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A movie ALWAYS has a message. I'd argue a movie IS its message. Even if it's a pretty straightforward action movie, the message is still....the good guys win because they are better/stronger/smarter. If your story explores especially deep themes, the trick is to objectively tell the story with...

I have no musical background, but as someone who really enjoys music, I'll offer my opinion, since I'm sure you probably want non-musicians to appreciate your work as well. I only got to listen to the first piece, and I liked the basic melody, sound, whatever. The only criticism I would give is...

That's great....bravo!

Congrats Will and Dave!

I'm definitely not eccentric, but have to admit I'm weird about getting into the mood. I'll play music and just pace and think for a half hour, an hour, sometimes several hours and just think and think and think until I feel just like what the scene feels like. Until I understand it entirely...

I never got into the online games so much but did play Halo and Ghost Recon back in the day on X-box Live. I'd say I got a little too addicted to playing. Too bad I never got to play Madden or Tiger Woods on X-box Live (had to do a different EA registration I didn't feel like) because I think my...

Also if we can't summarize everything into a clear outline, how can we write a concise screenplay? More than any other writing form, screenwriting requires discipline and brevity. Think of writing a crisp outline as practice for the real game. When I sat down to write my first screenplay, I had...

Please, I beg you, write a thorough outline before you continue with the rest of the script. Whether it's now at page 20 or later on, at some point you will get stuck and/or you will make some illogical connections between point A -> B. I think most if not all writers start out just writing (I...

Excellent, Ad...congratulations!

No problem FA. I'll disagree with some others on this post about doing the whole thing yourself. Do you want to do every project yourself? Definitely no...but given your restrictions, you made the best of the situation and got it done. Nothing wrong with doing one project solo and seeing how it...

Exactly. I hate seeing Matrix like special effects promos on tv. When I see one, I just know that's not a movie I want to see. They always have some big star(s), but for me, I think "so what?" There are 1,000 movies just like it, all sound and fury, but in the end, signifying nothing. There...

I think Filmy more or less expressed my thoughts on this. Your voice as a storyteller is who you are. It is the way you see the world. If you write something that isn't you, it won't be good. I can guarantee it. You could be a boxer writing a story about ballet, and if it expresses who you are...

Hi film addict...I'll try to offer my critique but know that my style is much more understated so I have a natural bias to that kind of narrative. But I'll offer what I can and will just list some things as I watch, stream of conscious like... I like the superimposed IM's...I think it was a...

Hi foodyo, welcome to indietalk and best of luck!

Watch Psycho. It would take exceptional skill to pull something like this off. People expect horror genre stuff when they go to a horror movie, so you have to deliver right away. Whether you do it through mood, atmosphere, foreshadowing....you have to keep their spider sense on alert at all...

Hi Aaron, welcome to IndieTalk and best of luck to you.

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:lol: @ Rik, you're a good sport responding to all of the camera threads.

Great responses everyone. I'm glad I started this thread. A great writer has to have the drive of a mountain climber. You have to search for the tallest peaks to conquer. And if you're lucky enough to conquer them all, you train even more so you can climb faster and faster, eventually...

Yeah, I haven't seen that one but, with very few exceptions, passive characters usually don't work in movies. Now that I think on it more, I think subplots can add depth but they still have to be done correctly to do so. A writer could add a sublot that merely complicates the original plot. Or a...