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Hi my name is Brian Hannaford, I just wrote my first non fiction book, "mercy for none", it just came out. It is a true life story, unlike any other out there. I want to make this into a movie, it is about angels, demons, God and the supernatural. It could put severe child abuse into the mainstream.
 

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Thank you very much, I AM ASHAMED of Hollywood, they don't care how many children die, or suffer. I want to make this movie, and shove it down their apathetic throats! I am serious. I have tried for years to get someone interested in this cause, but it simply was not convenient enough for them to care. Apathy indeed has a price. We suffered for 14 years, at the hands of a demon possessed, murdering psychopath. He broke our bones for amusement, and tortured us every way he could. I was told I should write a book about it, so I did. NOW IT MUST BECOME MORE THAN A BOOK, IT MUST BECOME A MESSAGE! I am their voice, and the children's champion. DOES ANYONE ELSE CARE ???
 
It's like that song Mr. Jones, 'we all want to be big big stars but we got different reasons for that'
for sure it is the dream of everyone here to make a movie so successful that you don't even need hollywood, it would be quite something to have such independent success.

14 years is a long time, that sounds really horrendous.
you ask does anyone else care... it's your job as the story teller to make people care, to find a way to draw them in.

By default it seems like nobody cares about anything anymore, someone can burn themselves alive in front of the white house and it doesn't even make the newspaper headline..
 
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Thinking for a moment about your topic, and how one would present it,

It's hard to sell viewers on looking something horrific in the face directly, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Here's my quick take. Schindler's list was a film that helped raise awareness about the horrific plight of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. People loved it, and it's considered one of the finest films of all time. The thing is, Spielberg didn't make a movie about the gas chamber, he made an inspiring story about a hero that defined personal courage in the face of danger. It was about fighting back against the system when the system becomes evil. It was about hope, and how it can exist in the darkest of times. The film did show the horrors of the camps, the tragedy and sorrow of what happened, and it did so front and center, but audiences left the theater with the right message.

The message wasn't "look how horrible the Holocaust was", it was "good people can still stand up for what's right". He needed to get those Holocaust scenes on film, and make sure people never forgot that horror, but he also understood how important it was to provide people with a way forward, a vision not only of evil, but of how we each have the power to stand up against it. The film closed with a message about how incredibly effective one person fighting against tyranny actually was.

I haven't read your script, maybe that's already exactly what it is, I'm just offering a thought on a time I saw someone really nail this difficult task of getting audiences to really love a film about a very uncomfortable and sad topic.
 
Thinking for a moment about your topic, and how one would present it,

It's hard to sell viewers on looking something horrific in the face directly, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Here's my quick take. Schindler's list was a film that helped raise awareness about the horrific plight of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. People loved it, and it's considered one of the finest films of all time. The thing is, Spielberg didn't make a movie about the gas chamber, he made an inspiring story about a hero that defined personal courage in the face of danger. It was about fighting back against the system when the system becomes evil. It was about hope, and how it can exist in the darkest of times. The film did show the horrors of the camps, the tragedy and sorrow of what happened, and it did so front and center, but audiences left the theater with the right message.

The message wasn't "look how horrible the Holocaust was", it was "good people can still stand up for what's right". He needed to get those Holocaust scenes on film, and make sure people never forgot that horror, but he also understood how important it was to provide people with a way forward, a vision not only of evil, but of how we each have the power to stand up against it. The film closed with a message about how incredibly effective one person fighting against tyranny actually was.

I haven't read your script, maybe that's already exactly what it is, I'm just offering a thought on a time I saw someone really nail this difficult task of getting audiences to really love a film about a very uncomfortable and sad topic.
Thank you Nate, that is a great point, and I will admit I am weak in that area. That's why I need help with it.
 
It's like that song Mr. Jones, 'we all want to be big big stars but we got different reasons for that'
for sure it is the dream of everyone here to make a movie so successful that you don't even need hollywood, it would be quite something to have such independent success.

14 years is a long time, that sounds really horrendous.
you ask does anyone else care... it's your job as the story teller to make people care, to find a way to draw them in.

By default it seems like nobody cares about anything anymore, someone can burn themselves alive in front of the white house and it doesn't even make the newspaper headline..
Hi, I am a storyteller, but not a wordsmith or film maker, I need help in that area. My story can definately be a success.
 
Hi, I am a storyteller, but not a wordsmith or film maker, I need help in that area. My story can definately be a success.
Actually, I am taking a back seat. I don't want to be "a star." I want to help the children, and even glorify God, who kept me alive all these years. This story would be a commercial success, just need a good match, with the people who help me get there.
 
Thinking for a moment about your topic, and how one would present it,

It's hard to sell viewers on looking something horrific in the face directly, but that doesn't mean it can't be done.

Here's my quick take. Schindler's list was a film that helped raise awareness about the horrific plight of the Jewish people during the Holocaust. People loved it, and it's considered one of the finest films of all time. The thing is, Spielberg didn't make a movie about the gas chamber, he made an inspiring story about a hero that defined personal courage in the face of danger. It was about fighting back against the system when the system becomes evil. It was about hope, and how it can exist in the darkest of times. The film did show the horrors of the camps, the tragedy and sorrow of what happened, and it did so front and center, but audiences left the theater with the right message.

The message wasn't "look how horrible the Holocaust was", it was "good people can still stand up for what's right". He needed to get those Holocaust scenes on film, and make sure people never forgot that horror, but he also understood how important it was to provide people with a way forward, a vision not only of evil, but of how we each have the power to stand up against it. The film closed with a message about how incredibly effective one person fighting against tyranny actually was.

I haven't read your script, maybe that's already exactly what it is, I'm just offering a thought on a time I saw someone really nail this difficult task of getting audiences to really love a film about a very uncomfortable and sad topic.
This story actually winds up being uplifting by it's end. Also, the movie version would be in some ways different.
 
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