Scriptchat TOPIC: GROUNDHOG DAY script discussion
Script Night put the “script chat” in scriptchat. Check out what we all thought of the changes from earlier draft to film. Steve Kaplan, @SKCOMEDY, and Paul Bassett Davies, @thewritertype, even popped in (next week’s comedy guests)! Read on and read the script draft, if you haven’t already. Download HERE. @jeannevb
EURO moderator: Mina Zaher, @DreamsGrafter
USA moderator: Kim Garland @KageyNYC, Jamie Livingston @yeah_write… and the tardy Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO chat:
7:00 pm DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK ... We're discussing Groundhog Day's screenplay. *spoiler alert* for the next hour.
7:01 pm Sofluid: @zacsanford2 Detention for you, sir! #scriptchat
7:01 pm DreamsGrafter: @zacsanford2 Hey Zac! :D Glad you cld drop in. #scriptchat
7:01 pm Sofluid: Hello everyone @ #scriptchat :) We're discussing Groundhog Day this week... Why not join in?
7:01 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside Hey Liz, how's it going? Did you read the script and watch the film? Very different, huh? #scriptchat
7:02 pm LisaFromNYC: will be in & out 2 discuss groundhog day #ScriptChat
7:02 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid Hi Michelle, welcome! Did you do the homework? *silly question* ;) So many changes from script to screen, hey? #scriptchat
7:02 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @Sofluid: Hello everyone @ #scriptchat :) We're discussing Groundhog Day this week... Why not join in?
7:03 pm DreamsGrafter: I watched the interviews w/ the creative team following the film and they explained why they made the script changes. #scriptchat
7:03 pm DreamsGrafter: They wanted to show Phil's reaction to his situation. #scriptchat
7:03 pm lizziside: Did not manage the original film but a very good It version with Albanese and Murray #scriptchat
7:04 pm LisaFromNYC: Structure is diff. 1990 script/Movie. 1990 is more tell & less show due to VO explaining the plot (1) #ScriptChat
7:04 pm DreamsGrafter: What did everyone else think about the script compared to the movie? #scriptchat
7:04 pm Veramark2010: Apologies to my non-scriptwriting followers for the next hour or so as I head over to #scriptchat
7:04 pm BWtheFilm: Hi everyone. I'm so confused re GMT. Aren't we supposed to be on summer time? Anyway, I'm here... #scriptchat
7:04 pm lizziside: W/out V:O there'd be no progression to the the story #scriptchat
7:05 pm DreamsGrafter: @VeraMark2010 Hi Vera! I received your email ... haven't been a bit snowed under. Will be able to reply tomorrow. xo #scriptchat
7:05 pm Sofluid: First and foremost, I think it's a classic example of how voiceover can be completely eliminated by SHOWING rather than TELLING #scriptchat
7:05 pm janetvaneeden: @VeraMark2010 Enjoy #scriptchat Vera and co- handing back borrowed computer now but hope you unveil huge scriptwriting truths! X
7:05 pm DreamsGrafter: @VeraMark2010 So so lovely to meet you. #scriptchat
7:05 pm lizziside: the version I watched had no v.o and worked all the same #scriptchat
7:05 pm LisaFromNYC: @lizziside agreed. Movie: we start at the beginning. We SEE who he is from the start & we r on the journey w/him #ScriptChat
7:05 pm BWtheFilm: @zacsanford2 Hey Zac! @AlexisNiki here via my website feed. Glad to cyber-see you. How've you been? #scriptchat
7:06 pm Veramark2010: @DreamsGrafter same here :) x #scriptchat
7:06 pm Veramark2010: Haven't had time to re-read GH script... so I'll mostly just lurk and listen today. #scriptchat
7:06 pm thewritertype: @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat The early draft script tries tell you what to think & feel. Film lets us explore along with Phil
7:06 pm zacsanford2: @BWtheFilm Been great... just busy as can be. You? #scriptchat
7:07 pm DreamsGrafter: @BWtheFilm Yes, we're on BST ... sorry about any confusion - and hello! :) Did you read the screenplay? #scriptchat
7:07 pm Sofluid: Agreed - sets the story up much better... RT @LisaFromNYC: @lizziside agreed. Movie: we start at the beginning #ScriptChat
7:07 pm BWtheFilm: @DreamsGrafter Ah, that explains it. Yes, I read the script. :) #scriptchat
7:08 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype Totally. The writer explained his existential intention w/ the script hence preachy vibe. #scriptchat
7:08 pm Sofluid: Particularly true of the script ending... RT @lizziside: The script is pure poetry and the whole story a metaphor for life #scriptchat
7:08 pm lizziside: Theme: with no death to provide time boundary there's no progression, no achievement..nothing has sense #scriptchat
7:09 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside The screenwriter wanted to write something that explored existentialism ... did you prefer the script? #scriptchat
7:09 pm DreamsGrafter: @LisaFromNYC Hi Lisa! Totally - and bc we're on tht journey we can identify w/ him even though he's a schmuck. ;) #scriptchat
7:09 pm BWtheFilm: @zacsanford2 Been busy, too. Things are good. #scriptchat
7:09 pm lizziside: page 76 in Graveyard (symbol of death) TUCKER : " ..You only get one shot at her" #scriptchat
7:10 pm LisaFromNYC: the early draft seemed 2 want 2 create a mystery. but in doing so it was confusing as 2 why he does what he does #ScriptChat
7:10 pm Sofluid: Film ending much better (for Hollywood) - Good resolution that satisfies the audience. #scriptchat
7:10 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter i enjoyed both on different levels #scriptchat
7:10 pm DreamsGrafter: @janetvaneeden Hi Janet, have you seen or read Groundhog Day? Any thoughts? *trying to pull you into #scriptchat* ;)
7:10 pm Sofluid: Script ending good for philosophising, not good for pleasing audience. Frustrating more than anything. #scriptchat
7:10 pm thewritertype: @lizziside #scriptchat Yes but the problem with existential ennui is that it doesn't make a very gripping film.
7:10 pm antonsays: The fact that Phil is even more cynical than us about the 'repeating day' makes the high concept easier to accept. #scriptchat
7:11 pm LisaFromNYC: agreed RT @Sofluid: Film ending much better (for Hollywood) - Good resolution that satisfies the audience. #ScriptChat
7:11 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside Tht's cool, so you cld see why they picked up the script in the 1st place? #scriptchat
7:11 pm lizziside: Book pages counting sets the time rhythm and the progression line #scriptchat
7:11 pm janetvaneeden: @VeraMark2010 Thanks Vera - so annoying! Feeling quite out of sorts by it all. :( Enjoy #scriptchat and we'll talk hopefully tomorrow eve. X
7:12 pm BWtheFilm: After reading this draft I understand why there was a (later?) version that explains why he gets stuck in Groundhog Day. #scriptchat
7:12 pm Veramark2010: Excllt point RT @antonsays: fact that Phil is more cynical than us about the repeating day makes high concept easier 2 accept. #scriptchat
7:12 pm lizziside: his meetings with Rita record Phil's arc from wanting to have sex, to be loved and ultimately to love unselfishly #scriptchat
7:12 pm DreamsGrafter: @antonsays The bf asked if GH was high but I wasn't sure if it was or if it's so ingrained in our culture tht it's become so. #scriptchat
7:13 pm janetvaneeden: @DreamsGrafter I'd love to join you #scriptchat but haven't read or seen Grndhog Day. Is this modern remake of an oldie? Remember 1 ages ago
7:13 pm BWtheFilm: I think there was a version with an ex-girlfriend putting a spell on him, which sounds wonky now, but I get why they tried it. #scriptchat
7:13 pm DreamsGrafter: @antonsays Also, have you read the script? 'Cause it doesn't feel like a high concept vibe? Protagonist loses at the end. #scriptchat
7:13 pm Sofluid: Taking out the "counting the days" in the film was a wise choice as wasn't needed - we were with him in his frustration #scriptchat
7:13 pm Veramark2010: I'd say GH is high concept cleverly disguised :^) #scriptchat
7:13 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter They...who? #scriptchat
7:14 pm DreamsGrafter: @janetvaneeden Oldie. Just watched it for 1st time recently. Definitely worth watching then reading. They're so different. #scriptchat
7:14 pm janetvaneeden: #scriptchat @veramark2010 and @dreamsgrafter I'll sign off now and hand back borrowed computer. Hope to join you next Friday. :)
7:14 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside Harold Ramis and the producer ... (picked up the script). #scriptchat
7:15 pm lizziside: Not until does Phil cease being selfish the endless chain of repetitions is broken #scriptchat
7:15 pm DreamsGrafter: Cool. Did u see my tweets to @antonsays? I was confused abt tht. RT @VeraMark2010: GH is high concept cleverly disguised #scriptchat
7:16 pm Sofluid: Phil's love exploits are cut in the film - tricks he uses are used on Rita instead, which helps develop their "relationship" #scriptchat
7:16 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter Ah ok, yes totally clear -- #scriptchat
7:17 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid I do like that he gets together w/ Tess in the film first. Shows us what he's capable. #scriptchat
7:17 pm Veramark2010: Yes, I saw them... I actually hadn't considered it high until @antonsays ment'd it but it seems to make sense to me. ... #scriptchat
7:17 pm Veramark2010: ...Must say though it's been a while since I read and/or saw GH. #scriptchat
7:18 pm thewritertype: @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat. GD is high concept. Can write pitch in 1 sentence. That's why it wasn't sunk by that 1st draft.
7:18 pm antonsays: @DreamsGrafter @VeraMark2010 for me it was HC as a major feature of the film is the repeating. Of course the film is about more #scriptchat
7:18 pm Sofluid: @DreamsGrafter & Phil calling Nancy Rita in the film was a good way of showing his growing feelings for her. #scriptchat
7:19 pm BWtheFilm: How long does he stay stuck in the movie? It's a year, no? 200+ years is waaay long! #scriptchat
7:19 pm DreamsGrafter: @BWtheFilm But do they really explain why he was stuck in Groundhog Day? There's no scientific explanation in the film. #scriptchat
7:19 pm lizziside: There's more than 1 theme explored in this script -- all very human, universal, so clever HC #scriptchat
7:19 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid Sorry yes, Nancy. Totally agree. Great moment hearing him say Rita's name for the first time. #scriptchat
7:20 pm BWtheFilm: @DreamsGrafter Not in this version, but it makes you want an explanation. The movie doesn't. #scriptchat
7:20 pm jeannevb: On train to Penn Station w a playwright fr #sssc. And the learning continues #scriptchat
7:20 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype @antonsays @lizziside @VeraMark2010 ... Awesome, got it. Will tell bf he was right. Ha! ;) #scriptchat
7:21 pm Sofluid: I feel that Phil could have been painted as much more deserving of such punishment... He didn't seem that bad in the film #scriptchat
7:21 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype So it's true, the idea is King. :) #scriptchat
7:21 pm BWtheFilm: @DreamsGrafter Make you want an explanation, that is. And it doesn't give you one either. #scriptchat
7:21 pm lizziside: In the script the angle changes as he gets closer to understanding his true need #scriptchat
7:22 pm kingisafink: Good point. RT @DreamsGrafter But do they explain why he was stuck in Groundhog Day? No scientific explanation in the film. #scriptchat
7:22 pm LisaFromNYC: idk The end w/rita repeating makes it feel eternal lol RT @BWtheFilm How long does he stay stuck in the movie? It's a year, no? #ScriptChat
7:22 pm lizziside: I've also noticed that the new direction is always set by dialogue of other characters #scriptchat
7:22 pm thewritertype: #scriptchat. They took out the voiceover, the philosophy & the preaching. None are funny. Then it worked. Surprise.
7:23 pm DreamsGrafter: @jeannevb Hi hon, so cool #sscc rocked it! #scriptchat
7:23 pm BWtheFilm: @Sofluid It's true. By opening when he's already in GH Day, we miss seeing him be a jerk in the beginning. #scriptchat
7:24 pm Sofluid: I like that there's more variation in the film - i.e. we don't see too many same scenes every day. We fill in the gaps #scriptchat
7:24 pm lizziside: RT @Sofluid: in the script, we were able to paint our own picture of how bad he was before Groundhog Day by his actions #scriptchat
7:24 pm BWtheFilm: @DreamsGrafter I didn't read it. I've heard tell. Would be fun to look for it, though. #scriptchat
7:24 pm thewritertype: @Sofluid #scriptchat In the film Phil is a jerk at start, but we can empathize with his predicament. Good comic formula.
7:25 pm Sofluid: @thewritertype Many funny scenes worked a treat, including Phil's initial realisation of what's happening & the Rita slaps! #scriptchat
7:26 pm LisaFromNYC: part of the funny is watching his reactions. If 1st act u don't know what's going on, then it defeats the funny #ScriptChat
7:26 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid The film treats its audience intelligently. Also, jump cuts, repeated moments helps w/ the pacing of a simple story. #scriptchat
7:26 pm Sofluid: @thewritertype Good point re: empathising with character - if he's too much of a jerk we'll hate him! #scriptchat
7:27 pm JLichtenberg: RT @lizziside: In the script the angle changes as he gets closer to understanding his true need #scriptchat
7:27 pm chained: Best bit of #groundhogday is when phil pigs out in the diner shoving cake in his mouth ! #scriptchat ps I love this film
7:27 pm lizziside: The end with Rita in the same predicament is like a confirmation of Phil's major objective #scriptchat
7:28 pm DreamsGrafter: @LisaFromNYC Also, comedy in watching a cynical man who lose a grip on his world. #scriptchat
7:29 pm thewritertype: Sorry anyone baffled or bored by my current tweets; I'm in #scriptchat re Groundhog Day 1st draft script vs final movie.
7:29 pm Sofluid: Rita's character seemed quite different in the film. Much less fierce and standoffish... Suppose they wanted us to love her, too #scriptchat
7:29 pm antonsays: there's great comedy and reveal in him knowing he's messed something up and lashing out knowing he'll have another chance. #scriptchat
7:29 pm lizziside: How abt midpoint...I'm not sure. Have you worked it out? #scriptchat
7:29 pm DreamsGrafter: I loved tht Rita and Phil were such opposites. In both script & film, she takes control of relationship in the end #rolereversal #scriptchat
7:30 pm LisaFromNYC: yep RT @DreamsGrafter: @LisaFromNYC Also, comedy in watching a cynical man who lose a grip on his world. #ScriptChat
7:30 pm DreamsGrafter: @Jonathan_Peace Hey Jonathan! Sorry haven't had a chance to reply to yr tweet. Glad it's going well at yr end. #scriptchat
7:31 pm LisaFromNYC: not sure. the early seems like kill GH, can't, I'm doomed to stay. idk RT @lizziside: How abt midpoint... #ScriptChat
7:32 pm LisaFromNYC: can't remember. did the homeless guy die in the early draft? That's a tp in the final #ScriptChat
7:32 pm DreamsGrafter: And exaggerate difference w/ Phil? RT @Sofluid Rita's char seemed quite different in film. Suppose they wanted us 2 love her, 2 #scriptchat
7:33 pm Sofluid: Film ending twee but satisfying. Choosing to spend the rest of his life in that place goes to show just how much he's changed #scriptchat
7:33 pm lizziside: @LisaFromNYC I thought that, or when at the airport he has no reservation or much earlier when he says Rita he loves her #scriptchat
7:33 pm antonsays: @DreamsGrafter @sofluid #scriptchat they had to make her so likeable that even Phil would like her
7:33 pm Sofluid: Instead of being a cursed place, it now holds a special place in his heart due to what he's been through.#scriptchat
7:34 pm thewritertype: @Sofluid #scriptchat Even if the protagonist is a monster we won't hate him if we can feel what he's going through.
7:34 pm DreamsGrafter: I love that the film's ending was subtle. Didn't really enjoy script's ending w/ Rita's twist. #scriptchat
7:34 pm Sofluid: @DreamsGrafter Quite possibly, yes. Perhaps they intended us to root for them to get together; for Phil to change #scriptchat
7:35 pm DreamsGrafter: Good point! RT @antonsays: @DreamsGrafter @sofluid #scriptchat they had to make her so likeable that even Phil would like her
7:35 pm BWtheFilm: @DreamsGrafter Have to sign off now. Fun chatting! #scriptchat
7:35 pm LisaFromNYC: @lizziside I liked how the airport/travel was removed. containing phil to Pon. #ScriptChat
7:35 pm thewritertype: RT @LisaFromNYC: part of the funny is watching his reactions. If 1st act u don't know what's going on, then it defeats the funny #ScriptChat
7:36 pm Sofluid: Also liked doctor/psychiatrist element. It's the first thing you'd do (realistically) so we can relate. Adds to frustration #scriptchat
7:36 pm lizziside: yes, but Rita says she's not ready to love him. Yet. They'll both be set free eventually. RT @Sofluid: how much hes changed #scriptchat
7:37 pm lizziside: @BWtheFilm Bye :-)) #scriptchat
7:38 pm LisaFromNYC: do u think it was 4 sequel RT @lizziside yes, but Rita says she's not ready to love him. Yet. They'll both b set free eventually #ScriptChat
7:38 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid Yes, from the moment they were in the van together I wanted them to get together. Tht's why think set up was a gd idea. #scriptchat
7:38 pm Sofluid: Non-resolution was unsettling, but not in a good way RT @DreamsGrafter: Didn't really enjoy script's ending w/ Rita's twist. #scriptchat
7:39 pm Sofluid: The car crash scene in the film was much better in place of the Punxsutawney Phil museum sharade of the script #scriptchat
7:40 pm DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid Also, swapping VO's from Phil's to Rita's was quite jarring. #scriptchat
7:40 pm thewritertype: @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat Twist at end of script is 'clever' but has neither comic or emotional impact. Beware of clever.
7:40 pm DreamsGrafter: @Jonathan_Peace Haha! #scriptchat
7:41 pm Sofluid: Agreed! RT @DreamsGrafter: @Sofluid Also, swapping VO's from Phil's to Rita's was quite jarring. #scriptchat
7:41 pm AudryT: Walking across America in 2 minutes: fascinating video & techniques: http://is.gd/dX0ej Alternate link: http://is.gd/dX0ga #scriptchat
7:41 pm booksbelow: The film ending was better than script, but still not quite satisfactory. #scriptchat
7:41 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype I guess tht's why I didn't like it. Felt it was robbing reader of emotional satisfaction w/ protagonist. #scriptchat
7:41 pm LisaFromNYC: RT @thewritertype: @DreamsGrafter Twist at end of script is clever but has neither comic or emotional impact. Beware of clever. #ScriptChat
7:41 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype ps - no danger of being clever. ;) #scriptchat
7:42 pm Jonathan_Peace: In regards to GD I really enjoyed the script but the differences between script and finished film were imho much for the better #scriptchat
7:42 pm booksbelow: Agree about switching of viewpoints too confusing for this, better one viewpoint. #scriptchat
7:42 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow Hello mr! Welcome. :)) #scriptchat Didn't you find the film's ending satisfying? #scriptchat
7:43 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow Did you want an explanation of some kind at the end? #scriptchat
7:43 pm lizziside: @LisaFromNYC @DreamsGrafter No, I saw it as a UP end. #scriptchat
7:44 pm DreamsGrafter: @Jonathan_Peace And also goes to show if you have a solid HC idea how ppl will still buy it. #scriptchat
7:44 pm lizziside: @LisaFromNYC on p. 39 he says how there's room for possibilities even in a life of endless repetition -that connects to the end #scriptchat
7:44 pm booksbelow: @DreamsGrafter was out cutting down trees in the field, came late! Ending seemed a little trite, guy gets girl thing :-) #scriptchat
7:44 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside UP as the movie or as in positive? The script you mean? #scriptchat
7:45 pm Sofluid: Thought the old man scenes were particularly moving in the film. Phil tries so hard to save him... Such emotional growth there #scriptchat
7:45 pm booksbelow: @DreamsGrafter But better than ending to script, as mentioned it was trying to be a little too clever I think. #scriptchat
7:45 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter Yes, I mean the script and up as in positive #scriptchat
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7:46 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow So you prefered the script's ending when he didn't get the girl? (despite Rita's VO) #scriptchat
7:46 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow What about that moment when she reaches over him? #scriptchat
7:46 pm booksbelow: RT @Sofluid: Thought old man scenes were particularly moving in the film. Phil tries so hard to save him.. Such emotional growth #scriptchat
7:47 pm DreamsGrafter: @lizziside Positive as in there's hope for the future? She's determined to get out of this? #scriptchat But what about him? :(
7:47 pm antonsays: #scriptchat the hero's journey had to show him win the girl, learn how to be better and get the reward.
7:48 pm Sofluid: There's definitely a "live life to the full" message in GD. In script & film Phil begins 2 really use the time & educate himself #scriptchat
7:48 pm thewritertype: After #scriptchat check out this fab mash-up with lots of Bill Murray: http://youtu.be/DFM140rju4k
7:48 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow Sorry I've just seen your preference, screen to script. Ignore my last question. :) #scriptchat
7:48 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @antonsays: #scriptchat the hero's journey had to show him win the girl, learn how to be better and get the reward.
7:49 pm booksbelow: RT @thewritertype: After #scriptchat check out this fab mash-up with lots of Bill Murray: http://youtu.be/DFM140rju4k #scriptchat
7:49 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter positive in the sense that emotions are key to giving meaning to life, even a repetitious one #scriptchat
7:50 pm booksbelow: Would have liked better if film ending but he's passed beyond just getting the girl so film ends more about his personal growth #scriptchat
7:51 pm DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT REMINDER: @thewritertype and @SkyComedy will be #scriptchat guests to discuss #comedy next week: http://bit.ly/2Su1xu
7:51 pm DreamsGrafter: Got it! RT @lizziside: @DreamsGrafter positive in sense that emotions are key to giving meaning to life, even a repetitious one #scriptchat
7:52 pm lizziside: Ultimately, this is a movie about the evil of selfishness and it leads 2 a monotonous life out of time and w no meaning #scriptchat
7:52 pm Sofluid: RT @DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT REMINDER: @thewritertype and @SkyComedy will be #scriptchat guests to discuss #comedy next week: http://bit.ly/2Su1xu
7:53 pm booksbelow: I love his learning to play the piano sequences in both script and film #scriptchat
7:53 pm DreamsGrafter: Is the film's message as simple as Phil finally knows how to be happy? - and accepts that. #scriptchat
7:54 pm thewritertype: #scriptchat Story of Groundhog Day is classic "dead man (cynic) resurrected by love" plus great idea, gags & actors.
7:54 pm booksbelow: @DreamsGrafter Maybe the message is it's not how much time you have but what you do with it that causes happiness. #scriptchat
7:54 pm lizziside: @DreamsGrafter I'd that he learns how to make others happy and in that knowledge he finds his dimension #scriptchat
7:55 pm Sofluid: Agreed! RT @booksbelow Maybe the message is it's not how much time you have but what you do with it that causes happiness. #scriptchat
7:55 pm lizziside: sorry, typing fast and keyboards eats words #scriptchat
7:56 pm antonsays: RT @thewritertype #scriptchat Story of Groundhog Day is classic "dead man (cynic) resurrected by love" plus great idea, gags & actors.
7:56 pm lizziside: I go 4 thisRT @booksbelow: Maybe the message is its not how much time you have but what you do with it that causes happiness. #scriptchat
7:57 pm DreamsGrafter: @booksbelow @lizziside Good food for thought. Thanks! Quite a spiritual film as a result. #scriptchat
7:58 pm LisaFromNYC: @DreamsGrafter It's better 2 give than receive is another. He enjoyed other ppl hapiness in the end w/o credit or need of satisf #ScriptChat
7:58 pm lizziside: re structure: did u pin point A1 and A2 TPs? #scriptchat
7:58 pm booksbelow: @DreamsGrafter One of my favorite films, was really interesting seeing how different the original script was! #scriptchat
7:59 pm lizziside: RT @LisaFromNYC: better 2 give than receive is another. He enjoyed other ppl hapiness in the end w/o credit or need of satisf #scriptchat
7:59 pm thewritertype: #scriptchat GD also has mythological form: Phil is in limbo until he atones for his sin (selfishness) through compassion.
7:59 pm DreamsGrafter: Film question from me, re the theme in the script what's the message there? For me it's futility. Ha! *from his perspective* #scriptchat
7:59 pm ShaiHussain: @dreamsgrafter Love you chose Groundhog Day for #scriptchat. Best comedy ever. Here's one I sweded earlier: http://tinyurl.com/gr0undhogday
8:00 pm antonsays: #scriptchat didn't think it was about happiness. More learning lessons to be better, relate to people better and find love. Our true goals
8:01 pm Sofluid: @lizziside Didn't think about A1/A2 TPs... Perhaps A1 - Suicide attempts... A2 - What he learns from experience with old man #scriptchat
8:03 pm lizziside: Sorry, the crash is the inciting incident....got it wrong #scriptchat
8:04 pm DreamsGrafter: Haha! Awesome! RT @ShaiHussain @dreamsgrafter #scriptchat. Here's one I sweded earlier: http://tinyurl.com/gr0undhogday
8:04 pm lizziside: yeah, they stand as possible RT @Sofluid: Perhaps A1 - Suicide attempts... A2 - What he learns from experience with old man #scriptchat
8:05 pm thewritertype: Ok, I'm out of #scriptchat; now it's back to tweets about monkeys, underwear and plugs for my blog: http://bit.ly/8YVs5M
8:05 pm DreamsGrafter: Hi guys, I'm going to *tip toe* away and let you guys carry on ... Thanks so much for this #scriptchat ... LOVED analysing it.
8:06 pm lizziside: @thewritertype have fun! #scriptchat
8:06 pm DreamsGrafter: @thewritertype See you later Paul! Have a lovely rest of the night. xo #scriptchat (I Love Paul's blog: http://bit.ly/8YVs5M )
USA CHAT:
KageyNYC: IT?S #SCRIPTCHAT O?CLOCK! Tonight?s Script Night & we?re discussing GROUNDHOG DAY, the script & film. What did everyone think?
SKCOMEDY: December in L.A. is heaven! (And much warmer than Chicago or New York.) #scriptchat
davincidiva: I finally made it!!! This one's gonna be a doozy #scriptchat
yeah_write: Okay screenwriters who are in the know are at #scriptchat , which starts NOW! #scriptchat
GinySassenach: RT @GinySassenach: There was a lot of detail in the script, more so than youd see in scripts was that because Ramus co-wrote #scriptchat
12:01 am TheWriteScript: Hey everyone! Moved a small mountain to be here tonight. LOL So happy! #scriptchat
12:01 am SKCOMEDY: Ramis did not write that draft--that was all Danny Rubin (at least the draft I read was.) #scriptchat
12:01 am KageyNYC: Excellent! Picked a great night RT @TheWriteScript: Hey everyone! Moved a small mountain to be here tonight. LOL So happy! #scriptchat
12:01 am LifesizeLD: @eyamie: THIS time?? #scriptchat
12:01 am TheWriteScript: I wish I had time to watch the film. Can you guys give us a run down of the major differences? It's been several years. #scriptchat
12:02 am booksbelow: What did people think about how script started with him already in the endless loop? #scriptchat
12:02 am GinySassenach: Bill Murray seem to ad-lib alot Really like that in the movie. #scriptchat
12:02 am readerproof: @booksbelow That was the worse part of the script. It just doesn't work. #scriptchat
12:02 am TheWriteScript: @booksbelow Yeah, but it still worked. Just felt I missed something. #scriptchat
12:03 am eyamie: @LifesizeLD Beats jumping off a cliff. Okay, I'll play it straight this time. See how it goes. #scriptchat
12:03 am KageyNYC: RT @TheWriteScript I wish I had time to watch film. Can u guys give a run down of major differences? It's been several years. #scriptchat
12:03 am GinySassenach: Was surprised they took out the part where his co-worked faced him. Gave you a better idea of how rude he was. #scriptchat
12:03 am davincidiva: RT @booksbelow: What did people think about how script started with him already in the endless loop? > not as good as in movie #scriptchat
12:03 am SKCOMEDY: It was a bit of a shock to read the 4/15/90 draft. GD is one of my favorite films, but this draft lacked . . . umh. . . a lot. #scriptchat
12:03 am yeah_write: Rest up and stay awhile. RT @TheWriteScript: Hey everyone! Moved a small mountain to be here tonight. LOL So happy! #scriptchat
12:03 am TheWriteScript: Also, I don't remember the movie feeling like he'd been there years...weeks maybe. #scriptchat
12:03 am booksbelow: Script was darker and less humor than movie, a lot of voice over and ending very different. #scriptchat
12:03 am dkbrklyn: DVRing Rubicon premiere and ep 2, then Mad Men #scriptchat
12:04 am KageyNYC: @booksbelow I didn't groove on starting already in loop right away. I would have been confused for 10-15 pp if hadn't seen film #scriptchat
12:04 am TheWriteScript: Script made him seem more despondent, desperate... #scriptchat
12:04 am GinySassenach: My script says GD third revision by Harold Ramis #scriptchat
12:04 am davincidiva: @GinySassenach agree -- he has to be established as an @sshole for the rest to pay off, also estalblishes his humor 4 sympathy #scriptchat
12:04 am TheWriteScript: @booksbelow Very dif ending. Funny but dark. #scriptchat
12:04 am jeannevb: Late for #scriptchat. Get party going & I'll b there in 15 #drivingfromtrainstation
12:04 am booksbelow: Yes, true! RT @TheWriteScript: Also, I dont remember the movie feeling like hed been there years...weeks maybe. #scriptchat
12:04 am eyamie: Anyone know if GD was a spec sale? #scriptchat
12:05 am SKCOMEDY: When Ramis got involved he told Rubin that he LOVED that it started in the middle #scriptchat
12:05 am LifesizeLD: Nooo! Bad idea. Step away from the seriousness. RT @eyamie: ... Okay, I'll play it straight this time. See how it goes. #scriptchat
12:05 am readerproof: @KageyNYC Exactly. With a premise like this, the reader needs to be eased in. Very confusing otherwise. #scriptchat
12:05 am WriterChanelle: Ack...it's #scriptchat o' clock and I'm late! Maybe I'll start the day over again and try to change that like in Groundhog Day :-)
12:05 am SKCOMEDY: But as soon as he started working on it, he realized that it couldn't work unless you saw that first day in its entirety. #scriptchat
12:05 am booksbelow: All the voice overs in the script were made needless by visuals and a more coherent sequence #scriptchat
12:05 am KageyNYC: Ha!! RT @SKCOMEDY: When Ramis got involved he told Rubin that he LOVED that it started in the middle #scriptchat
12:06 am readerproof: @eyamie I was trying to figure that out myself. I'm not sure. But the same writer was credited for the film. So maybe not. #scriptchat
12:06 am LisaFromNYC: me too RT @KageyNYC I would have been confused for 10-15 pp if hadn't seen film #ScriptChat
12:07 am KageyNYC: @readerproof Also, with inherent repetitive nature of premise, film setup lets us get into film then we accept some repetition #scriptchat
12:07 am GCGeek: Hi everyone! I wondered too if I hadn't seen it first if I could follow. #scriptchat
12:07 am GinySassenach: In script they traveled in two cars only 1 in Movie.If i had not seen the movie, I would have been confused 1st few pages. #scriptchat
12:07 am readerproof: This is a prime example of how a writer can screw up a voiceover. Study this voice over and don't do this. #scriptchat
12:07 am eyamie: I think we can all agree Ramis made this movie what it is/was/continues to be. #scriptchat
12:07 am SKCOMEDY: @booksbelow Agree--the voice overs were totally useless. Almost became a casebook example of why VOs should not be used. #scriptchat
12:07 am davincidiva: RT @TheWriteScript: @booksbelow Very dif ending. Funny but dark.>> I like happy endings. In movies too (In case Al gore's here) #scriptchat
12:08 am KageyNYC: If you start in media res, much more likely you'll have to be over-reliant on voice over & flashbacks to tell your story. #scriptchat
12:08 am GinySassenach: Very surprised at VO - didn't really need them. #scriptchat
12:08 am SKCOMEDY: @eyamie Considering how it turned out, it's amazing that THAT film was developed from THIS script. #scriptchat
12:08 am readerproof: Yes, Egon did a wonderful job. RT @eyamie: I think we can all agree Ramis made this movie what it is/was/continues to be. #scriptchat
12:09 am GCGeek: RT @SKCOMEDY: @booksbelow Agree--the VOs were totally useless. Almost became a casebook example of why VOs should not be used. #scriptchat
12:09 am GinySassenach: Film has a great moral in the story. Feel Good movie at the end. #scriptchat
12:09 am booksbelow: The changes to the script were so major it was more like adapting a book then just revising a script. #scriptchat
12:09 am KageyNYC: RT @readerproof: This is a prime example of how a writer can screw up a voiceover. Study this voice over and don't do this. #scriptchat
12:09 am davincidiva: RT @readerproof: This is a prime example of how a writer can screw up a voiceover. >> Glad 2 c even pros goof up #scriptchat
12:09 am TheWriteScript: I think it needed the happy ending (movie) because it was so depressing during it. Script version is just too sad. #scriptchat
12:09 am LifesizeLD: @eyamie "I think we can all agree??" What are you thinking? You'll be eaten alive out there! #scriptchat
12:09 am GCGeek: @SKCOMEDY I promise I'll avoid voiceovers at all costs. #scriptchat
12:09 am readerproof: It's really amazing RT @SKCOMEDY Considering how it turned out, its amazing that THAT film was developed from THIS script. #scriptchat
12:10 am SKCOMEDY: I thought the 'twist' ending completely missed the thematic point of the movie. Tossed the movie under a bus for a cheap laugh #scriptchat
12:10 am eyamie: @LifesizeLD lol I have not yet begun to syllogize! #scriptchat
12:10 am booksbelow: What did everyone think of the radically different ending? I like film's better, even thought it's boy gets girl stuff- #scriptchat
12:10 am GinySassenach: First time I saw movie...the repetition seemed too much. The movie handled it better than the script tho. #scriptchat
12:10 am readerproof: The script read like a story, not a movie. #scriptchat
12:10 am WriterChanelle: lurking and learning #scriptchat
12:11 am KageyNYC: Yet, movie was in script. So many of the parts we love today - Ned Ryerson, pick up lines, learning new skills - were all there #scriptchat
12:11 am davincidiva: VOs only appropriate for characters with no language ability: (dogs, babies, deaf-mutes, ex-presidents) #scriptchat
12:11 am TheWriteScript: @readerproof Agreed! Because of the VOs. #scriptchat
12:11 am booksbelow: @SKCOMEDY the twist ending bothered me a lot too, I was like 'what?' #scriptchat
12:11 am SKCOMEDY: No, there ar times in which VOs help--Zombieland, for instance. RT @GCGeek I promise I'll avoid voiceovers at all costs. #scriptchat
12:11 am TheWriteScript: @readerproof Agreed. Because of the VOs. #scriptchat
12:12 am eyamie: @readerproof "Concept only gets you so far..." interesting. This concept went pretty far. #scriptchat
12:12 am yeah_write: This GHD script is more the rule than the exception. Reading a spec or early draft is so different from reading late revisions. #scriptchat
12:12 am GinySassenach: Centurion has a great vo...if anyone has seen that... #scriptchat
12:12 am yeah_write: @SKCOMEDY Re: VO, The Usual Suspects is a great example. #scriptchat
12:12 am KageyNYC: Not a fan of script ending -- took it way too sci-fi and just a real bummer. He learned his lessons but still wasn't rewarded #scriptchat
12:12 am GCGeek: @SKCOMEDY Take two: I'll avoid VOs unless they truly are appropriate. See why I need your class? :-) #scriptchat
12:13 am SnarkTheReader: Love this! RT @SKCOMEDY: But when you find yourself moving relationships in the narrative along, then youre misusing VO #scriptchat
12:13 am readerproof: @eyamie What I meant was, eventually the story needs to kick in. I got bored with the concept in script. But not in the moive. #scriptchat
12:13 am LisaFromNYC: @KageyNYC &The diff structure made the Ned punching not so funny. It was a wtf/huh moment. The audience was in the dark #ScriptChat
12:14 am SKCOMEDY: Ramis took the concept but provided the characters and structure. Without the characters, who cares? #scriptchat
12:14 am yeah_write: RT @LisaFromNYC: @KageyNYC &The diff structure made the Ned punching not so funny. It was a wtf/huh moment. audience was n dark #scriptchat
12:14 am KageyNYC: I agree! Great idea, poor execution RT @LisaFromNYC: @KageyNYCThe diff structure made the Ned punching not so funny. #ScriptChat
12:14 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY: Ramis took the concept but provided the characters and structure. Without the characters, who cares? #scriptchat
12:15 am readerproof: RT @SKCOMEDY: Ramis took the concept but provided the characters and structure. Without the characters, who cares? #scriptchat
12:15 am GinySassenach: @LisaFromNYC I liked the punching scene, it showed Bill Murray's character as self centered. #scriptchat
12:15 am LisaFromNYC: me 2. I like them, but not here RT @GCGeek I'll avoid VOs unless they truly are appropriate. #ScriptChat
12:15 am ZaNiaCmedic: @booksbelow The movie needed the boy meets girl ending, esp. with Bill Murray playing such a dark, deadpan character. #scriptchat
12:15 am eyamie: @KageyNYC Well, directors are responsible for execution, aren't they? ;) #scriptchat
12:15 am SnarkTheReader: @readerproof Curious...what do you think was the difference b/t story in script vs. story in movie? Maybe the script stalled? #scriptchat
12:16 am TheWriteScript: @SnarkTheReader Each told the story in a different way. #scriptchat
12:16 am KageyNYC: Here's something I never thought I'd say, great improvement pushing the story more rom-com. Gave it an external emotional goal. #scriptchat
12:16 am SKCOMEDY: One thing that's clear is that with the proper structure/set-up things that don't land in script, i.e. punch, work in movie #scriptchat
12:17 am KageyNYC: God Bless Harold Ramis :) RT @eyamie: @KageyNYC Well, directors are responsible for execution, aren't they? ;) #scriptchat
12:17 am deminguyen: Join me for a #scriptchat TweetChat at: http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat #scriptchat
12:17 am readerproof: @SnarkTheReader The movie's story was Phil going from Jerk to nice guy. The script's was: "life inside a loop". #scriptchat
12:17 am davincidiva: Movie more of a classic redemption story, could be corny but the comedy and Murray's performance makes the medicine go down #scriptchat
12:17 am LisaFromNYC: @GinySassenach In the movie, the punching was lmao. One of my fav cuz I kinda wanted 2 punch him too. *blushes* I was involved #ScriptChat
12:18 am TheWriteScript: Also, on casting...the Phil character was 20s in script. #scriptchat
12:18 am SKCOMEDY: @booksbelow Characters were NOT the same. In script, Phil is put upon, but a victim. Rita is a harsh. blunt b****. #scriptchat
12:18 am GinySassenach: @LisaFromNYC I agree, Ned came across as a jerk... #scriptchat
12:18 am KageyNYC: I'll admit, even though script wasn't what I expected, it gave me so much hope! Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite some more! #scriptchat
12:18 am booksbelow: I think it wasn't so much jerk to nice guy as learning it's not how much time you have as how you use it. #scriptchat
12:18 am SnarkTheReader: @readerproof Ah-ha! #scriptchat
12:18 am booksbelow: @SKCOMEDY OK, that's what I though you meant, as opposed to adding or dropping characters. #scriptchat
12:18 am yeah_write: RT @KageyNYC: Ill admit, even though script wasnt what I expected, it gave me so much hope! Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite some more! #scriptchat
12:19 am GinySassenach: RT @booksbelow: I think it wasnt so much jerk to nice guy as learning its not how much time you have as how you use it. #scriptchat
12:19 am readerproof: why did Phil visit his mom? What was the point of that? #scriptchat
12:19 am davincidiva: RT @GinySassenach In the movie the punching was lmao. One of my fav cuz I wanted 2 punch him too.> there's 1 at every HS reunion #scriptchat
12:19 am SKCOMEDY: @booksbelow Rita in script is a harsh, blunt b*****. In film, the first time U see her, she's an angel! #scriptchat
12:19 am jeannevb: woohooo! I"M HOME and ready for #scriptchat
12:19 am ZaNiaCmedic: But they need workable script and characters first. RT @eyamie Well, directors are responsible for execution, aren't they? #scriptchat
12:19 am yeah_write: @WriterChanelle You really don't want to have character talking to self, or voicing thoughts. Movies are about action. #scriptchat
12:20 am KageyNYC: I noticed that. More powerful to have an older man still need to learn lessons RT @TheWriteScript Phil char was 20s in script. #scriptchat
12:20 am booksbelow: @jeannevb Too late, all over :-) #scriptchat
12:20 am LisaFromNYC: @readerproof 2 me it seemed to just have mom say that is is selfish. More dialogue telling the audience. #ScriptChat
12:20 am eyamie: Hm. I just thought of a new confined-space horror. GERBIL DAY #scriptchat
12:20 am GCGeek: To punch or not to punch. That is the question. No it's not. Welcome! RT @jeannevb: woohooo! I"M HOME and ready for #scriptchat
12:20 am davincidiva: RT @yeah_write: RT @KageyNYC: even though script wasnt what I expected, it gave me so much hope! Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite! #scriptchat
12:20 am TheWriteScript: @readerproof She pretty much told him how self-centered he was. #scriptchat
12:20 am SKCOMEDY: Big change from script to film--Emotional arcs are MOTIVATED beautifully. Ramis follwed the 5 stages of grief by Kubler/Ross #scriptchat
12:20 am jeannevb: haha, then this chat needs viagra! RT @booksbelow: @jeannevb Too late, all over :-) #scriptchat
12:21 am TheWriteScript: @WriterChanelle Instead of "talking" the thoughts, turn them into visuals. #scriptchat
12:21 am readerproof: @TheWriteScript I'm glad they cut that. He should have never left the city. This is a story that needs to be contained. #scriptchat
12:21 am yeah_write: @SKCOMEDY Was this a spec? #scriptchat
12:21 am SKCOMEDY: After first day, the film follows the structure: Denial, Anger (very short), Negotiation, Depression, Acceptance #scriptchat
12:21 am eyamie: @davincidiva Only until they see a light! #scriptchat
12:21 am WriterChanelle: @yeah_write Darn...guess I'll have to be more creative. I was going for an Ally McBeal type of introspection. #scriptchat
12:22 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY: After first day, the film follows the structure: Denial, Anger (very short), Negotiation, Depression, Acceptance #scriptchat
12:22 am SKCOMEDY: I believe it was--I think Ramis optioned it. RT @yeah_write Was this a spec? #scriptchat
12:22 am davincidiva: RT @eyamie: @davincidiva Only until they see a light! >> right after they eat their young. #scriptchat
12:22 am jeannevb: confession: too busy at conf to read script so @GinySassenach is letting me cheat off of her *peaks over shoulder* #scriptchat
12:22 am TheWriteScript: @SKCOMEDY You could use it to teach psychology 101. LOL #scriptchat
12:22 am KageyNYC: Wow, you're good RT @SKCOMEDY: After first day, film follows structure: Denial, Anger, Negotiation, Depression, Acceptance #scriptchat
12:22 am readerproof: Phil isn?t very consistent. Sometimes he is a philosopher, sometimes he?s Jim Carry. #scriptchat
12:23 am GinySassenach: @jeannevb Just don't bring "train germs" to the classroom :-) #scriptchat
12:23 am TheWriteScript: @SKCOMEDY Could you point out comedy-wise what the strengths are as you see them? #scriptchat
12:23 am GinySassenach: @readerproof And sometimes he seemed almost like a jerk..... #scriptchat
12:24 am WriterChanelle: @yeah_write She'd see something and comment in her head with what she really wants to say, then cuts back to what she says IRL #scriptchat
12:24 am deminguyen: Hope. #scriptchat
12:24 am davincidiva: @SKCOMEDY Never noticed the grief stages -- but that's probably what makes it work and not feel too episodic which wd b the risk #scriptchat
12:24 am KageyNYC: So why do you think Ramis bought it? Clearly, he was right. Concept only or was there more to it? #scriptchat
12:24 am jeannevb: @KageyNYC THANK YOU for launching #scriptchat #treefortpoweroflove
12:24 am readerproof: @GinySassenach It's true. A jerk that was never redeemed. #scriptchat
12:25 am SKCOMEDY: Also comparative religion--Rubin was Buddhist who thought Phil lived 10,000. RT @TheWriteScript use it to teach psychology 101. #scriptchat
12:25 am jeannevb: @GinySassenach omg, that train germfest was intensely disgusting. I'm spraying my body w sanitizer! #scriptchat
12:25 am yeah_write: @WriterChanelle Not good for movies. Maybe a novel. But movies are visual. You need to show the difference not tell us. #scriptchat
12:25 am GinySassenach: @readerproof Even when he was doing good he seemed a little arrogant #scriptchat
12:25 am booksbelow: There wasn't just concept there, the basic structure was there, warped and obscured by voice overs :-) #scriptchat
12:25 am yeah_write: RT @GinySassenach: @readerproof Even when he was doing good he seemed a little arrogant #scriptchat
12:25 am SKCOMEDY: Film has a great premise--that's what attracted Ramis--had really never been done before. #scriptchat
12:26 am eyamie: @SKCOMEDY and it played to Ramis's strengths. He added heart. #scriptchat
12:26 am readerproof: RT @WriterChanelle Not good for movies. Maybe a novel. But movies are visual. You need to show the difference not tell us. #scriptchat
12:26 am GinySassenach: I think the film showed that when the script seemed tedious #scriptchat
12:26 am KageyNYC: I have no idea what I'm doing but I'm drinking so it's all good RT @jeannevb @KageyNYC THANK YOU for launching #scriptchat
12:26 am TheWriteScript: @SKCOMEDY So the logline could have done that much -- setting the hook. #scriptchat
12:26 am GinySassenach: RT @KageyNYC: I have no idea what Im doing but Im drinking so its all good RT @jeannevb @KageyNYC THANK YOU for launching #scriptchat
12:27 am readerproof: Is it me, or did Phil have no real reaction when the day finally changed? #scriptchat
12:27 am KageyNYC: I missed the entire part about the homeless man he desperately tried to save. That was a major turning point for char. #scriptchat
12:27 am KageyNYC: I agree RT @booksbelow: There wasn't just concept there, the basic structure was there, warped and obscured by voice overs :-) #scriptchat
12:27 am GinySassenach: @readerproof Not that much. he was glad he got the girl #scriptchat
12:27 am GCGeek: Do you think Ramis had any idea this concept would become a new term in our lexicon? GHD becomes new reference for Déjà vu? #scriptchat
12:27 am jeannevb: observation: you guys are smart :) #scriptchat
12:27 am davincidiva: @readerproof I think he expected it #scriptchat
12:27 am yeah_write: @SKCOMEDY So this movie got made and script optioned because of a "who you know?" I can't see this being bought today. #scriptchat
12:28 am SKCOMEDY: McKee and Goldman say you can never make a good film from a bad script. GHD is one of the exceptions to that rule. #scriptchat
12:28 am GinySassenach: @KageyNYC Agreed the script showed emotion about the homeless man, left out of movie. #scriptchat
12:28 am eyamie: @GCGeek Didn't you already tweet that? #scriptchat
12:28 am WriterChanelle: @TheWriteScript @yeah_write Goodness....glad I asked. I didn't realize they were that bad of an idea. Thanks for the advice! #scriptchat
12:28 am booksbelow: Script was too philosophical and complex for a film, I was really impressed by the changes that made it a great movie. #scriptchat
12:28 am readerproof: @davincidiva His reaction in the movie was so much better. More believable. #scriptchat
12:29 am davincidiva: RT @yeah_write: @SKCOMEDY So this movie got made because of a "who you know?" I cant see this being bought today. >disagree #scriptchat
12:29 am GCGeek: LOL. And probably. RT @eyamie: @GCGeek Didnt you already tweet that? #scriptchat
12:29 am LisaFromNYC: @KageyNYC agree abt homeless dude. The script seemed 2 use a teenager's attitude to change him. Not as big an impact #ScriptChat
12:29 am sdarancette: I would be chiming in about GROUNDHOG day, but I didn't read the script, only saw the movie. Over and over and over again #scriptchat
12:29 am yeah_write: @davincidiva You think this original script would be bought today? Or the movie? #scriptchat
12:30 am booksbelow: part of acceptance phase? RT @readerproof: Is it me, or did Phil have no real reaction when the day finally changed? #scriptchat
12:30 am SKCOMEDY: @davincidiva I don't know--worse movies have been bought and MADE with less going for them. #scriptchat
12:30 am jeannevb: @GCGeek so glad u were helping @KageyNYC cover my ass tonight #scriptchat
12:30 am readerproof: And so many format mistakes in the script. Names in ALL CAPS in every line of action. #scriptchat
12:30 am GinySassenach: Also script showed Phil, the groundhog in cage, films showed Phil the gh in his lap, very funny "don't drive mad, Phil" #scriptchat
12:30 am davincidiva: @yeah_write: The high concept wd have been evident just in logline #scriptchat
12:30 am TheWriteScript: @WriterChanelle Anytime. Not that I know anything...LOL. Learning all of this by the braille method. #scriptchat
12:30 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY: @davincidiva I dont know--worse movies have been bought and MADE with less going for them. > absolutely #scriptchat
12:31 am SKCOMEDY: In the movie, or the script? RT @readerproof: Is it me, or did Phil have no real reaction when the day finally changed? #scriptchat
12:31 am yeah_write: I agree with you there. RT @davincidiva: @yeah_write: The high concept wd have been evident just in logline #scriptchat
12:31 am GCGeek: Twas all Kim. But considered it covered :-) RT @jeannevb: @GCGeek so glad u were helping @KageyNYC cover my ass tonight #scriptchat
12:31 am GinySassenach: RT @ZaNiaCmedic: @KageyNYC I agree about the homeless man. Thats part of what makes this film so much about redemption.?Agreed #scriptchat
12:31 am ZaNiaCmedic: @SKCOMEDY I don't think it was a bad script. Just not as GOOD a script as Ramis made it. #scriptchat
12:31 am SKCOMEDY: @readerproof In the movie, he cries when he finally realizes he's been released "It was a very long day." #scriptchat
12:32 am eyamie: We should find Danny Rubin and interview him. #scriptchat
12:32 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY: @davincidiva worse movies have been bought & MADE with less going for them. > I'm counting on that :-) #scriptchat
12:32 am GinySassenach: RT @SKCOMEDY: @readerproof In the movie, he cries when he finally realizes hes been released "It was a very long day." #scriptchat
12:32 am SKCOMEDY: @ZaNiaCmedic Maybe I'm being too harsh. But reading it I found little of what I love in the movie, and a lot of VO. #scriptchat
12:33 am GCGeek: I love seeing the ad libs/last-minute updates! RT @GinySassenach: "Dont drive mad, Phil" #scriptchat
12:33 am KageyNYC: @zaniacmedic The homeless man story changed him - he realized there were more important things to do that day than get laid #scriptchat
12:33 am GinySassenach: @davincidiva Me too. oh, me too (worst moves...) #scriptchat
12:33 am yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC What am I? Fucking chopped liver? I was here too. LMAO #scriptchat
12:33 am ZaNiaCmedic: Optioned maybe; but nvr produced RT @yeah_write: @davincidiva You think this original script wld be bought today? Or the movie? #scriptchat
12:33 am davincidiva: This reminds me of the stories I read about Pretty Woman -- script much darker than movie, including ending #scriptchat
12:33 am KageyNYC: @zaniacmedic Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;) #scriptchat
12:33 am KatherineCahoon: This film resonated cuz flawed character kept trying 2 improve. And let?s face it, we?re all flawed:) #scriptchat
12:34 am jeannevb: HAHA! RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC What am I? Fucking chopped liver? I was here too. LMAO #scriptchat
12:34 am readerproof: @SKCOMEDY Whoops, my tweet didn't go through. I meant the script. His reaction in the movie was great. #scriptchat
12:34 am KageyNYC: No, no! You're Foie Gras :-P RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC What am I? Fucking chopped liver? I was here too. LMAO #scriptchat
12:34 am GinySassenach: @yeah_write Yes, please give her some credit LOL @jeannevb #scriptchat
12:34 am jeannevb: a special tequila shot for the glorious @yeah_write who oozes beauty & intelligence... and vet bills :) #scriptchat
12:35 am yeah_write: Oh, chopped duck liver! lol RT @KageyNYC: No, no! Youre Foie Gras :-P RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC #scriptchat
12:35 am SKCOMEDY: Studio wanted to cut Old Man sequence, thought it was a downer. #scriptchat
12:35 am davincidiva: RT @ZaNiaCmedic: Optioned maybe; but nvr produced >> If you got an actor interested I think it would, great role even in script #scriptchat
12:35 am TheWriteScript: What encourages me is this...our spec scripts don't have to be flawless (helps) but show promise and an original concept. #scriptchat
12:35 am jeannevb: since I didnt read the script *twenty lashes* I"m going to do some pimping #scriptchat
12:35 am jeannevb: did u all see @readerproof analysis of the 1st 10 pages of GROUNDHOG DAY? http://bit.ly/974nPS #scriptchat
12:35 am KageyNYC: Yes, good comparison RT @davincidiva reminds me of stories I read about Pretty Woman -- script darker than movie, incl ending #scriptchat
12:35 am TheWriteScript: @TheWriteScript Also reinforces the power of a great logline. #scriptchat
12:36 am GCGeek: Y'all are killing me! @yeah_write@ @jeannevb @KageyNYC #scriptchat
12:36 am ZaNiaCmedic: @SKCOMEDY That's true, but Ramis saw something and worked with it well. #scriptchat
12:36 am KageyNYC: FRENCH chopped duck liver, honey, you got class RT @yeah_write: Oh, chopped duck liver! lol @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC #scriptchat
12:36 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY: I love the film 4 how courageous it is--premise doesnt kick in until 22 minutes >Similar to It's a Wonderful Life #scriptchat
12:36 am yeah_write: RT @TheWriteScript: What encourages me is this...spec scripts dont have 2 B flawless (helps) but show promise & original concept #scriptchat
12:36 am SKCOMEDY: RT @jeannevb: did u all see @readerproof analysis of the 1st 10 pages of GROUNDHOG DAY? http://bit.ly/974nPS #scriptchat
12:37 am jeannevb: fyi @ozzywood .... one amazing workshop down, one more amazing one to go :) #scriptchat
12:37 am GinySassenach: @SKCOMEDY Yes it was very interesting 1st 10 pages of GROUNDHOG DAY? http://bit.ly/974nPS #scriptchat
12:37 am V00D00Q: @TheWriteScript My issue is that I don't know when striving for "flawless" becomes "nitpicking!" #scriptchat
12:38 am yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC Laughing so hard I spit SOBE juice out my nose. Real class. #scriptchat
12:38 am ZaNiaCmedic: @KageyNYC "more important things to do that day than get laid"? Hold your tongue, girl! Don't talk crazy now! #scriptchat
12:38 am TheWriteScript: I think I would be afraid to wait 22 pages...I suspect today's reader isn't that patient. #scriptchat
12:38 am KageyNYC: Pour me one, stat! RT @yeah_write: *slams one* RT @jeannevb: a special tequila shot for the glorious @yeah_write #scriptchat
12:38 am booksbelow: I think script was weakened a lot by him leaving the town to see his mother #scriptchat
12:38 am GinySassenach: We should all stand and give an ovation for our #scriptchat gal @jeannevb and the great things she accomplished last week. #scriptchat
12:38 am davincidiva: RT @TheWriteScript: I think I would be afraid to wait 22 pages...I suspect todays reader isnt that patient.>>agree #scriptchat
12:38 am LisaFromNYC: good pt RT @V00D00Q: @TheWriteScript My issue is that I dont know when striving for "flawless" becomes "nitpicking!" #ScriptChat
12:38 am yeah_write: RT @KageyNYC: @readerproof analysis of 1st 10 pp of GROUNDHOG DAY? http://bit.ly/974nPS #scriptchat
12:38 am ZaNiaCmedic: Zactly. ;) RT @KageyNYC: @zaniacmedic Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;) #scriptchat
12:39 am TheWriteScript: @V00D00Q I use the old journalism trick (former career) of the deadline. Write until that date/time then it's done. Regardless. #scriptchat
12:39 am readerproof: @KageyNYC Aww, you're making me blush : ) #scriptchat
12:39 am KageyNYC: FRENCH Sobe juice RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC Laughing so hard I spit SOBE juice out my nose. Real class. #scriptchat
12:39 am GinySassenach: @booksbelow That was not in my script.... #scriptchat
12:39 am SKCOMEDY: Agree--he needs to be trapped RT @booksbelow: I think script was weakened a lot by him leaving the town to see his mother #scriptchat
12:39 am KatherineCahoon: The leading man changed in GD not cuz of some heroic act, but cuz he finally recognized people?s everyday challenges. #scriptchat
12:39 am KageyNYC: 20 more minutes?!??! WTF, is this #scriptchat GHD?!?! #thisshitisHARD
12:39 am nmbg2009: ive been let down by quite a few horror movies lately #scriptchat
12:39 am booksbelow: @GinySassenach Did you read draft script or later one? #scriptchat
12:40 am jmiewald: So why did the events in the movie take place on Groundhog Day? #scriptchat
12:40 am jeannevb: hurts less than tequila out ur nose RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek @jeannevb @KageyNYC Laughing so hard I spit SOBE juice out my nose. #scriptchat
12:40 am KatherineCahoon: Why do u think the film resonated w/audiences? #scriptchat
12:40 am GinySassenach: I wondered if I had a black out, but the visit to the mother was not in my script?? #scriptchat
12:40 am readerproof: @TheWriteScript I'd give the reader maybe 6 pages of the script before he starts skimming. #scriptchat
12:40 am ZaNiaCmedic: @KatherineCahoon Great pt about flawed character trying to improve. And sometimes beating his head against the wall in futility. #scriptchat
12:40 am KageyNYC: Definitely. Bad choice leaving town RT @booksbelow: I think script was weakened a lot by him leaving the town to see his mother #scriptchat
12:40 am GCGeek: Sounds like I need to catch up! @yeah_write@jeannevb @KageyNYC Laughing so hard I spit SOBE juice out my nose. #scriptchat
12:40 am booksbelow: @jmiewald Saw in an interview with writer that it was a nearby day, and he said, well there's no holiday movie for GH day yet! #scriptchat
12:40 am GinySassenach: @booksbelow Later one it said third revision by Ramis #scriptchat
12:41 am readerproof: @GinySassenach You skimmed it, just like a reader would : ) #scriptchat
12:41 am TheWriteScript: @KatherineCahoon In the film, Phil was rewarded for changing. In the script, he continued in hell. #scriptchat
12:41 am LisaFromNYC: @GinySassenach 1990 script had mom. #ScriptChat
12:41 am KageyNYC: W00t! RT @GinySassenach: We should stand & give ovation for #scriptchat gal @jeannevb & great things she accomplished last week. #scriptchat
12:41 am SKCOMEDY: Film has a deeply spiritual foundation RT @KatherineCahoon: Why do u think the film resonated w/audiences? #scriptchat
12:41 am nmbg2009: so i have been researching for a true chilling story #scriptchat
12:41 am ZaNiaCmedic: Really? Guffaw. RT @SKCOMEDY: Studio wanted to cut Old Man sequence, thought it was a downer. #scriptchat
12:41 am davincidiva: RT @jmiewald: So why did the events in the movie take place on Groundhog Day? > why not? #scriptchat
12:41 am booksbelow: @GinySassenach We're mostly discussing the original draft before Ramis changed anything. #scriptchat
12:42 am jmiewald: @booksbelow Yeah, I would say it was a marketing decision. Guaranteed to screen every Feb 2 #scriptchat
12:42 am GCGeek: W00t x 2! RT @GinySassenach: Should stand & give ovation for #scriptchat gal @jeannevb & great things she accomplished last week #scriptchat
12:42 am KageyNYC: Million dollar question! RT @jmiewald: So why did the events in the movie take place on Groundhog Day? #scriptchat
12:42 am SKCOMEDY: GHD has been called the perfect Buddhist movie by Buddhist, the perfect Catholic movie by Catholics, etc. #scriptchat
12:42 am GinySassenach: Oh mine says January 1992 #scriptchat
12:42 am yeah_write: Seriously, reading this script and being here makes me jazzed to finish up the RomCom I'm working on. There is hope. #scriptchat
12:42 am ZaNiaCmedic: Vry encouraging. RT @TheWriteScript: ,,our spec scripts don't have to be flawless but show promise and an original concept. #scriptchat
12:42 am jeannevb: @GinySassenach @KageyNYC Thanks! The conf was AMAZING! :) http://bit.ly/cAb4xD #scriptchat
12:42 am V00D00Q: @TheWriteScript I like that. May give that a try because I can't seem to cut the cord. #scriptchat
12:43 am GinySassenach: I downloaded from the site....like I was suppose *scratching head* #scriptchat
12:43 am GCGeek: Cool! RT @yeah_write: Seriously, reading script & being here makes me jazzed to finish up RomCom Im working on. There is hope #scriptchat
12:43 am LisaFromNYC: RT @GCGeek: W00t x 2! RT @GinySassenach: Should stand & give ovation for @jeannevb & great things she accomplished last week #ScriptChat
12:43 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Is it called "There is Hope"? #scriptchat
12:43 am davincidiva: RT @jmiewald: So why did movie take place on Groundhog Day? >> good symbolism w both Phils having to come out and see the light? #scriptchat
12:43 am Mariannjake: If I ever sell a script, I want Harold Ramis to direct! Ramis-Murray chemistry brought life-- even post re-writes. #scriptchat #scriptchat
12:44 am yeah_write: @ZaNiaCmedic @TheWriteScript: Or an original take on an old idea. #scriptchat
12:44 am SKCOMEDY: A holiday about predicting the future for a guy without one. RT @jmiewald: So why did events in movie take place on GH Day? #scriptchat
12:44 am KageyNYC: :)) RT @yeah_write: Seriously, reading script & being here makes me jazzed to finish up RomCom I'm working on. There is hope. #scriptchat
12:44 am TheWriteScript: Sure. Lots of us feel we're not "getting life done right." That sings. Phil had the opportunity to get it right, then rewarded. #scriptchat
12:44 am jeannevb: @readerproof did u use the same script draft we read for ur analysis? #scriptchat
12:44 am yeah_write: @GCGeek It's called "The Men She Didn't Marry" #scriptchat
12:44 am KageyNYC: I have to say though, not sure I'm on board with our spec scripts don't have to be perfect as the lesson. This may be a fluke. #scriptchat
12:45 am SKCOMEDY: Funny thing is, according to article in New Yorker, Murray no longer talks to Ramis. Ramis has no idea why. #scriptchat
12:45 am GCGeek: So if I had written this and hired a scriptreader, do think they would find the concept/unique idea or tell me to start over? #scriptchat
12:45 am readerproof: @jeannevb The one from 1990 yes. I might read the other one too. #scriptchat
12:45 am davincidiva: RT @jmiewald: So why Groundhog Day?>>Also the element of winter (cold, no love) giving way to spring (reawakening) #scriptchat
12:45 am jmiewald: Ooo, that's a deeper answer than I expected. RT @SKCOMEDY A holiday about predicting the future for a guy without one. #scriptchat
12:45 am GCGeek: Excited for you!! RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek Its called "The Men She Didnt Marry" #scriptchat
12:46 am KageyNYC: Let's make our specs as flawless as possible and give them no excuse to pass on them. Best path to #scriptchat #worlddomination
12:46 am booksbelow: Curious RT @SKCOMEDY: Funny thing is, according to article in New Yorker, Murray no longer talks to Ramis. Ramis has no idea why #scriptchat
12:46 am nmbg2009: there is quite a few ideas.. insane assylums ... child serial killers. how far it could go from the ed gein perspective #scriptchat
12:46 am davincidiva: RT @SKCOMEDY A holiday about predicting the future for a guy without one. >>best answer!!! #scriptchat
12:46 am jeannevb: @readerproof cool #scriptchat
12:46 am readerproof: @GCGeek They'd tell you to put a story & structure in. Basically, they'd tell you to make what the film turned out to be. #scriptchat
12:46 am yeah_write: @GCGeek But There is Hope may be a better way to look at it. But no hope if it doesn't get written. #scriptchat
12:47 am GinySassenach: Do you think Bill M. will be remembered for GD or the Ghost movies??? #scriptchat
12:47 am SKCOMEDY: Good question! RT @GCGeek: So if I had written this-hired scriptreader, would find the concept/unique idea or tell me start over #scriptchat
12:47 am TheWriteScript: @KageyNYC I think our stuff has to be sound. But they will go thru development no matter what. Some use perfection to not finish #scriptchat
12:47 am GCGeek: RT @KageyNYC: Lets make our specs as flawless as possible & no excuse to pass on them. Best path to #scriptchat #worlddomination #scriptchat
12:47 am The_Jodi: (Hello #scriptchatters!) (Dining on food with real silverware!) (Trying to follow.) #scriptchat
12:47 am GCGeek: @readerproof Encouraging! Thanks! #scriptchat
12:47 am KageyNYC: Nice!!! RT @jmiewald that's a deeper than I expected. RT @SKCOMEDY A holiday about predicting the future for a guy without one. #scriptchat
12:47 am blankethouse: @big_think @jeannevb My apologies for missing #scriptchat tonight. I love that movie Groundhogs Day. God Bless
12:47 am nmbg2009: i dont wanna play out a subject already done.. i see that alot these days #scriptchat
12:47 am yeah_write: Was Rubin a produced writer when this sold? #scriptchat
12:47 am eyamie: @skcomedy There's also that condemned feeling when Phil sees his shadow. #scriptchat
12:48 am GCGeek: Here for ya! RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek But There is Hope may be a better way to look at it. But no hope if it doesnt get written. #scriptchat
12:48 am SKCOMEDY: Another way to look at it is--sometimes notes are gifts, helping you to a great film. It depends on who's giving them. #scriptchat
12:48 am naultpullar: Hello! I was writing and just saw what time it was. #scriptchat
12:48 am booksbelow: Caddyshack! RT @GinySassenach: Do you think Bill M. will be remembered for GD or the Ghost movies??? #scriptchat
12:48 am jeannevb: @blankethouse *waves* #scriptchat
12:49 am jmiewald: Hedge hog shame? RT @eyamie There's also that condemned feeling when Phil sees his shadow. #scriptchat
12:49 am eyamie: RT @SKCOMEDY: Another way to look at it is--sometimes notes are gifts, helping you to a great film. depends on whos giving them. #scriptchat
12:49 am KageyNYC: @TheWriteScript Agreed. Don't rewrite like YOU'RE living GHD. :) Yet hard to get into dev't if no one buys it. Tricky balance #scriptchat
12:49 am GinySassenach: @booksbelow Not a fan of caddyshack. #scriptchat
12:49 am readerproof: True words. RT @SKCOMEDY: Another way to look at it is--sometimes notes are gifts, helping you to a great film. #scriptchat
12:49 am eyamie: @jmiewald Beaver Fever #scriptchat
12:49 am LisaFromNYC: zombieland lol RT @GinySassenach: Do you think Bill M. will be remembered for GD or the Ghost movies??? #ScriptChat
12:50 am yeah_write: Zombieland for sure. RT @booksbelow: Caddyshack! RT @GinySassenach: Do u think Bill M. will b remembered for GD or Ghost movies? #scriptchat
12:50 am booksbelow: @GinySassenach yes, but love Murray in it! #scriptchat
12:50 am GinySassenach: @LisaFromNYC I've heard some great things about Zombieland. must put on list to rent. #scriptchat
12:50 am KageyNYC: Teehee RT @eyamie: @jmiewald Beaver Fever #scriptchat
12:50 am KatherineCahoon: @jeannevb That would be great! #scriptchat
12:50 am yeah_write: Ha, great minds... RT @LisaFromNYC: zombieland lol RT @GinySassenach: Do you think Bill M. will be remembered for... #scriptchat
12:51 am readerproof: Does anyone else feel like this script would be great for Christopher Nolan to make? He could pull it off. #scriptchat
12:51 am TheWriteScript: @jeannevb YES! #scriptchat
12:51 am sidunn: I always want notes. Notes from producers frequently help me make my scripts better. #scriptchat
12:51 am nmbg2009: i need an opinion on this from script rederrs and writers #scriptchat
12:51 am LisaFromNYC: :) RT @yeah_write Ha, great minds.. #ScriptChat
12:51 am ZaNiaCmedic: @yeah_write Nah. His wines. #scriptchat
12:51 am GinySassenach: @readerproof Well, it could certainly b a dream sequence #scriptchat
12:51 am KageyNYC: Blog post! RT @jeannevb: we did whole class on rewrites at conf. I'll have to give lowdown fr some Oscar-nominated writers #scriptchat
12:52 am davincidiva: Wanted to mention that this week is 1 year since the untimely death of Blake Snyder (Save the Cat) at 52. Write it now, folks #scriptchat
12:52 am sidunn: But, of course, some notes from producers are totally insane! #scriptchat
12:52 am LisaFromNYC: @GinySassenach zombieland is fun. But I wasn't too keen on the rom parts. But def worth the watch #ScriptChat
12:52 am readerproof: @GinySassenach lol, it's Phil's limbo #scriptchat
12:52 am jeannevb: @KageyNYC @KatherineCahoon @TheWriteScript so much to share w u guys! ;) #scriptchat
12:53 am readerproof: RT @davincidiva: Wanted to mention that this week is 1 year since the untimely death of Blake Snyder at 52. Write it now, folks #scriptchat
12:53 am KageyNYC: Hear, hear RT @davincidiva Wanted to mention this week is 1 yr since death of Blake Snyder at 52. Write it now, folks #scriptchat
12:54 am sidunn: Blake was a good guy. I'm glad I got to meet him & stay in touch for a while before his untimely death. I rely on his book. #scriptchat
12:54 am KageyNYC: Again, I agree RT @LisaFromNYC @GinySassenach zombieland is fun. But I wasn't too keen on the rom parts. But def worth the watch #ScriptChat
12:54 am readerproof: Blake Snyder said GHD was a "curse bottle". If you don't know what that means, read his second book. It's genius. #scriptchat
12:54 am jmiewald: GHD was also an idea cheap and easy to shoot. They used few locations / actors for most of the film. #scriptchat
12:54 am yeah_write: @davincidiva Has it been a year? I saw him in SF at RWA conference 2 years ago. #scriptchat
12:54 am sdarancette: his http://bit.ly/d9AmFi is pretty cool. Live feed from a writing panel from Itv fest #scriptchat
12:54 am eyamie: I know IMDB can't be trusted but it appears Mr. Rubin's first feature was Groundhog Day, followed by Hear No Evil and S.F.W. #scriptchat
12:55 am GinySassenach: Did they reshoot the same scene for everyday or use what they shoot the day before? #scriptchat
12:56 am ZaNiaCmedic: @SKCOMEDY IMDb doesn't list any writer credits prior to GD. #scriptchat
12:56 am davincidiva: RT @yeah_write: @davincidiva Has it been a year? I saw him in SF at RWA conference 2 years ago. > aug 4 #scriptchat
12:56 am ZaNiaCmedic: For Rubin. RT @zaniacmedic: @SKCOMEDY IMDb doesn't list any writer credits prior to GD. #scriptchat
12:56 am jeannevb: WOOT! RT @KageyNYC: #Scriptchat ...next week guests @SKCOMEDY & @thewritertype http://bit.ly/185tzs
12:57 am eyamie: btw http://www.dannyrubin.com/blogusgroundhogus/ #scriptchat
12:57 am GCGeek: Wootx9! RT @KageyNYC: This is a comedy 2-parter: This week GHD, next week guests @SKCOMEDY & @thewritertype http://bit.ly/185tzs #scriptchat
12:57 am jeannevb: warning: @thewritertype makes voodoo dolls ... bring ur garlic #scriptchat
12:57 am readerproof: RT @jeannevb: WOOT! RT @KageyNYC: #Scriptchat ...next week guests @SKCOMEDY & @thewritertype http://bit.ly/185tzs #scriptchat
12:58 am yeah_write: @GCGeek Go here now TV writer http://stickam.com/itvfest #scriptchat
12:58 am nmbg2009: can i get some advice on horror plots? #scriptchat
12:58 am SKCOMEDY: Woot, indeed. #scriptchat
12:59 am KatherineCahoon: @sidunn Blake will always be remembered. He inspired me so much. #scriptchat
12:59 am booksbelow: Think we used up @SKCOMEDY already! RT @KageyNYC: #Scriptchat ..next week guests @SKCOMEDY & @thewritertype http://bit.ly/185tzs #scriptchat
1:00 am TheWriteScript: So..when do find out next month's script? #scriptchat
1:00 am GCGeek: I'm there! Is this happening now? RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek Go here now TV writer http://stickam.com/itvfest #scriptchat
1:00 am SKCOMEDY: Great chat--not used to trying to type so fast! #scriptchat
1:00 am GinySassenach: Enjoyed tonight.can't wait until next Sunday @SKComedy . Woot woot Bye everyone #scriptchat
1:00 am jmiewald: What kind of advice? @nmbg2009 can i get some advice on horror plots? #scriptchat
1:01 am davincidiva: RT @KatherineCahoon: @sidunn Blake will always be remembered. He inspired me so much.>> He was an angel, then he got literal #scriptchat
1:01 am KatherineCahoon: @KageyNYC U were fabulous:) #scriptchat
1:01 am yeah_write: @GCGeek Now. Log in and tweet too. #scriptchat
1:01 am KageyNYC: Practice makes perfect :) RT @booksbelow: Think we used up @SKCOMEDY already! #Scriptchat
1:01 am LisaFromNYC: @KageyNYC Great job moding. Another fun #ScriptChat
1:01 am yeah_write: Thanks for being here and making this chat ROCK! RT @SKCOMEDY: Great chat--not used to trying to type so fast! #scriptchat
1:02 am KageyNYC: I think my drink needs a drink now. #scriptchat
1:02 am SKCOMEDY: @KageyNYC Great moderating, moderator! WOOT WOOT! #scriptchat
1:02 am booksbelow: Thanks to #treefort group as usual! #scriptchat
1:02 am nmbg2009: RT @KageyNYC: I think my drink needs a drink now. #scriptchat
1:02 am KageyNYC: Yay, Treefort! RT @booksbelow: Thanks to #treefort group as usual! #scriptchat
1:02 am GCGeek: Thank you all!! @KageyNYC @SKCOMEDY @jeannevb #scriptchat
1:03 am grumblecore: I better use this for #scriptchat. My other account is mostly for other topics.
1:03 am jeannevb: Thanks to @KageyNYC and @yeah_write for covering for me! I'm pulling transcript now, hoping to get it all *gulp* #scriptchat
1:03 am davincidiva: I'm watching @itvfest live now at http://stickam.com/itvfest #scriptchat
1:03 am SKCOMEDY: I'm heading home now. Our block lost all power an hour before Scriptchat, so I had to camp out at a noisy Starbucks. #scriptchat
1:03 am jeannevb: welcome to my world ;) RT @KageyNYC: I think my drink needs a drink now. #scriptchat
1:03 am ZaNiaCmedic: @KageyNYC Good job to all who moderated! Nice to meet new friends, too! #scriptchat
1:04 am KageyNYC: Seriously, thank you to all #scriptchat participants tonight. You all had my back. (yes, especially foie gras herself @yeah_write)
1:04 am jeannevb: that's love ;) RT @SKCOMEDY: Our block lost all power an hour before Scriptchat, so I had to camp out at a noisy Starbucks. #scriptchat
1:04 am dkbrklyn: Thanks all, see ya soon #scriptchat
1:04 am iHumble: Lol RT @jeannevb: u have discovered the secret to #scriptchat moderator success RT @KageyNYC: I have no idea (cont) http://tl.gd/2sdknf
1:04 am booksbelow: @SKCOMEDY Thanks, looking forward to next week. #scriptchat
1:04 am yeah_write: Dedication @SKCOMEDY: I'm heading home now. Our block lost all power an hour before Scriptchat,...camp out at a noisy Starbucks. #scriptchat
1:04 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Sa-weet! I need to grab some dinner. It's been one of those days. :-) Can you watch the panels later? #scriptchat
1:04 am jeannevb: Don't forget comedy love spreading into next week! @SKCOMEDY guesting on USA chat! #scriptchat
1:04 am KageyNYC: You are a goddess. I bow. RT @jeannevb: welcome to my world ;) RT @KageyNYC: I think my drink needs a drink now. #scriptchat
1:04 am yeah_write: @KageyNYC Great job tonight Kim. You were rockin' #scriptchat
1:05 am chained: RT @jeannevb: An interview w GROUNDHOG DAY writer Danny Rubin on @big_think http://bit.ly/9IK0Lw #scriptchat
1:05 am jeannevb: @KageyNYC I really can't thank u enough. THis conf week wiped me out #scriptchat
1:05 am jeannevb: @KageyNYC prob bc I was shooting darts, dancing & drinking gin until 2 AM haha #scriptchat
1:06 am TheWriteScript: Another great night! Thanks you guys! Next week -- can't wait. #scriptchat
1:06 am jeannevb: @iHumble :) #scriptchat
1:06 am KageyNYC: *Hug* thanks love, we're a pretty kick ass team :) RT @yeah_write: @KageyNYC Great job tonight Kim. You were rockin' #scriptchat
1:06 am GCGeek: Gin? Tequila is just a home brew? RT @jeannevb: @KageyNYC prob bc I was shooting darts, dancing & drinking gin until 2 AM haha #scriptchat
1:06 am KageyNYC: Marry me. RT @jeannevb: @KageyNYC prob bc I was shooting darts, dancing & drinking gin until 2 AM haha #scriptchat
1:07 am jeannevb: RT @KageyNYC: *Hug* thanks love, were a pretty kick ass team :) RT @yeah_write: @KageyNYC Great job tonight Kim. You were rockin #scriptchat
1:07 am yeah_write: IDK RT @GCGeek: @yeah_write Sa-weet!... It's been one of those days. :-) Can you watch the panels later? #scriptchat
1:07 am jeannevb: thought I already did ha RT @KageyNYC: Marry me. RT @jeannevb: @KageyNYC shooting darts, dancing & drinking gin until 2 AM haha #scriptchat
1:07 am jeannevb: @GCGeek i do like a good gin & tonic in the summer #scriptchat
1:08 am nmbg2009: i have done some extensive research and ive found some good subjects.. #scriptchat
1:08 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Looks like you can stream past sessions. Thanks! #scriptchat
1:08 am ZaNiaCmedic: @jeannevb Heading to replenish my G&T now, too! #scriptchat
1:10 am V00D00Q: Virgin here. Do chats last an hour or until the last body drops? #scriptchat
1:11 am jeannevb: WOOT! Transcript pulled flawlessly. Will be up in a few min, tops. #scriptchat
1:11 am KageyNYC: @V00D00Q Officially an hour but we're a fan of stragglers. :) #scriptchat
1:12 am jeannevb: psst @V00D00Q is a chat virgin... send some #FF love :) #scriptchat
1:12 am jeannevb: @V00D00Q yep, lasts an hour... or so ... depending on how drunk/silly/engrossed we are #scriptchat
1:12 am V00D00Q: @KageyNYC Nice. I like the elbow room! #scriptchat
1:12 am jeannevb: havent even gotten my first! #sin RT @zaniacmedic: @jeannevb Heading to replenish my G&T now, too! #scriptchat
1:13 am ZaNiaCmedic: This was my first, too. My fingers are cramped! RT @jeannevb: psst @V00D00Q is a chat virgin... send some #FF love :) #scriptchat
1:13 am jeannevb: fyi, I was @V00D00Q's first follower. U shld all join me on the virgin dark side #scriptchat
1:14 am jeannevb: 2 virgins in one night.... I'm exhausted :) RT @zaniacmedic: This was my first, too. My fingers are cramped! @V00D00Q #scriptchat
1:14 am V00D00Q: @jeannevb Well...the heat index today reached 112. I'm about ready to crack one open so it could be a long evening! #scriptchat
1:15 am art1032: Chat newbie as well :)@zaniacmedic @jeannevb: psst @V00D00Q is a chat virgin... send some #FF love :) #scriptchat
1:15 am jeannevb: @V00D00Q fyi, u now have a quad of topshelf followers :) #scriptchat
1:15 am jeannevb: WOOT! RT @art1032: Chat newbie as well :)@zaniacmedic @jeannevb: psst @V00D00Q is a chat virgin... send some #FF love :) #scriptchat
1:16 am V00D00Q: @jeannevb SA-WEET! #scriptchat
1:16 am jeannevb: fyi, I did some MAJOR pimpage for our chat at the conf. We will def be getting new AMAZING screenwriters joining in! #scriptchat
1:16 am V00D00Q: @jeannevb However...my tweets will more than like consist of me bitching about writers block! #scriptchat
1:17 am jeannevb: @V00D00Q we're here to support, so bitch away... just dont bitchslap #scriptchat
1:17 am jeannevb: me too. I need to read script & read transcript RT @PennyAsh: @jeannevb *sigh* looks like another transcript read for me. #scriptchat
1:17 am KageyNYC: @V00D00Q Also, you can use #scriptchat hashtag all week for convo, advice, support - many, many of us follow thread all week.
1:17 am V00D00Q: Go Into The Story...Scott is a very nice guy. I look forward to him sitting in! #scriptchat
1:18 am jeannevb: Thanks again, everyone! So glad ur up for the homework #scriptchat
1:18 am V00D00Q: @KageyNYC Nice! #scriptchat
1:18 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb I suspect I'll be doing that too. Tomorrow is forecast for 105 here #scriptchat
1:19 am jeannevb: If u like reading scripts,don't forget 40 Days of Screenplays via @GoIntoTheStory is on NOW! http://bit.ly/9Yz2LG #scriptchat
1:20 am ZaNiaCmedic: @jeannevb Hmmm. Meet you there. Then we'll play. :) #scriptchat
1:20 am KageyNYC: @V00D00Q And there's a blog! We're fancy that way ;) http://bit.ly/185tzs #scriptchat
1:20 am StuckintheMidl: @readerproof "Blake Snyder said GHD was a 'curse bottle'." http://bit.ly/aNlCcY surreal bottle? #scriptchat
1:20 am jeannevb: Next month's Script Night script to be announced VERY soon! #scriptchat #promise @GoIntoTheStory will be there too! (& @nate_winslow)
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