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    Does this first scene grab your attention?

    Ooh, yeah sorry I'm still getting used to posting on forums haha. Yeah, Junior isn't a cyborg and I know what you mean seeing as how this is a plot point at the very beginning of the web series, but it's a fundamental plot point that completely defines the main character at the beginning of...
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    Does this first scene grab your attention?

    Ok...So, I think I corrected my mistakes. I still think it's a little predictable, but that's ok because I'm not too interested in tricking the viewers. What do you guys think? _______________________________________________________________________________________ FADE IN: INT. PRISON...
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    Does this first scene grab your attention?

    Yeah, I see what you guys mean now. For some reason I always knew it was bad to be on the nose, but I kept that idea more as an afterthought...And now this happened lol. Man, I just re-read all of my stuff and its littered with this mistake. Thanks for point things out, guys.
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    Does this first scene grab your attention?

    Hey everyone. I'm sorry to just lay this out, but I really need some input on this first scene. I just want to know if its good enough to grab people's attention so that they'll invest their time in the rest of the show. This is a dream sequence so at the very end it SMASH CUTS to him in bed...
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    What inspires you to do this?

    My Inspiration? My desire to help others understand what everything means. Not just simple things like, love and hate, but I mean every single facet of reality the extends well beyond feelings and emotions.
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    Did crowdfunding work for you?

    I'm actually in the process of crowd-funding an idea. We want to make a mini-web series but, that's easier said than done. We've been doing a tremendous amount of pre-planning (over a year) because we really need to legitimize ourselves and our idea first. I can't say if our ideas will...
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    Transcendence: The Human Side of Things (Warning! Spoilers)

    The Human Side of Things (WARNING: SPOILERS) Transcendence had everything in it but the human spirit. Now, that seems pretty contradicting given that it’s centered on the age-old debate about our relationship with technology. It seems astonishing that they would make a movie about the...
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    Thanks for the tips! This is really helpful.
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    I thought about doing this, but the problem is, I don't know this guy that well and he's still considered "Up and Coming". So I'm a little hesitant to tell him the twist. How do you go about trusting others in the business with your ideas and is there some sort of legal course you would have...
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    Thanks. I have about a years worth of notes, including character bios. I'm just so new at this, so I'm finding it difficult to re-conciliate between giving too much and too little. Do you think it would be a good idea to include 2 to 3 sentence character bios, including what sort of conflicts...
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    I'm sorry. I'm a little confused by what you're warning me about?
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    Introducing the antagonist himself at the first scene.

    Absolutely not! Remember, writing is like a political structure. There are no physical laws that prevent you from exploring other options. There's just simply rules that people like to follow because they guarantee a successful outcome. With that being said, its Ok to show the antagonist...
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    Sorry for the double post! I forgot to add the synopsis too: "One day, scientists discover a large portal deep in space. No one has any idea what it is but its expanding fast and consuming everything in its path. In 6 weeks it will reach Earth. Panic erupts causing social disorder in every...
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    Pitching a web series to this production company...

    Hey everyone. I'm pitching this idea for a 14 episode web series to a friend of a friend who has some pretty big connections to the independent film scene. I wrote a logline and synopsis, but was given pretty negative feedback, so I went back to the drawing board and came up with this logline...
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    My take on "Flight" (SPOILERS!!)

    True, but I don't think he ever got over his addiction. I mean, as you pointed out you can't really get rid of it. I think it was just a matter of him accepting who he is, regardless of how bad ass he was during that flight.
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    My take on "Flight" (SPOILERS!!)

    Fair warning to those who haven't seen the movie. This review has spoilers! Addict and Straight Shooter As usual, I sat in a shed smoking a ridiculous amount of marijuana; drunk and in a constant stream of thought as I listened to the Rolling Stones, “Gimmie Shelter”. This just happened...
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    Promo for Novek

    see, everything you just said is great and its very similar to what we've written for the first few episodes. However, to even get the pilot made, we'd need at least 5k or so. And with the rest of the episodes, you're talking about at least a 30 to 40k operation. That's why we're making the...
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    dialogue Question about scene transitions and dialogues

    Im confused. Is this some sort of social gathering where a large number of people are sitting in different rooms? If that's the case, you may want to consider using simple lists such as: INT. MATT'S HOUSE - DAY (CONTINUOUS) 1. Ben is in the living room staring at Mark 2. Tim and Josh are...
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    Tony Gilroy's Top Tips

    1. Agreed, however I think its limiting especially if you only watch Hollywood films. Better inspiration comes from non-fiction writing and personal experiences. I'd rather go to the movies to enjoy myself rather than get inspired although if that happens, it's an added on bonus. 2. I...
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    Promo for Novek

    Yeah, it definitely reads that way since I'm being too specific about the shots. If I was just writing a script I would have used more generalized summaries of the whole event. But that's a good point for the crew's sake. But basically the setting is that there's this portal that appeared in...
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