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Let me break this up into digestible blocks for you first, then I'll read it. The movie starts with Charles, a mid 40s photographer, staring at an old lady in the park, who is playing with her grandchildren. He carries a postcard that has her name, address and time. He approaches her, calls...

Short scripts available! All FREE to a good home. GROPECUNT LANE 22 pages. A man buys a house without asking his wife or daughter. The wife hates the house, and it slowly drives her insane enough to kill. SAME TIME TOMORROW 12 pages. Nosey neighbors are certain an affair is going on in the...

Do check it out. I'd love any thoughts on it. Good, bad, genius, waste of time ... 10 years in the making! alex

I was working on a project about coke whores, and really wanted chat with a few, ask some questions and such, and invite them to participate in a writing project. I could not get ONE organization (supposedly created to help these women and girls) to respond. Not one. Maybe I asked the wrong...

Dang, nice job! I think there are a few minor technical issues, but your story feels solid !! I really felt Sam's emotional ride, so please give a kudos to Jolien. Top notch acting. Oscar material. Love the camera work. The variety of angles and approaches really followed the story - and proof...

Agree on jump cuts. They have a practical and creative purpose. I just thought that particular one was off. Sometimes (usually) they work, sometimes they feel like editing snafus or covers - like when the actor looks into the camera, and there is only one take to work from. So you edit out the...

I thought this was pretty good. The fight choreography was certainly well practiced - I didn't buy every punch given or taken, but overall convincing enough. Edit was a little choppy. For example at 0:18, she's out of the car and to the door in a nano-second afterparking. The jump is a little...

Filmed a few years ago. https://vimeo.com/102509338 alex

Enjoy. If and when the full short come up, I'll post it. https://vimeo.com/86241322 alex

One of the best questions ever !! It is true, this kind of exposure will greatly expand your periphery of human behaviour, essential for any storyteller (directors are storytellers). The classics are always a good bet, but also look for some of the road-less-traveled classic works. I also...

Use his name. If he were a walk-on walk-off character, then MAN WHO SURVIVED can work. Along these lines ... A major pile up, twisted metal and smoking engines. No signs of life - until a bloodied hand reaches out from an overturned truck. MAN WHO SURVIVED slowly crawls out. But then again, if...

A final word on the the two locations ... Lighting Trent's trailer is poorly lit. Why might that be? Is he not overly proud of where he is in life right now? Wants a place to come and hide? Somewhat reclusive? Devon's house - or at least the room pictured - is quite the opposite. This is an...

I do appreciate your taking the time to read the work. Thanx. If you see something that interests you, I can always tweak and edit where needed. Cheers and thanx again. alex

I suppose as long as some of us are getting mileage out of the thread, then it's still valid. As per the house, Harmonica, the kind of house one picks for their films will say a lot about the character/s who live there. If, for example, you walk into a house, and the first thing you see is a...

I need photos. What kind of house is this? Old house, new house? Brick or adobe or wood? One or two stories? Well kempt or a dump? How about inside? Modern furniture? Antiques? Lots of photos on the wall? A crappy Thomas Kinkade? Are there stairs? Any kids bedrooms with posters and such...

Simplicity is highly underated. This film has such a simple premise, but it works so well ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjkNlmsYwFo&nohtml5=False I especially love the 'message', that even we need to find our right place. And of course the editing really nails the whole. Lots of little...

Is this your list? Can't you write it like a LIST? Trees that lose leaves in the fall are not dead trees. I mean dead! A rusty fence can be anywhere. And just an example of the kinds of details you need to be looking for, no matter how uninteresting it may seem. Just walk down your street and...

A this point you need to flip the more common method of script first. Put together an inventory of what you have, and what can get. Do you have a friend whose family has a business that you can use after hours? Café, clothing store, office, theater ?? Do you have access to a car or truck...

Start knocking on doors, ask neighbors if they want to be extras, or actors. Find a spot in the woods you can get to with gear and crew. Use your own backyard. Make a list of what you know you have, and a list of what you need. I'll offer it one last time - get me photo of one location, and...

It is a pointless scene on its own, one that belongs in a bigger story. And it is very cliché, and poorly written. You DO NOT need a script to find actors. You need a clear goal. 'Hi, my name is (?) and I will be makng 3 short films. Might you be intereted in looking at the scripts?' Find a...