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I've recently been interested in doing a low budget existential film with a lot of symbolism and meaning. Not necessarily any one meaning, mind you. Obviously any truly successful film can be interpreted a number of ways by many different people. Anyway, last night I hastily typed out the basic...

Well, I spend an awful lot of time wallowing in self-pity if that counts.

Thanks for the advice. I understand that a first script will not be a masterpiece. When I look back through some of the features I've abandoned, or short films I've written, I just literally cannot believe that I thought they were worth anything. Concept-wise they were good, but sometimes I am...

Thank you Dready. Sometimes when I think of an idea for a film that I can actually think of a beginning, middle, and end I do a stream of consciousness type thing and write up a one page synopsis, then go back and edit it later. Unfortunately, I haven't even gotten that far with this project...

Okay, so I have been writing screenplays since I was 15 (meaning 3 years). I know, basically, how to write and some of my scripts are actually pretty good. But so far all I've written are short films. I actually filmed one and it turned out okay for something shot in ~5 hours for $0.00. I've...

Hello all. I'm sorry if a thread on this has been started but I'd just like to bring your attention to an incredible music video that honestly sort of transcends its medium. http://vimeo.com/62092214 The song is Bad Motherfucker by Biting Elbows, a Russian thrash band. The front man of the...

Ooh, while I can't help with the Wilson-esque companion thing, I can offer advice on a humorous mistake a lot of inexperienced outdoorsmen make, or almost make before being corrected by someone. You see, I go backpacking and hiking a lot, so I like to think I sort of know a little bit about what...

Sounds interesting. You ought to just call it "STAY IN YOUR HOME."

I always enjoy when stories show the harmful results of a hero's actions. It's the moral ambiguity of it. Innocent people certainly would be hurt in a situation like that. Collateral damage happens. I think it'd be neat to show that your protagonist's carelessness hurts people. Actually, I'm...

Christopher Nolan's first feature, Following, was made for around $6,000 USD and is a fantastic film that launched him on a very successful career. Since I am incredibly inexperienced I can hardly offer any practical advice, but I thought that knowledge might inspire/motivate you...

I, too, found the line "I love you Dylan" a bit distracting. Actually, I sorta laughed out loud at it... Could be an Australian thing, I don't know. Overall, though, it is a vast improvement and I really enjoyed it compared to the original version. I really don't have much to say besides that...

Wow, thanks a lot Alex. I really appreciate the in-depthness of that. Your comments have been really helpful and I appreciate it a lot. I was conscious of the whole "the scavenger as opposed to Scavenger" thing, but that's just how I prefer to write unnamed characters who are important...

Thanks! I guess if this doesn't work I might have to settle for actually paying someone off Craigslist or something.

Well, really I think that my problem is I have no female friends who like acting particularly much. The ones that are experienced actresses are... How do I put this? Prudish, I guess, so I haven't bothered asking most of them. I'm pretty sure I pitch it well enough, but perhaps I put too much...

Thank you, knightly. I know the "he does this, she does this" stuff is one of the things I need to work on in my writing. I don't know, I guess because it's something I've done since I started it's just hard to stop. I suppose it's going to take a bit of training lol. And you may just be able...