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Who Is Material Girl?

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 Kate Orsini is younger than Madonna. Now that we’ve gotten that cleared up….

 

Kate’s first feature, Next of Kin, starring Ed Begley Jr. and Octavia Spencer, was produced by Society Entertainment.

 

Her YA dance film Remix was optioned by Camelot Entertainment.

 

She co-wrote and starred in the web series “The Corona Dialogues,” produced by Bonnie Hunt. (Best Web Series, Best Actress London Independent Film Festival); as well as the film adaptation of her own work, Lockdown 2020.

 

Her LGBTQ short film, “Aftermath” (currently in festival rotation) was produced by Kim Waltrip  (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, starring Jessica Chastain).

 

She co-wrote and stars in the upcoming feature film A Woman In Beverly Hills.

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Kate's Page to Screen Adaptions

Where the Truth Lies

feature, from the one-act play “Broken Open,” by Isabelle Sarfati

Voice Lessons

half-hour comedy pilot, from the novel Finding the Bunny by Samantha Paris (optioned by Warner Brothers)

Lefebvre

feature, based on the memoir of

American baseball legend turned Team China Olympic Baseball Coach Jim Lefebvre (optioned by Lotus Entertainment)

A Holocaust Haunting

feature, from the novel A Holocaust Haunting by Karen L. Kaplan (optioned by Genesis Media)

Lucky Supreme

one-hour drama pilot, from the Tattoo Machine trilogy by Jeff Johnson (optioned by The Harris Company – Crash, Gods & Monsters, Million $ Baby). 

Tartuffe

original French-to-English translation and adaptation of Molière’s work (commissioned by Virginia Samford Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama)

Material Girl Consulting

What We Do

 

Would your book make a killer movie? Have you tried to adapt it yourself, only to be confused and overwhelmed by the structural and format differences between novels and films? Ever considered hiring someone to write it for you, only to be stunned by the staggering cost? Why pay someone else to write what you know best? 

 

Material Girl offers a unique consulting experience in page-to-screen film adaptations. What makes unique (and, um, better)? We read your IP before even considering the screenplay. Most screenplay consultants only read what you’ve written in screenplay format, which limits their ability to understand the world you’ve created. 

 

By reading your novel before looking at your screenplay, we become experts on your voice. Then, through a series of check-ins, we help you nail screenplay structure, visual storytelling, and dialogue for film; to ensure that your content makes its transition from page to screen in your voice- and on your terms

 

What We Offer

 

We read your novel. We read your screenplay – in whatever stage it currently exists. We do an hour-long phone or zoom consult. You’ll get all the notes required to take another pass at it, but this time, you’ll have received the guidance of an expert. Because we’ll also be fluent in the the universe you’ve created in the novel, we can help you determine which aspects of your book will make your screenplay the most exciting, and marketable. When your draft is completed, on a mutually agreed upon deadline, we’ll do a final notes session, and you’ll have what you need to keep going, or to start submitting it.

 

What We Charge

 

For the entire process above: $1500:  half when we start, half when we finish.

 

Want to keep revising after the process, and keep getting notes? $200/hour. 

 

Just want notes on your script to start with? $200/hour.

What Our Clients Say

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Lane Heymont, Tobias Literary Agency

"Kate Orsini is a fantastic screenwriter and *the* one to adapt your novel. Kate and I have worked on several projects together in which she adapted client's novels and she puts her whole being into everything she writes. She read client novels numerous times and, to be honest, her breadth of knowledge and understanding of the work outshone mine! Kate is the first screenwriter I think of when a client needs a project adapted. She has a unique skill to incorporate the tone of voice of any work she is adapting. Kate is definitely someone I turn to when I need help with scripts!"

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