

We asked Edwards to take us through the in’s and out’s of bringing stories-particularly those based on real life-to the screen, including what pitfalls newbies should be looking out for. (Check out our interview earlier this year with Monika Skerbelis here.)

With business partner Monika Skerbelis, Edwards also co-wrote the books The Complete Filmmaker’s Guide to Festivals: Your All Access Pass to Launching Your Film on the Festival Circuit and I Liked It, Didn’t Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out, currently in its 3rd edition. (NOTE: This article originally ran in November of last year.)īefore becoming an independent producer and story consultant, filmmaker Rona Edwards spent several years working in creative development for production shingles headed by the likes of John Larroquette (the Emmy-winning actor) and Michael Phillips (the Oscar-winning producer.) Since striking out on her own, Edwards has had her own projects set up in both television and feature film at places like NBC, USA Network, Warner Bros, HBO and Lifetime TV. Each month in Detail Oriented, Su Fang Tham explores some of the more specialized areas-and career paths-related to film production.
