Dan Goforth

Dan Goforth

Dan Goforth is a current member of the WGA. He has sold to Netflix and has worked on several other assignments. He is a former rocket scientist, shark safety diver and award winning screenwriter. Visit Dan at Script Soup and follow him on Twitter @Dango_Forth.

Articles From This Author

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Screenwriting Partnerships

Writing Partnerships: Married To Your Work

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Cross Road to Films by Dan Goforth

CROSS ROADS: How Making a Book Trailer Hooked Marci Henna on Screenwriting

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Screenplay Genre

CROSS ROADS: Producer Kevin Downes on the Inspirational True-Story Film, "I Still Believe"

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Screenplay Genre

CROSS ROAD: Running "The Perfect Race" for faith-based films

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Screenwriter Blogs

Sidewalk Story Lab Teams with Stowe Story Labs

Front Row L to R - Stephanie Mielke, Tori Koglin, Katherine Johnson, Morgan Willer. Back Row L to R - William Willer, Ethan Mitchell, Jordan Hubacz, Hannah Woods, Bethany Davenport, J.C. Scott, Handel Humphrey, Miles Johnson, Meredith Johnson, Bree Mielke.
Cast and Crew

CROSS ROAD: Katherine Johnson of Sheepshed Entertainment on Building Your Team

Dan Goforth shares the journey from script to Neflix of the story of professional barrel racer and inspirational speaker Amberley Snyder is brought to the screen in Walk. Ride. Rodeo.
Screenwriter Profiles

From Script to Netflix: Walk. Ride. Rodeo.

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

CROSS ROAD: Run the Race

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Screenwriter Profiles

CROSS ROAD: Indivisible with David G. Evans

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Screenwriter Interviews

CROSS ROAD: The Little Women of Clare Niederpruem

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Film Reviews

CROSS ROAD: The Unbroken Path of Matt Baer

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Festivals

SHORT CIRCUIT: Sidewalk Sidewrite Competition

Script Magazine's Dan Goforth talked with one half of The Erwin Brothers, writer-director Jon Erwin, about making the movie "I Can Only Imagine" from a Billboard hit song.
Screenwriter Interviews

CROSS ROAD: Writer-Director Jon Erwin On Turning I Can Only Imagine From Hit Song to Film

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Screenwriter Interviews

Steve McQueen: American Icon... and Then Some

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Make your Hallmark: Bob Saenz's Journey from Pitch to TV Movies

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: So You Want To Be A Screenwriter (Vol. 1)

Dan Goforth talks with Writer-Director-Producer Michael Williams on how he got THE ATONING, his followup to OZLAND, into Redbox distribution.
Screenwriter Interviews

SHORT CIRCUIT: The Atoning - Follow the Red(box) Brick Road

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Screenwriter Interviews

CROSS ROAD: All Saints Are of All Nationalities

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: Crowdfunding - Get Your Film Rolling!

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Creating Characters

SHORT CIRCUIT: Documentary - Use Your Voice!

SHORT CIRCUIT: Foreign Markets - Will It Play In Peking? by Dan Goforth | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Creating Characters

SHORT CIRCUIT: Foreign Markets - Will It Play In Peking?

CROSS ROAD: Running Film Distribution Promotion by Dan Goforth | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Independent Filmmaking

CROSS ROAD: Running Film Distribution Promotion

SHORT CIRCUIT: Film Festivals - Counting the Cost by Dan Goforth | Script Magazine #scriptchat #screenwriting
Independent Filmmaking

SHORT CIRCUIT: Film Festivals - Counting the Cost

SHORT CIRCUIT: The Wizard of Ozland - Filmmaking Showcase of Skills by Dan Goforth #scriptchat #screenwriting
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: The Wizard of Ozland - Filmmaking Showcase of Skills

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

CROSS ROAD: Sequel Writing "God's Not Dead 2"

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

CROSS ROAD: "Remember The Goal" for Faith-Based Films

SHORT CIRCUIT: When You Have to Move to L.A. by Dan Goforth & Kimberly Tompkins | Script Magazine
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: When a Writer Has to Move to L.A.

SHORT CIRCUIT: NaFF Screenplay Competition - 23 Categories! by Dan Goforth | Script Magazine
Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: NaFF Screenplay Competition - 23 Categories!

CROSS ROAD: 'Woodlawn' - A New Game Plan for Faith-Based Films by Dan Goforth | Script Magazine
Screenwriter Interviews

CROSS ROAD: 'Woodlawn' - A New Game Plan for Faith-Based Films

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: Spotlight - Apeiron Films Screenplay Competition

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

CROSS ROAD TO FILM: The "War Room" of Christian Filmmaking

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: Screenplay Ideas or Darn you, Tom Hanks!

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: Spotlight - 53 Upcoming L.A. Film Festivals

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Screenwriter Interviews

SHORT CIRCUIT: Production - Setting It All Up

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

SHORT CIRCUIT: Writing Assignments - Let's Make a Deal!

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Screenwriter Interviews

SHORT CIRCUIT: Directing – Feature Movie, Part 2

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Screenwriter Interviews

SHORT CIRCUIT: Directing - Feature Movie, Part 1

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Screenwriter Blogs

Riding on Faith in True-Life Scripts

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Short Circuit: Stop Chasing Your Screenwriting Dream!

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How to Make a Movie

Short Circuit: Talent - Tall Order for a Short Film

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Screenplay Competition: Frankenstein Gets a Makeover

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Screenwriter Blogs

Filmmakers The Erwin Brothers Schedule a Moms’ Night Out

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Festivals

Short Circuit: Spotlight - Palm Street Films Screenplay Contest

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Screenwriter Interviews

Short Circuit: Writing Jobs - Making Short Work of Animated Television

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Festivals

Short Circuit: Spotlight – Nashville Film Festival

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Short Circuit: Throwdown Lowdown on Screenwriting Exercises

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Festivals

Short Circuit: Spotlight - Sidewalk Film Festival

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Short Circuit: Short Film Oscars - “I’d like to thank The Academy…”

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Short Circuit: $200 Million Dollar Filmmaking Advice from Tate Taylor

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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Why You Should Write a Short Film Screenplay