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| Rona Edwards |
| Rona Edwards |
Monika Skerbelis
| Monika Skerbelis |
EDWARDS & SKERBELIS
Together, RONA EDWARDS and MONIKA SKERBELIS have
taught Development From The Inside Out and Introduction
to Feature Film Development at UCLA extension for the past
ten years, Story Development Process at Riverside
Community College's Distance Learning and Basic
Screenwriting Fundamentals at the Dodge School of Film
and TV at Chapman University. They recently formed
Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE), a company
dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and screenwriting talent.
Via consultations, ESE assists talent in developing their
screenplays and pitches with development notes and
general career advice. They have written a critically
acclaimed book, “I LIKED IT, DIDN’T LOVE IT (Screenplay
Development From The Inside Out)”published by Lone
Eagle Publishing, used as a textbook in various universities
and currently available at bookstores everywhere as well
as online at Amazon. More recently, Edwards & Skerbelis
founded ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE - nurturing
screenwriters and filmmakers all over the world with
courses such as CREATING A PRODUCTION COMPANY,
SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INSIDE OUT,
MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS, BASIC SCREENWRITING
FROM THE INSIDE OUT OUT, and FINDING & DEVELOPING
NEW IDEAS with more courses to come. Just "Cick, Type,
Download & Read!"
taught Development From The Inside Out and Introduction
to Feature Film Development at UCLA extension for the past
ten years, Story Development Process at Riverside
Community College's Distance Learning and Basic
Screenwriting Fundamentals at the Dodge School of Film
and TV at Chapman University. They recently formed
Edwards Skerbelis Entertainment (ESE), a company
dedicated to nurturing filmmakers and screenwriting talent.
Via consultations, ESE assists talent in developing their
screenplays and pitches with development notes and
general career advice. They have written a critically
acclaimed book, “I LIKED IT, DIDN’T LOVE IT (Screenplay
Development From The Inside Out)”published by Lone
Eagle Publishing, used as a textbook in various universities
and currently available at bookstores everywhere as well
as online at Amazon. More recently, Edwards & Skerbelis
founded ESE FILM WORKSHOPS ONLINE - nurturing
screenwriters and filmmakers all over the world with
courses such as CREATING A PRODUCTION COMPANY,
SCREENPLAY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INSIDE OUT,
MANEUVERING FILM FESTIVALS, BASIC SCREENWRITING
FROM THE INSIDE OUT OUT, and FINDING & DEVELOPING
NEW IDEAS with more courses to come. Just "Cick, Type,
Download & Read!"
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RONA EDWARDS runs RONA EDWARDS PRODUCTIONS
(REP), a production company that produces and develops
projects for feature film and television. She Co-Produced
and/or Executive Produced OUT OF SYNC (VH1), ONE
SPECIAL VICTORY (NBC), THE COMPANION (USA/SCI-FI
CHANNEL) which marked the long-form debut of director
Gary Fleder, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID (ABC) and for
German television DER MURDER MEINER MUTTER (SAT.1).
She served as Executive Producer on the documentary,
SELLING SEX IN HEAVEN which aired on the CBC and is
currently co-producing and co-directing a documentary
with award-winning documentarian, Barbara Multer-Wellin
and developing a series with Emmy-winner Anne Beatts.
She set up a feature at Warner Bros. titled MATCHMAKERS
based upon an article she found in People Magazine, and
developed a TV movie, BLIND TRUST. She produced two
more movies KILLER HAIR and HOSTILE MAKEOVER that
are aired on the Lifetime Movie Network in June 2009. Ms.
Edwards was Vice President of Creative Affairs for John
Larroquette’s Port Street Films, Michael Phillips
Productions and Brookfield Productions. Edwards has had
projects made and/or in development with many of the
major networks and studios including a script deal at ABC,
movies at CBS, ABC, NBC, Hearst Entertainment, VH1, HBO,
Phoenix Television, Edward R. Pressman, Motor City Films,
Warner Bros., and Wilshire Court, to name a few. She
developed a television series entitled ZOMBIE SQUAD for
USA Network with producer Judy Cairo She has been on
panels, guest lectured and presented workshops all over
the world. A contributing writer to THE LOS FELIZ LEDGER
and THE BEACHWOOD VOICE, Edwards is also the
newspaper’s restaurant reviewer. In addition, she's a
contributing writer for PRODUCED BY, the official
magazine of the Producers Guild of America. Rona's Reel
Take is a column in the New York newspaper, NEWORLD
REVIEW. She is a member of the Producers Guild of
America, Film Independent (FIND), the Nine O’Clock
Players and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
(REP), a production company that produces and develops
projects for feature film and television. She Co-Produced
and/or Executive Produced OUT OF SYNC (VH1), ONE
SPECIAL VICTORY (NBC), THE COMPANION (USA/SCI-FI
CHANNEL) which marked the long-form debut of director
Gary Fleder, I KNOW WHAT YOU DID (ABC) and for
German television DER MURDER MEINER MUTTER (SAT.1).
She served as Executive Producer on the documentary,
SELLING SEX IN HEAVEN which aired on the CBC and is
currently co-producing and co-directing a documentary
with award-winning documentarian, Barbara Multer-Wellin
and developing a series with Emmy-winner Anne Beatts.
She set up a feature at Warner Bros. titled MATCHMAKERS
based upon an article she found in People Magazine, and
developed a TV movie, BLIND TRUST. She produced two
more movies KILLER HAIR and HOSTILE MAKEOVER that
are aired on the Lifetime Movie Network in June 2009. Ms.
Edwards was Vice President of Creative Affairs for John
Larroquette’s Port Street Films, Michael Phillips
Productions and Brookfield Productions. Edwards has had
projects made and/or in development with many of the
major networks and studios including a script deal at ABC,
movies at CBS, ABC, NBC, Hearst Entertainment, VH1, HBO,
Phoenix Television, Edward R. Pressman, Motor City Films,
Warner Bros., and Wilshire Court, to name a few. She
developed a television series entitled ZOMBIE SQUAD for
USA Network with producer Judy Cairo She has been on
panels, guest lectured and presented workshops all over
the world. A contributing writer to THE LOS FELIZ LEDGER
and THE BEACHWOOD VOICE, Edwards is also the
newspaper’s restaurant reviewer. In addition, she's a
contributing writer for PRODUCED BY, the official
magazine of the Producers Guild of America. Rona's Reel
Take is a column in the New York newspaper, NEWORLD
REVIEW. She is a member of the Producers Guild of
America, Film Independent (FIND), the Nine O’Clock
Players and The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
MONIKA SKERBELIS is going on her tenth year as the
artistic and programming director the Big Bear Lake
International Film Festival. She is currently writing and
developing screenplays and developing a documentary
titled WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. For the past ten
years, Ms. Skerbelis has partnered with Rona Edwards
teaching a very successful course, “Introduction to
Feature Film Development,” at UCLA Extension. Prior to
that, she taught Story Analysis for film and television
with CBS Story Analyst, Harrison Reiner. A former Vice
President of Creative and Executive Story Editor for
Universal Pictures’ story department where she spent
ten years overseeing the story department and
developing a number of screenplays including BLACK
DOG starring Patrick Swayze. Prior to that, Ms. Skerbelis
was Story Editor for 20th Century Fox. She began her
career as an assistant in the Story Department for
Paramount Pictures. Recently, she was associate
producer on two Lifetime Movie Network films, KILLER
HAIR and HOSTILE MAKEOVER, that aired in June 2009.
She co-produced the film, THE QUEST FOR THE YETI
directed by Victoria Arch. She has served on the jury of
numerous screenwriting competitions and guest lectures
at film schools, film commissions, film festivals and film
organizations. Ms. Skerbelis has made a name for herself
fostering new filmmakers and encouraging up and
coming screenwriters. Her extensive knowledge of the
studio system has given students a greater
understanding of the development process. Ms.
Skerbelis is a member of Film Independent (FIND).
artistic and programming director the Big Bear Lake
International Film Festival. She is currently writing and
developing screenplays and developing a documentary
titled WOMEN AHEAD OF THEIR TIME. For the past ten
years, Ms. Skerbelis has partnered with Rona Edwards
teaching a very successful course, “Introduction to
Feature Film Development,” at UCLA Extension. Prior to
that, she taught Story Analysis for film and television
with CBS Story Analyst, Harrison Reiner. A former Vice
President of Creative and Executive Story Editor for
Universal Pictures’ story department where she spent
ten years overseeing the story department and
developing a number of screenplays including BLACK
DOG starring Patrick Swayze. Prior to that, Ms. Skerbelis
was Story Editor for 20th Century Fox. She began her
career as an assistant in the Story Department for
Paramount Pictures. Recently, she was associate
producer on two Lifetime Movie Network films, KILLER
HAIR and HOSTILE MAKEOVER, that aired in June 2009.
She co-produced the film, THE QUEST FOR THE YETI
directed by Victoria Arch. She has served on the jury of
numerous screenwriting competitions and guest lectures
at film schools, film commissions, film festivals and film
organizations. Ms. Skerbelis has made a name for herself
fostering new filmmakers and encouraging up and
coming screenwriters. Her extensive knowledge of the
studio system has given students a greater
understanding of the development process. Ms.
Skerbelis is a member of Film Independent (FIND).
“…as anyone knows,
development is a tough grind
and the statistics are against
you all the way but I found
Monika and Rona cut through
the hard stuff and chunk it
down to manageable parts. I
left feeling I really could do it."
- Anny Slater
Entertainment Attn'y
Award-Winning Filmmaker
The Ball
Sydney, Australia
development is a tough grind
and the statistics are against
you all the way but I found
Monika and Rona cut through
the hard stuff and chunk it
down to manageable parts. I
left feeling I really could do it."
- Anny Slater
Entertainment Attn'y
Award-Winning Filmmaker
The Ball
Sydney, Australia
"Rona Edwards and Monika
Skerbelis are the only angels
in development hell. Read this
book if you don't want to get
burned."
-- Skip Press, author, The
Ultimate Writer's Guide to
Hollywood
Skerbelis are the only angels
in development hell. Read this
book if you don't want to get
burned."
-- Skip Press, author, The
Ultimate Writer's Guide to
Hollywood
“Rona & Monika have
mentored and taught
hundreds of students from all
over the world who have
passed through UCLA
Extension’s Department of
Entertainment Studies and
Performing Arts
Department's program. The
information they impart on
how to develop projects is an
invaluable foundation for
anyone interested in
pursuing a career in the
entertainment business.”
-- Jane Kagan, Chair,
Department of Entertainment
Studies & Performing Arts,
UCLA Extension
mentored and taught
hundreds of students from all
over the world who have
passed through UCLA
Extension’s Department of
Entertainment Studies and
Performing Arts
Department's program. The
information they impart on
how to develop projects is an
invaluable foundation for
anyone interested in
pursuing a career in the
entertainment business.”
-- Jane Kagan, Chair,
Department of Entertainment
Studies & Performing Arts,
UCLA Extension
"I loved it. This book is a
must-read for anyone
entering the treacherous
waters of feature film
development."
-- Elizabeth Hunter,
screenwriter, Beauty Shop,
The Fighting Temptations,
L-Word, ER
must-read for anyone
entering the treacherous
waters of feature film
development."
-- Elizabeth Hunter,
screenwriter, Beauty Shop,
The Fighting Temptations,
L-Word, ER
| WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT US & THE BOOK: |
"Before you write or direct your
dream project, buy this book. It
will guide you through the maze
of Hollywood, making it easier to
navigate and comprehend what
lies ahead. The perfect gift for
every film school graduate"
-- Robin Schreer, Writer/Producer;
Agent, The Mirisch Agency
dream project, buy this book. It
will guide you through the maze
of Hollywood, making it easier to
navigate and comprehend what
lies ahead. The perfect gift for
every film school graduate"
-- Robin Schreer, Writer/Producer;
Agent, The Mirisch Agency
"I Liked It, Didn't Love It"
should be a prerequisite for
anyone and everyone who is
developing or writing
screenplays, shedding light
on an area that is the least
understood in the business.”
-- Nana Greenwald, Producer,
former President of Kopelson
Entertainment
should be a prerequisite for
anyone and everyone who is
developing or writing
screenplays, shedding light
on an area that is the least
understood in the business.”
-- Nana Greenwald, Producer,
former President of Kopelson
Entertainment
"Given everything Rona and
Monika know about
Hollywood, they should be
heading up development at a
studio, and if you buy this
book, someday you might
too!"
-- Anne Beatts, Emmy Award-
Winning Writer/Producer,
Square Pegs and Sat. Night
Live
Monika know about
Hollywood, they should be
heading up development at a
studio, and if you buy this
book, someday you might
too!"
-- Anne Beatts, Emmy Award-
Winning Writer/Producer,
Square Pegs and Sat. Night
Live
"Monika and Rona really know
their stuff. I hope many aspiring
filmmakers and executives read
this book and learn how to
collaborate to make better
films."
--Eric d'Arbeloff, Producer of
Trick and Lovely & Amazing,
Co-President of Roadside
Attractions
their stuff. I hope many aspiring
filmmakers and executives read
this book and learn how to
collaborate to make better
films."
--Eric d'Arbeloff, Producer of
Trick and Lovely & Amazing,
Co-President of Roadside
Attractions
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