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screenwritersblues posted:Hey screenwriting goons, There are lots of good articles here: http://www.scriptmag.com/
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Griff M. posted:I wrote this This is brilliant. Well done. 
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jimcunningham posted:Anyone have experience with Amazon Storyteller? Also, is anyone interested in tag teaming something? I really want to collaborate. I'm not any good, but I might bring something to the table. I'd be interested in something like this.
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Alan_Shore posted:
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Haymaker_Betty posted:Okay so I'm not sure where else to post this, but I have a quandary. This doesn't make sense from a business perspective. Why does he want someone to invest $20m is a movie that hasn't even been written yet? What purpose does it serve? The only logical explanation is that he is an accountant and wants his client to invest the money as a tax write- off. If that is not the explanation I would be suspicious. What sort of film does he want? Has he even told you? If not, why not? Never write anything for anyone you are not being paid to write. He could easily go to an agency and option a very good screenplay for a couple of grand up front. Why isn't he doing this? Also, which country are you in?
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Haymaker_Betty posted:I'm trying to. Turns out they were going to pay me $1000 for labor, and then I'd get money if the movie was made into something. The Screenwriters Guild minimum payment for a screenplay in the US is just under $70,000. That's before it even gets made.
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mechacop posted:If anyone is interested, I have a short film screenplay written a year ago. It's about a guy throwing a costume party at his friend's place that gets out of hand. It deals with the themes of loss and fitting back into the social scene after a traumatic event. Things that I was struggling with at the time. Keep in mind, it could use a second or third rewrite since it's over a year old. I'd appreciate some feedback. What exactly is the point of this short? It doesn't have a powerful ending and I'm not sure what it is you're trying to say. The script quite well written but I have some issues: You tend to use over descriptive language in your directions like - "A young man, surely not a day over 20, hunches over his computer in a way that his spine must detest him for." when "Paul (20) hunches over his computer" would be better. There is also an instance where you use an offensive term in your directions ("he looks like a tranny"). It's okay to use offensive words in your dialogue but not in your directions - especially when it's a superfluous description. The character is wearing a dress and ladies wig. Also, the dialogue about Paul's genitals rubbing up against his sisters dress (which he is wearing) is disturbing and not something anyone would ever say in real life. It's unbelievable and a little weird. To summarise I'd say that your script is technically competent but descriptively verbose. The story appears to have no real point to it and Paul's comments about the dress need to be cut. Twisted Perspective fucked around with this message at 20:47 on May 13, 2014 |
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Golden Bee posted:Unless you're Pinter, you can't overuse [BEAT]. (BEAT) is correct, but it certainly can be over used. Don't try to direct the actors. Delivery should be guided by the emotional tone of the dialogue.
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I submitted a screenplay last year but I don't realy see much point in the Writer's Room these days. The most you're going to get out of it is a couple of writing classes and as I already use a realy good script consultant I'm not sure they would be a lot of use.
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Lethemonster posted:I'm trying to work on my logline for a piece. So far I have; Your idea sounds really interesting but I'm always wary when people throw PTSD about as it's a very serious condition and should not be treated lightly. If you are serious about tackling the subject I hope you've researched it first. As for the log line I think you've pretty much got it as good as it's going to get. How about "A young woman must overcome her trauma to investigate the disappearance of the policeman who failed her." ?
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