Scriptchat: OPEN TOPIC Transcript

#Scriptchat OPEN TOPIC

Whenever we open up the floor for an Open Topic chat, anything can happen. See what’s on the mind of our EURO and USA writers, from craft to comic books. Enjoy! @jeannevb

EURO Moderator: Mina Zaher, @DreamsGrafter

USA Moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, @jeannevb

EURO CHAT:

8:00 pm DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK ... It's an open topic tonight so feel free to discuss anything that takes your fancy!

8:02 pm DreamsGrafter: Also a reminder that Euro #scriptchat has its Xmas drinks next week. Chk link for deets: http://bit.ly/hgyHXq

8:05 pm DreamsGrafter: 'Tis a quiet night on #scriptchat ... perhaps bc of a) #xfactor results b) finishing #nano c) open topic = time out. ;)

8:06 pm dizzydentfilms: I'll start. Poll: Do you think Sarah Palin is good for the country or are you not retarded? #scriptchat

8:06 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat it is quiet isn't it... and what's #xfactor, never heard of it!

8:06 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Listening to a program on beating writer's block :) #scriptchat #xfactor #nano

8:07 pm eph_bee: #scriptchat how much is collaboration vital to the progress of a script? how much is feedback essential to shape a screenplay?

8:07 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh You have no problem w/ writer's block. Am so impressed w/ your over 70k #nano count. Sooo cool! #scriptchat

8:08 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter This is good stuff anyway :) #nano #scriptchat

8:08 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia It is so quiet. #xfactor is one guy's assault on the British music industry. Talent show on TV. #scriptchat

8:09 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee Personally I think some feedback is very important, otherwise you're writing in a vacuum #scriptchat

8:09 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Hi Mina! a) Wish I could see #xfactor, b) #NaNo finished me (finally broke 10K), c) lurking from across the pond. #scriptchat

8:09 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Btw, I really enjoyed your blog as usual. Understanding the visual landscape of film is so important for the writer. #scriptchat

8:09 pm rpg3000: @DreamsGrafter Hi Mina, doing a little light work here, no reality TV for me. #scriptchat

8:10 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat I only get writer's block when I'm working on stuff I don't believe in... or when I'm turning out trash for the sake of it

8:10 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia I didn't get a chance to read all of Herzog's interview but I love his unorthodox approach to storytelling. #scriptchat

8:10 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter thanks #scriptchat

8:11 pm momentsoffilm: Hello people of #scriptchat

8:11 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek *throws lasoo* ... How are you doing? Was this yr first attempt at #nano? What did you think? #scriptchat

8:12 pm DreamsGrafter: @rpg3000 Hey there, what are you working on right now? Hope it's going well. #scriptchat

8:12 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia Exactly, it's the forced factor #scriptchat

8:12 pm eph_bee: @PennyAsh do you seek out feedback at every stage? post full draft? do you like to hear your stuff read for feedback? #scriptchat

8:12 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter I don't find Herzog's approach unorthodox at all. It all made perfect sense to me. #scriptchat

8:12 pm OnewordTF: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat I only get writer's block when I'm working on stuff I don't believe in... or when I'm turning out trash for the sake of it

8:12 pm DreamsGrafter: @africanidentity Hey there, welcome! Amazon issued a state as a result of last week's backlash. Did you read it? #scriptchat

8:12 pm alli_and_that: Hi all - I'm a bit sleepy. What are we currently chatting about? #scriptchat

8:13 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Doing well, thanks! First attempt at a novel & #NaNo. Loved it! Needed to prepare more (schedule wise). #scriptchat

8:13 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia I guess I mean in relation to what is taught in the classrooms and preached in the books. So wonderfully refreshing. #scriptchat

8:13 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee I have beta readers. I usually let them read it when I get to a place where I'm deciding on direction for the story #scriptchat

8:14 pm DreamsGrafter: @momentsoffilm Hey Leilani ... welcome! :) Did you see my reply to your Invictus tweet? #scriptchat

8:14 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee Also I only send to people I absolutely trust to tell me the truth about it #scriptchat

8:15 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter Yes. Exactly the stuff that is currently driving me insane. I can't hear anymore idiotic ideas about writing #scriptchat

8:15 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek How do you compare it to screenwriting? I loved the departure from the screenplay format. Just letting words run away. #scriptchat

8:15 pm momentsoffilm: @DreamsGrafter Yes, I couldn't comment on the story as didn't get that far past Morgan's accent! Haha! #scriptchat

8:15 pm rpg3000: @DreamsGrafter Just putting the finishing touches on a few one-page outlines. Almost done! #scriptchat

8:16 pm DreamsGrafter: @alli_and_that Hey Allison, it's an open topic tonight ... so feel free to bring up anything that takes your fancy. #scriptchat

8:17 pm eph_bee: @PennyAsh #scriptchat that's why i set up my writing group, #fas, cos there is only so much friends/family will be able to say.

8:18 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Love being able to dive into the descriptions & let it flow! ? character development & story-telling practice #scriptchat

8:19 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia For nxt yr we've got ideas abt inviting industry tweeps fr different disciplines 2 talk abt how they see the script. #scriptchat

8:19 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee Writing groups are good. My readers are all writers in different genres and will tell me when I write crap #scriptchat #fas

8:19 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat The thing that amazed me today, was Werner Herzog saying it takes him a couple of days to write a screenplay. Inspiring stuff

8:19 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia i.e. to help the writer look beyond the page ... so art dept., director, editor, costume, music ... #scriptchat

8:20 pm DreamsGrafter: @momentsoffilm I struggled w/ it throughout ... thought the film was really a missed opportunity. #scriptchat *probably in minority tho*

8:20 pm SPCWrite: When can we talk about agent stuff & how to get one? #scriptchat

8:20 pm alli_and_that: Eep, I have to disappear for a bit but should be back before the end. Happy scriptchatting! #scriptchat

8:21 pm DreamsGrafter: @rpg3000 Nice one! I was talking to @bang2write about one page outlines. Key is to have kick ass specs then work on 1 pagers. #scriptchat

8:21 pm filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter sounds like a good idea #scriptchat people should know how scripts are actually used

8:21 pm momentsoffilm: @DreamsGrafter I wasn't that keen on the whole rugby thing but I like Matt Damon. That'll teach me! #scriptchat

8:22 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek Me too as well as thoughts of characters. It was so great just to focus on storytelling. #scriptchat

8:22 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek Made me realise how technical screenwriting reall is. #scriptchat

8:23 pm nisajaie: @filmutopia The quickest I have ever written a screenplay is one week. I don't know if I would do that again on spec. #scriptchat

8:23 pm momentsoffilm: @filmutopia When I'm acting the first thing I do is go through script with a big black marker and cross out any blocking! #scriptchat

8:23 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek The formatting is what gives me fits #scriptchat

8:24 pm ambigfoot: I think the dramatic nuances of the narrative in Seagal's Under Siege are largely unappreciated by the post-Louis Malle audience #scriptchat

8:24 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Yes! I've been concentrating on sit-com specs (characters already exist). I feared creating new ones-Love it now! #scriptchat

8:24 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Now that #nano's finished, I'll be able to research guests. Really looking forward to a different outlook. #scriptchat

8:24 pm GCGeek: @PennyAsh @DreamsGrafter I do lots of IT technical writing. Formatting is my safe zone. :-) #scriptchat

8:24 pm rpg3000: @DreamsGrafter Absolutely. One of these is for spec that's gone down well, others new ideas that came up in the room. Fun! #scriptchat

8:25 pm filmutopia: @momentsoffilm Tom Noonan does the same. #scriptchat

8:25 pm eph_bee: @PennyAsh it's definitely the way forward. what about hearing your dialogue? do you get it read out to listen to? #scriptchat #fas

8:25 pm PennyAsh: @GCGeek @DreamsGrafter LOL I don't usually outline so formatting makes me crazy :) #nano #scriptchat

8:25 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia You're so right as writers, so easy to not be able to see beyond the page. There's a real disadvantage as a result. #scriptchat

8:26 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter I wrote my first interview (30 Rock's Kevin Brown) & loved it. Helped give me courage to branch out w/a novel. #scriptchat

8:26 pm DreamsGrafter: @momentsoffilm Haha ... Matt Damon is a guilty pleasure of mine. He's totally underrated ... thinking about Team America. Haha. #scriptchat

8:27 pm fnafilms: @momentsoffilm @filmutopia Working with writers who also r actors provides a very different & interesting perspective on things. #scriptchat

8:27 pm DreamsGrafter: @BSilverSpoon Will check out link after #scriptchat ... thanks!

8:27 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee I let the computer read it to me. The monotone voice helps me pick out flaws #scriptchat #fas

8:27 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat. Can I just test a theory? How many people in this group have read both Ulysses and A Moveable Feast?

8:27 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh @GCGeek format re screenwriting ... ? #scriptchat

8:28 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter I love Matt Damon :) He's the perfect spy actor #scriptchat

8:28 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter @GCGeek Ype :) #scriptchat

8:28 pm filmutopia: @fnafilms I mainly work with actors who are also writers. #scriptchat

8:28 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Yep even. dyslexic fingers #scriptchat

8:29 pm theodorefisher: (Raises hand.) RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat. Can I test a theory? How many people in this group have read both Ulysses & A Moveable Feast?

8:29 pm momentsoffilm: @DreamsGrafter Him and Leo! And him and Leo together! #pureheaven #scriptchat

8:29 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia Have not read either #scriptchat

8:30 pm momentsoffilm: So does anyone write screenplays with the idea of having characters for specific actors? #scriptchat

8:30 pm fnafilms: @filmutopia I love the insight they bring to character. #scriptchat

8:30 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek Specs in UK r encouraged to be originals. We don't have the same practice in the US i.e. to write fr existing shows. #scriptchat

8:30 pm eph_bee: @PennyAsh oh wow, what a novel idea. what program does that? #scriptchat (cos that's one of the things #fas does)

8:30 pm PennyAsh: @momentsoffilm I tried that but it didn't work for me #scriptchat

8:31 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek So cool that you're loving what your writing! Not only more fun but your energy will spring from page. :)) #scriptchat

8:31 pm AfricanIDentity: @filmutopia Tried several times. Never finished. #scriptchat

8:31 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter For TV writing, a spec is required of an existing show (not pilot). Spec for film is original. I'm going for TV. #scriptchat

8:31 pm momentsoffilm: @fnafilms Sometimes it's a nightmare too! Haha. #scriptchat

8:31 pm DreamsGrafter: @rpg3000 Nice! #scriptchat

8:32 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Thanks! I hear about everyone's characters doing the talking and finally experienced it. #scriptchat

8:32 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh Why don't you outline? Just curious ... not a judgemental question ... @GCGeek #scriptchat

8:32 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee I use the simple text to speech program that comes with windows #scriptchat #fas

8:32 pm kingisafink: One of us raises a hand. RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat. How many people in this group have read both Ulysses & A Moveable Feast?

8:33 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter For me outlining kills the need to write the story. #scriptchat

8:33 pm fnafilms: @momentsoffilm Sometimes, but isn't everything? I love those script meetings though. #scriptchat

8:33 pm DreamsGrafter: @momentsoffilm 2011 calendars! ;) #scriptchat I did like Leo in Shutter Island.

8:33 pm rpg3000: @momentsoffilm Sometimes to help with starting point for voices, but not always. #scriptchat

8:34 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat Interesting answers. OK. One last question. How many people in this group own copies of Stalker and Fitzcarraldo?

8:34 pm kingisafink: We've done that. @momentsoffilm Anyone write screenplays w/ the idea of having characters for specific actors? #scriptchat

8:34 pm momentsoffilm: @fnafilms @filmutopia It is interesting working wth peeps who have more than one discipline. They often have unique perspective. #scriptchat

8:34 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia Neither one again #scriptchat

8:34 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek That is so cool at your that stage. Are you going for any of the TV programs you have in the US? #scriptchat

8:35 pm GCGeek: @filmutopia Half-raised hand. Ulysses in school many moons ago. #scriptchat

8:35 pm momentsoffilm: @DreamsGrafter Totally! #scriptchat

8:35 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh I can totally understand that. Fr experience, it's easier to not write an outline w/ prose than w/ a screenplay. #scriptchat

8:36 pm alli_and_that: I managed to be productive this week & finish 2 short scripts. Many people find it difficult to write shorts -what do you think? #scriptchat

8:36 pm eph_bee: @PennyAsh ah so! thankee! I'll have to look and see if I have one too. #scriptchat

8:37 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter :-) Writing specs 4 Modern Family & 30 Rock, all 4 hopes of agent, freelance, pitches. Don't expect shows 2 hire #scriptchat

8:37 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter For my screenplay I did a beatsheet with just a basic generic structure, no details, it helped #scriptchat

8:38 pm DreamsGrafter: RT @momentsoffilm: @lmcnelly Interesting. I analyse charactesr from the actions in the screenplay. #scriptchat

8:38 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter There are also fellowships offered at different times-write for a year at salary and learn the biz. I will try! #scriptchat

8:38 pm madskiadrai: Happy scriptchatting everybody. It's late night here and I still have to finish my job. Have fun. #scriptchat

8:38 pm PennyAsh: @eph_bee If you have windows it's there :) Just have to find where for your OS #scriptchat

8:39 pm momentsoffilm: @filmutopia I have never seen any Herzog, never mind own any! #Iknowitschocking #scriptchat

8:39 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat I'm pondering. Back shortly.

8:40 pm davidjohnjones: #scriptchat Hard at work on my first draft for my Writers' Store contest entry and enjoying and loving the whole creative process.

8:40 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek But such great practice. Writing is about writing pure and simple ... the more you do it, the better you become. #scriptchat

8:40 pm madskiadrai: @aldoswastia do, coba lu search #scriptchat deh. Seru, pnulis euro lg pada diskusi di twitter.

8:40 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Usually when I get an idea I can see the whole thing start to finish, then I fill in the details :) #scriptchat

8:41 pm PennyAsh: @davidjohnjones Good luck, just sent my entry in #scriptchat

8:41 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh Cool, just as long as you knew where you were going with the plot. Prose is such a luxury. Haha! #scriptchat

8:41 pm theodorefisher: (Lowers hand.) Love Herzog, though. RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat How many people in this group own copies of Stalker & Fitzcarraldo?

8:41 pm GCGeek: RT @DreamsGrafter: But such great practice. Writing is about writing pure & simple ... the more you do it, the better you become #scriptchat

8:42 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter LOL I had a time leaving out details. May have to adapt to book form :) #scriptchat

8:42 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek Cool, go for it ... We now have 2 tv channels that are offering traineeships ... the 2nd one is only v recent. #scriptchat

8:42 pm SharkGoddess: Good "?". I'd like to know how to compose a letter to one. RT @SPCWrite When can we talk about agent stuff & how to get one? #scriptchat

8:42 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter I agree! Tech writing, blogs, freelance articles have all helped me. But diving in: novel, script - finally! #scriptchat

8:43 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh Great. I can't see how one writes a screenplay w/out knowing the ending i.e. u need to know character's journey. #scriptchat

8:43 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter Excellent! One really should train (and live) on multiple continents. :-) #scriptchat

8:43 pm Khol_411: Best books on FILM EDITING techniques etc? I'm using FCP. Any recommendations? #film #indiefilm #scriptchat

8:43 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Helps that I see my stories like movies in my head too :) #scriptchat

8:44 pm DreamsGrafter: @alli_and_that I love writing short stories ... am going back to a short screenplay next week. So excited. #scriptchat

8:44 pm filmutopia: #scriptchat Ar some point I'd like to see us debate the importance of the history of literature and the history of film to screenwriting

8:45 pm DreamsGrafter: @GCGeek I started to write my Journey blog for personal reasons. Didn't know I was setting myself to honing my craft. #scriptchat

8:45 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia Literature or story telling? #scriptchat

8:45 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh V. cool ... Do you have trouble sleeping sometimes ... i.e. your dreams/imagination at play. #scriptchat

8:46 pm AfricanIDentity: @Khol_411 Sony Vegas and YouTube. #scriptchat

8:46 pm DreamsGrafter: @madskiadrai Thanks for dropping in and saying hi ... hope work's going well! #scriptchat

8:46 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter :-) My writing too has gone in many unexpected directions. Had I not tried, I would have missed the journeys! #scriptchat

8:46 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Not usually :) I'm a lucid dreamer so sleep is just my body's 2nd gear :) #scriptchat

8:47 pm alli_and_that: @DreamsGrafter I tore apart my fave shorts to understand what I liked. Good lesson. Know writers who are scared of short films. #scriptchat

8:47 pm DreamsGrafter: @momentsoffilm I watched Grizzly Man the other night ... really fascinating - tho' it's a documentary. @filmutopia #scriptchat

8:47 pm AfricanIDentity: @filmutopia agreed #scriptchat

8:48 pm dodgyjammer: @alli_and_that I find shorts quite easy to write, doesn't take me long at all. Why do people find them difficult?#scriptchat

8:49 pm DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh I stayed on the bus the other day for an extra 20 mins. (taking long way) so I cld daydream rest of my #nano story. #scriptchat

8:49 pm PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter Nice :) I've done similar #nano #scriptchat

8:50 pm DreamsGrafter: @alli_and_that Why are they scared? #scriptchat

8:50 pm madskiadrai: @DreamsGrafter you're very welcome, mina. Thanks for cheering me. :D have a great time everybody \(^o^)/ #scriptchat

8:50 pm GCGeek: @DreamsGrafter @PennyAsh I used to need to write in silence. Found writing in a hospital, auto shop and a noisy home has helped! #scriptchat

8:51 pm dodgyjammer: @kanundra Same here, I love to write, although totally demand universal silence so I can focus, haha #scriptchat

8:51 pm DreamsGrafter: @davidjohnjones Good luck with your submission! #scriptchat

8:51 pm momentsoffilm: @DreamsGrafter @PennyAsh I write everything in my head. When I'm at the computer I'm just 'dowloading' #scriptchat

8:52 pm theodorefisher: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat Ar some point I'd like to see us debate the importance of the history of literature and the history of film to screenwriting

8:52 pm PennyAsh: @GCGeek I stared out writing in hospitals, took some getting used to to write in silence #scriptchat

8:52 pm filmutopia: @PennyAsh Yes, you have completely missed the point if you believe that is true #scriptchat

8:52 pm DreamsGrafter: @madskiadrai And thank you too, thank you for cheering me on. :)) Much appreciated! #nano #scriptchat

8:52 pm alli_and_that: @dodgyjammer @DreamsGrafter Not familiar with the structure/the format is different/length is too restrictive to tell a story... #scriptchat

8:53 pm PennyAsh: @momentsoffilm Pretty much :) Unless a character takes over #scriptchat

8:53 pm alli_and_that: @dodgyjammer @DreamsGrafter I don't agree, but I've been studying shorts for years because of uni so I'm more familiar, I guess. #scriptchat

8:53 pm robinkelly1: Stolen Summer - BBC2, 12:30am - A Project Greenlight winner (Online/TV comp by Damon/Affleck) Script/Notes: http://bit.ly/gTwBAP #scriptchat

8:54 pm kanundra: I have to be used to noise, or I'd be in the cold. Other half always has the TV on. #scriptchat

8:54 pm momentsoffilm: @PennyAsh One of mine did turn himself Scottish one time.. odd because it was Jesus! It worked though! #scriptchat

8:55 pm alli_and_that: @dodgyjammer @DreamsGrafter Personally I love the idea of honing my skills so I can deliver a story with a punch in ten minutes. #scriptchat

8:56 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia So clarify for me #scriptchat

8:56 pm DreamsGrafter: @alli_and_that I love restrictions. They push me creatively. @dodgyjammer De Maussapant's short stories show much u can achieve. #scriptchat

8:56 pm PennyAsh: @momentsoffilm Interesting. Mine have changed sex before #scriptchat

8:57 pm AfricanIDentity: #scriptchat I personally believe shorts are the future of film.

8:57 pm filmutopia: @PennyAsh without an understanding of the breadth of what has already been done, it's not possible to break new ground #scriptchat

8:57 pm DreamsGrafter: @alli_and_that A punch and also a journey in such a short amount of time. @dodgyjammer #scriptchat

8:57 pm GCGeek: @dodgyjammer @kanundra I almost tweeted "I used to demand silence" at the same moment you did. I said "need silence" to fit. #scriptchat

8:58 pm fnafilms: @paul_a_smith Only cause it's local. It's also NFL, #Filmcourage and #scriptchat. My heed is in bits. You going to Thursdayfizz?

8:58 pm PennyAsh: @filmutopia Ah, we have a fundamental difference there, I don't believe there is and new ground. Only new techniques #scriptchat

8:59 pm momentsoffilm: @PennyAsh Cool. #scriptchat

8:59 pm DreamsGrafter: Just to flag up @WritersAvenue will be guesting for Euro #scriptchat in December. Chk them out. Great for new writers breaking in.

8:59 pm PennyAsh: @momentsoffilm Heard a western writer say if a character didn't take over you weren't doing it right :) #scriptchat

9:00 pm momentsoffilm: @PennyAsh Haha.. not sure I agree with that! But maybe I'm not doing it right! #scriptchat

9:00 pm DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Just seen the history tweet Clive. Will note it down as a future topic. #scriptchat

9:00 pm filmutopia: @PennyAsh How would you know if they are new techniques, if you don't understand the cannon of work? #scriptchat

9:01 pm GCGeek: @kanundra I reluctantly gave in to the noise and got some new material from the experience :-) I can now handle music, too! #scriptchat

9:01 pm DreamsGrafter: Wow, what a brilliant chat tonight! Open topic continues w/ the US at 8pm EST/5pm PST. #scriptchat

USA CHAT:

1:00 am jeannevb: and it's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK.... OPEN TOPIC tonight!

1:00 am yeah_write: Hey. RT @thembob: Hey gang #scriptchat

1:01 am jeannevb: @thembob best guest ever :) LOVE that you keep coming back xo #scriptchat

1:01 am nobull408: @thembob @jeannevb Hey guys! #scriptchat

1:01 am tracinell: Q. Does Hollywood shut down for the next month for holidays? #scriptchat

1:01 am jeannevb: now that we've digested our turkey, what's been on your mind this week? Open topic, so throw something out there #scriptchat

1:01 am tracinell: RT @jeannevb: @thembob best guest ever :) LOVE that you keep coming back xo #scriptchat

1:01 am WellScripted: Hey #ScriptChat, let's get freaky!

1:01 am yeah_write: Hey folks, it's once again #scriptchat hour. Open topic, but ignore if you aren't interested in screenwriting.

1:01 am KonradStief: Hi gang #scriptchat

1:02 am mckormickastley: Has anyone done any writing for video games? #scriptchat

1:02 am zacsanford: just an FYI to my followers, time for #scriptchat, so come join us or you can ignore me for the hour. #scriptchat

1:02 am jeannevb: @nobull408 *waves* #scriptchat

1:02 am thembob: @tracinell It's pretty busy til mid-December then slows down considerably. #scriptchat

1:02 am GinyMacGregor: Nothing is showing up on my screen....It's like I'm in the black hole... #scriptchat

1:02 am thetissuetalk: Lurking on the US #scriptchat today. Lurkity lurk lurk.

1:02 am thembob: Steppin away. Back in a sec #scriptchat

1:02 am nobull408: @zacsanford @yeah_write @jeannevb What's everybody writing? I'm doing a TV pilot. #scriptchat

1:02 am tracinell: ok, good to know, thanks for answering. RT @thembob: @tracinell Its pretty busy til mid-December then slows down considerably. #scriptchat

1:02 am jeannevb: *cough* we see you :) RT @thetissuetalk: Lurking on the US #scriptchat today. Lurkity lurk lurk. #scriptchat

1:03 am zacsanford: @tracinell Most places will work up until the 17th and then reopen on January 3rd. Some (like Disney) work until Dec 24th. #scriptchat

1:03 am KonradStief: Q: How many of you write for your own film projects? #scriptchat

1:03 am scripteach: Just saw FAIR GAME, the Valerie Plame story. Good job of distilling lots of info down, but climax was weaker than shoulda been. #ScriptChat

1:03 am IONRyan: Gonna try to keep up with #scriptchat tonight!!

1:03 am GinyMacGregor: @zacsanford I'm trying link but nothing is showing up for #scriptchat doing this from twitter screen??

1:03 am jeannevb: @nobull408 novel & script. I've never written TV pilot @zacsanford @yeah_write #scriptchat

1:03 am sdarancette: @tracinell TV is busy too, because of pilots going into production and casting for them all the way till January, feb #scriptchat

1:03 am AnneMarieAngelo: RT @mckormickastley: Has anyone done any writing for video games? #scriptchat

1:03 am yeah_write: @nobull408 Finishing a feature (thriller) and working on some TV stuff. #scriptchat

1:03 am art1032: What are the best like 2 or 3 books or DVD's for newbies, that can get you the most for your money? #Scriptchat

1:04 am tracinell: thanks, helps me alot. RT @zacsanford: @tracinell Most places will work up until the 17th and then reopen on Jan 3. #scriptchat

1:04 am nobull408: @jeannevb I wrote pilot and working on bible for show. #scriptchat

1:04 am KonradStief: @nobull408 Writing a feature-length project, an essay film and perhaps a short film script. #scriptchat

1:04 am thetissuetalk: @jeannevb D'oh! #scriptchat

1:04 am michael2172: hi everyone. Hope you had a good weekend. #scriptchat

1:04 am yeah_write: @art1032 For movies, Save the Cat. At least the first two books. And Rewrite by Paul Chi... crap I can't remember his last name. #scriptchat

1:05 am jameskick: Oooh, I'm near a computer for #scriptchat tonight. What's the topic?

1:05 am jeannevb: we have links on blog RT @art1032: What are best like 2 or 3 books or DVDs for newbies, that can get u the most for your money? #scriptchat

1:05 am tracinell: @sdarancette good to know, someone tweeted 'everything shuts down before T-giving, get your pitches in FAST!' #scriptchat

1:05 am zacsanford: @jeannevb @yeah_write @pennyash @uscscreenwriter @art1032 @jamersmom @ginymacgregor Thx re: #NaNo. Want to hit 30k #scriptchat

1:05 am jessenovels: Being a filmmaker is just an amazing feeling, now with the net, we can create short films for all to see #scriptchat

1:05 am yeah_write: @zacsanford Nano should have been in December for you. #scriptchat

1:05 am GinyMacGregor: I'm not receiving post - it won't load up.... #scriptchat

1:05 am booksbelow: @GinyMacGregor Same thing here, tweetchat just blank! #scriptchat

1:05 am PennyAsh: @zacsanford You can do it, I have faith #NaNo #scriptchat

1:06 am jameskick: @KonradStief I don't always write my own film projects, but I certainly develop with the writers if I'm directing or producing #scriptchat

1:06 am pulptone: RT @jeannevb: and it's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK.... OPEN TOPIC tonight!

1:06 am Todfilm: Any of you guys tried Celtx? I had to take my laptop on the road with me and don't have Final Draft on it.I've been playing w/it #scriptchat

1:06 am yeah_write: @jameskick Hey, open topic #scriptchat

1:06 am zacsanford: @nobull408 Currently working on a novel, a webseries and a handful of scripts. Plus a couple things for work. #scriptchat

1:06 am IONRyan: I'm working on my first feature, a fantasy script. I've got a pilot in the works too. #scriptchat

1:06 am KonradStief: Tweet chat working fine for me with refreshing #scriptchat

1:06 am beingbrad: @Todfilm it is THE best. I love it. #scriptchat

1:06 am jeannevb: @zacsanford you can def do that, Zac! I'm so glad I'm done w #nano though haha #scriptchat

1:06 am zacsanford: @GinyMacGregor Sign out of TweetChat and then sign back in. That usually fixes things. Or follow the hash in tweetdeck. #scriptchat

1:06 am yeah_write: @GinyMacGregor Go to tweetdeck and open a search column with #scriptchat

1:07 am Todfilm: Also, finally picked up Save The Cat. It's a good read, not just another rehash of the old 3 act structure. #scriptchat

1:07 am GinyMacGregor: Hey, have I been excommunicated???? #scriptchat

1:07 am yeah_write: @booksbelow Go to tweetdeck and open a search column with #scriptchat

1:07 am nobull408: @zacsanford Very interesting. Whats your webseries about? (if you can talk about it) #scriptchat

1:07 am Todfilm: @beingbrad One of the guys in class uses it but the formatting is a bit off. Might be the settings he's been using. #scriptchat

1:07 am booksbelow: I think I'll have to do #scriptchat the old fashioned way, if that works.

1:07 am jameskick: @Todfilm Celtx is okay -- I'm waiting on the #iPad version of Final Draft #scriptchat

1:07 am KonradStief: Still don't have Save the Cat :S #scriptchat

1:07 am jeannevb: @art1032 Screenwriter's Bible, Save the Cat, Dr. Format Answers Your Questions, Inside Story (my faves) #scriptchat

1:07 am IONRyan: Q: How do you come up with your character names? #scriptchat

1:07 am zacsanford: @Todfilm I dislike Celtx. I've seen page counts be off upwards of 5 to 10%. Sure that might have been older versions. #scriptchat

1:07 am jeannevb: @booksbelow try it from Seesmic #scriptchat

1:08 am elizabethkarr: Greetings, wonderful people.When #scriptchat talks, Amazon listens. :) #scriptchat

1:08 am Todfilm: @zacsanford That's what I've heard. #scriptchat

1:08 am GCGeek: Evening! I'm 10K words into my #NaNo novel, in the story/treatment phase for two sit-com specs. And lining up blog interviews. #scriptchat

1:08 am zacsanford: @nobull408 Can't talk about the webseries yet as I'm developing it with a producer. Hopefully can announce it soon. #scriptchat

1:08 am jeannevb: I pull out a HUGE old Cornell directory & hunt RT @IONRyan: Q: How do you come up with your character names? #scriptchat

1:08 am jessenovels: I'm still playing around with what project I want to take on for a film. I have three scripts on my mind #scriptchat

1:08 am booksbelow: @yeah_write Yeah, just did that with seesmic, seems to be working fine, just have to remember to type #scriptchat

1:08 am beingbrad: @jameskick @Todfilm You can't beat the saving to the cloud feature. I have incremental backups of every script online. #scriptchat

1:08 am jeannevb: indeedy ;) RT @elizabethkarr: Greetings, wonderful people.When #scriptchat talks, Amazon listens. :) #scriptchat

1:08 am yeah_write: @zacsanford Celtx is good for the beginner, but now when starting to submit. #scriptchat

1:09 am jeannevb: Since we're open topic, I'll do some biz & plug upcoming guests :) #scriptchat

1:09 am LucidGlow: RT @jessenovels Being a filmmaker is just an amazing feeling, now with the net, we can create short films for all to see #scriptchat

1:09 am michael2172: @IONRyan i use this webpage http://www.unled.net/ its the Random name Generator helps a lot #scriptchat

1:09 am beingbrad: @Todfilm @jameskick Any machine I work from, I'm always on the up to date version. None of this emailing scripts around shit. #scriptchat

1:09 am joda07: Set and ready for #scriptchat ^_^ dual screens. http://yfrog.com/65rl90j

1:09 am art1032: @jeannevb Thanks that's what I was looking for specific ones. :) #scriptchat

1:09 am nobull408: @zacsanford Understandable. I was just talking to the creator of a webseries about marketing, profit, etc via ads, etc. #scriptchat

1:09 am mckormickastley: @beingbrad @jameskick @Todfilm Celtx is the Apple of screenwriting software. #scriptchat

1:10 am jameskick: My next film shoots next week, based on a story from Hugo winner Will McIntosh (http://bit.ly/FollowedCast), fun to adapt #scriptchat

1:10 am GinyMacGregor: Join me for a #scriptchat TweetChat at: http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat #scriptchat

1:10 am thetissuetalk: @IONRyan I go on Facebook and scroll around. #scriptchat

1:10 am yeah_write: @booksbelow Tweetchat is working on and off. #scriptchat

1:10 am Talltales08: made it #scriptchat

1:10 am zacsanford: My view on Celtx... Screenwriting is a career and a business you own. You get what you pay for in quality of business tools. #scriptchat

1:10 am jameskick: @beingbrad @Todfilm That's why we use iDisk from Apple Mobile me -- we can access things quickly. Or Google Docs. #scriptchat

1:10 am ElysabethW: @jeannevb **streaks through #scriptchat ** **dives back under write or die**

1:10 am PennyAsh: @zacsanford Good way to put it #scriptchat

1:11 am yeah_write: @jameskick I'm working with a producer on my short script. #scriptchat

1:11 am Todfilm: @jessenovels True. I have one short that's up to 41,000 views online. #scriptchat

1:11 am jeannevb: Dec 5th is @GrandRiverFilms talking TALES FROM THE SCRIPT #scriptchat & Jan 2nd @HalCroasmun prez of @ScreenwritingU #markcalendars

1:11 am zacsanford: @nobull408 I think it is Wednesday at 11 a.m. PST, but there is now a #webserieschat #scriptchat

1:11 am tracinell: RT @zacsanford: Screenwriting is a career and a business you own. You get what you pay for in quality of business tools. #scriptchat

1:11 am dwacon: @Todfilm The STC software is also good to add to the arsenal. #scriptchat

1:11 am jeannevb: *clicks picture* :) RT @ElysabethW: @jeannevb **streaks through #scriptchat ** **dives back under write or die** #scriptchat

1:11 am elizabethkarr: Gr8 resource 4 #writers #filmmakers RT @GinyMacGregor: Join me 4 #scriptchat TweetChat at: http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat #scriptchat

1:11 am beingbrad: @zacsanford To me that's an old school mentality. Say that to Ubuntu or Linux. #scriptchat

1:11 am GCGeek: Echo! RT @elizabethkarr: Greetings, wonderful people.When #scriptchat talks, Amazon listens. :) #scriptchat

1:11 am eyamie: RT @Amazon_Studios: @HalCroasmun We are listening, and appreciate the thoughtful feedback we've been receiving. #scriptchat

1:11 am art1032: @IONRyan I google popular names and see if any of them fit. #scriptchat

1:11 am jameskick: @yeah_write very cool, care to reveal what it's about #scriptchat

1:12 am tracinell: RT @jeannevb: Dec 5th is @GrandRiverFilms talking TALES FROM THE SCRIPT #scriptchat & Jan 2nd @HalCroasmun prez @ScreenwritingU #scriptchat

1:12 am GinyMacGregor: Finally! Hi everyone...what did I miss? #scriptchat

1:12 am dwacon: @yeah_write Now that I have TweetDeck auto-add the hash tag, never going back to TweetChat. Well, maybe... #scriptchat

1:12 am jameskick: RT @Amazon_Studios: @HalCroasmun We are listening, and appreciate the thoughtful feedback we've been receiving. #scriptchat

1:12 am IONRyan: I love the answers I've got on deciding character's names. Facebook, random name generator site, Etc. #scriptchat

1:12 am PennyAsh: Considering a first contact story #scriptchat

1:12 am thetissuetalk: What is the average page length for a "short film" script? Is there a general rule? Have never written one but interested. #scriptchat

1:12 am joda07: @Todfilm @jessenovels That's awesome. Send me a link and let's make it 41,001 hits! #scriptchat

1:12 am dwacon: @Todfilm I have FD on two machines -- I can synch files. #scriptchat

1:13 am jeannevb: write about the day you met #scriptchat haha RT @PennyAsh: Considering a first contact story #scriptchat

1:13 am michael2172: @GinyMacGregor hi #scriptchat

1:13 am zacsanford: @beingbrad I've never used Ubuntu or Linux. But does Celtx have proper file extension outputs for MM Sched/Budget software? #scriptchat

1:13 am sdarancette: RT @jeannevb: write about the day you met #scriptchat haha RT @PennyAsh: Considering a first contact story #scriptchat - We met cute.

1:13 am yeah_write: @jameskick I'll DM you. #scriptchat

1:13 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb LOL that would be fantasym not science fiction :P #scriptchat #scriptchat

1:13 am beingbrad: @jameskick @Todfilm That's cool. I was doing that for a while. But this is live saves, version compare, auto-sync. Huge help. #scriptchat

1:13 am zacsanford: @beingbrad most that do budgeting/scheduling use Movie Magic (or whateverit is called now) - FD and MMSW output to proper format #scriptchat

1:13 am GinyMacGregor: @michael2172 HI #scriptchat

1:13 am nobull408: @zacsanford I'll have to put it online but try to gain some revenue from it. #scriptchat

1:14 am HP4Writers: RT @jeannevb: and it's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK.... OPEN TOPIC tonight!

1:14 am elizabethkarr: @IONRyan 4 char names, often go by instinct. Just kinda comes. Mix & matching 1st/last names from elementary school chums. #scriptchat

1:14 am KonradStief: @thetissuetalk 10 to 20 pages is safe. I am getting Roberta Munroe's book on short films for more tips #scriptchat

1:14 am jeannevb: @sdarancette *smooch* @PennyAsh #scriptchat

1:14 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk (supposedly) in #script world, each page represents a minute, so no longer than 30 pages for a #shortfilm #scriptchat

1:14 am yeah_write: @thetissuetalk Shorts should be less than 30, but ideally less than 15. #scriptchat

1:14 am PennyAsh: RT @jeannevb: @sdarancette *smooch* @PennyAsh #scriptchat LOL

1:14 am scripteach: Under 20 minutes HIGHLY encouraged, but shorter's better. RT @thetissuetalk: What's average page length for a short film script? #scriptchat

1:14 am zacsanford: @thetissuetalk It's easier to place a short film in a festival that is under 15 minutes. So under 15 pages would be best @ 1 ppm #scriptchat

1:14 am nobull408: @zacsanford Whoops 1st part of my tweet didn't send. #scriptchat

1:14 am joda07: @thetissuetalk As far as I know shld be 1 min of screen time per page. Use 12pt courier coz that's abt right. #scriptchat #scriptchat

1:14 am GinyMacGregor: I love working under a dead line...I'm sad #NaNo is over. Will have to force myself to finish story! #scriptchat

1:15 am beingbrad: @zacsanford not sure about those pieces, but from a writing perspective, it can't be beat. Price doesn't always = quality. #scriptchat

1:15 am KageyNYC: Hey #scriptchat, phew, just got in, what's shaking!

1:15 am Todfilm: Honestly I think a short film shouldn't be longer than 10 minutes. But that's my personal preference. #scriptchat

1:15 am jameskick: @beingbrad @Todfilm that's cool, now if it could only format right on all machines. That's my problem with Celtx #scriptchat

1:15 am SilentAintEasy: Clueless but checking it out cuz @elizabethkarr said to #scriptchat

1:15 am nobull408: @KageyNYC Hey Kim! #scriptchat

1:15 am mckormickastley: So no video game writers? No one with any experience in that industry (writing wise)? #scriptchat

1:15 am zacsanford: @GinyMacGregor I'm only about 40% done with my novel. We'll have to encourage each other next month. #scriptchat

1:15 am jeannevb: @GinyMacGregor I love writing under a deadline too. I'm NOT sad #NaNo is over tho haha. But I'm excited to rewrite it #scriptchat

1:15 am elizabethkarr: @yeah_write @thetissuetalk Film Fests love short films that r uber short. Easier to program. Said 2 me on more than 1 occassion #scriptchat

1:16 am jeannevb: hopefully my margarita! RT @KageyNYC: Hey #scriptchat, phew, just got in, whats shaking! #scriptchat

1:16 am TyroneHydraulic: FYI: @soul4reel #filmfestival is open! We are now in the Early Bird Deadline, which ends Decenber 22nd! contact me for info! #scriptchat

1:16 am tracinell: Q. I know Blake S.'s definition of a logline, any other advice on what makes a great logline? #scriptchat

1:16 am jameskick: @yeah_write @thetissuetalk I was at a festival a few weeks ago at the filmmaker panel when the Fest Director said 3 minute films #scriptchat

1:16 am GinyMacGregor: Will do! RT @zacsanford: @GinyMacGregor Im only about 40% done with my novel. Well encourage each other next month. #scriptchat

1:16 am GCGeek: Looking forward to @SKCOMEDY's Comedy Intensive in Hollywood Sat/Sun (12/4-5). GF & I fly out Thursday! Anyone else attending? #scriptchat

1:16 am dwacon: @mckormickastley An actor friend is casting voices for a video game. $200/hr. I am tempted... #scriptchat

1:16 am SonuDham: RT @HayleyMckenzie1: @MichaelOrton I compiled a pretty comprehensive list of UK literary agents on Script Angel: http://bit.ly/5ALftI #scriptchat

1:16 am joda07: @thetissuetalk - sorry totally misread question, sorry. Ignore my last reply. #scriptchat

1:16 am KageyNYC: After my day, could use 10 of those! RT @jeannevb my margarita! RT @KageyNYC: Hey #scriptchat, phew, just got in, whats shaking! #scriptchat

1:16 am zacsanford: @beingbrad I'm just saying budgeting a script for $2MM, if page count is 10% off, that's an extra $200k. No longer greenlit. #scriptchat

1:16 am yeah_write: @jameskick Mine was 6, now 12. That's what producer wanted. #scriptchat

1:16 am GinyMacGregor: @jeannevb How is hubby? #scriptchat

1:16 am KageyNYC: Dude, what's everyone chatting about, short scripts? RT @nobull408: @KageyNYC Hey Kim! #scriptchat

1:17 am art1032: @GinyMacGregor I work much better under a deadline too.:) Those 30min. #wordwars help alot. #scriptchat

1:17 am beingbrad: @jameskick @Todfilm Their support is excellent. If you have any formatting problems they respond right away. #scriptchat

1:17 am joda07: @elizabethkarr @yeah_write @thetissuetalk Yeah that's what I've heard 2! Am aiming for 5 mins max for my latest one. #scriptchat

1:17 am GCGeek: @zacsanford @GinyMacGregor I'm 20% done but also plan on finishing. I'll support you both! #scriptchat

1:17 am TyroneHydraulic: @Todfilm I've seen #shortfilms reach as long as 30 minutes...so it can depend. but a typical #indieshort doesn't exceed 10 mins #scriptchat

1:17 am vleemahoney: Haha! RT @jeannevb: I pull out a HUGE old Cornell directory & hunt RT @IONRyan: Q: How do you come up with your character names? #scriptchat

1:17 am zacsanford: @beingbrad I get it about the price point being right for Celtx, but when numbers change at breakdown, Producers get upset. #scriptchat

1:17 am yeah_write: @GCGeek That's right, you'll be in LA! Woohoo. #scriptchat

1:17 am Todfilm: @KageyNYC Short scripts and the difference btw final draft and celtx. #scriptchat

1:17 am booksbelow: RT @elizabethkarr: Film Fests love short films that r uber short. Easier to program. Said 2 me on more than 1 occassion #scriptchat

1:18 am rachlanger: Evening friends. #scriptchat

1:18 am jeannevb: off the pain meds & well enough to return to work :) RT @GinyMacGregor: @jeannevb How is hubby? #scriptchat

1:18 am thetissuetalk: General consensus seems to be 15 pages, the shorter the better. An important rule that applies to any form of script writing. #scriptchat

1:18 am Talltales08: If your new to the biz, AND you send out a script before it's ready, how much damage could there be to your career? #scriptchat

1:18 am GinyMacGregor: @GCGeek OK we three should stick it out together! #scriptchat

1:18 am dwacon: @zacsanford Have you seen budgeting software that plugs into FD or MM ?? #scriptchat

1:18 am zacsanford: Okay, I'll stop my anti-Celtx rant. Full disclosure, I received FD for free, but I'd still pay for it or any future upgrade. #scriptchat

1:18 am thetissuetalk: Thanks guys! @KonradStief @TyroneHydraulic @yeah_write @scripteach @zacsanford @joda07 @elizabethkarr @jameskick #scriptchat

1:18 am nobull408: @KageyNYC Chatting to @zacsanford about web-series, etc. So technically yes. I finished a TV pilot, now working on show bible. #scriptchat

1:18 am sdarancette: I wrote a short that reached 54 pages. I never intended to make it. More a writing sample that a lot of folks responded to. #scriptchat

1:18 am Todfilm: @TyroneHydraulic Most of the short films that I've seen over the ten minute mark could use some editing. #scriptchat

1:18 am joda07: @thetissuetalk Yeah the shorter - the more films they can fit into particular timeslot. #scriptchat

1:18 am jeannevb: #scriptchat peeps: TANGLED screening w Q&A in Santa Monica via @scriptmag on Tues 11/30 http://tinyurl.com/2wuqt75 Chk it out

1:19 am tracinell: @rachlanger *waves* #scriptchat

1:19 am KageyNYC: Oh wow, eclectic, but that's open topic for ya. ;) RT @Todfilm @KageyNYC Short scripts & difference btw final draft and celtx. #scriptchat

1:19 am nobull408: @zacsanford FD is better than Celtx. Lets you do more with your scripts. #scriptchat

1:19 am jeannevb: @VLeeMahoney is there any other use for it? haha #scriptchat

1:19 am zacsanford: @dwacon Yeah, Movie Magic Budgeting/Scheduling. FD and MMSW both output directly into the program. #scriptchat

1:19 am audreyunboxed: Good to know, RE short scripts. I wrote one over the holiday around 8 pages. So, a ppm = 8 minutes. #scriptchat

1:19 am beingbrad: @zacsanford You mentioned this the last time @Celtx came up. I contacted them directly and they said they hadn't seen this issue #scriptchat

1:19 am yeah_write: @thetissuetalk There is a great book on writing short scripts on Amazon. I'll look it up and tweet. #scriptchat

1:19 am GinyMacGregor: Watched The Girl Who Played with Fire last night... can't believe Gerard Butler was not offered part for American version! #scriptchat

1:19 am TyroneHydraulic: RT @thetissuetalk: Thanks guys! @KonradStief @TyroneHydraulic @yeah_write @scripteach @zacsanford @joda07 @elizabethkarr @jameskick #scriptchat

1:19 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Sooooo excited! :-) #scriptchat

1:19 am KageyNYC: @nobull408 @zacsanford Is it web-series? Webseries? Web series? I actually need to know for a blog post I'm just finishing up :) #scriptchat

1:20 am jameskick: @yeah_write interesting. My next is will run around 30, but it really depends on the aim of the film -- always dictating length #scriptchat

1:20 am joda07: @nobull408 @KageyNYC @zacsanford What kind of funding/financial support did u get 4 Pilot? Was it a treatment or complete? #scriptchat

1:20 am Todfilm: Roughly PPM but it depends. If it's mostly dialogue it might be short if it's action, it might be longer. #scriptchat

1:20 am beingbrad: For me, as a writer, Celtx gets out of my way when I'm working. I'm not thinking about the software. That's my gold standard. #scriptchat

1:20 am zacsanford: @beingbrad Really? It must be an older version of the software. I read a script less than a year ago that came out longer in FD. #scriptchat

1:20 am joda07: @yeah_write @thetissuetalk Yes please! Wld love to know too. #scriptchat

1:20 am thetissuetalk: @yeah_write You always tempt me with new books! (I love it) #scriptchat

1:21 am tracinell: can I fit in your suitcase? all of me, not just my hands. ;) RT @GCGeek: @yeah_write Sooooo excited! :-) #scriptchat

1:21 am zacsanford: @KageyNYC I always refer to it as webseries. One word. But that's just me. #scriptchat

1:21 am rachlanger: @zacsanford do prodco's respond to shorts as writing samples? #scriptchat

1:21 am TyroneHydraulic: @Todfilm Me too, I agree. But I have seen sum awesome 20-30min #shortfilms that were really good 2! It depends on the director #scriptchat

1:21 am scripteach: Bingo! A longer film is not better one. RT @Todfilm: @TyroneHydraulic Most shorts I've seen over 10 minutes could use editing. #scriptchat

1:21 am zacsanford: @joda07 All webseries that I've been a part of have been self financed by a producer, director, or actor. #scriptchat

1:22 am beingbrad: @zacsanford I get that the page count seems like an issue, but by the time you're in production, the software is synced. #scriptchat

1:22 am yeah_write: Writing the Short Film, Third Edition by Patricia Cooper and Ken Dancyger http://amzn.to/ifKPJH #scriptchat

1:22 am IONRyan: Q: anyone ever write a scripted 'reality show'? Interested in knowing what your experiences were like. #scriptchat

1:22 am beingbrad: @zacsanford When you're spec writing, you use what you love, but when you're hired, you use what you're told. #scriptchat

1:22 am jeannevb: we're going to have webseries as a topic in January. Will confirm dates before pimping tho #scriptchat

1:22 am thetissuetalk: @joda07 @elizabethkarr Being aware of festival timeslots -- good to know. Wouldn't have thought of that. #scriptchat

1:22 am Todfilm: But each film is different. Some topics need to be longer, some need to be shorter. #scriptchat

1:22 am zacsanford: Only really produced shorts. Most won't read shorts. RT @rachlanger: Zac do prodcos respond to shorts as writing samples? #scriptchat

1:22 am TyroneHydraulic: What do you find easier to write? Fantasy, romance, or thriller? Just curious as a #filmfestival director #scriptchat

1:23 am jeannevb: @2degreesofalie and @nevadagrey will be guesting for the webseries chat #scriptchat

1:23 am beingbrad: @celtx, care to weigh in on some of these questions? MM Sched/Budget software, page count difference? #scriptchat

1:23 am jameskick: As long as they're not unsolicited RT @rachlanger: @zacsanford do prodco's respond to shorts as writing samples? #scriptchat

1:23 am joda07: RT @beingbrad: @zacsanford When youre spec writing, you use what you love, but when youre hired, you use what youre told. #scriptchat

1:23 am elizabethkarr: Q: How many people do you take notes from during rewriting process. Wld love to hear from others on your process. #scriptchat

1:23 am zacsanford: @beingbrad True. And if you've been sold, you'll have money to buy the software. But more pages = more day = more money budgeted #scriptchat

1:23 am scripteach: Me too & that's what we use for my New School class. RT @zacsanford: @KageyNYC I always refer to it as webseries. 1 word. #scriptchat

1:24 am GCGeek: @tracinell LOL! It's a carry-on. You might have to listen to some classic Steve Martin and get really small. #scriptchat

1:24 am rachlanger: @zacsanford Oh and hey nice yo see ya, BTdub. #scriptchat

1:24 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr I constantly take notes, even as I'm writing. #scriptchat

1:24 am sdarancette: @rachlanger My short was as long as a TV hour-long and decided to send it out. Some responded, got a couple of meetings from it. #scriptchat

1:24 am zacsanford: @beingbrad @celtx should be a guest some day on #scriptchat. FD may be a guest somewhere down the line. #scriptchat

1:24 am tracinell: bummer :(RT @GCGeek: @tracinell LOL! Its a carry-on. You might have to listen to some classic Steve Martin and get really small. #scriptchat

1:24 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk @joda07 @elizabethkarr YES! Because @soul4reel #filmfestival (which I direct) goes 2 the max at 30, but sum dont. #scriptchat

1:25 am jameskick: Story beats RT @IONRyan: Q: anyone ever write a scripted 'reality show'? Interested in knowing what your experiences were like. #scriptchat

1:25 am elizabethkarr: @thetissuetalk @joda07 @elizabethkarr yeah Generally, fests r destination 4 shorts & 5 min films easier to program b4 a feature. #scriptchat

1:25 am sdarancette: @rachlanger I will say what happened with me was more exception than rule. Shorts don't get read, they get watched. #scriptchat

1:25 am joda07: @beingbrad @zacsanford Not up on specs (not something we do lots of in Oz). Do u submit 2 an agent or directly 2 studio/TV show? #scriptchat

1:25 am KageyNYC: Excellent, thx, that's what I had but figured you folks would know! RT @scripteach Me too RT @zacsanford webseries. 1 word. #scriptchat

1:25 am beingbrad: @zacsanford i get that, i just mean that by the time the script is in production, you're all using the same software (read: FD). #scriptchat

1:25 am Todfilm: The only caveat is when it comes to documentaries. There is a market for documentaries in the 45-60 minute range on TV. #scriptchat

1:26 am ErrynArkin: RT @jameskick: My next film shoots next week, based on a story from Hugo winner Will McIntosh (http://bit.ly/FollowedCast), fun to adapt #scriptchat

1:26 am zacsanford: Here's one thing to put into perspective. I don't know of a single show on the air that doesn't use FD or MMSW. #scriptchat

1:26 am elizabethkarr: From your trusted go to group, yes? RT @yeah_write I constantly take notes, even as I'm writing. #scriptchat

1:26 am beingbrad: @zacsanford @celtx that's an awesome idea. I'm going to hound them just like I've been stalking @leeunkrich to join in #scriptchat

1:26 am TyroneHydraulic: @elizabethkarr I take notes! most time I go classic and write in pencil, but @celtx has a place for notes! LOVE IT!! #scriptchat

1:26 am tomvaughan: Most important thing is to make sure everyone is trying to tell the same story. Notes outside of that are usually not useful. #scriptchat

1:26 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr From my producer mostly. I don't have a regular screenwriting group I share with. #scriptchat

1:27 am beingbrad: @joda07 @zacsanford nah, just post them on @amazonstudios and hope for the best :) #scriptchat

1:27 am GCGeek: @tracinell I'm still trying to decide what to wear. Gotta look good for the TSA. #scriptchat

1:27 am Todfilm: I think celtx seems like something that needs a little bit of development before it becomes a viable alternative. #scriptchat

1:27 am jameskick: @IONRyan you need to know where your series is going --currently doing a web reality series about @InTrueFashion w/ @Dermalogica #scriptchat

1:27 am zacsanford: @beingbrad But months before production... during pre-preproduction, budget and scheduling can be screwed by an off page count. #scriptchat

1:27 am elizabethkarr: @ErrynArkin Congratulations on your shoot. Short or feature? #scriptchat

1:27 am I_Am_Remote: Never understood the talk about #screenwriting software. MMSW and Final Draft are like Pepsi and Coke. Choose one and end it. #scriptchat

1:27 am joda07: @sdarancette @rachlanger I see shorts as vehicles 2 give me practical exp. & get work seen, so can move onto the big stuff. #scriptchat

1:28 am zacsanford: @joda07 Not sure how the Aus industry works, but most of the US requires an agent/manger to submit on your behalf to ProdCos #scriptchat

1:28 am TyroneHydraulic: @zacsanford @beingbrad I use @celtx as well! which template do u use? Im a #filmmaker, & #webcomic, so I use #film and #comic #scriptchat

1:28 am jeannevb: I put notes directly into my script. Diff't color for ea person who gave them to me. I delete them as I deal w them. #scriptchat

1:28 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr As I write on the computer I always have a pad of paper beside me to make notes of ideas, changes, etc. #scriptchat

1:28 am Todfilm: @joda07 The problem is that what works in short filmmaking isn't exactly what works in feature filmmaking. #scriptchat

1:29 am Kevin_Slack: @elizabethkarr I try to get as much feedback as possible from ppl I respect but of course don't listen to all of it #scriptchat

1:29 am joda07: @beingbrad @zacsanford @amazonstudios Hope you're not too attached to your work then, Lol! (And if ur not - tell me how???!) #scriptchat

1:29 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb Do the same in my books, love track changes #scriptchat

1:29 am I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb How long do you wait in between drafts? #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:29 am tracinell: edible underwear for sure. ;) RT @GCGeek: @tracinell Im still trying to decide what to wear. Gotta look good for the TSA. #scriptchat

1:29 am jeannevb: me 2 RT @yeah_write: @elizabethkarr As I write I always have a pad of paper beside me to make notes of ideas, changes, etc. #scriptchat

1:29 am elizabethkarr: @yeah_write Sounds solid. Too many voices when it comes to notes can be dilluting and confusing. as @tomvaughan pointed out. #scriptchat

1:29 am beingbrad: @TyroneHydraulic @celtx #Film. I'm writing features, shorts and television. #scriptchat

1:29 am joda07: True. Often only 2 act structure. @Todfilm But at my level of exp - basic prinicples the same. #scriptchat

1:29 am yeah_write: @joda07 If you want to write for a living, don't be too attached, their vision will not necessarily be your vision. #scriptchat

1:29 am jameskick: @elizabethkarr I think it's important to get notes from the outside, from people who aren't attached to the project. #scriptchat

1:30 am beingbrad: @joda07 @zacsanford @amazonstudios ;) #scriptchat

1:30 am jeannevb: @i_am_remote I always leave it alone for at least 2 weeks before reading again after a draft #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:30 am rachlanger: As a writer, would you suggest sending a real of produced shorts you've written as a sample? #scriptchat

1:30 am zacsanford: Anyone trying to crack a Holiday movie? I'm trying to break a Christmas story but coming across major roadblocks. #scriptchat

1:30 am vleemahoney: Great movie RT @jeannevb: #scriptchat peeps TANGLED screening w Q&A in Santa Monica via @scriptmag on Tues 11/30 http://tinyurl.com/2wuqt75

1:30 am GCGeek: @jeannevb @yeah_write @elizabethkarr I have lots of those little pocket-size spiral notepads - car, kitchen, pocket, nightstand #scriptchat

1:30 am elizabethkarr: @jeannevb @yeah_write Love my mac, but would be lost w/out pen and pad. :) #scriptchat

1:30 am mckormickastley: @zacsanford family friendly? #scriptchat

1:30 am jameskick: @elizabethkarr if it doesn't make sense to someone outside, it is not ready to be filmed. It should be summarized in a sentence. #scriptchat

1:31 am I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb Wow. For features, I need at least 6 weeks away. Easy to do when you're juggling a lot of drafts. #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:31 am TyroneHydraulic: @PennyAsh it's easier for u to write all the above? #scriptchat

1:31 am zacsanford: @mckormickastley Well I'm trying to make it family friendly, but my themes might be too adult for the world. #scriptchat

1:31 am jeannevb: doing 1 now RT @zacsanford: Any1 trying to crack a Holiday movie? trying to break xmas story but coming across major roadblocks #scriptchat

1:31 am joda07: @yeah_write Difference betw not being too attached - and hving unknown ppl go carte blanche on ur work. #scriptchat

1:31 am PennyAsh: @TyroneHydraulic I'm notrious for mixing genres #scriptchat

1:32 am yeah_write: @joda07 Oh, I'm not talking about the Amazon thing, I'm talking about once someone is interested in your work. #scriptchat

1:32 am jeannevb: @i_am_remote depends on y I'm rewriting. 2 wk wait is only if some1 is waiting on me. If its for ME, then longer #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:32 am zacsanford: @mckormickastley Like Fred Claus. The world the film is set in is for kids, but the themes are too adult for the kids to dig. #scriptchat

1:32 am mckormickastley: @zacsanford it takes me sometimes months to break a story. Wish I had a writing partner a lot of the time. Bounce it around. #scriptchat

1:32 am TyroneHydraulic: @beingbrad very cool! I am still looking to get into television with my #animation studio @Spark_Flow #scriptchat

1:32 am Todfilm: I would love to write a Christmas movie that doesn't insult the audience's intelligence. But I don't think it's possible. #scriptchat

1:32 am thembob: I'm back. What'd I miss? #scriptchat

1:32 am zacsanford: Same here. I love mixing things up. RT @PennyAsh: @TyroneHydraulic Im notrious for mixing genres #scriptchat

1:32 am yeah_write: @mckormickastley A writing partner can be very nice. #scriptchat

1:33 am Todfilm: @zacsanford @mckormickastley There's also Bad Santa. #scriptchat

1:33 am elizabethkarr: @jameskick I agree outside eyes crucial. But at certain point of process need to close ranks to tell your story:Prod(s) & writer #scriptchat

1:33 am TyroneHydraulic: @ock86 HAHA!!! Where's u come from?!?! but that's cool! Have you done anything? #scriptchat

1:33 am jeannevb: @thembob I think it's your turn to buy the round of drinks ;) #scriptchat

1:33 am thetissuetalk: @TyroneHydraulic What kind of animation? :) #scriptchat

1:33 am zacsanford: A little bit of everything. :) RT @thembob: Im back. What'd I miss? #scriptchat

1:33 am I_Am_Remote: @Todfilm Was wondering about this recently myself. My favorite Christmas movie is IN BRUGES. Ha. #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:33 am booksbelow: @Todfilm Would love to see Christmas movie worth seeing, go for it! #scriptchat

1:33 am yeah_write: @thembob Talking short film, software and whatever else. #scriptchat

1:33 am audreyunboxed: I was thinking the same thing, LOL RT @Todfilm: @zacsanford @mckormickastley There's also Bad Santa. #scriptchat

1:33 am PennyAsh: @zacsanford Absolutely, makes a richer story #scriptchat

1:33 am beingbrad: RT @I_Am_Remote: @Todfilm Was wondering about this recently myself. My favorite Christmas movie is IN BRUGES. Ha. #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:34 am TyroneHydraulic: @zacsanford @PennyAsh AWESOME!!! In #writing series, I have too, but my best skill is fantasy. #scriptchat

1:34 am thembob: @jeannevb What, how I'd get roped into buying drinks??? #scriptchat

1:34 am zacsanford: @Todfilm @zacsanford @mckormickastley But there's more of a market for family friendly Christmas over R-rated Xmas movies. #scriptchat

1:34 am rachlanger: Might be doing a short pitch contest in a month. producers, what is the number one thing you look for in a pitch? #scriptchat

1:34 am jeannevb: mwhahaha :) #neveryourwalletbehind RT @thembob: @jeannevb What, how I'd get roped into buying drinks??? #scriptchat

1:34 am thembob: @yeah_write I used to program for a film festival. Just about EVERY short film I ever screened was too long. #scriptchat

1:35 am joda07: @yeah_write True. Tend 2 leave that 2 intuition. U/stand its their vision 2, but if it's 2 far frm mine, then cld b a problem. #scriptchat

1:35 am Scatoma: Strewnfields weekly chapter_ http://scr.bi/9RUfkI #amwriting #writing #bookbuzzr #scriptchat #fiction #novels #writers #readcast #Books

1:35 am PennyAsh: @TyroneHydraulic @zacsanford The current wip is steampunk fantasy western spr thriller. With some comedy thrown in #writing #scriptchat

1:35 am Todfilm: @I_Am_Remote Don't forget Gremlins. #scriptchat

1:35 am thembob: @thembob Amazing to see 5 minute shorts that shoulda been 3 #scriptchat

1:35 am yeah_write: @thembob Mine went from 6 to 12 pages. #scriptchat

1:35 am elizabethkarr: @audreyunboxed @Todfilm @zacsanford @mckormickastley I loved Bad Santa. #scriptchat

1:35 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk I write and associate produce for @Spark_Flow #animation and #webcomic, all types of animation, currently anime #scriptchat

1:35 am joda07: RT @thembob: @yeah_write I used to program for a film festival. Just about EVERY short film I ever screened was too long. #scriptchat

1:35 am jameskick: @elizabethkarr while I agree scripts stay close in development, once you have the final product, that's when it goes outside #scriptchat

1:35 am mckormickastley: @zacsanford @Todfilm I cannot wait to see RARE EXPORTS! #scriptchat

1:35 am yeah_write: @thembob How's the writing going? #scriptchat

1:35 am thembob: @yeah_write Via producer's notes right? Is it better? Deeper? Or just longer? #scriptchat

1:36 am KageyNYC: That's great, Dave! Genre? RT @nobull408 @KageyNYC @zacsanford Series I'm doing pitched to investor. hoping to get to networks. #scriptchat

1:36 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Maybe you mentioned this already, but is there a book you recommend for shorts (structure wise)? #scriptchat

1:36 am I_Am_Remote: @thembob @yeah_write What's a good short film length? #scriptchat

1:36 am ock86: RT @TyroneHydraulic @ock86 HAHA!!! Where's u come from?!?! but that's cool! Have you done anything? #scriptchat (cont) http://tl.gd/774spg

1:36 am yeah_write: @thembob Deeper, and different. #scriptchat

1:36 am thembob: @yeah_write Going fine. Worked with Jieho today. Back on the big action/comedy script tomorrow. #scriptchat

1:36 am dwacon: @joda07 I recall sleeping thru a few "short" films at the last BHFF... #scriptchat

1:36 am jeannevb: Q: what's the best eg of a film about someone who is dying of a disease that didn't go cheesy? #scriptchat

1:36 am joda07: @jameskick @elizabethkarr Hve u had much exp. of ur vision changing dramatically, once outside? #scriptchat

1:36 am thembob: @I_Am_Remote Under ten minutes. Easier to program at a festival. #scriptchat

1:37 am yeah_write: RT @yeah_write: Writing the Short Film, Third Edition by Patricia Cooper and Ken Dancyger http://amzn.to/ifKPJH #scriptchat

1:37 am filmartist: @zacsanford I STILL am waiting for your #scriptchat info! Am I going to do this at some point?

1:37 am zacsanford: @mckormickastley I have no clue what RARE EXPORTS is... #scriptchat

1:37 am yeah_write: @GCGeek I just RT it. #scriptchat

1:37 am naultpullar: hello! I just thought I would pop in and see what's up! #scriptchat

1:37 am yeah_write: @thembob Oh, yes, from producer's notes. #scriptchat

1:37 am TyroneHydraulic: @ock86 why'd you stop?!?! Especially knowing me!!! let's get things rolling! #scriptchat

1:37 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb The one with Travolta, Can't remember the title dang it #scriptchat

1:37 am beingbrad: @jeannevb Man on the Moon? I really dug that film. #scriptchat

1:37 am Todfilm: I think there's some interesting Christmas themed horror films. Now if you're talking about more "adult" stuff... #scriptchat

1:37 am yeah_write: @i_am_remote I love really short, like 5-10 minutes, but it depends on the story. #scriptchat

1:37 am GCGeek: @yeah_write Grazie Grazie! #scriptchat

1:37 am zacsanford: @filmartist ha ha. Sorry. Crazy things at work. If I don't call you tomorrow, give me a call in the office. #scriptchat

1:37 am joda07: @dwacon Well hopefully next year, it won't be one of mine! ;-) #scriptchat

1:38 am thetissuetalk: @TyroneHydraulic Nice! I'm mostly aspiring to write for TV, but have a soft spot for animation. Would love to write one 1 day. #scriptchat

1:38 am thembob: @yeah_write Yeah, my scripts are usually right on point, page count-wise. Then prod or director notes come and it goes to hell #scriptchat

1:38 am yeah_write: @thembob What are you working on with Jieho? #scriptchat

1:38 am zacsanford: @filmartist I've just emailed myself a reminder to get you into the chat sometime in the near future. #scriptchat

1:38 am dwacon: @tracinell If TSA checks for explosive gasses... I will have to avoid Taco Bell before flying... #scriptchat

1:38 am jeannevb: @PennyAsh @beingbrad - thanks. :) *jots down* #scriptchat

1:38 am I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb The Road? Only one I can think of. #scriptchat

1:38 am Talltales08: Test #scriptchat

1:38 am thembob: @yeah_write Crime thriller that takes place in South Korea. Hoping to shoot it there next summer. #scriptchat

1:39 am audreyunboxed: Phenomenon? RT @PennyAsh: @jeannevb The one with Travolta, Can't remember the title dang it #scriptchat

1:39 am dwacon: Keep in mind that the Three Stooges shorts are short films. Or, are they? #scriptchat

1:39 am tracinell: tee hee. ;) RT @dwacon: @tracinell If TSA checks for explosive gasses... I will have to avoid Taco Bell before flying... #scriptchat

1:39 am jameskick: @joda07 @elizabethkarr absolutely. sometimes things that I think are working are way off when an outsider reads them #scriptchat

1:39 am jeannevb: thx RT @I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb The Road? Only one I can think of. #scriptchat

1:39 am beingbrad: @zacsanford @mckormickastley check it fella's. Awe-fing-some. http://bit.ly/eE4CNO #scriptchat

1:39 am filmartist: @zacsanford Done and done! #scriptchat

1:39 am elizabethkarr: @jameskick your remark 2 sum up story in 1 sentence so on target. Logline #chickeneggthing doesn't matter how u get there. #scriptchat

1:39 am yeah_write: @thembob You may not be able to get into S. Korea by next summer. But sounds interesting. #scriptchat

1:39 am joda07: @thembob @yeah_write How much do notes change nature of your script? (on avg)? Do they make it better do u think? #scriptchat

1:39 am jeannevb: YES! RT @zacsanford: @filmartist Ive just emailed myself a reminder to get you into the chat sometime in the near future. #scriptchat

1:39 am PennyAsh: @audreyunboxed That's it :) #scriptchat

1:40 am Todfilm: @jeannevb Does Midnight Cowboy count? #scriptchat

1:40 am thembob: @yeah_write I know. Keeping an eye on the news. Yikes. #scriptchat

1:40 am thetissuetalk: @yeah_write @thembob LOL. South Korean right here. I'll smuggle you in. #scriptchat

1:40 am scripteach: WIT w/Emma Thompson RT @jeannevb: Q: what's best eg of a film about someone who is dying of disease that didn't go cheesy? #scriptchat

1:40 am Talltales08: @thembob There may not be a S.Korea next summer..lol #scriptchat

1:40 am dwacon: @i_am_remote so is Celtx Sprite or izzit Mountain Dew? Or izzit Evian (backwards=Naive) #screenwriting #scriptchat

1:40 am zacsanford: Reminder, past guest @geofflatulippe 's movie Going the Distance comes out on DVD & Blu-Ray this week. #scriptchat

1:40 am yeah_write: @joda07 In some cases, a lot. Depends on the producer and others. #scriptchat

1:41 am I_Am_Remote: @joda07 @thembob @yeah_write Notes definitely help. But took a while to learn how to recognize notes that DON'T help. #scriptchat

1:41 am rachlanger: Gah! The one Sunday I am actually home recovering, I have to use my iPhone because the Internet is not working. #scriptchat

1:41 am thembob: @joda07 Depends. Notes either make it better or push it towards being more sellable/makable. Sucks when those two agendas differ #scriptchat

1:41 am GinyMacGregor: RT @zacsanford: Reminder, past guest @geofflatulippe s movie Going the Distance comes out on DVD & Blu-Ray this week. #scriptchat

1:41 am elizabethkarr: @joda07 Yes, outside eye has influenced script in development. 1 case pushed drama more toward comedy. #scriptchat

1:41 am joda07: @jameskick @elizabethkarr Interesting. Must be hard to go with/let go of original vision. #scriptchat

1:41 am Talltales08: @thembob @yeah_write If there's a S. Korea to goto #scriptchat

1:41 am joda07: RT @elizabethkarr: @joda07 Yes, outside eye has influenced script in development. 1 case pushed drama more toward comedy. #scriptchat

1:42 am thembob: @thetissuetalk Thanks! My director is American born Korean. I feel like I'm an honorary citizen. #scriptchat

1:42 am yeah_write: Once again the chat is flying. #scriptchat

1:42 am filmartist: @zacsanford @jeannevb Wow, I'm excited! Always had these discussions in a classroom. Bring me into the modern era! #scriptchat

1:42 am zacsanford: @jeannevb What about Step Mom? Never seen it, so don't know if it is sappy or not. #scriptchat

1:42 am GinyMacGregor: @jeannevb 7 pounds #scriptchat

1:42 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk I see no reason why both visions cant be fulfilled at once! #scriptchat

1:42 am nobull408: @KageyNYC Thank you. It's a comedy . I'm going to have our good friend, Ms. Munroe read the script. ;) #scriptchat

1:42 am joda07: @elizabethkarr Cool. Sounds interesting. :-) #scriptchat

1:43 am ock86: RT @TyroneHydraulic @ock86 why'd you stop?!?! Especially knowing me!!! let's get things rolling! #scriptchat (cont) http://tl.gd/774v1r

1:43 am jameskick: Never let go, but clarify it RT @joda07 @jameskick @elizabethkarr Interesting. Must be hard to go with/let go of original vision #scriptchat

1:43 am TyroneHydraulic: Does anyone have trouble finding inspiration to write consecutive scripts? like episodes? #scriptchat

1:43 am thembob: Thing about notes: sometimes they're about making the story work. Sometimes they're about a reader's TASTE. Must know difference #scriptchat

1:43 am yeah_write: I'm nearly done with my feature thriller. About 20 pages to go. I excited to finish and get to rewrites. #scriptchat

1:43 am RickRapier: Lurking. Hi, everyone. Hope T-Day was good for all. #scriptchat

1:43 am Todfilm: I was in Seoul last March and it was freezing cold. #scriptchat

1:43 am jeannevb: @filmartist @zacsanford we'll have a blast ;) *pours you a double* #scriptchat

1:43 am zacsanford: @GinyMacGregor I think Seven Pounds is too melodramatic is she wants to stay away from sappy or cheesy. Just my opinion. #scriptchat

1:43 am rachlanger: @jeannevb My Sister's Keeper (haven't seen) comes to mind. Not sure about it. #scriptchat

1:43 am joda07: RT @thembob: @joda07 Notes either make it better or push it towards being more sellable/makable. Sucks when 2 agendas differ #scriptchat

1:44 am KageyNYC: I'd do EXACTLY the same. :) RT @nobull408 @KageyNYC It's a comedy. I'm going to have our good friend, Ms. Munroe read script. ;) #scriptchat

1:44 am thembob: Taste notes are stupid, but if they don't hurt the story, I'll make the change, if the note-giver is captaining the ship. #scriptchat

1:44 am yeah_write: @thembob Thanks to you I don't freak out anymore when I get 2 pages of notes. lol #scriptchat

1:44 am GCGeek: On four loko with a nitrous chaser. I can't keep up! RT @yeah_write: Once again the chat is flying. #scriptchat

1:44 am zacsanford: @thembob And sometimes a note is so a Producer can justify their job and mark their territory. :) #scriptchat

1:44 am jameskick: PS #scriptchat check my friend Rich Riedel's new film, out this week in stores, Amazon, and Netflix: Target Practice http://amzn.to/gWQlwL

1:44 am RickRapier: @thembob How do YOU know the diff btwn sound notes & reader tastes? #scriptchat

1:44 am tracinell: RT @thembob: notes: sometimes theyre about making the story work. Sometimes theyre about a readers TASTE. Must know difference #scriptchat

1:44 am jeannevb: @GinyMacGregor @zacsanford @scripteach @Todfilm @audreyunboxed #scriptchat Thanks!

1:44 am rachlanger: @yeah_write congrats on the thriller! Nice work! #scriptchat

1:44 am thetissuetalk: @TyroneHydraulic Indeed! #scriptchat

1:44 am Talltales08: @RickRapier Glad you made it #scriptchat

1:44 am joda07: @thembob Can u ever ignore notes in that case? #scriptchat

1:44 am TyroneHydraulic: @jeannevb @filmartist @zacsanford I will take a double!!! #scriptchat

1:44 am GCGeek: @RickRapier Evening, Rick! #scriptchat

1:44 am thembob: @zacsanford Exactly. #scriptchat

1:45 am nobull408: @KageyNYC Thanks. LOL. I'll contact her next week, won't shoot til late Jan, Early Feb. #scriptchat

1:45 am GinyMacGregor: @zacsanford @jeannevb The book of ELI....is that sappy? #scriptchat

1:45 am GCGeek: Woot! RT @yeah_write: Im nearly done with my feature thriller. About 20 pages to go. I excited to finish and get to rewrites. #scriptchat

1:45 am zacsanford: Co-Staring @billelverman RT @jameskick: check out this week in stores, Amazon & Netflix: Target Practice http://amzn.to/gWQlwL #scriptchat

1:45 am yeah_write: @thembob Does ignoring notes = bring in new writer? #scriptchat

1:45 am nobull408: @thembob Agreed with everyone else, BEST OF LUCK with your thriller! #scriptchat

1:45 am thembob: @RickRapier If executing the note doesn't affect any other part of the script, then generally it's a taste thing. #scriptchat

1:45 am Todfilm: Aw, Leslie Nielsen passed away. RIP. #scriptchat

1:46 am RickRapier: @GCGeek Hey, dude! Crackin' em up tonight? #scriptchat

1:46 am joda07: RT @thembob: notes: sometimes theyre about making the story work. Sometimes theyre about a readers TASTE. Must know difference #scriptchat

1:46 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk Honestly, I never saw myself writing for #animation, but when ur older brother has a degree in it, it kinda fits! #scriptchat

1:46 am jnzproductions: RT @Todfilm: Aw, Leslie Nielsen passed away. RIP. #scriptchat

1:46 am zacsanford: The chat is going too crazy for me to properly @ reply this, but we'll be discussing webseries sometimes in Jan. Check the site. #scriptchat

1:46 am yeah_write: @rachlanger Thanks. I'm in love with the story, which may be a bad thing. #scriptchat

1:46 am GinyMacGregor: @jeannevb Old English movie with Gerard Butler - One More Kiss Not sappy #scriptchat

1:46 am jeannevb: @yeah_write the writer of LMS ignored notes & got fired. Rehired later & promised to do whatever they wanted #scriptchat

1:46 am beingbrad: @jeannevb Magnolia, Finding Neverland, Philadelphia #scriptchat

1:46 am GCGeek: @rachlanger @jeannevb I liked Philadelphia. #scriptchat

1:47 am zacsanford: Total bummer. Must watch Naked Gun in memory. RT @Todfilm: Aw, Leslie Nielsen passed away. RIP. #scriptchat

1:47 am RickRapier: @thembob So, if it's just taste and no tangible effect on story, what do you do? Argue it or go with it bcuz lack of effect? #scriptchat

1:47 am jeannevb: @GinyMacGregor I dont know the sap factor of it... havent seen it haha #scriptchat

1:47 am thembob: @joda07 Sure, but ignoring notes is a tricky process. Better to accept some, let others slide. Pick your battles. #scriptchat

1:47 am jeannevb: wow, forgot about that one ;) Thx! RT @GCGeek: @rachlanger @jeannevb I liked Philadelphia. #scriptchat

1:47 am GCGeek: If be "em" you mean "me", hell's yeah! RT @RickRapier: @GCGeek Hey, dude! Crackin em up tonight? #scriptchat

1:47 am TyroneHydraulic: What do you use (other than Word) when your film concept has no dialogue? #scriptchat

1:47 am naultpullar: @zacsanford I'm curious what are the biggest weaknesses of the scripts that you usually see pitched to you? #scriptchat

1:47 am PennyAsh: AW, :( RT @zacsanford: Total bummer. Must watch Naked Gun in memory. RT @Todfilm: Aw, Leslie Nielsen passed away. RIP. #scriptchat

1:47 am FrankenScript: Re: 26,181; That's awesome. If you had the luxury to write every day, you'd be golden... you still have 2 days ;) #scriptchat @zacsanford

1:47 am rachlanger: @zacsanford @todfilm or Airplane! That was always my fave of his. #scriptchat

1:48 am elizabethkarr: Small film - family drama where we shifted focus. Chars/plot intact RT @joda07 @elizabethkarr Cool. Sounds interesting. :-) #scriptchat

1:48 am tracinell: RT @thembob: @joda07 Sure, but ignoring notes is a tricky process. Better to accept some, let others slide. Pick your battles. #scriptchat

1:48 am zacsanford: @RickRapier @thembob I personally like it when a writer is passionate to fight back on a note. I'm not like most execs though :) #scriptchat

1:48 am BrowneTom: Artists and writers need to have the persistence & phone skills of a good sales professional. #amwriting #writing #bookbuzzr #scriptchat

1:48 am TyroneHydraulic: I can't wait until my action #shortfilm is done! Currently choreographing now...any suggestions? #scriptchat

1:48 am thembob: @RickRapier If it's a person you need to satisfy, then I make the changes. Big producer? Director? Yes. Low-level exec? F em. #scriptchat

1:48 am GinyMacGregor: @jeannevb must see - demand it on Netflex #scriptchat

1:48 am beingbrad: No way! Leslie Nielsen died today? #scriptchat

1:48 am PennyAsh: @zacsanford So many good actors gone, so few to replace them #scriptchat

1:48 am jeannevb: @beingbrad thanks. Writing my novel (and adapting it) around a woman who dies & her friends. I want it funny too #scriptchat

1:48 am audreyunboxed: I'm dizzy trying to keep up #scriptchat

1:48 am GinyMacGregor: RT @PennyAsh: @zacsanford So many good actors gone, so few to replace them #scriptchat

1:49 am yeah_write: Me too. RT @audreyunboxed: I'm dizzy trying to keep up #scriptchat

1:49 am jameskick: Sad to hear about Leslie Nielson, we did an interview with David Zucker for a project once and he discussed their friendship #scriptchat

1:49 am thembob: @zacsanford Yeah, I think my job is to point out all the ways a bad note can f-up in the script in other places. #scriptchat

1:49 am zacsanford: Nothing new, not original, not commercial RT @naultpullar: Zac what are biggest weaknesses of the scripts pitched to you? #scriptchat

1:49 am jeannevb: really? wow RT @beingbrad: No way! Leslie Nielsen died today? #scriptchat

1:49 am jameskick: RT @thembob: @RickRapier If it's a person you need to satisfy, then I make the changes. Big producer? Director? Yes. Low-level exec? F em. #scriptchat

1:50 am elizabethkarr: @TyroneHydraulic hire or befriend stunt coordinator from theatre or film. If $ issue, colleges good resource. #action #choreogra #scriptchat

1:50 am Talltales08: Hi all #scriptchat #scriptchat

1:50 am thembob: @zacsanford Without calling it a bad note, is all. #scriptchat

1:50 am joda07: RT @thembob: @RickRapier If its person u need 2 satisfy, then I make the changes. Big prodr? Director? Yes. Low-lvl exec? F em. #scriptchat

1:50 am tracinell: same here. *searches for dramamine* RT @yeah_write: Me too. RT @audreyunboxed: Im dizzy trying to keep up #scriptchat

1:50 am GCGeek: @jeannevb @beingbrad I've got two deaths in my novel too. One widower on "pause" and one recent: catalyst for a band reunion. #scriptchat

1:50 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr My best friend is a stunt coordinator. #action #choreogra #scriptchat

1:50 am zacsanford: @naultpullar If your story has been seen before, what is the new hook to give the story a fresh spin. So many miss this. #scriptchat

1:50 am RickRapier: @zacsanford @thembob I thnk tht part of a wrtrs job is to help maintain quality not just take dictation, but kno who foots bill #scriptchat

1:51 am beingbrad: @thembob @zacsanford Every note has an upside. At least somebody read your shit. #scriptchat

1:51 am joda07: RT @thembob: @zacsanford Yeah, I think my job is to point out all the ways a bad note can f-up in the script in other places. #scriptchat

1:51 am TyroneHydraulic: @elizabethkarr thanks! definitely keeping that in mind! #scriptchat

1:51 am jameskick: @naultpullar the worst pitches are stories with no clear focus, stories that stuff too many ideas into one work #scriptchat

1:51 am Daneegyrl: @jeannevb Was gonna say My Sister's Keeper. I cried like a newborn baby but it did have the cheese factor... #scriptchat

1:51 am ElysabethW: just announced via @breakingnews :( RT @jeannevb: really? wow RT @beingbrad: No way! Leslie Nielsen died today? #scriptchat

1:51 am thetissuetalk: @TyroneHydraulic I was once discouraged from writing for animation because most studios come up with ideas in-house. #scriptchat

1:51 am yeah_write: @jeannevb LMS? #scriptchat

1:51 am elizabethkarr: @jameskick @thembob @RickRapier Have been there when totally disagreed w/ notes but we took them cuz we had to. #contract #$ #scriptchat

1:51 am naultpullar: @zacsanford thanks! #scriptchat

1:51 am thembob: So important to know who's steering the ship. At first, you're writing for a producer to wanna get on board and fight for you #scriptchat

1:51 am PennyAsh: I always figure if they're paying me to write they get what they want. Writing for me, I get what I want #scriptchat

1:51 am jeannevb: @yeah_write Little Miss Sunshine #scriptchat

1:52 am rachlanger: Alas back to my pillows and pain killers. Lamesauce! Glad I could stop in. @jeannevb @tracinell @yeah_write @zacsanford #scriptchat

1:52 am yeah_write: I was just reading that the best skill to have when pitching is the ability to listen. #scriptchat

1:52 am beingbrad: @GCGeek @jeannevb I love death as a reason for the music. That sounds really interesting. #scriptchat

1:52 am zacsanford: Very true. Getting a read is tough. RT @beingbrad: Every note has an upside. At least somebody read your shit. #scriptchat

1:52 am RickRapier: I like to use dominoes as analogy with producers. Show 'em how it can muck up the pattern. But when push comes to shove... #scriptchat

1:52 am naultpullar: @jameskick thanks! #scriptchat

1:52 am yeah_write: @jeannevb Oh, ha, thanks. #scriptchat

1:52 am elizabethkarr: @yeah_write "My best friend is a stunt coordinator." And you have a horse!! Let's do a western. :) #scriptchat

1:52 am nobull408: @zacsanford Leslie Nelson died?! What a shame! #scriptchat

1:52 am thembob: Then, a director comes on board and HE'S steering the ship (or she) #scriptchat

1:52 am joda07: @PennyAsh Except maybe u don't get paid, then? ;-) #scriptchat

1:52 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk true, but I see no reason why you can't sell the script, using the premise as a pitch? #scriptchat

1:52 am scripteach: I see too many scripts too satisfied in just being average. P-U-S-H! RT @naultpullar: what are biggest weaknesses of the scripts #scriptchat

1:52 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr He's also a cowboy. Steer wrestler. lol #scriptchat

1:53 am art1032: @rachlanger Aww feel better:) #scriptchat

1:53 am Todfilm: @thetissuetalk @TyroneHydraulic It is almost impossible to break into feature animation. but you can start doing series. #scriptchat

1:53 am tracinell: take care. RT @rachlanger:back to my pillows and pain killers Glad I could stop in. @jeannevb @tracinell @yeah_write @zacsanford #scriptchat

1:53 am PennyAsh: @joda07 Actually, still get paid, the trick is knowing when and how to stand your ground #scriptchat

1:53 am yeah_write: And it all changes again. RT @thembob: Then, a director comes on board and HE'S steering the ship (or she) #scriptchat

1:53 am thembob: I'm learning that each draft is just to get me to the next captain. Hopefully we can choose good captains along the way... #scriptchat

1:53 am jeannevb: @rachlanger hope you feel better soon! #scriptchat

1:53 am elizabethkarr: Handy skill in ALL situations RT @yeah_write:I was just reading that best skill to have when pitching is the ability to listen. #scriptchat

1:53 am MyBrainHurts: If anyone needs help to stay focused while writing their next script, I recommend www.script-race.com. Next race starts Jan 1 #scriptchat.

1:53 am thembob: ...captains that share my vision of what the story is really about. #scriptchat

1:53 am jeannevb: @Daneegyrl I hated the ending in both the book and the film #justsayin #scriptchat

1:53 am KageyNYC: Haha, me too, but I'm reading it all! RT @yeah_write: Me too. RT @audreyunboxed: I'm dizzy trying to keep up #scriptchat

1:54 am thetissuetalk: #scriptchat is on fire today.

1:54 am Talltales08: @nobull408 @zacsanford No more Naked Gun movies? #scriptchat #scriptchat

1:54 am joda07: @elizabethkarr @yeah_write And read the room, I imagine? #scriptchat

1:54 am RickRapier: @scripteach @naultpullar I think that's why wrtrs need 2 fight 4 integrity of their work while being professional, respectful. #scriptchat

1:54 am elizabethkarr: @yeah_write Too funny. I love it. You are good to go. We need more westerns IMHO. #scriptchat

1:54 am zacsanford: @naultpullar At a PitchFest, I'd rather know more about you than the story you're pitching. Will we be able to work together? #scriptchat

1:54 am jameskick: @elizabethkarr @thembob @RickRapier notes are certainly not a be/end all, but you have to work together to find a shared vision #scriptchat

1:54 am naultpullar: @scripteach thanks! #scriptchat

1:54 am thembob: KILLERS had many captains throughout process, finished film diff from what I intended. But the core story survived. Win for me. #scriptchat

1:54 am jameskick: RT @zacsanford: @naultpullar At a PitchFest, I'd rather know more about you than the story you're pitching. Will we be able to work together? #scriptchat

1:54 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr I'll tell him you want more westerns. lol #scriptchat

1:54 am zacsanford: RT @MyBrainHurts: If anyone needs help to stay focused while writing their next script, I recommend www.script-race.com. #scriptchat

1:54 am GCGeek: @beingbrad @jeannevb Still struggling with the "interesting" for mine, but I'm trying to make it as real as I can. :-) #scriptchat

1:54 am beingbrad: There are general notes (make it funnier, make it scarier) #sure & then there are specific notes (You need to add a dog) #Whaa? #scriptchat

1:54 am jeannevb: RT @MyBrainHurts: need help to stay focused while writing their script, I recommend www.script-race.com. Next race starts Jan 1 #scriptchat

1:54 am Chuklz: @elizabethkarr We have westerns- they are called action movies.. they came by way of Dirty Harry to Rambo to John McClaine. #scriptchat

1:54 am art1032: RT @MyBrainHurts: If anyone needs help to stay focused while writing their next script, I recommend www.script-race.com. Next race starts Jan 1 #scriptchat.

1:55 am joda07: RT @MyBrainHurts:Awesome. Might be exactly what I need! Struggling to write everyday ATM. #scriptchat

1:55 am nobull408: @MyBrainHurts Thanks for the link. Looks interesting! #scriptchat

1:55 am TyroneHydraulic: @Todfilm @thetissuetalk not necessarily, alot of animations (if not started in house of the studio) were picked up via web #scriptchat

1:55 am TyroneHydraulic: RT @thetissuetalk: #scriptchat is on fire today.

1:55 am beingbrad: @GCGeek How are you managing the music? Original material or suggested covers? #scriptchat

1:55 am GCGeek: @rachlanger Feel better, Rachel! #scriptchat

1:55 am Chuklz: RT @MyBrainHurts: need help to stay focused while writing their script, I recommend http://www.script-race.com. Next race Jan 1 #scriptchat

1:55 am I_Am_Remote: @jameskick @elizabethkarr @thembob A set of notes saved an entire script of mine once. Fellow writer friends are very valuable. #scriptchat

1:56 am art1032: Thank goodness for Jeanne transcripts lol #scriptchat #overload lol

1:56 am thembob: @I_Am_Remote For sure. #scriptchat

1:56 am joda07: RT @thembob: KILLERS hd many captains thruout process, finished film diff frm what I intended. But core story survived.Win 4 me. #scriptchat

1:56 am elizabethkarr: @joda07 @elizabethkarr @yeah_write "And read the room, I imagine?" < love this expression, but Yes-is key to successful pitch. #scriptchat

1:56 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote Sounds interesting. Can u elaborate? #scriptchat

1:56 am beingbrad: www.script-race.com looks fucking awesome. #scriptchat

1:56 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr He wrote a script called Wall Street Cowboy, not a western, but close. I'm rewriting with him. #scriptchat

1:56 am jeannevb: the best readers I have I found here at #scriptchat

1:56 am naultpullar: @zacsanford That makes sense for scripts create a lot of jobs if they are good! #scriptchat

1:57 am Chuklz: Name names! RT @jeannevb: the best readers I have I found here at #scriptchat

1:57 am beingbrad: Sorry. I feel like I'm the only one cursing. Isn't anyone else drinking straight from the bottle tonight? #scriptchat

1:57 am jeannevb: it is! ;) RT @beingbrad: www.script-race.com looks fucking awesome. #scriptchat

1:57 am zacsanford: Is anyone else having a problem with all tweets showing up in TweetChat? Noticed a couple @ replies that aren't in teh stream. #scriptchat

1:57 am RickRapier: RT @jameskick: @elizabethkarr @thembob notes are certainly not a be/end all; you have to work together to find a shared vision #scriptchat

1:57 am thetissuetalk: @Todfilm @TyroneHydraulic I considered writing a script with a premise that can be adapted into both live-action or animation. #scriptchat

1:57 am thembob: @jeannevb That's awesome. Good readers hard to come by. Says a lot about scriptchat gang #scriptchat

1:57 am GCGeek: @beingbrad I've written a few songs so using them. But also throwing in lots of 80s references since that was the band's heyday. #scriptchat

1:57 am jameskick: @i_am_remote @elizabethkarr executives, non-film friends, actors -- it's important to diversify w/ notes to see how it plays #scriptchat

1:57 am joda07: @elizabethkarr @yeah_write Confess, I suck at it. Used to get "husband" to interpret what went on 4 me, when I got home. #scriptchat

1:58 am tracinell: thanks for another great night, hope to chat, lurk and speed-follow y'all next week. #scriptchat

1:58 am rachlanger: @GCGeek thanks! Hopefully back to my scribing duties sooner than later! #scriptchat

1:58 am mckormickastley: @zacsanford mine seems fine, but I don't get highlighted if my name isn't first in the list of @ people's #scriptchat

1:58 am I_Am_Remote: @joda07 I had a 1st act at 45+ pages and was beside myself. Wanted to give up. Friend came in and offered a few note epiphanies. #scriptchat

1:58 am nobull408: @thetissuetalk Yeah I noticed the same thing. Awesome! #scriptchat

1:58 am KageyNYC: Dear lord, I've had such a day, #scriptchat is almost over and I never even poured a drink!

1:58 am zacsanford: I know there is a script for Naked Gun 4. Not sure if Leslie is in it. RT @Talltales08: @nobull408 No more Naked Gun movies? #scriptchat

1:58 am tracinell: @zacsanford same here. of course, all my brilliant comments were dropped. ;) #scriptchat

1:58 am elizabethkarr: @Chuklz I'm old-fashioned, I like my westerns with cowboys & horses. :) But you are right current #action owe a lot 2 westerns. #scriptchat

1:58 am jeannevb: @thembob the #treefort is brutal :) But we love that. Also @kingisafink & @scripteach are incredible #scriptchat

1:59 am zacsanford: @mckormickastley Yeah, I know highlighting requires name to be first, but there were 3 @ replies with hashtag completely missing #scriptchat

1:59 am RickRapier: It's cool to show up 3/4 of the way thru #scriptchat and still come away with something worthwhile. Thx! #scriptchat

1:59 am Spark_Flow: #scriptchat Hello All!!! We are an #animation studio! Just joining in

1:59 am Chuklz: @elizabethkarr I still think the best western I've seen in years is The Unforgiven #scriptchat

1:59 am yeah_write: @rachlanger Take care of yourself. #scriptchat

1:59 am GCGeek: @beingbrad Once I finish the novel, and adapt for screenplay, I'll welcome new originals from the soundtrack artists. :-) #scriptchat

2:00 am yeah_write: Something tells me the #scriptchat will be running overtime tonight.

2:00 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote Awesome. Yeah had similar w. a short. Had trouble w. 1st act turning point. Took 9 drafts 2 fix. #scriptchat

2:00 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb I don't learn from "Oh I like this" I learn from "Eeuuww, no, this is how you do it" #treefort #scriptchat

2:00 am jeannevb: @chuklz readers I love: @scripteach @NevadaGrey @covermyscript @kingisafink... of course @zacsanford (but he's too busy) #scriptchat

2:00 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk if you want your script to be picked up, be very specific on what you want, animation, or live! #scriptchat

2:00 am jameskick: Back to #FollowedFilm work, it's been fun #ScriptChat

2:00 am zacsanford: Tonight I think I'm going to watch the screener of SOMEWHERE by Sofia Coppola. Unwind my brain for a bit. #scriptchat

2:00 am beingbrad: @GCGeek so like a week or two? #scriptchat

2:00 am jeannevb: Our hour is up, but keep on letting it fly. I won't pull transcript for a while. #scriptchat

2:00 am I_Am_Remote: @jameskick Good point. #scriptchat

2:00 am beingbrad: "And don't call me Shirley" an authorized biography of Leslie Nielsen. :( #scriptchat

2:01 am thembob: @zacsanford I'm vacationing for a week soon. Saving all my screeners to watch in a cushy hotel room. #scriptchat

2:01 am scripteach: Just saw OPEN RANGE; lots of good stuff. RT @Chuklz: @elizabethkarrstill think best western I've seen in years is The Unforgiven #scriptchat

2:01 am nobull408: @zacsanford What did you think of Lost In Translation? #scriptchat

2:01 am zacsanford: @TyroneHydraulic @thetissuetalk There's also some differences in action blocks for animation. So know your end game. #scriptchat

2:01 am KageyNYC: Working on TV spec, short script, feature. Prioritizing based on interested parties. Goal for 2011: a gen-u-ine produced credit. #scriptchat

2:01 am naultpullar: I must get back to homework! GRR! Have a great night everyone! #scriptchat

2:01 am yeah_write: @thembob You just got back from Vegas, and you're taking a vacation? #scriptchat

2:01 am GCGeek: Absolutely. A week or two in late 2011. ;-) RT @beingbrad: @GCGeek so like a week or two? #scriptchat

2:01 am Todfilm: @thetissuetalk @TyroneHydraulic Depends on your goal. Theatrical animation is very difficult. #scriptchat

2:01 am PennyAsh: Looking forward to Cowboys and Aliens :) #scriptchat

2:02 am thembob: @yeah_write You sound like my manager. #scriptchat

2:02 am I_Am_Remote: @joda07 That first act is killer sometimes. On 4th draft of script I mentioned... but page count is fixed, lol #scriptchat

2:02 am RickRapier: I have an animation script but have always been dissuaded from pitching bcuz told animation always done in house. Nor tru? #scriptchat

2:02 am yeah_write: LMAO RT @thembob: @yeah_write You sound like my manager. #scriptchat

2:02 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote Also difficult as Act 1 TP was more dramatic than 2nd... #scriptchat

2:02 am jeannevb: Q would any of you be interested in a comic book writer as a guest? #scriptchat

2:02 am TyroneHydraulic: @zacsanford @thetissuetalk VERY TRUE!!!!! #scriptchat

2:02 am scripteach: Please give a report! RT @zacsanford: I think I'm going to watch screener of SOMEWHERE by Sofia Coppola. Unwind my brain. #scriptchat

2:02 am yeah_write: YES! RT @jeannevb: Q would any of you be interested in a comic book writer as a guest? #scriptchat

2:02 am zacsanford: @nobull408 I liked Lost in Translation, but have only watched it the one time. I do dig Virgin Suicides. #scriptchat

2:02 am jeannevb: haha RT @thembob: @yeah_write You sound like my manager. #scriptchat

2:02 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote - so hd 2 find way 2 make Act 2 more dramatic w/out drastically changing 1st. #scriptchat

2:02 am elizabethkarr: RT @yeah_write He wrote script called Wall Street Cowboy,not a western,but close. I'm rewriting with him

2:02 am beingbrad: @nobull408 @zacsanford I love writer/director movies. Love or hate, they are as close to the original vision as you can get. #scriptchat

2:02 am zacsanford: @beingbrad thanks for the Rare Exports trailer link. I'll check it out after the chat slows down. #scriptchat

2:02 am RickRapier: Er, NOT tru? (RE: animation specs.) #scriptchat

2:03 am thetissuetalk: @zacsanford @TyroneHydraulic I see. *takes notes* #scriptchat

2:03 am jeannevb: @yeah_write ok, I have a plan ;) #marvel #scriptchat

2:03 am scripteach: Merci! RT @jeannevb: @chuklz readers I love: @scripteach @NevadaGrey @covermyscript @kingisafink... of course @zacsanford #scriptchat

2:03 am thembob: @yeah_write Nice thing about Vegas when you live in LA...so close and easy that it's really just a weekend away. Not a full vaca #scriptchat

2:03 am yeah_write: @elizabethkarr OMG, the thing needs tons of work, but the premise is great. #scriptchat

2:03 am Chuklz: @jeannevb Yeah I think it would be a fantastic segway to Transmedia and the diff between scriptwriting and graphic novel writing #scriptchat

2:03 am nobull408: @zacsanford @talltales08 Leslie Nelson death unconfirmed according to several sites. There's hope yet. #scriptchat

2:03 am soul4reel: Hello all! As @tyronehydraulic said, Our submissions are open! #scriptchat

2:03 am I_Am_Remote: @joda07 Yeah, raising the steaks effectively is harder than it sounds. #scriptchat

2:03 am beingbrad: @RickRapier How was Hoodwinked sold? #scriptchat

2:03 am elizabethkarr: One of my favorite films. On many levels. RT @chuklz I still think the best western I've seen in years is The Unforgiven #scriptchat

2:03 am nobull408: @KageyNYC I know YOU can do it! #scriptchat

2:03 am PennyAsh: Absolutely RT @jeannevb: Q would any of you be interested in a comic book writer as a guest? #scriptchat

2:03 am yeah_write: @thembob Scot and I go to Vegas a couple of times a year. Sorta poker addicts. #scriptchat

2:03 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote Harder in shorts, I think. Don't have as much time to establish character/world/motivations, etc. #scriptchat

2:03 am rachlanger: @jeannevb YES to comic book writer! #scriptchat

2:04 am beingbrad: @zacsanford not sure if it's in your wheel house (love that phrase right now), but you're not seen anything like it. #scriptchat

2:04 am mckormickastley: @PennyAsh @jeannevb absolutely. #scriptchat

2:04 am thembob: @yeah_write Haha. Me too. And a food addict #scriptchat

2:04 am jeannevb: @Chuklz cool. Just want to be sure how far outside of screenwriting you guys want to explore b4 I grovel for the guest :) #scriptchat

2:04 am yeah_write: RT @soul4reel: Hello all! As @tyronehydraulic said, Our submissions are open! #scriptchat

2:04 am I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb BENDIS! PLEASE! #scriptchat #darkavengers

2:04 am joda07: @I_Am_Remote Lol. "Steaks?" #scriptchat

2:04 am jeannevb: looks like I'll be groveling ;) RT @rachlanger: @jeannevb YES to comic book writer! #scriptchat

2:04 am booksbelow: Sure, so many are turned into movies now RT @jeannevb: Q would any of you be interested in a comic book writer as a guest? #scriptchat

2:04 am zacsanford: @beingbrad The picture that's on the page looks interesting enough. I know it will be playing nearby next week. So maybe. #scriptchat

2:04 am mckormickastley: @PennyAsh @jeannevb what about a video game writer? That world is HUGE! Breaking in there would be so interesting. #scriptchat

2:04 am KageyNYC: And @robertamunroe *will* have a hand. (she just doesn't know it yet ;)) RT @nobull408: @KageyNYC I know YOU can do it! #scriptchat

2:04 am PennyAsh: Look out world :) RT @jeannevb: looks like I'll be groveling ;) RT @rachlanger: @jeannevb YES to comic book writer! #scriptchat

2:05 am nobull408: @zacsanford @talltales08 Leslie Nelson's agent just confirmed that he did in fact die today. He was 84. #scriptchat

2:05 am thembob: Alright, I'm outta here. Nice chatting with you all! #scriptchat

2:05 am I_Am_Remote: @joda07 Grrr... Trying to keep up with #scriptchat is ruining my grammar recall. "Stakes"

2:05 am yeah_write: @thembob Best restaurants in the US, other than Carmel/Monterey area #scriptchat

2:05 am jeannevb: @i_am_remote exactly my plan ;) #scriptchat #darkavengers

2:05 am yeah_write: @thembob Thanks for stopping in tonight. #scriptchat

2:05 am thetissuetalk: So much for lurking. Better get back to writing! I had fun, #scriptchat. See you guys around :)

2:05 am soul4reel: Our earlybird deadline is December 22nd! AND we're an international #filmfestival #scriptchat

2:05 am elizabethkarr: @i_am_remote @jameskick @thembob "Fellow writer friends r very valuable."

2:05 am zacsanford: Maybe @jameswaugh from Blizzard? His comic came out last week & came from movie world. RT @jeannevb: looks like Ill be groveling #scriptchat

2:05 am GCGeek: What a great chat! Thank you #treefort & fellow chatters. Tweet me if anyone ends up at Steve Kaplan's Comedy Intensive Saturday #scriptchat

2:06 am Todfilm: @thetissuetalk @TyroneHydraulic Personally I think you have a better chance writing an animated series or webshorts. #scriptchat

2:06 am PennyAsh: @mckormickastley @jeannevb That would be interesting #scriptchat #darkavengers

2:06 am I_Am_Remote: @jeannevb #darkavengers is the best thing I read all year, scripts, novels, non-fiction, warning labels, period. #scriptchat

2:06 am yeah_write: RT @soul4reel: Our earlybird deadline is December 22nd! AND we're an international #filmfestival #scriptchat

2:06 am joda07: Ok, it's been fun. Better go back to day job b4 they catch me slacking! Thanks guys. #scriptchat

2:07 am zacsanford: @ZachCumer Read Dorm Scare over the weekend. Will talk about it with the staff this week when teh boss is back. #scriptchat

2:07 am nobull408: @thembob Very nice chatting with you too! #scriptchat

2:07 am audreyunboxed: Interesting chatter tonight at a million tweets a minute. Throwing in the towel. Good night folks! #scriptchat

2:07 am I_Am_Remote: @elizabethkarr indeed. Trading reads is always good policy. I always end up falling behind though. #scriptchat

2:07 am The_Jodi: Missed #scriptchat while seeing Harry Potter! (Yes I said that with a crisp posh accent.) Fun movie but wish they had more faith in us.

2:07 am Talltales08: @yeah_write A whole flew past and I'm still trying to figure this chat thing out, haven't seen any of my posts #scriptchat

2:07 am Todfilm: @jeannevb You should have @RobertKirkman on to talk about turning the Walking Dead into a TV Series. #scriptchat

2:08 am mckormickastley: thanks all. What a blaze tonight. #scriptchat

2:08 am yeah_write: @Talltales08 If you are new to Twitter sometimes the chat won't recognize posts. Just keep trying. #scriptchat

2:08 am The_Jodi: More importantly, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! #scriptchat

2:08 am zacsanford: @jeannevb @rachlanger - whoops, I mean @waughtang. He's a comic writer for Blizzard so could be mix of comics/game writing. #scriptchat

2:08 am jeannevb: and the comic book guest writer groveling is in motion.... I dont like to waste any time. :) #scriptchat

2:08 am elizabethkarr: @soul4reel Where is your film fest? Particular genre or theme? We want @RFAmovie 2 play a few mores fests be4 theatrical release #scriptchat

2:08 am yeah_write: @Talltales08 You can see the full transcript at www.scriptchat.com later tonight. #scriptchat

2:08 am beingbrad: @The_Jodi i've felt that way with every single HP movie/book. But they're Young Adult fare, so what do you expect I guess. #scriptchat

2:09 am PennyAsh: @jeannevb #worlddomination waits for no one #scriptchat

2:09 am Todfilm: @jeannevb And be sure to compliment @RobertKirkman 's epic beard. For it truly is epic. #scriptchat

2:09 am jeannevb: @zacsanford chk ur DM #scriptchat

2:09 am I_Am_Remote: Not bad idea RT @Todfilm: @jeannevb You should have @RobertKirkman on to talk about turning the Walking Dead into a TV Series. #scriptchat

2:10 am Talltales08: @yeah_write Thanks, At least I'm getting through #scriptchat

2:11 am elizabethkarr: @I_Am_Remote Don't fall too far behind. :) #beenthere #hardtocatchup #scriptchat

2:11 am yeah_write: @Talltales08 I'm not using Tweetchat. I'm using Tweetdeck and watching from the search column. #scriptchat

2:11 am thetissuetalk: @TyroneHydraulic @zacsanford @Todfilm Seems like I have a lot to learn before tackling animation writing. Cheers xoxo #scriptchat

2:11 am zacsanford: @jeannevb Yeah, DMs ain't working for me right now. Argh! I have multiple to reply to. #scriptchat

2:11 am joda07: Yes pls! RT @Todfilm: @jeannevb You should have @RobertKirkman on to talk about turning "The Walking Dead" into a TV Series. #scriptchat

2:11 am jeannevb: beards are hot :) RT @Todfilm: @jeannevb And be sure to compliment @RobertKirkman s epic beard. For it truly is epic. #scriptchat

2:11 am Spark_Flow: @jeannevb @tyronehydraulic is in fact a writer for our #webcomics or can contact us directly #scriptchat

2:12 am yeah_write: Okay, what a night. I need to get some work done. Happy tweeting. #scriptchat

2:12 am TyroneHydraulic: @thetissuetalk tweet me anytime! #scriptchat

2:12 am art1032: @Talltales08 Welcome and you are getting through. I see your tweets. :) #scriptchat.

2:12 am beingbrad: 3rd'd RT @Todfilm: @jeannevb You should have @RobertKirkman on to talk about turning "The Walking Dead" into a TV Series. #scriptchat

2:13 am I_Am_Remote: Goodnight, #scriptchat. #screenwriting #scriptchat

2:13 am elizabethkarr: @yeah_write A good premise is more than half the battle, or should I say gunfight? Saddle 'er up and happy writing. #Scriptchat

2:13 am jeannevb: Dear Mr @RobertKirkman w the epic beard, we would LOVE for you to guest on #scriptchat http://scriptchat.com

2:13 am Talltales08: @art1032 Thanks....Am I supposed to see them as well? #scriptchat

2:13 am boycaught: RT @yeah_write the best skill to have when pitching is the ability to listen. #scriptchat

2:14 am jeannevb: cool! RT @Spark_Flow: @jeannevb @tyronehydraulic is in fact a writer for our #webcomics or can contact us directly #scriptchat

2:14 am jeannevb: also good skill for taking notes RT @yeah_write the best skill to have when pitching is the ability to listen. #scriptchat

2:15 am art1032: Another good, fast chat. Good Night #treefort and #scriptchat peoples. :)

2:15 am jeannevb: damn straight! :) RT @PennyAsh: @jeannevb #worlddomination waits for no one #scriptchat

2:16 am zacsanford: If anyone wanted some good pitching advice, download the Great American Pitchfest episodes from the @onthepage podcast #scriptchat

2:16 am beingbrad: Goodnight all. Off to finish reading The Crook Factory. Thanks for the great chat. #scriptchat

2:16 am jeannevb: fyi, @scriptmag is the awesomesauce in our #treefort fridge #scriptchat

2:16 am Talltales08: @art1032 Are they turning out the lights already? #scriptchat

2:17 am dianewms: Uh, oh. Just missed a #scriptchat. My bad. :-(

2:18 am pulptone: @jeannevb I told you he was a good writer. I don't think it'd be impossible to get him #scriptchat

2:18 am elizabethkarr: @brucew1962 Very sad. Mr. Nielsen gave movie audiences everywhere a lot of pleasure. RIP #scriptchat

2:18 am Todfilm: Ok. Have to go back to writing. Night all. #scriptchat

2:19 am TravisLegge: Sorry I missed another #scriptchat, but Raymond Did It postproduction demanded my attention. Next week i shall return (hopefully...)

2:19 am pulptone: @jeannevb there's quite a few comic writers here. ;-) #scriptchat

2:21 am princess_scribe: @dianewms Mine, too!!! Booooo.... and holy cow did I want to talk about PJ tonight #scriptchat

2:21 am jeannevb: yes! Thought you'd enjoy that ;) RT @pulptone: @jeannevb there's quite a few comic writers here. ;-) #scriptchat

2:22 am KageyNYC: It takes a village... ;) RT @robertamunroe: Wait! What? @kageynyc is on her way! With @shericandler & @nobull408? YIPPEE! xoxo #scriptchat

2:22 am jeannevb: We're winding down and I have backpacks to pack, so time to pull the transcript #scriptchat

2:22 am sdarancette: @rachlanger There are producer who watch shorts, normally for potential directors. As for writing, stick with a movie/tv spec #scriptchat

2:22 am jeannevb: haha RT @princess_scribe: @dianewms Mine, too!!! Booooo.... and holy cow did I want to talk about PJ tonight #scriptchat

2:22 am Talltales08: It's slowed to a crawl ...FINALLY! #scriptchat

2:23 am EverettMaroon: Did I miss #scriptchat???

2:23 am elizabethkarr: @jeannevb Great as per usual. Thanks for the room. Only thing lacking is coffee & donuts. #scriptchat

2:23 am zacsanford: @beingbrad Rare Exports looks interesting. Have you seen Treevenge? http://www.slashfilm.com/watch-this-treevenge/ #scriptchat

2:23 am jeannevb: Thanks so much for joining in the open topic fun. Can't wait to see what EURO talked about! #scriptchat

2:24 am thetissuetalk: I 2nd this! RT @Todfilm: @jeannevb You should have @RobertKirkman on to talk about turning the Walking Dead into a TV Series. #scriptchat

2:24 am nobull408: Nice to see all these new faces (well new to me) in chat tonight! #scriptchat

2:26 am elizabethkarr: @nobull408 "Nice to see all these new faces (well new to me) in chat tonight!" ditto from me, relative #newbie. #scriptchat

2:26 am jeannevb: Don't forget, NEXT SUNDAY is @GrandRiverFilms talking TALES FROM THE SCRIPT - Netflix instant here: http://tinyurl.com/2udxohb #scriptchat

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OPEN TOPIC Transcript - November 28, 2010

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