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Yeah, I think I saw that one too. :lol:

Clive, no offense taken. I do think I said "you can go there", but the example was meant to be an example with a point, not to be taken as specific. Some things you can research, others you might want to get more hands on, which is research anyways. And getting your nose dirty isn't always a...

This and all of the above = good advice. When you write, you are expressing yourself, how you view the world. If you've heard the adage "write what you know" usually that is interpreted with regards to external stuff, and generally that's true. But if you need to write about a story in Africa...

Just what indietalk and vp said. Basically, you don't want talking heads in a movie. Talking heads are for stageplays. In a movie, people should be doing something. So if someone flips through a screenplay and often sees several pages in a row with only dialogue, they will quickly realize the...

Congratulations! (Insert Lewis's best line from Office Space here) When will it be out?

I don't agree with that. Sure, it doesn't hurt to know people, and if you do, you could still be mediocre or worse and even break into the business. But if you don't know anyone, put yourself on the inside track by making your talent and craft stand out. Make yourself so good, professionals...

I agree with a lot of that, and I think whether or not something is contrived comes down to where it happens in the script most times. If it's early on...it's usually more believable. Especially if it's an initial coincidence, or part of the basic premise of the film. Without it, you have no...

1. The Setup Let me explain this to you...even teachers don't explain the beginning of the script very well. Have you heard things like "get the inciting incident in by page 12 AT THE LATEST, page 1 if you can", "give your characters neat idiosyncracies so they come to life and people identify...

I can't say enough how incredible an experience learning can be. For most of us who dare to write for the screen, the stage, for poetry or prose, learning how to write comes naturally. If it didn't, we would have been discouraged away from all of this long ago. But learning how to tell a good...

Thanks for the feedback Filmy. I completely agree, reality is boring, and people see movies to get away from their real life. They don't pay lots of $$ to go watch the same stuff they see every day for free. After thinking about it some more, I think I figured out my problem with contrived...

Thanks guys...good insight. I'll have to look into those films Clive, thanks for the tip. I guess the best way to know theory isn't to KNOW it, but to know it to the point where you don't really think about it, the parts of it that work, work, and the parts that don't for that particular...

Hey everyone, I'd like to hear your thoughts on this and see where the discussion goes. I was just reading a chapter from Mckee's "Story" about the Gap and how every sequence of beats in a scene should revolve around action / reaction / the gap...and on and on. Anything non-dramatic should be...

Doug, I for one would never watch a pirated movie that was of low quality, recorded by a hand-held in the theatre. That's crap...that would ruin the experience to the point I wouldn't watch something like that. When I was a freshman there were these kids on the floor below me who had set up a...

Me too. ;)

I don't see why a distribution company would pick up a movie if it is being released online by someone else, so it would have to be picked up in whole by a distributor and they would have to release it both ways. But I doubt anyone would do this with a big-time film, because it's just too big a...

Trying to make you scared? Well, I started to type another response to explain, but whatever. I'm not sure how someone taking time out of their busy day to try and help you out, with completely objective advice no less, could be interpreted as scaring you, but ok. I won't do that again. I...

ad I'll try replying to you one more time about this...you should listen to the people on here because, I know most people are extremely egocentric and believe in themselves above everyone else, but chances are pretty good that people who have made movies or written stories before have a better...

GASP! :lol:

ad...if you don't want to shoot nudity, then add in more action scenes. Or maybe subtely show more sexual tension between the actors, or skin, or whatever without the nudity. Or come up with a better hook. Or any number of things. Yes, your film has to be marketable, but there are many ways to...

Yeah that is good! I'm kinda in the middle ground on this subject. At heart, I am with Clive on this one, but I also take sides with Rik and Wideshot from a pragmatic standpoint, and here's why: Even if money isn't your bottom line, I think if you have passion and really believe in what you are...