Christine Autrand Mitchell
Screenwriter | Filmmaker | Consultant | Speaker
The Writers Lab Alumni
Screenplays
Christine's vivid and dark screenplays feature hope and twists,
veiled social messages, characters drenched in secrets and
integrate unique settings, all rooted in the human experience to explore the boundaries of genre.
Optioned TV & Film ~ Award Winner ~ Writer for hire
Anning Station (Ice)
TV Series | SciFi/Thriller/Mystery
Older Female Protagonist
FINALIST - Roadmap Writers Thriving at 50+ Initiative
QUARTERFINALIST - ScreenCraft's Film Fund; Top 50 - ISA Fast Track Fellowship
In the vein of FORTITUDE and the THE TERROR
On her last field expedition, a paleontologist’s history changing discovery is stolen from her Antarctic station, sending her into a race for the truth in a place where secrets kill—and a continent is at stake.
The Field
Feature - Sci Fi/Thriller
FINALIST - The Writers Lab (2020)
SECOND ROUNDER - Austin Film Festival 2019
GET OUT meets ARRIVAL
An overachieving reporter unable to overcome her sister’s death, risks her life to discover why catatonic men are assembling at a cornfield - and uncover their world changing secret.
Keepers
One-Hour Serialized TV for Cable/Streaming | Gothic Fantasy Horror
Female Protagonist; IP
FINALIST - Roadmap's Wise Words; SEMIFINALIST - CineStory Fellowship & Retreat, Roadmap Writers' JumpStart; QUARTERFINALIST - Richmond Int'l Film Festival; NICHOLL Fellowship Top 20% (feature)
THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE meets THE X-FILES
In 1910, as her old ways clash with scientific advances, an outspoken healer must lead a group of outsiders to solve mysteries that uncover a supernatural world.
Usher
Feature | Psychological Thriller
Adapted from Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"
SECOND ROUNDER - Austin Film Festival; QUARTERFINALIST - ScreenCraft Horror
CRIMSON PEAK meets SHUTTER ISLAND – in modern day
Unable to refuse the invitation, an indebted man becomes trapped at his college friend’s remote Colorado estate while his mysteriously infirmed host and sister hide a deadly family secret.
Undertow
One-Hour Serialized TV for Cable/Streaming | Family Drama
Female Protagonist
SECOND ROUNDER — Austin Film Festival; QUARTERFINALIST - ScreenCraft Pilot Launch
SUCCESSION meets BIG LITTLE LIES
Set in the hedonistic island industry of the 1980s, an escape-happy teen forms an unusual friendship with her urbane new teacher but must face the far-reaching repercussions that infiltrate the lives around them.
In the Present
Feature | Dark RomCom
FINALIST - Sacramento Int'l Film Festival; SEMIFINALIST - StoryPros; QUARTERFINALIST - FadeIn Awards
In the vein of THE WAY,WAY BACK and 80s LOCAL HERO
When a quiet, successful man flees his rigid routines with nothing but a pink present after a funeral, he must outwit his past after discovering life blissfully holds the unexpected in a small, quirky village.
The Cullings Principle
Limited Series | Period Mystery/LGBTQ
As Feature: WINNER - The Writers Place & The-GreenLight; FINALIST - Sacramento Int'l Film Festival, 1 in 10 Screenplay Contest, Smashcut Screenplay Contest, Three Lines or Less; SEMIFINALIST - SotryPros Awards; QUARTERFINALIST - Creative World Awards, CineStory, FadeIn Awards, Fresh Voices, The Reel Authors, Cynasure; PAGE - Top 25%.
GONE GIRL meets CALL ME BY MY NAME
In 1855, when a world-traveled attorney is informed his sister has died, he must navigate London's high society as well as its underbelly to prove she’s still alive.
Riddle Me This
Feature | Psychological Thriller
Female Protagonist
THE GIFT meets BOURNE IDENTITY
When an introverted middle-aged engineer fascinated with puzzles witnesses a murder, she must decipher the real reason she’s running for her life before it’s too late.
The Registry
Feature | Comedy, LGBTQ
Co-Written with Morley Shulman
QUARTERFINALIST - ScreenCraft Comedy
Tired of spending money on weddings he never attends, a confirmed bachelor facing unemployment fakes his nuptials to recoup his lost coinage — but who’s going to play the bride?
Adrian Ellis
Feature | Period Drama (Writer-for-hire job)
With Deborah Henry, based on her Novel "The Whipping Club"
QUARTERFINALIST - PAGE
In 1960s Ireland, a persecuted Jewish-Catholic boy must escape the anti-semitic religious institutions in which he’s trapped in order to survive.
Short Film Scripts
"The Cleaner" - (Drama) A woman who cleans houses of spirits must face her own loss.
"Slow" - (Dark Comedy) Someone's taking the easy way to get out of work...
Other Writing
"A Remarkable Tragedy" short story, read on KVPR
"Thread" short story and other articles
Services
SCRIPT & STORY CONSULTANT
WHAT CLIENTS ARE SAYING...
"Even coaches need unbiased, quality guidance! I recently received screenplay feedback from Christine on a post-apocalyptic feature and I couldn't ask for better notes. Christine's feedback is not only insightful but she approaches issues and flaws with solid solutions that honor the writer's vision. Anyone can call themselves a "script consultant" but most do not have the professional level expertise that writers really need. Christine does."
- Tracee Beebe, screenwriter/producer/script coach
For several years now I have gone to Christine for notes on my scripts. While I have tried other consultants, I always go back to Christine as she is consistently the most thorough, the most thoughtful, and the most spot on - she gives the kind of feedback that make you think, “Right, that’s what I missed!” The way she communicates is clear and concise, and I am always able to work immediately with what she gives me, and make the script better and ready for the next step. Her notes have helped my projects grow and succeed, and I’m extremely grateful for her insight as both a writer and a reader of screenplays.
- Darcy Miller, director/producer
The best [notes] I've ever had. The most comprehensive, amazing #feedback...
Go and hire her! You won’t regret it.
- From Twitter - CR, author, screenwriter
Christine is blessed with an unusual combination of skills which would be impossible to match. Her thought-provoking, deeply felt and extensive notes -- all delivered with sensitivity and genuine care -- transformed my screenplay into a viable work. That very blend of acute intellect and sanguine personality makes her a brilliant standout in a crowded field. I recommend collaborating with Christine without any reservations.
- Deborah Henry, Author and Screenwriter of The Whipping Club
More recommendations here.
CONSULT
From concept to final draft
I provide five to six pages of detailed analysis of your script's strengths and weaknesses. My focus is on character, from which good storytelling is born, with an eye toward story: execution, structure (opening, second act, climax), pacing, plot, theme, tone, dialog, setting, marketing, production viability, among others.
Clients include contest winners, produced and published writers.
Consulting Rates for Screenplays:
$200 - Feature Scripts (60 - 120 pages) (Additional $20 for every 10 pages above 120 pages); follow-up call included
$120 - 1-hour TV scripts (under 60 pages); follow-up call included
$90 - Half-hour TV scripts; follow-up call included
$50 - for additional call/video chat consultation
$300 - Detailed development notes
Coaching also available.
Other services - Rates given upon request
WRITER
Spec scripts available here
Adaptions
Can take your idea from concept or outline to finished screenplay
Rewrite or polish - mimic most any writer's style
Customized monologues and scenes for actors
Copy
Technical Writing
EDITOR
Development to Copyediting - Screenplays, Fiction & Non-Fiction
Specialize in ESL projects
Rates range from $2.50/page for basic copyediting to $7.50/page for advanced, manuscript rewrites.
PROJECT 51
Women make up 51% of the world's population -
let's have that reflect in the film industry and beyond
Created with frequent film-partner Darcy Miller, we wanted to make sure that 51% of our crew was female. We established a mentoring and shadowing program, using commercial director Juliana Lukasik's shadow program as a starting point. A female crew member of any age is teamed up with a professional in their field to be mentored and shadow on set.
Lily on Saturday
Writer/Director/Producer - Feature
Post-Production
Hiding wounds after a tragedy, forty-something Lily endures chaos at a retreat with her best friend in order to rediscover her self-worth — but everyone here has something to overcome.
One Bird at a Time
Co-Producer - Web Series ~ Amazon
IndieFest Award of Merit | HollyWeb Fest Official Selection
One Bird at a Time is a web series that speaks to the issues facing us in society today — how does one person deal with homelessness, poverty, mental illness, and so many other challenges? — and does so with a large dose of comedy, improvisation, confusion, and love.
Esperanza's Turn
Co-Producer, A.D., Casting Director - Short
- A 12 year-old immigrant farm worker taps into her imagination to confront a bully at school.
Rise
Producer - Short
Wilson Oakville Film Festival | Official Selection Apex Short Film | Portland Film Festival
- A boy wakes up to discover the world around him has changed forever, and he alone can keep his sister safe from the same discovery.
Streets of Hope (Finding Hope Now)
Co-Producer - Feature
Amazon, iTunes | Multi-award winner
- Featuring Avan Joja and Michael Badalucco, based on the true story of pastor Roger Minassian who founded Hope Now for Youth, an organization dedicated to taking gang kids off the streets.
The Date
Writer, Director, Producer - Short
- A woman prepares for a very important date in this silent film, but it's not what you think...
Producer, Co-Director - Short
- Created for a non-profit that put terminally ill children and children of military families in a film with professional actors, this collaborative project made everyone a star for a day!
Additional Credits
Script Supervisor
- Lorelei (2018)
- Earthlings (2018)
- Casting Director
- Local to International - film, TV, commercial, industrial
- (project list given upon request)
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