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A few things that work for me, and this goes for any kind of writing I do: -Watching a movie I love. -Going for a walk. -Working on a different writing project. One that has no other motive but to simply be writing for the sake of writing. -Listening to whatever kind of music has been inspiring...

That "Ghostbusters" picture is AWESOME! Wow!

Glad you're intact, man. At least you get a funny story out of it?

The problem with my scripts is always trimming the dialog. That's something I'm just not very good at it. Editing fiction, poetry or non-fiction is considerably easier (but still a pain in the ass). I'm a lot better at cutting useless narration than useless dialog. I've been so focused on...

That's a great avatar. The look is pretty priceless. Welcome, man!

Mad Hatter said it best. There's nothing wrong with having a soundtrack in your head when you're writing the thing. It doesn't even hurt to hope for the best as far as getting that dream song in your film. It's just pretty damn unlikely in the end. I wrote an entire screenplay on the strength...

I have to echo a lot of what's already been said here. The premise is good, but it seems to drag on a lot of dialogue that unfortunately struck me as kind of dull, and that's really not good for an eighty-page screenplay. Maybe it was indeed all those flashbacks. Maybe this would work better as...

I always use FADE OUT myself.

Tarantino is a good example (at least to me) of someone who writes dialog that enhances the characters who then use that to enhance the story. He also surrounds everything in a good story. I would say that's true of his best work, and there's nothing wrong with looking to that for inspiration in...

I would imagine you could use the idea of that protagonist sitting on the sidelines so often as one form of motivation. Right? I think if the story is good people could get into Alfred (I love how Batman seems to be the reference point over and over again) being the one who saves the day...

Waving a gun around helps. I've actually never worked with children in films, but my experiences with working with children in a stage production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" were pretty interesting. The fourteen-year-old girl who played Scout was great to work with. The fourteen-year-old boy who...

Great video. One of my favorite aspects of the writing process is all the research I sometimes have to do. One of my road movie screenplays in particular required me to go back and read about some of the states and cities I included in my script. I love that kind of stuff.

Welcome, sir! Very cool on getting a premium membership. I've been meaning to since I got here, but outside things always seem to get in the way.

This reminds of the stage play for "Serpico" in "Rushmore". Awesome.

I'd still like to go to film school someday. I really hope I can make it happen. There's a lot of outside things beyond my control that need to fall into place before I can start to seriously work at it. I think education is obviously essential, and how you go about that education is entirely...

Ron Howard could pull this off on his own talents. He's never really been a director limited to only one type of movie. I'm not crazy about the screenwriter or leading man though. I read about them the other day, and both choices make me far more wary than the news of Howard directing. I want...

That makes sense. I also agree with you completely about the projectors. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Hello/hello, and welcome!

I think you're in the clear, man. It sounds like an ambitious scene.

Very, very, very damn cool, sir. I'm jealous as hell. Definitely keep us posted on how this thing goes.