Looking for a certain type of film to watch...

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Hi guys....

I'm trying to find some movies that have no dialogue (or little) set in one small location like a house or warehouse or something, with, for the most part, only one protagonist.

I want to start working on my first screenplay and my idea is set around one man, alone in a house. So I need to watch a few of these types of films first and hopefully find the screenplays online to read through!!

Some that immediately spring to mind are:

Moon (too much dialogue)
I am legend (not a small enough setting)
Buried (too much dialogue)
Cast away (not a small enough location)
devil (looks like it will be too much dialogue)

Some that look like they may fit the criteria, that I haven't seen yet:

The Thief - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045230/
Hell in the pacific - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063056/
one hundred mornings - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1327827/
le dernier combat - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085426/
ofelas - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093668/
quest for fire - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082484/
the bear - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095800/
two brothers - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338512/
 
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Okay, wait. I was with you, until you started talking about renting proper equipment, to make it cinematical.

You know how Alcove gets flustered when people are willing to spend money on video, but not audio? That's how I am with actors. If you can afford to rent equipment, you can afford more than one competent actor.

My new motto:

Actors - it's the entire experience.
 
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Having just made a 2 actor, one location film, I can tell you it presents it's own set of challenges.

I've made two films, one with 6 locations and 20 actors, and one with one location and 2 actors. Neither one was harder than the other, they were each difficult in their own way. The one location, two actor film wasn't any cheaper either. I wound up spending the same amount per day as I did on the larger scale film. If you haven't made one (small scale film) I do suggest it, it's a great learning experince. It's freaking hard to to hold people's interest with a film like that. You have to work really hard at it.
 
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I'll never skimp on actors again. if they have more than a line or two I'm willing to pay. Even if it's just a nominal amount to show respect (like $50 a day). bad acting is like bad sound, it's a killer, can't overcome it no matter how pretty the pictures are.
 
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Beatlesfan1225 said:
This may not fit your needs, since there is a great deal of talking, but it's in a small space the entire time, and it's beautifully written. Glengarry Glenross is one of the best films I've ever seen, and the best script I've ever read. You can find the script online. It's a great film with some amazing AMAZING actors. While there is a lot of dialogue it's a must see for ANYONE writing a script. It teaches great character development, and it's just a great film. Check it out.
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Sounds excellent! Thank you!

Cracker Funk said:
Okay, wait. I was with you, until you started talking about renting proper equipment, to make it cinematical.

You know how Alcove gets flustered when people are willing to spend money on video, but not audio? That's how I am with actors. If you can afford to rent equipment, you can afford more than one competent actor.

My new motto:

Actors - it's the entire experience.
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Audio is definitely included in "renting the right equipment", I realise audio is just as important, If not more so than video (you might have picked that up from my other thread). An example is watching Blu-rays with a nice TV but without a decent speaker set up, Video is only half the experience!

I hadn't really thought about actors to much to be honest. I see how they can make or break a film though.

Gonzo_Entertainment said:
Having just made a 2 actor, one location film, I can tell you it presents it's own set of challenges.

I've made two films, one with 6 locations and 20 actors, and one with one location and 2 actors. Neither one was harder than the other, they were each difficult in their own way. The one location, two actor film wasn't any cheaper either. I wound up spending the same amount per day as I did on the larger scale film. If you haven't made one (small scale film) I do suggest it, it's a great learning experince. It's freaking hard to to hold people's interest with a film like that. You have to work really hard at it.
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Thanks for the tips!

Legend said:
The movie Soft For Digging is an excellent example of what you speak of.
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On my short list, thanks!

Gonzo_Entertainment said:
I'll never skimp on actors again. if they have more than a line or two I'm willing to pay. Even if it's just a nominal amount to show respect (like $50 a day). bad acting is like bad sound, it's a killer, can't overcome it no matter how pretty the pictures are.
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Gonzo_Entertainment said:
I made several mistakes on my first film, but the biggest was settling for some mediocore to bad acting from secondary characters. I'll make plenty of mistakes in the future as well, but I won't make that one again.
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Thanks for all your tips!

sonnyboo said:
CUBE - 1 location that cleverly makes itself into several...
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Thanks, on my list as well!
 
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