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    What if Forrest Gump was a Space Alien?

    What if Forrest Gump was a Space Alien? Before we go any further, let's all take a ride in the Way-back machine to 1951. "The Day the Earth Stood Still" A space alien named "Klaatu" lands on Earth to deliver a warning. We have become far to violent and aggressive. There is fear that our...
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    Thank You IndieTalk

    IndieTalk Screenplay Forum Posters: The time has come for me to offer my sincere thanks to the many posters who have helped me create my Screenplay over the past six months. I want to personally thank the following posters for their many follow-up posts and thoughtful insight. If I have...
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    A Few Last Questions:

    Okay, I've reduced my screenplay down to 117 pages from 125. I've re-written much of it and am fairly happy with the results. I have just a few last questions before I wrap it all up. CAPITALIZATION: (1) This is a SciFi Adventure. Do I capitalize the names of areas on my starship (i.e...
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    Script Review Questions:

    Using online script review companies: I have written a full-length SciFi Adventure. It would be similar on the intellectuality meter as "The Fifth Element." It's a fun, over-the-top Sci Fi with many elements of comedy along with a more serious premise lying underneath. It is not at all like...
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    Completed Screenplay! - Copyrighting Questions:

    Hello again! Okay, so it's been five months and I've finally gotten this sucker down to 125 pages. That's it! Can't strip another frickin' page out of it. I am currently proofreading and checking for scene fluidity. Here are my questions: (1) Let's say I have what I feel is an official...
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    Finer Points on My Screenply.

    Okay, All, Here's the chance to get back at that obnoxious Spec Script writer asshole that thinks he's going to change Holloywood with his very first script. Have your fun! (1) I have reduced my script from 350 pages to 145. I am fairly sure I can get it to 130 pages ...but at 120 pages...
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    I don't know what to do?

    Formatting questions: (1) I have lines in my script where a character says, "I don't know what to do." I want to write it as "I don't know what to do?" with a question mark to indicate the character is asking for help ...but it's technically not a question. It's a statement. Same goes for...
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    More on Using Cpoyrighted Materials Within a Script.

    I've watched several shows that have included references to past movies. I just watched an episode of "Revolution". One of the characters is named "Monroe" and he's pretty much a bad ass. Several characters were cornered by some bad guys. This Monroe character slides out of the shadows and...
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    "One Page per Minute" = SUCKS!!

    Whose idea was this anyway? I'm having difficulty with this brutally severe "1 page per minute" philosophy regarding writing a screenplay. I envision scenes within my head and I try to convey these images within my script. I'm on page 19 right now, but it doesn't seem like 19 minutes of film...
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    "Mystery Character" Introduction?

    In "High Plains Drifter", we have a supposed main character mysteriously riding around on a horse. Nothing is known about this character other that he's rough looking, dusty, well-seasoned and riding around on a horse in desert-like conditions. We don't get very much information at all until...
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    Hello Crew!

    I am not a Screenplay writer nor ever intend to become one. However, I have a movie that has been burning inside my head for months! I drive long distances for a living and have been working out all of this movie's details in my head as I drive. It has recently gotten to the point where it...
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    Using Existing Movie References in a Spec Script

    Hello, Fellow Indiots I have been haunted by a screenplay I have been writing in my head for months. I drive long distances for a living and I spend most of this time working out the many screenplay details as I drive. I am not expecting this to become the latest blockbuster hit movie as much...
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