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Some short screenplay competitions perhaps. Done in a similar format to "Indie of the month" where certain elements need to be inlcuded in the story?

They still do a free version but it only allows you to create 3 screenplays for free and you lose some of the more advanced features after a certain time (think it's around a month). For a start-out screenwriter though, all the features you need really are still on the free version. There is a...

I was reading an article few days ago about soccer hard-man Razor Ruddock. There was a piece in there about an encounter with Sean Connery that did make me chuckle. "The former England international recalls being goaded by then West Ham team-mate Ian Wright to punch Sean Connery. He was told...

Hey Dan, there's some great writers here who can give you a real helping hand with your writing. I'm not an expert but can give you some of my initial thoughts. First off, you could do with running a spell-checker over your work and also check the capitalization of your words. The other main...

Could you not set the camera up behind some perspex to protect it and do the line of fire shot with a BB gun. Also, just on a personal preference, I think glass bottles would give a better visual effect that tin cans. Not sure if a BB would smash a normal bottle but could be done with sugar...

Thanks for your feebdack Levi. Have actually re-written much of this screenplay since I posted this excerpt and it is now typed up in proper CeltX format. To be honest, I didn't spend nearly enough focus on the characters and their arcs when I first wrote this. My story was first and formeost...

Very impressed you are putting this passion into the venture, it's a tough task you've set up but think it could really pay off if done right. You got some great visuals there to go at. Really looking forward to following all the steps of the production. Good luck bud, hoping the shoot goes well.

Fair point, it is still dark. I guess the main difference is in that family scene. Before it was a one-sided slaughter she witnesses in a situation where everyone is rendered helpless. Whereas now it's a shootout, where a small sense of justice and honour plays out with the parents killing the...

Wow, It's a completely different story now, both the hitmen cop it in the beginning. It's good but personally I preferred the darkness contained within the first draft, think that's just personal preference though. Since you're making it yourself, I suppose you need to go with what works best...

Do any of the local schools have drama clubs you could contact?

The Bye Bye Man. Yuck! Although, one title that did put me off watching a film for many years was Mullholland Drive. Just sounded so mundane but really enjoyed the movie when I was finally persuaded to give it a go, the title gives no indication about the theme of the film.

Sounds a little like 'Living with yourself' but gone wrong. Could play it that way potentially. Instead of creating a better version of himself, it accentuates all his worst and sadistic tendencies, either by accident or design.

Idiot family fail to notice their new childminder is actually their Dad dressed up in drag. Next: The Usual Suspects

I had a very good book recommended to me recently for the screenwriting neurotic, which teaches the most straightforward and correct way to construct a successful screenplay. It was extremely helpful and glad to recommend it for any budding writers. But. I came across this video and found it...

Not so great where I live. My library does stock some DVD's but not a wide choice and they have no website.

Right, I see what you mean. Ricky does have a traumatic back story but it relates to a series of incidents beginning with his childhood. Like I said, my plan was to reveal this in the second act, but taking your point on board, perhaps I could show a glimpse of some it at the start. Maybe via a...

Can't find a copy of the full screenplay anywhere and it's not on Netflix or Amazon prime by the looks. Will keep an eye out though.

Ok, lots to address then. Not able to view the sticky notes you've done for me on my phone. Will run through them on my laptop when I get chance. Just picking up some of the other points made. Re: the protaganist. Like I said at the beginning of the post, I want Ricky and Schofield to be...

Thanks, the descriptions in that article are inifinitely better than my 'attractive' effort. Will have a good dig and come up with something that best describes what I'm after. No, I know Ibuprofen is the generic name, that's what I meant, we just refer to the whole lot, plus paracetamol as...

Lots of notes there, thanks. Will try to address each in turn. The muscular man and the door. Yes, the door is reinforced, so is the glass. In my effort to not overdescribe, I've gone the other way. I will add that he kicks it, then tries with the hammer. The description of the website is a...