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  1. WalterB

    My series idea

    One of the girls has extremely strong senses: she can see in the dark, hear ultrasond and smell better than a dog. Too bad she is so hypersensitive that the sweaty shirts of some older teachers make her vomit, she burns terribly in the sun and summer crickets drive her crazy at night. Her hyper...
  2. WalterB

    [Apr 30] What are you working on this week?

    Editing software tutorials. Phone meeting tomorrow: I've been asked to shoot a boksing scene. I want to make sure we have the time and the crew to do it properly.
  3. WalterB

    My series idea

    lol
  4. WalterB

    My series idea

    One student can look into the future: his own future only, so he is excluded from walking through passed exams, otherwise he can see the correct anwsers while making them :-p
  5. WalterB

    My series idea

    One girl can make it rain rose petals. Nobody is sure what use it is, besides looking cool in theater or movies, but she needs to learn to control it. It becomes a bit annoying that it starts raining rose petals everytime she sees a cute kitten on facebook. The cleaners are sometimes working...
  6. WalterB

    My series idea

    And fartman. He can fly when he farts. Sounds cool, but some kinds of food just shoots him through the roof. He is forced to wear a helmet all the time and has a concrete chair with seatbelt to keep him from launching most of the time.
  7. WalterB

    My series idea

    And of the kids has x-ray eyes, so they place him in a lead cubical (spelling?) to make sure he isn't staring at the girls ;-)
  8. WalterB

    My series idea

    One of the students can create fire with his hands, but has little control over it, so half of the time he gets suspended because he burnt his homework by accident :-p
  9. WalterB

    Is this a good "Show don’t tell"?

    The other replies already covered it. You are telling instead of showing: you are telling the emotions they feel and the thoughts they have. The emotion you do show as well, which is good. Always wonder: it this something visual (=showing) or am I guiding the desired interpretation by...
  10. WalterB

    [Apr 23] What are you working on this week?

    Editing software tutorials, lol.
  11. WalterB

    The biggest mistakes of screenplay writing

    This! Last summer I had a script with 2 pages of on the nose dialogue about how tired the main character was. Took my black marker and left 2 action lines and 1 line of dialogue on those 2 pages. We shot 2 shots and it told just as much as those 2 pages. The question is: which mistake is...
  12. WalterB

    editing Editing advice

    You made the same mistake.
  13. WalterB

    editing Editing advice

    You posted an incomplete link with ... in it.
  14. WalterB

    [Apr 16] What are you working on this week?

    Some finishing touches on a corporate movie. Shooting an event tomorrow.
  15. WalterB

    How to hire a Literary Agent

    Passing criteria never made anyone win. It only lets someone pass. It is like graduating by passing criteria vs graduating summa cum laude. You have to surpass the criteria and leave the jury in awe. That is the way to win. It can mean only 20% difference in the script, but it will probably be...
  16. WalterB

    Beginner vs. Pro - What’s the exactly different?

    That is almost like saying that understanding a script makes it a good script. I have had a script in my hands to shoot, and I understood what was meant. And I crossed out 2 pages and condensed it to 2 lines of action and 1 line of dialogue. So, those 2 pages were not right. If the writers had...
  17. WalterB

    Scenes that require a Kiss

    I'm wit AA. These things not to be clear upfront: it saves everyone time if you don't waste it on an actor/actress who won't play the part. It is like buying or renting a car: first you determine what you'll use it for, then make a selection based on these criteria. Otherwise you end up with a...
  18. WalterB

    Scenes that require a Kiss

    Find someone else for the role unless you are sure you can do without that scene. Sounds like she won't even want a 'stunt-kisser' do that part, because on screen it will still seem to be her. But I could be wrong. If she is really good, at least offer her another role in the movie.
  19. WalterB

    Solo by Ron Howard

    The Chewy question gave that away. They stick to the 70s design :p
  20. WalterB

    Solo by Ron Howard

    Looks like it will have a lighter tone than The Last Jedi or Rogue One. I loved The Last Jedi: it dared to go beyond the expected. Some flaws, sure, but the end: wow. Rogue One seemed better the second time I saw it. I guess the reshooting made it a though one to edit coherently. But: 25 may...
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