the night talking and getting to know each other better, as well as themselves which leads Shea at moments to question himself and his upcoming lifetime commitment.
Icky: Horror. WGA Registered
After a lonely young girl makes up an imaginary friend only to dismiss him after she is befriended by a group of new friends, she finds in her early adult years what it truly means to be haunted by the past.
The Religious Travels of a Vodka Drinker: Indie Drama. WGA Registered
After purpose lacking Oliver loses his family, he is abruptly befriended by freelance minister Ben and finds an outlet in never before tasted vodka while having an unreasonable love attraction to a closeted serial killer named Sylvia.
Belial: Horror/Suspense. WGA Registered
A protective father moves his family into a new house unknowingly built out of haunted antique wood in hopes for a fresh start, but paranormal activity from a murderous little-girl-ghost soon starts and escalates causing the family to fight for their lives before it's too late.
Searching for Dickinson‘s Diary: Coming-of-Age Indie Drama. WGA Registered
Introverted college freshman Maple hesitantly agrees to go on a city-wide scavenger hunt with people she just met through her socialite roommate and as the night goes on Maple finds herself in unique situations that cause her to have to step outside of her comfort zone and do things she never thought she could do in order to make it to the end of the night.
A Blue Secret We Can't Let Go Of: Indie Drama/Lesbian. WGA Registered.
After two longtime best friends and relationship commitment-phobes get caught up in emotions with each other and kiss, they start to go to extremes not to be together even though themselves as well as all of their close friends see the chemistry the two undoubtedly have.
My Zombie B.F.F.: Horror Comedy. *Optioned to Jack of All Trades Productions
Two friends sneak into a pet research lab to free the cats and one of them gets infected with a virus and becomes a zombie, but despite his best friend being a zombie the non-infected friend sets out to find his zombie friend before he gets killed by the government or infects the whole town.
Solace Beneath Rocks: Indie Drama.
An old man sitting on the edge of the world has a discussion with Time, and after evaluating his very tragic life, he must decide whether or not he wants to jump into an abyss or finish out the rest of his life in hopes for a chance happiness.
Extras: Comedy. *Optioned to Jack of All Trades Productions
A girl who is a professional extra in really bad movies dreams of being an extra in A-list films.
SHORTS:
Hotel: Indie Drama. WGA Registered. (*Award Winning)
A recently divorced woman and a widower man have a chance meeting at a hotel where they defy cliche and form an actual friendship.
Fate's Script. Indie Drama. WGA Registered.
When free spirited Rachel receives a delivery with an unexpected message, she starts to transform into a different person and has to deal with the acceptance of un-requested information before enduring it's fate.
After Four Seasons: Drama. WGA Registered.
A woman who has lost everything accounts how she got to where she is in life as she uses crayons to illustrate her emotions and fills the walls of a single room she is locked in.
The Fisherman and His Thoughts: Drama. WGA Registered
A man sorts through his thoughts as he fishes alone in the middle of an empty lake.
The Co-Worker: Horror. WGA Registered
While working alone in a small shop, a co-worker is more eerie than usual and leads the person she is working with to believe that she may kill her before their shift is over.
Zombie Lake 2: Horror. WGA Registered
Only two made it out alive during the first zombie lake attacked and now they are back to save a group of survivors from a zombie infested town that is in quarantine by the government.
Tomorrow Without Today: Drama/Mystery. WGA Registered.
Jack, a quiet guy who works alone in an office, meets the girl of his dreams but slowly discovers that she may not be a girl in his reality.
Zombie Lake: Horror. WGA Registered.
A group of friends go camping for the weekend at a rumored spot that is claimed to be haunted and soon find that the lake they are next to is the location of a hungry zombie.
Lyrics Worth Framing: Comedy. WGA Registered.
An accident prone guy who has an unsuccessful job trying to sell old picture frames door to door and a girl who makes up lyrics for fake rock bands to pass the time at her agonizing day job keep crossing paths without realizing it until one day their personal bizarre antics bring them together.
A Day to Remember or Just Another Day: A look at 2012. Documentary. WGA Registered.
A documentary that gets the input and perspective from a professor, a conspiracy theorist, and a person who knows nothing on the subject matter of the apocalyptic predictions in 2012.
Pouring Ketchup Bottles: WGA Registered. Drama.
When once career prominent Eric makes the decision to move home and work as a waiter so he can take care of his sister after she suffered a major head injury in a car accident where both of their parents were killed, Eric faces a new way of living and adjusts to giving up the life he was previous working so hard towards.
Sunny Afternoons: Horror. WGA Registered.
A group of friends are just hanging out on a Saturday morning when one by one they all encounter a masked serial killer who murders people during the day without reason.
Stopping Before We Go: Experimental. WGA Registered. *Optioned to Midwest Entertainment
The interactions and conversations of a series of random people after they meet at a bus stop as they wait for their delayed bus.
Whatever It Takes: Crime Thriller.
Six strangers who are trapped in a highrise where a bomb is set to go off must band together to get out by doing whatever it takes before time runs out.
The Thoughts of Thomas Lancy: Experimental Drama.
When a man is confronted by his family because he sees the world through the eyes of a sea creature, Thomas Lancy must face reality in order to prevent from being committed to a mental institution.
Thrasher: Horror.
A couple that recently moved in together finds an old horror movie poster and shortly after hanging it, the character in the poster comes alive at night to kill what ever is in his way.
Balloon Chasing: Gay/Lesbian.
Set in the 1940's, two women fall in love in an unlikely way but are confused as to how they should confront their feelings to one another.
Debut: Comedy.
When Rachel Akin is cast in her first onstage theater role, she has to over come random antics and obstacles in order to make it to opening night.
Change For a Twenty: Experimental Drama.
The lives of three people who don't enjoy their jobs occurring simultaneously.
Love At Second Sight: Romance.
Two individuals keep crossing paths as strangers until one day when William notices Alana as she boards a plane to a different destination, and from there, William can't stop thinking about her and if he'll every see her again.
Prelude to Belial: Horror.
A once innocent little girl unexplainably turns evil and her parents try to help her before her sadistic habits start to turn deadly.
Producer:
Maywood: Finished/WGA Registered.
An elderly woman stuck in a rut of denial confronts a suspicious couple who arrive at her house.
Tv:
The Legal Life of Dotty Dancer. Pilot
Half hour sitcom about a Joffrey Ballet School Graduate who is swamped with student loan bills and has to take a job as a receptionist at a law firm that has a reputation for only taking on bizarre cases.
