Forum: Screenwriting
28th April 2010, 12:43
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Replies: 7
Views: 744
Re: looking back on my first
Not to worry -
just focus forward and build on the improvements recognized with each new project satisfied in the accomplishement that you recognize improvement in the first place.
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Forum: Basics
28th April 2010, 12:34
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,196
Re: Int. Apartment - night
I would go with Twyla's recommendation.
Notwithstanding "the standard these days" is ever changing among alternatives, the momentum of reading will move the eye down the page faster and tend to...
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Forum: Screenwriting
23rd April 2010, 11:51
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,010
Re: How many of you...
Absolutely gather up those gems and save them.
I keep different files for phrases or snatches of dialogue, scenes, narratives, titles and even story concepts and observations of things people do...
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Forum: Screenwriting
20th April 2010, 12:20
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Replies: 7
Views: 852
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Forum: Screenwriting
16th April 2010, 21:49
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,412
Re: Subtext
... and of course the discussion about wine between Miles and Maya in "Sideways".
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Forum: Screenwriting
15th April 2010, 01:03
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,095
Re: character "spoiling"?
I agree with Twyla and Hollywood in that nothing in your question pertains to format or structure.
Conveying the story concept is where your difficulty and thereby your question seems to be.
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Forum: Basics
15th April 2010, 00:48
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Replies: 10
Views: 814
Re: The final question ...
Thank each of you very, very much. It's comforting to know I've asked something that's confronted the best of you.
I'm focusing now on the underpinning of the theme. The title of the project is...
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Forum: Basics
13th April 2010, 19:39
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Replies: 10
Views: 814
Re: The final question ...
Hi Nathan:
Thanks for your input. I suspect though that answering a question of this sort is less character specific than concept specific. It seems to me it has to suggest something in the...
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Forum: Basics
13th April 2010, 15:51
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,964
Re: How Do I Really Sell My Script?
Like the genuinely helpful comments above, the underpinning of the entire process is a quality project, no doubt about that.
Still, to sell it means convincing someone to read it and that...
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Forum: Basics
13th April 2010, 15:24
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Replies: 10
Views: 814
The final question ...
Included with the packet from a California film production company requesting my screenplay there are several specific instructions. There's the pre-coded return address label and verifications, all...
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Forum: Screenwriting
30th March 2010, 12:57
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,996
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Forum: Basics
29th March 2010, 13:04
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Replies: 8
Views: 836
Re: Wryly Q - but not one you expect
Consider developing her "goal" via the attitude of your character within the context of the entire project and my guess is the scene will fall into place without a wryly altogether.
You might want...
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Forum: Basics
29th March 2010, 12:51
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Replies: 5
Views: 481
Re: title?
For me a title eventually just has to sort of emerge. It percolates up from the story concept. Alternatively when a title pops to mind a story concept is inherent in it.
I'll use a working...
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Forum: Basics
29th March 2010, 12:35
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Replies: 7
Views: 385
Re: What is First Appearance?
Thank you all!
You're making sense and it seems to come in line with my instincts. This is great!
See you 'round the Goldmine.
Best Regards, and thanks again.
Keith
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Forum: Basics
27th March 2010, 15:25
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Replies: 7
Views: 385
Re: What is First Appearance?
Population 17 & Mr. Wendal - thank you both for your interest in helping me get this sorted out.
The thing is that a photograph isn't a character nor is it action. The thrust of the problem is...
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Forum: Screenwriting
27th March 2010, 13:12
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Replies: 6
Views: 549
Re: Writing Contests
Copyright will protect your script i.e. the story as written when written. A registration with WGA is admissible to establish who is first in time.
However, ideas aren't copyrightable.
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Forum: Basics
27th March 2010, 12:15
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Replies: 7
Views: 385
What is First Appearance?
Morning everyone -
I've researched the thread history and can't quite find what I'm looking for. So now I'm turning to you.
What actually is a character's first appearance that is set out in...
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Forum: Screenwriting
25th March 2010, 11:27
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Replies: 8
Views: 444
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Forum: Screenwriting
19th March 2010, 14:30
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Replies: 6
Views: 397
Re: Locations
My current project is set here.
After meetings with the county Economic Development Office and Visitors/Convention departments I realized a script set here might make it more attractive for a...
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Forum: Screenwriting
17th March 2010, 22:15
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Replies: 74
Views: 3,784
Re: Talent or hard work?
Talent is less a natural component than it is a willingness to work on the hardest part of whatever discipline is chosen.
For all his "talent" the research into Mozart reveals that he was immersed...
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Forum: Basics
11th March 2010, 12:40
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Replies: 12
Views: 839
Re: A Series of Character Intros
Hi Ven:
Here's a random thought for you:
I agree with the above comments in that you never want large blocks of action narrative. Intrinsically in the scene you describe such depictions are...
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Forum: Screenwriting
7th March 2010, 13:57
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Replies: 13
Views: 610
Re: "The number you have dialed..."
In the realm of non-hard and fast rules,
O.S. is primarily feature films,
O.C. is primarily television.
However, the operaive word is "primarily".
KMT
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Forum: Screenwriting
7th March 2010, 13:45
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Replies: 14
Views: 733
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Forum: Basics
3rd March 2010, 14:12
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Replies: 11
Views: 733
Re: I have to go remedial with this one...
All of the above, no doubt. The conception in my brain is stimulated by whatever words I have chosen as, well sort of memory triggers. My words conjure my images which are clear to me, but maybe...
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Forum: Screenwriting
3rd March 2010, 02:18
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Replies: 15
Views: 865
Re: Are these scenes cliche?
Hey Dac:
You're smart to even post this check on your ideas. Good thinking.
As for #2 & #3 enough's been said.
#1 though, regardless of the technical answers and the probability of the idea...
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