Recent content by Jijenji

You said this is your first time directing. I would be more open to feedback, and in the case that it's not delivered as polite as possible, the advice here is solid, just smile and move on. At the same time, it's your film, and your vision. How good of a director you are will lie in your...

Late Spring (Ozu, 1949). The beginning of Ozu and Setsuko Hara's acclaimed "Noriko" trilogy, along with Tokyo Story two of the greatest movies ever made. Setsuko Hara plays the 20-something daughter Noriko, who cares for her elderly father after her mother died when she was very young. Noriko...

With a few CGI-monster exceptions, the film looked very good aesthetically. The story was a mess. Very disappointed in this regard. Looked like the Michael Bay of Star Wars movies.

Most youngsters don't even have the attention span to sit down and read anything these days and finish it, let alone comprehend or retain the material. Sad really.

Hi HermitCrab, good luck to you. Why do you think you will need $5k what kind of line items do you have on your budget? What's your doc about anyway?

Hello everyone, I've been using IndieTalk for many years now. I don't post too much on here, and usually only in the screenwriting sub-forum, since that's where my background is in film. I have a very good understanding of the craft and what it takes to tell a good story, but alas, my heart has...

Final Draft answers your question but I will never part with my Sophocles beta software.

Pretty sure I said this: From your logline, it doesn't seem that the main character's mid-life crisis has anything to do with his conflict in the story. When you describe a character in a logline, you will want that description to give further insight into the conflict and overall tone of the...

I have to quote Sweetie here and say "still no" for me. How does the psychiatrist having a mid-life crisis relate to the main conflict? If there isn't a direct correlation, there's no reason for that to be included in the script, let alone the logline. Irrespective of the actual story...

Yes, and that's a great resource. Some screenwriting books also have sections dedicated to writing loglines.

OP, here is an invaluable resource for writing loglines: http://www.twoadverbs.com/logline.pdf In my opinion, your logline needs improvement from a writing standpoint, independent of what the story is about. For one, it's not written sharply enough or concisely enough. The logline could also...

I think directorik gave you great advice -- write what you know. I overhead a conversation the other day. A 21 year old was telling a 45 year old man that life sucks at 45, he doesn't want to live that long. The 45 year old man looked at the young chap and said, "how the hell would you know...

You can't be serious.

I'm curious why they felt the need to have a 21 minute trailer. Kind of get the feeling these guys won't cut enough, won't stay within budget, etc.

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