Dear Markus A. Campo:
The following presentation concerns a trilogy of screenplays I have written about a small planet near planet Earth called Otherland. I am represented by Alex Sullivan, Literary Agent, The Leo Film & Books Agency Ltd.
This original concept is written for 8 years and upwards, to be filmed using either animation or live-action characters, or a combination of both. There is huge potential for commercial and creative success with these projects.
The three completed feature screenplays are action-fantasy stories about the adventures of thirteen year-old Bunker Charles and his twelve year-old friend, Gittel Carmichael.
The first two Legend of Otherland books (upon which the screenplays are based) have been published in paperback and can be purchased at amazon.com and other leading retailers.
Needless to say, I will be very happy to submit one or more of the three completed feature-length screenplays upon your request. I am including my writing credits with this proposal.
Please reply to:
Alex Sullivan, Literary Agent The Leo Film & Books Agency Ltd 150 Minories London EC3N 1LS United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)20 8905 5191 E-mail: alex@leofilmagency.com
I have taken the liberty of presenting you below short synopses of the Legend of Otherland projects for your review, and would be delighted to provide you with any further information you may need.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Chuck Kelly Tel: +1 562-438-4180 E-mail: lamplitr@ix.netcom.com
#1 Legend of Otherland � Evil Does Exist (92 pages) Logline Bunker Charles is bored. He is the future King of Otherland, a peaceful planet not too far from planet earth, and rich beyond belief. But his life lacks adventure and excitement. His only friends are cuddly little creatures called canfers. They are cute, furry and adorable but are no replacement for real friends. One day after counting geesepence in his room high above in the castle, he sees an irregularity on his computer screen. Something evil that has not been seen for a long time on the �good� side of Otherland has just kidnapped young Gittel. The Evil Pencinell is back and only Bunker can save Gittel from the witch�s clutches. He must also face soldier refnacs, a terrible sea monster, and the most-dreaded Carno, a crazed two hundred-pound refnac. Bunker faces his fears, and along with Gittel and the cutest of canfers, Dillon, they do win the battle against evil in the Legend of Otherland.
#2 Legend of Otherland � Adventure Underground (118 pages) Logline Thirteen-year-old Bunker Charles awakens one morning to find himself confronted by a one-inch tall man with a laser gun who takes him prisoner. He forces Bunker to take him down to the center of Otherland in his cobamole to where his people, the Floogleboppers, live. These one-inch tall Floogleboppers mine a precious substance called mangolite. This wonderful mineral has power to light up the entire country in the center of the planet; and in laser form, can be very deadly. The Bargolians, who also live underground, are one foot tall and plan to declare war on the Floogleboppers to steal their mangolite. Bunker was kidnapped to frighten the Bargolians away from the Floogleboppers because of his giant size. Bunker�s friend, twelve-year-old Gittel, follows him underground to rescue him but is captured by the High Priest and Sorcerer of Bargolia. She is put under a spell and they make her their bar-queen. The Bargolians have created the dreaded bar-goyles from unwilling childre! n to fight the Floogleboppers. It becomes Bunker against Gittel in the great Flooglebopper war. Through skillful reasoning, Bunker helps bring the two countries together in a positive way, instead of through violence. He helps the Floogleboppers trade their precious mangolite for Polytanium, a precious fuel the Bargolians have and which the Floogleboppers need. When the evil sorcerer�s crystal ball is shattered, Gittel is herself once again. The Floogleboppers want to make Bunker their hero, but he is anxious to return to the topside. Bunker and Gittel do return to the topside of Otherland and wonder if anyone will ever believe the mysterious adventures they have just encountered at the center of Otherland.
#3 Legend of Otherland � Adventure in Space (115 pages) Logline Bunker and Gittel are accidental stowaways on Steven Charles� new spaceship. The magnificent ship is powered by magnets in a gyroscope environment and is pulled into another universe/dimension by the mad ruler of planet Acron, Master Kyron. When they reach the planet of Acron, they realize it is a duplicate of planet earth, but with marked differences. The rich, who are four-eyed graymanoids, live above the ground in high rises and travel about through giant tubes to separate them from the people down below, the working class people who have been abducted from planet earth or Otherland. Bunker and Gittel venture to the people down below and find the people ready to revolt against the tyranny that exists above. Bunker helps to avert a revolution by talking instead of fighting. Through a series of adventures, they are able to help the people down below attain their rightful place on planet Acron before they head back to earth. The escapade seems to take a lot of time but when ! they return to Otherland, they find they are back on the same day they left. They traveled so fast they find they have broken through time and space. Bunker, Gittel, and Steven are more than glad to be back home in time for dinner.
CHUCK KELLY Freelance Writer/Editor/Consultant PO Box 30065 Long Beach, CA 90803 (562) 438-4180 Email: lamplitr@ix.netcom.com
EDUCATION: Sierra University, MA, Communication & Organizational Theory Sierra University, BA, Communication/Arts University of California, Irvine, Psychology, Counseling Oklahoma University, Business, Psychology, Music American Institute of Hypnotherapy, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist MemWorks, Basic Medical Terminology
WRITING/EDITING CREDITS:
SCREENPLAYS OPTIONED: "Ladies Free Monday Night" "Spindletop"
NOVELS: Legend of Otherland � Evil Does Exist, Book #1 Children�s/young adult book about an enchanted planet not too far away where evil does exist. Novella adapted into screenplay. America House Publishing. Legend of Otherland � Adventure Underground, Book #2 in the children�s/young adult series takes Bunker and Gittel to the center of Otherland. Novel adapted into screenplay. Publish America Silent Obsession, Mystery novel about a private detective in Washington, DC who also moonlights for the CIA. Novel adapted into screenplay. Synergebooks Publishing. Sammy, Western novel about a black man who wants to become a cowboy but through circumstances becomes a gunfighter. Novel adapted into Screenplay. Synergebooks Publishing.
NOVELIZATION: Fowl Play, Novelization from romantic comedy-adventure screenplay about cockfighting in the Philippines, starring Nancy Kwan and Ross Hagen, Holloway House
SCRIPT DOCTOR/WRITING CONSULTANT Rewrote/edited feature-length and thirty-minute screenplays. Also edited and rewrote novels, novellas, and nonfiction books.
NONFICTION: Pharmacology, Biology, and Clinical Applications of Androgens, Technical Editor for medical textbook, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Wiley-Liss Publisher The Alchemy of Intelligence, Technical Writer/Consultant for textbook on education for University Without Walls (UWW). Metamorphous Press. Also titled the book. The Book of Love & Sex, Associate Editor, Sherbourne Press
GHOSTWRITER: Love Making � The Psychology of Making Love, marriage manual How to Have Great Success with Women, Jarmacy Enterprises
BIOGRAPHY: Memoirs of a Personal Manager � from the Glenn Miller Singers to Johnny Carson - by Tom Sheils with Chuck Kelly. In progress The Amazing John Holmes � Biography of the adult film/video star�s life. Eros Publishing
COPYWRITING: Fisher Pens (Magazine Ad) MileMaster � Oil Supplement (Direct Mail Brochure) Yamaha Motorcycles (Story Supplement � Millionaire Magazine) Society of Singers (Brochure) Tea of Life � Organic Teas (Direct Mail Brochure)
PUBLIC RELATIONS � INTERVIEWS/BIOS/ARTICLES Tex Beneke, Tony Bennett, Alan Copeland, Pat Collins, Teddy Edwards, Bob Flanigan, Gogi Grant, Ross Hagen, John Levy, Sherri Lewis, Henry Mancini, Shelly Manne, Peter Marshall, Tony Martin, Johnny Mathis, Jaye P. Morgan, Helen O�Connell, Anita O�Day, David Rose, Kay Starr, Leroy Vinnegar, Joe Williams, Long Beach Jazz Festival, etc.
OVER 500 ARTICLES AND STORIES PUBLISHED National Enquirer, Playboy, Eros, Now, Smithsonian Institute, International Musician, LA Times, New York Times, Society of Singers Newsletters, Jazz Safari Newsletters, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, etc.
SPECIAL MUSICAL MATERIAL: The Lucy Show Collaborated with Red Skelton Radio/TV commercials for BD Productions
TECHNICAL WRITING/CONSULTING: Wrote and edited numerous policies and procedures, manuals, software manuals, proposals, etc. for Baxter Healthcare, Boeing, Hughes Aircraft Company, Northrop, etc.
COLLABORATION: International Informant Co-wrote pilot for TV series about new inventions, with Michael Cerny, Producer, Director. PowerWords Psychology affirmations and exercise workbook to encourage positive life changes, by Bev Kelly, Ph.D. and Sandra Williams, with Chuck Kelly. In progress. Configuration Management Co-wrote and directed 22 industrial training videos for Hughes Aircraft Company, Irvine, CA.
MEMBERSHIPS/HONORS ASCAP, AFTRA, SAG, Society of Singers Board of Directors, 1986-93 Listed in Who�s Who in Entertainment; Who�s Who in America; Who�s Who in the World; Rene Laanen�s Trombone Page of the World
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Chuck Kelly lamplitr@ix.netcom.com