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What are your thoughts on writing a story in real time. For example: After refusing to sell out to a much larger organization, a family-ran criminal organization, on the verge of collapsing due to internal struggles, has 100 minutes to unite and prepare for their much larger nemesis, that...

In an interview with him and Ricky Gervais (on youtube) he reads one of his outlines. It says what the scene is about..the scenes place in the story and what they say. Not the words but the topic. (example: "Larry and Richard Lewis argue about Cha-Cha monitoring Larry's bathroom habits.")...

You should check out Larry David. He's the creator of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm. CYE is pretty much completely improvised with each actor just getting a story and scene outline. The show is one of the most critically acclaimed shows on television. He has a lot of interviews where he...

Lol yea, all media outlets are always on the search for the next 16 year old who filmed his friends acting but no one saw the film but him and his friends. I bet the readers of newspapers, magazines, and news websites are all dying to hear about that story. It makes great news.

Tom Cruise's character in Magnolia is also a good example of someone who isn't the least bit sympathetic, relatable or likable. The character and the movie works though.

It grossed $2.7 million.

I found this really interesting. Matty Rich, from Brooklyn, finished writing his screenplay when he was 17 and finished his movie by the time he was 19. He raised money for the film by maxing out credit cards and getting donations. He raised $77,000 by going on a NYC radio station and asking...

Yes but even if the numbers are played down, they are played down across the board. His films rarely get the returns that other films (also played down by accountants) get. IDK I just found it odd that he can create a movie just about every single year for the last 40 years. He makes getting...

I'm not sure about DVD sales but the numbers include worldwide total box office collections.

I'm a huge Woody Allen fan. He is, in my opinion, the best director of all time when it comes to comedy. I can't help but notice though that his films are rarely very profitable, much less blockbusters. According to Wiki, his average film grosses $12 million. His past 4 or so have become...

Yea, I see your point. No I have no idea how to use any of those. The entire dolly/crane thing came up because I didn't want to do a chase scene and one of the reasons was that I didn't have access to equipment. I don't think I would've done one if I had the resources though. I see your...

I saw this and a couple of your other ones on your youtube channel. I really like the short sketch-style format. It's like comedy at it's purest. Since you're using the same characters in each, you could develop this into a popular web series. One piece of advice, just from a guy who...

Yes, you're right about trying it and learning. It is, after all, for a class. Well I mean it's not that I need to be perfect. It's more so that I don't want the shooting quality to take away from a good story, good acting and great music.

I don't know, a dolly, crane, jib, something to create a smooth look. My concern is that if I'm following the chase (assuming I don't do steady static shots that characters run through) it will come off as shaky and sloppy and hard to comprehend.

Thanks for the idea. The thing about chase scenes is that I don't have any equipment to use so I would have to hold the camera and run with the people and that would cause a shaky look. I could have one shot from a tripod and the characters run through the shot but that seems boring to me. It...

For one of my classes, I have to create a 3 minute silent movie. There can't be any dialogue but we can add music. The music and the images have to tell the story. I thought posting it here as opposed to the screenwriting section would be more appropriate because directors often focus on the...

The Big Lebowski Small Time Crooks Love & Death Whatever Works Ferris Bueller's Day Off Hollywood Ending Little Miss Sunshine In addition to movies, you should watch all the seasons of Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. The FUNNIEST three shows in the...

Hey, It should work fine now. Thanks for letting me know.

Hey, So this is the first draft of my first short film. I still need to do a lot of editing (color, cropping, zoom, transitions) but this draft should give you a good idea of story/style/mood. Please give me your brutally honest advice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3_NpTZQlVE

Telling Stories by Mark Rafael. In my opinion, an extremely user-friendly book on acting theory.