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It depends on your definition of 'talent' and in respect to what. I think the most apt definition of talent is: "a special natural ability to do something well" Computers have a very distinct and natural ability to do many things well. Their brains don't tire like a human, they work at a rate...

I get your point, but it's no different to music. A song with absolute shit lyrics and a rubbish singer will fare much better than a well written song sung by a good vocalist, as long as it has the right money and tech/equipment behind it. Especially if the singer has the 'right' look and the...

I agree but for some reason I tend to notice it more in terms of movies. Even with music, the generic shit tends to dominate radio airtime but I still get to hear music from independent (or at least, not entirely manufactured) artists on there too. With indie films, you have to go looking, they...

I don't think they'll disappear. My gripe is that they never get the proper exposure or recognition they deserve now because of the way they system is biased towards big studio productions. And I fear that's only going to get worse.

It's a great song and Nick Cave executes it to perfection. Not too sure how well-known Peaky Blinders is in the US, but here in the UK the song is synonymous with the series now. It's an absolute anthem. My Dad, in his seventies, sings along with the crescendo to every episode. Now that's a good...

It's all very depressing. The idea that the 'art' of screenwriting can be reduced to a bunch of formulae. But to be honest, I feel this all began with production studios engineering movies towards the end of the 90s. It's based on their own formula for generating profits rather than seeking out...

I always loved the Sopranos intro, such a cool tune. But like most people I think, I tend to skip through the intro after hearing it a few times. I actually like when they play the intro over a different opening scene each time and use the tone of the music to dramatic effect. My favourite show...

Looks like you've made some good headway on this already Nate. The reason I suggested this approach might work for a project like Savepoint is that it has a similar concept to community projects like Decentraland. When you talk about the obscene amounts of money these projects are now “worth”...

Hey Nate, have you taken a look at "Decentraland" by any chance? It sounds like your project has some similarities in it's concept and just wondered if you've considered using a similar business model to get your project going. Decentraland uses blockchain technology to allow users to share...

I think they mean nymph as in the mythological spirit kind.

Have this guy pop out on Matt Damon growing his potatoes!

Your question seems quite broad, but I assume you are asking how to make an interesting story if you are restricted to the one location? If it were me, I'd look for an older property with some character and make the story revolve around the house itself. Perhaps the man acquires the property...

Least favourite genre is Romance. Favourite movie in that category... probably Titanic.... or Shrek! ;)

Still waiting for Pool Shark! :lol:

Yeah, I agree with that actually. I read somewhere that you should look to include an inciting incident by page 3 and then a second one around page 12. The first one often sets the tone of the story, giving you a flavour of what it's going to be about and possibly the hook. The second incident...

Don't know if this will help you at all, it's difficult without seeing your story and what it's about, but a template I found handy for working out how to portion up the screenplay goes roughly like this. For a 80 to 120 page screenplay, each of the 8 sections should be about 10 to 15 pages -...

What @mlesemann said. Just to add one other thing. Look at each scene in isolation and ask yourself "will the overall story still make sense if I removed the scene?". If it will, you probably need to cut it altogether. If there is some detail/event in the scene which is important to the story...

Sounds like I've caused some misunderstanding here. The misdirection aspect has nothing to do with my query. I was just responding to a different question someone asked concerning the character's world. It just so happens that there is twist in this story involving what we perceive to be going...

They're great writing examples, but again it feels like a lot of words and visual direction to get a minor point across, when perhaps some kind of expression or alternative physical reaction might do. The instances where I get stuck like this are usually when I want my actor to convey some kind...