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We Are A Story Development Company

We believe that everyone has creativity the world is clamoring to see.  Having an idea is easy.  Developing that idea into a story for the Entertainment Industry is hard. In the film industry, many a great idea gets vanquished to “Development Hell”, that purgatory that begins when a story is acquired and ends when principal shooting starts.  Having a story that has traversed the many stages of Development Hell increases the probability a producer will want to acquire your story. That’s where E.T.S. Story Development Company helps. We coach content creators through the stages of development.  From Idea to first draft.  And we provide a forum here for Industry buyers to view your story’s progress, and if interested, reach out to you or your representative for option or sale of your idea.

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What we do

BLUF* – E.T.S. Story Development Company links the Veteran Community to the Entertainment Industry. The Veteran Community is underrepresented in Entertainment, the Entertainment Industry requires new content. E.T.S. Story Development Company attacks these two problems by providing Veteran Community Members with assistance developing stories, and by providing Entertainment Industry buyers a marketplace outside the traditional avenues of acquisition.

*BLUF = Bottom Line Up Front

Veteran Community Members

Regardless of your status (actively serving in the Armed Forces, in the Reserves or National Guard, a Veteran, a DoD dependent, a Gold Star Family, a DoD Civilian, a Coast Guardsman), E.T.S. Films has your six.  We exist to assist development of your story into a form that the Entertainment Industry wants to buy.  Story development is hard; the nuances of character and plot and theme, oh my!  How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time.  We walk you through this elephant eating task one small manageable bite at a time.  And if you’re a more experienced writer, we’ll give you that extra set of eyes that you may just need to get your story over the hump.

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Industry Professionals

Giving wings to the next great story is what you do.  Finding diamonds in the rough makes you a superstar of your office, and everyone looks to see what you are doing. Supporting Veterans while helping you, the Industry Professional, is what we do here at E.T.S. Story Development Company.  We put in the hard work with the Veteran Community Member to develop the story so you don’t have to.  Less time breaking story means more time to do those business tasks that lead to the red carpet.

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Stories in Development

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Chushingura

Destitute at the death of their master brought about by another lord, 47 masterless samurai, led by their Lord’s principal counselor, spend the next year planning their revenge and drawing dishonor on their names to disguise their plans, all while being followed by their master’s killer.

Operation: Just Cause

A Staff Sergeant squad leader, a 3-star General, and an American journalist, are thrust as players into the geopolitics leading up to and through the first combat action of the post-Vietnam military as the United States invades Panama to depose Manuel Noriega.

Conflict of Love

A drama about an almost-divorced Army officer who finds true and forbidden love with a young engaged enlisted woman while they’re fighting in war-torn Iraq just before the surge of 2007.

Blitzkrieg: A Final Countdown Story

Not far from retirement and conducting the final major training exercise of his career, a U.S. Army Colonel and his Armored Brigade, are transported back to 1939 days before Nazi Germany invades Poland, where he and his team must decide if they stop the invasion or let it occur, and to make matters more interesting, the German and Polish tank battalions he was training with came back to the past alongside him.

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"If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise, whatever you do, don’t just stick there scowling at the problem. But don’t make telephone calls or go to a party, if you do, other people’s words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient."
— Hilary Mantel

God’s Gift to Writers

July 31, 2022

To the extent that I begin with notes, I still begin everything by hand (the notes are short, but the hand is long). I move fairly quickly to……

Be Patient

July 31, 2022

If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise….

The Top 5 Moments That Define Unforgettable Characters

August 8, 2022

By Christopher and Kathy Riley Two catastrophes struck Fred Riley almost simultaneously. First, the financial collapse of 2008 wiped out his half-century-long homebuilding. Second, Martha suffered a severe and debilitating stroke. In this moment of twin catastrophes, Fred’s life changed. He changed with it. If you met Fred Riley today you could scarcely be said […]

Is My Screenplay Big Enough to Be a Movie?

January 16, 2023

by Scott Myers This is a fundamental question screenwriters must ask themselves at all stages of a screenplay’s development and writing. Why? Because it’s a question movie studio execs will ask as one of the key determining factors whether to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to buy your script. For years, movies have been known as […]

How To Break Into Film & TV In A Work-From-Home World

March 18, 2023

By Donald Bull Before lockdown, it seemed easier to break into Film and TV. Once in, it seemed easier to get your next job. You just had to be a hard-working and dependable human pinball. But in this post-pandemic WFH world, how can you be a human pinball, creating and networking and getting your work […]