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I wonder if they get away with non standard format because they draft the screenplays? Makes sense, if they already have that direction in mind while writing the movie.

Be a little more focused on establishing the mood of your scene. It's very hard to get involved in a script if there isn't extremely descriptive moods regarding descriptions of characters/locations/setting. Example: You have; Scene opens with the wide-shot of a room, a bunch of junks on the...

Thanks for watching fellers!

This software works pretty good... Otherwise just used Davinci Resolve to edit the files. Handbrake Opensource Conversion

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I always thought high concept and low concept coincided with how much money it was going to cost, not the overall story? Or more fictional as opposed to more practical and realistic regarding fiction stories.

Dang, that's a nope!

That's a good point. I forget sometimes about this part of it.

I will be moving soon (this upcoming July). I'm looking to connect with other filmmakers in the area. I've already reached out to a few on Facebook, but would like to see if there is more out there! Will the real filmmakers please stand up!

Could be a society shift as well? TikTok is causing quick fix entertainment... Digital AI is chopping up other works and blending them together into what appears to be "new" material... People like a show because of how screwed up a characters life can get, or what shocking event unfolds in that...

A recent example... Just watched "Gone Girl" with people at work, and they hated the ending of it. In my mind, it was perfectly constructed. When I watch that movie, I think "masterful storytelling". They watch, and get "I hate this woman". Just wondering if it might be because I'm mentally...

Make a film about someone attempting to recreate a TikTok video but everytime they try... Something annoying happens around them. Could be anything, lights go out, phone falls, etc... Whatever you want really. Could have tons of fun with something like that.

Is Filmmaking getting divided between film critics and the general public? Most of the the films I enjoy are Oscar winning or nominated films. (Everything, Everywhere, All at Once/Parasite/Birdman/Babylon...) Or popular among the other filmmakers I know. But most films I consider great, are...

I thought he was perfect in The Machinist.