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It would never make it through the maze of an unknown writer trying to get someone in Hollywood to read it. The first 7 pages are descriptive action sequences over a period of time and with NO dialog. Dialog starts on page 7. It's 132 pages long. There are 20 "Cut to:" 's in the first 12...

Yesterday I attended an 8 hour seminar given by Mark Litwak, a L.A. Entertainment attorney. The seminar was entitled "Risky Business" and was based on a book he wrote of the same title. The event was sponsored by Random Order Ent., The Dallas Producer's Assoc. and several other Dallas...

Mark Litwak will be doing an all day seminar in Dallas at SMU on April 8th. The title is "Risky Business". See: http://www.randomorder.net/register.htm Risky Business Financing and Distributing Independent Films A Mark Litwak, Esq. Seminar Co-Sponsorsed by Dallas Producers Association...

I am at a loss on what to budget for this type of film. We will be pitching a prodco who likes sci-fi and will assign a maximum budget of $200K. Fortunately there will not be any after post costs like P&A, etc. I am thinking shooting HD, but now that may be too expensive. The locations will...

Thanks, Lilith. I did talk to one SFX guy in Dallas and he says we'd use "bicycle" controls which are not wireless so we'd have to plan our shots but with several different masks I could get some facial motion, which is what I'll need. Any more information? Randy

I am in the middle of writing a new sci-fi thriller script. It will be a low budget shot here in North Texas. We will need an alien costume for a short actor to wear and we need it to be convincing, as I have a few closeups of the alien's head and need to show some emotion in the face. Anyone...

Shipley, You're right, but only about Roy Scheider's line, not Richard Dryfus. As far as friendly advice...it sure didn't come across as such. But, your line does stand alone, as such. As far as the "rules", I just remember Wm. Goldman's (and again, I could be mistaken about the author)...

Lame, Shipley. If someone had never seen Jaws, they would have never udnerstood Dryfus' line and wondered wha the hell you were talking about. Groucho's line was from vaudeville and pre-dated the movie. If you have better examples, I challenge you to think of them. Right now all of the...

This pretty well supports my theory: That dialog, taken out of context, is like real life. Without proper context and setting, the dialog falls apart. None of the dialog mentioned above is interesting or understandable. It's like "here's looking at you kid" cannot be applied to any...

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Chris had a film out that was to be premiered at Sundance this week. RIP, fellow actor.

Not sure what the problem is. I had no problem downloading all of the info. As a matter of fact, I printed out the sections and reviewed them yesterday and compared them to my new script, "Lost Causes". Filmy, it looks like my script fits the guidleines very well, including the protagonist's...

I have an ace card that I play. I have a good friend, an actress in Dallas, who is also a great screenwriter on her own. I pay her to do my 3rd or 4th draft to clarify the character's voices and add spice to each scene (her forte). She loves my strong female characters but she "breathes...

My current script, "Lost Causes", has a male protagonist, but a VERY strong female co-star, co-lead. It's sort of a buddy movie. I am very seriously conisdering a known female actor, but to tell you the truth, I am more inclined to offer the role to a lesser, or unknown, female actor who can...

Directorix is right on. The commute from Orange County is brutal. (Lived there 16 years) and the answer is the San Fernando Valley and North to Valencia, Santa Clarita and Newhall. Parts of Woodland Hills might work and even Valley Village, but North Hollywood has a lot of gang violence...

A little more information. Dave Larson was a good cop. He was even recruited to teach new rookies in the Dallas Police Academy. He worked his way up to being a gold shield in the Homicide Division as a veteran. He married above his station. She was a beauty from a wealthy family in Highland...

Alphie, Bruno Kirby is a very good actor. I loved him in City Slickers, and he has a great resume. He does have a pretty heavy NY accent, but he should be considered anyway. Thanks, Randy

do you mean Adam, not Alan? One of the Baldwin boys? Steven was great in "The Usual Suspects". Lot's of talent in that family.

Low budget SAG. Was hoping for modified low budget, but shooting a cop/thriller isn't cheap. Have to use low budget teamsters, too (Arghh!) As a matter of fact, I have a LOT of day players. Wish we had the old "under five" set up. Paying $504/day for one or two lines/actor is a pain. I'm...

Clive, No worries, mate. The title of my feature is "Lost Causes". Also includes warring Mexican drug cartels and international terrorists.