Recent content by davidchecker

"We see" seems to be used even in Hollywoo shooting scripts, when what we see is especially crucial to the story, or a big suprise...any other time is freakin' redundant. Now is this thread dun or wot?

We see yet another Indietalk thread wind down to its collegial conclusion. C.U. - On a weary moderator lighting a hand-rolled cigarette, savoring that first breath of nicotine. PULLBACK - He turns away and gamboles lazily down a hallway of mute shadows, as we hear his FOOTFALLS play taps to...

Haven't sent to any names yet, just people who know people who know people - ARE THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD....(ahem, well, back to work....)

Thanks for the Secondary Slug! One piece of the script structure puzzle I've been struggling with. I think I'll still go on using DAY or NIGHT on every slug though, stories run over any length of days and nights, and I don't want any confusion, no matter how much credit is due the almighty...

You might look at making it known that you have footage, to other filmmakers, to news services, prodcos, etc... in order to take the weight off your shoulders in regards to having a finished, polished piece- you could get your start by having your footage used on another project, like a...

I think it's Fantasy if it could never happen, Alternate Reality is if it could've happened. Then there's a genre that I think originated with Jay Sherman from the animated "The Critic" tv show. A combination of Fantasy and Crap, called "Fanta-Crap"

I think that certain kinds of stories that "rewrite" history are called "alternative reality" stories, in that you're not creating something that requires extraordinary events to occur (like in science fiction or fantasy), you're just pursuing a "what if" scenario in the context of known, shared...

I agreed that the racism approached farcical levels, I think they just tried to do too much in one movie.Too much serendipity, generally. By the end, I just didn't care because I knew I was being manipulated. Actually, making it a farce would've made it more watchable, but then no one would've...

"Crash" was critically non-controversial. Everyone did a good job. Even the subject matter was a bit of a yawn for me- racisim, prejudice, social inequality, police corruption, things that we know about and discuss constantly and openly. And do very little about. "Brokeback" was controversial...

Dennis Weaver in DUEL Robert Redford in THE DAY OF THE CONDOR Jim Carrey in THE MASK (well, maybe a bit of a stretch)

On my fifth feature-length script, I'm finally getting clued into the basics. What I find myself doing too often is writing passive-voice protaganists who find themselves in scenes that the audience might react to, but certainly won't engage them. This is partly because I've tended to write my...

Kevin Bacon - do the Bluto! (Animal House didn't really launch any careers, although I think it was National Lampoon's peak - Sorry, Griswolds)

I always thought the "elevator" was just a box being pushed down a hallway. Saw it once, a long time ago. How about "A boy and his dog"? That's one for sure freaky movie. "Take'em to the farm" - eww

I'd say he's a lock for "Puck" in Midsummer Night's Dream. Might have to get his tights at "Men's Big and Tall", though. RRAAAAAAAAAAFGGGGGGGG!

Chewie above the line That language barrier is a bitch to deal with. Also the coughing up fur balls in the middle of a take didn't do him much good.