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A character's flaws can be anything that the character says or does that to other characters, and the audience, is considered annoying, frustrating, stupid, uncalled for, or even keeps the character in a weak position. It doesn't have to necessarily be a flaw that is dangerous to themselves and...

Sweetie - Yeah I'm trying to find out a structured way that I can wrap my head around and which suits me. I do have a method of approaching screenwriting but it's not what you would call a very structured way of doing so...at least not yet anyway. Not saying this is the method I'd use but just...

Thanks for the replies. I'm aware of the fact it's used more for pitching or marketing. But I'd be interested in seeing opinions on using it as a method of writing a screenplay in terms of literally taking events from one movie, mixing it with events from another, and then making...

What I liked about this short were things such as the choice and use of the upbeat music, and it being broken by the sound of the running water, which was jarring but in a good way. The music throughout the short worked well. The shot of the wine glass being filled and having it stop so it's...

Two questions: 1) When it comes to using the method of taking one film and combining it with another film, and then saying that your screenplay is a combination of both, how far should one go in structuring their screenplay so it is a mixture of the two? 2) As for the method itself, is it...

With Shaun of the Dead you have other elements at work. For example you have a satirical look at how people in today's society have become so zombie like, that if a zombie outbreak were to occur, some wouldn't even notice, and that is exactly what happens when Shaun goes about his day as per...

Maybe make it so that the detective listens to his love interest but ends up defeating the villains in a different way, like maybe have the detective go behind his love interest's back to defeat them.

Why not put aside whatever draft you're on, and start another draft again from scratch, except change the protagonist, and see what kind of draft you end up with afterwards, and then compare it with your other draft. I'm sure you're aware that some films have had 20+ drafts of a script before...

I think it's best to just find what process works for you. It could be that this is the way you could approach all your scripts. It could be that you have a different process for each individual script you write. Or there may be another process that will be something you can use for every script.

The things you've said are what I would classify as "stepping on other peoples toes", definitely. The points you make about showing you're better at doing something compared to another, or talking to the producer of director about an issue to do with feeling someone was doing a poor job, are...

Some people get ahead in life, in many things, through the act of stepping on other people's toes, and there are of course reasons why this is an underhanded tactic to employ. But, is there a reason why this tactic, or a circumstance where it's used, could be considered a necessary step? What...

That's okay, it's always a learning experience for every project you work on, and the more you do, the better you get :)

For a first effort it's good. It did seem though that the actress was looking at lines but I could be wrong there. I liked the twist. I think an alternate ending could be that he fails in getting the code for the alarm when she disconnects, and then reveal that the gunmen have him at gunpoint...

There's a few things: The shot of the woman at the beginning where she answers her phone was out of focus for a moment as she answered. The camera is a bit too shaky. The dialogue is almost unnecessary. Overall for a first short film it's a great effort though. Just needed a bit more...

You're welcome, and thank you! My first major experience with a horror film was 1984's A Nightmare on Elm Street, when I was almost twelve years old, and it is a slasher but also a great psychological horror as well. But what really scared me, aside from the events in the film, is the long...

The thing is that in the meantime I've been watching a lot of movies, and I can't help but soak up all that I can during a viewing. So yeah, input mode is a good way to describe it in a way. I have a lot of ideas for stories that might need to be blended into one in order to make something out...

Firstly, the short as a whole was excellent. It's one of the best short films I've seen this year. Now, for the details: One of the most difficult things in a short film is creating an atmosphere and maintaining it without any loss in effectiveness, and without any issues with pacing - this...

Giving up is a choice. If you want to succeed you have to be prepared and committed enough to say, "I'm going to make it. No matter if others don't have faith. I won't give up." Personally, I have been wanting to be in the film industry since 1999, when I was about 16 years old, and I'm now 30...

For a while now (probably almost six months) I have been on a hiatus with my screenwriting because I needed to find some new and fresh inspirations, and so far all I've been able to come up with are a few ideas. But I don't want to force or rush things. Is anyone else on a hiatus from...

What happens for the stand off to occur anyway? Why does violence erupt between them? Does the reader know why the violence erupts or is it just seen by the surveillance officer going from conversation to violence and he reacts?