ROBERT POKRYWKASearch WILDsound  11 Questions with ROBERT POKRYWKA. A WILDsound WINTER 2009 TV Screenplay Finalist 1. What is your screenplay about? An unemployed writer takes a job doing the only thing he can find, writing a "what women like about men article" from a women's point of view for a men's magazine. Problem is, he has no idea what women like, so he befriends a hotshot, chick magnet photographer that helps teach him what women really want, so he can write his article. 2. Why did you decide to write this screenplay? I wrote the screenplay as kind of a funny way of illustrating the very different personalities between me and my friend. One of us is the consummate nice guy and the other a total bad ass. 3. How long have you been writing screenplays? I've been writing screenplays for about 4 years now. I have written several features, shorts and now one pilot. 4. What is your favorite TV show of all-time? Hard to say. But I have to go with Seinfeld. To be able to master funny out of nothing is an incredible achievement and I've seen just about every episode...20 times. 5. What artist in the industry would you love to work with? I would love to work with so many. But I think an actor I would love to be around is Jim Carrey. To just be in his presence and see what he can do with an eye brow raise...or a grin, is amazing. 6. Who was your hero growing up? Harrison Ford. No doubt. I wanted to be Han Solo. Indiana Jones...even later on Richard Kimble. He to me was the ultimate movie star. 7. Ideally, where would you like to be in 5 years? I would love to be in LA working on one of my features or TV show. I just want to tell stories and make people laugh, cry and laugh some more. 8. Describe your process; do you have a set routine, method for writing? I really don't. I've written scripts by just sitting down. I've written them from planning them start to finish. I just go with what moves me. I really start with scenes in my head. Then everything come from that. 9. Apart from writing, what else are you passionate about? I enjoy my family, friends, sports. Nothing too crazy. 10. What influenced you to enter the WILDsound Script Contest? I heard about it on Facebook and was intrigued. I had just started writing my series. I actually wrote 20 episodes for family and friends. They all were so amazingly positive about everything, that I thought why not. And when I saw I could receive feedback (very hard to get in this industry) I was sold. 11. Any advice or tips you’d like to pass on to other writers? Just write for you. That's one thing that remains constant in my work. I write stories I want to read. Or see. If you try to be everything to everyone, it will drive you crazy. If you find something interesting or funny, chances are so will others.
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