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  1. J

    How do you fill plot holes?

    Okay who's been in my garden shed! :blush:
  2. J

    Help with my first screenplay!

    Maybe find a way to 'show' that we are ALL refugees in some regard or other...
  3. J

    New concept!!

    Now if the brothers hook up in a bar - get into a fight and their worlds unravel/deterioates as the night goes as they struggle all over town with various characters/incidents until they come to the point where they aill KILL each-other BUT put there guns away and grow enough to fight together...
  4. J

    Sending out notices before a casting call.

    H, don't you live in a house? Have a Garage? ... A venue can even be a locasl parK! Get it cast and done with - all the best, Jim.
  5. J

    Story Idea "$10K and One bad idea"

    Backpack/sleeping bag, pop-up tent, hiking boots... Europe is your oyster!
  6. J

    How do I tell if a script is long enough on paper compared to film?

    I believe I've advised you before but in case I haven't - triggerstreet.com is the best place for you. Buy Trottiers Screen Bible for format - sit in a chair for a month and write it. All the best, Jim.
  7. J

    New concept!!

    What's the conflict?
  8. J

    thoughts on my vacation edit

    Pretty cool - a 'postcard' from Cuba. Loved the constant 'movement' - all the best, Jim.
  9. J

    I think I might be a Producer

    1. Buy a dictaphone 2. Unleash your best sp into the recorder. 3. Find someone to transcribe to sp format. You are now a writer! All the very best, Jim.
  10. J

    First paid job

    Get the money (or at least 50%) upfront... All the best, Jim.
  11. J

    "WADE"

    Sounds cool - all the best with this - Jim.
  12. J

    Am I being screwed here?

    Take him off the credits - change the name of the project - prob won't even know. If he does let him 'prove' he shot it. If all else fails, I know someone who knows someone... ;-0
  13. J

    Screenplays

    Join 'Trigger Street' for feedback on your sp's - all the best, Jim.
  14. J

    Am I being screwed here?

    How about you tell him that because you're doing it together you'll give him a "co-direted by" credit - all the best 50% is better than 0% especially, if he walks and at all comes to a halt. Put it down to experience and carry on 'learning' - all the best, Jim.
  15. J

    Should I follow the three act structure?

    H44, place your love interest somewhere 'early' to be paid off later, whichever way you choose BUT if you can add some irony in doing, which relates directly with your theme - fantastic! Adhere to a basic 3 / 4 act structure until you have a greater understanding of the craft - which only comes...
  16. J

    Amazon Studios?

    Good points, however in terms of this opportunity you can choose up to three projects which intrigue you and do a pitch - if its picked you get up to $40k to make the 'test movie' - which can be 'live-action', 'story board' anything! So, the material is someone else's and no right as such are...
  17. J

    borrowing characters copyright.

    Yeah, I read that as Vinnie as in his cousin/gangster guy = satire = USEABLE. H, IF the fictious character you speak of is in the public domain - agian USEABLE.
  18. J

    Can I use the name of a real crime gang?

    H, careful using a 'real' gang - they might send you a 'real' msg... :scared:
  19. J

    How's my dialog?

    H44, you asked a question and here's my opinion. !. Stilted unrealistic dialogue. 2. Cheesy needs several drafts. 3. Too 'on the nose' - without subtext. As for a first attempt - not bad BUT you're attempting to write about stuff which needs a lot of research' (or life experience) - which...
  20. J

    $$$. Seen it before, but not this transparent...

    Don, I'm on there too - only stuck one old one up - as you say only gathering dust, not the type of fair to do well anyhow - lol! BUT the main reason I'm there is to 'rewrite' others sp's - want at least a dozen up by year end, whether they win or not for me isn't the point. My tactic is to...
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