#Scriptchat Topic: OPEN TOPIC
Open Chat is one where anything can happen. So strap your seatbelts and read the fun! Euro open chat was lead by the wonderful Allie Parker (@alli_and_that), sidekick of our moderator Mina Zaher (@Mina_Zaher). Enjoy!
EURO moderator: Allie Parker @allie_and_that
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO CHAT:
@alli_and_that: It's #scriptchat o'clock! Open topic, who's lurking around tonight?
May 29, 2011, 7:00 pm
@zacsanford: 7 Days remain until the #GAPF. Come pitch to me and many other companies!! Mention #scriptchat to save $$$. http://www.pitchfest.com
May 29, 2011, 7:01 pm
@raynola: RT @mmaren: I'm as-it-happens blogging the making of a film from scratch.. First post. http://bit.ly/l2PQUf #scriptchat #amwriting
May 29, 2011, 7:01 pm
@ShortIsBetter: Jesse and Zach Herrmann win the CSSC with their script ELIJAH THE PROPHET http://bit.ly/mfBD7V #yff11 #scriptchat #ww #elijah #prophet
May 29, 2011, 7:03 pm
@alli_and_that: What've people been working on lately? Would love to hear what's floating around other people's heads! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:04 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @alli_and_that: It's #scriptchat o'clock! Open topic, who's lurking around tonight?
May 29, 2011, 7:05 pm
@madskiadrai: :D RT @alli_and_that: It's #scriptchat o'clock! Open topic, who's lurking around tonight?
May 29, 2011, 7:05 pm
@Bang2write: Hello to all on #scriptchat - I hear it's an open topic tonite so if anyone wants to talk about script editing/reading with me, please do..?
May 29, 2011, 7:06 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: my two main projects at the moment are web series - one animation and one live action #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:06 pm
@alli_and_that: It certainly is and @Bang2write knows her stuff so ask her loads of tough questions! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:07 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: Good topic seeing as Danny Stack @ScriptWritingUK just launched his series @LiquidLunchUK on Friday #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @BrettSnelgrove How are they going? Are you approaching developing them any differently? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @madskiadrai Hi! Welcome! Good to see you around! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:08 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @Bang2write: Hello to all on #scriptchat - I hear it's an open topic tonite so if anyone wants to talk about script editing/reading with me, please do..?
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@zherrm: RT @c0rmican: JESSE & ZACHARY HERRMANN winn the 2011/12 Canadian Short Screenplay Competition http://wp.me/pZPWo-tI #scriptchat #yff11
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that ta muchly lass - and #yikes, haha #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@jimstansberry: Hello from the Jnersey shore! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@zacsanford: RT @jamie_ld: HEY ALL YOU SCREENWRITERS IN LOS ANGELES NEXT WEEKEND: Marriott Burbank, bar at 6:30pm on Saturday night. #scriptchat See you there!!!
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @BrettSnelgrove: Good topic seeing as Danny Stack @ScriptWritingUK just launched his series @LiquidLunchUK on Friday #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@madskiadrai: @alli_and_that thanks! good to see you too! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: Hello to all on #scriptchat - if anyone wants to talk about script editing/reading with me, please do..? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:09 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write I know you get bored of the easy ones! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:10 pm
@zacsanford: Whoa just realized #scriptchat is going on as I'm never around for the UK chat. How's everyone doing in their writing endeavors?
May 29, 2011, 7:10 pm
@alli_and_that: @jimstansberry Hi Jim! What are you working on at the moment? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:10 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: animation project=independent - we've got a team, pilot ep written, dialogue recorded and working on ep 1 as a sales tool #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:10 pm
@jtabergas: @Bang2write re: script editing/reading on scriptchat, that would be awesome!
May 29, 2011, 7:11 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @Bang2write: Hello to all on #scriptchat - I hear it's an open topic tonite so if anyone wants to talk about script editing/reading with me, please do..?
May 29, 2011, 7:11 pm
@jimstansberry: Hey! Getting 2 scripts ready for querying. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:11 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: live action - I'm writing all the episodes up front and then will look for a co-prod, funding, team etc to get behind it #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:11 pm
@jimstansberry: a great editing trick is: "killing all your orphans" #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:12 pm
@Bang2write: @jtabergas please ask me anything about script editing/reading you want & I'll try & answer! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:12 pm
@soph41190: Hello all! What's the craic? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:12 pm
@alli_and_that: @soph41190 Open topic tonight, so just jump in! What's on for you at the moment? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@Bang2write: #scriptchat If u want to chat about script editing/reading, but want my bio first, here ya go: http://t.co/exM7c5X
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Interview (video): Screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) http://bit.ly/lUOdIH #screenwriting #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@alli_and_that: @BrettSnelgrove Sounds wicked! How are you finding working with a team vs working independently? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @jeannevb: Quentin Tarantino Suite of PDF Scripts including Django Unchained - Gr8 compliment to #scriptchat movie night http://bit.ly/kmXJxO
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@jimstansberry: look for a line that only has one word on it and rewrite it, Will save 2-4 pages a script! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @robinkelly1: CBBC insists on child protags, Adrian Reynolds disagrees: http://bit.ly/lnxNuC #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:13 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @zacsanford: 7 Days remain until the #GAPF. Come pitch to me and many other companies!! Mention #scriptchat to save $$$. http://www.pitchfest.com
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@alli_and_that: @jimstansberry How do you know when to leave one alive though? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @jimstansberry: look for a line that only has one word on it and rewrite it, Will save 2-4 pages a script! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @robertshutter: RT @GREGBIELA As always a must read from @jeannevb BALLS OF STEEL http://tinyurl.com/4yuttk5 #scriptchat #TVWriterchat #amwriting #fi...
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@whitniverse: #scriptchat Can people give me a random title, prop and line of dialogue? I want to hone my craft writing short films, the #sfl48hr method.
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@madskiadrai: I'm in the stage of research for an independent short film. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@soph41190: @alli_and_that ah great! Um...am in a play, and my short play is having a repeat performance sometime! Writing a pilot! You? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:14 pm
@jimstansberry: @alli_and_that @jimstansberry only if you can't rewrite the sentence #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:15 pm
@soph41190: Why is it seemingly so hard to come up with a series idea that isn't procedural/investigative in some respect? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:16 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: love having a team, more than one brain makes things 200% better - writing by myself means I have to be more patient #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:16 pm
@alli_and_that: @soph41190 Rewriting a feature, working on a synopsis for a long short and going into pre on a short. Busy busy! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:16 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 because that's a staple of returning drama series? ; P #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:16 pm
@soph41190: @whitniverse 'Great Wander to the Drink' with a garden rake and dialogue: 'well you'd think so wouldn't you...' #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:17 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @BrettSnelgrove: love having a team, more than 1 brain makes things 200% better-writing by myself means I have to be patient #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:17 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @Bang2write: #scriptchat If u want to chat about script editing/reading, but want my bio first, here ya go: http://t.co/exM7c5X
May 29, 2011, 7:17 pm
@soph41190: RT @alli_and_that: @soph41190 Open topic tonight, so just jump in! What's on for you at the moment? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:17 pm
@alli_and_that: @whitniverse Prop: Bottle of water. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:18 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 I read a lot of non-procedural/investigative series ideas... and many feel like they're reinventing the wheel #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:18 pm
@soph41190: @Bang2write but even serials etc! Its just so...everywhere! I keep brainstorming and returning to 'a police offic-oh...shit!' #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:18 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @alli_and_that what are you current re-writing/writing? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:18 pm
@madskiadrai: @BrettSnelgrove sometimes write with other people makes me want to fight with him. the problem is the perception and perspective #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:19 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 what's the problem with that? Tell you what, hardly any decent cops n' docs SPECS, such a shame #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:19 pm
@spayne128: @Bang2write @soph41190 because those formats are easy ways of telling stories. cops/docs make every story going! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:19 pm
@soph41190: @SamuelGCaine that's true. I suppose Exile and Silent Witness are dead different but both centered on a central 'mystery'. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:19 pm
@alli_and_that: @BrettSnelgrove Re-writing rom-com feature, working on synopsis for a long short film. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:19 pm
@Mindy_Crump: hey everyone sorry i'm late...how's everyone doing? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:20 pm
@Bang2write: @spayne128 not *easy* at all - writing a convincing cops/docs spec VERY difficult, that's why I see hardly any specs @soph41190 #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:20 pm
@soph41190: @Bang2write @spayne128 oh no no I LOVE THEM! But it bothers me that I can't seem to conceive anything...different! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:20 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump Good! It's open topic tonight - jump in! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:21 pm
@janetvaneeden: A week of freezing in the bush with diff students at the Wildlife Film Academy has left me too tired for #scriptchat Have a blast all of you
May 29, 2011, 7:21 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @madskiadrai I think it takes time to dev a writing partnership to trust each other and get on the same page #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:21 pm
@alli_and_that: @soph41190 @Bang2write @spayne128 Try injecting in witches or aliens or fairies. Fairies are due to make a comeback, surely? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:21 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 sometimes it's not the central story that needs to be "different" but the TECHNIQUE, ie. the "version" in CSI #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:21 pm
@SamuelGCaine: @soph41190 I'm not sure if I agree 100%, but I think mystery definitely can enhance. Even The Sopranos use it to a degree! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:22 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @alli_and_that well there was the Tooth Fairy movie that came out so I think that's a start right? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:22 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @madskiadrai I've developed a fantastic creative partnership with my animator and can't imagine doing @NewEdenseries without him #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:22 pm
@soph41190: @alli_and_that I've found SOMETHING that I went with, but @CharlieWarley8 almost had exactly the same idea ;)! Trend theory! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:22 pm
@spayne128: @Bang2write Working on a procedural, fire investigation show, with a few others and it's the hardest thing I've ever written! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:23 pm
@alanhmcdonald: Next draft of @zombiemusicaluk script, as well as draft 5 of my directorial debut short. Though not today due to snooziness :) #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @janetvaneeden Enjoy your sleep! Transcript will be up for you to play catch-up when you're more awake! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @soph41190 He's pesky, that @CharlieWarley8. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:23 pm
@madskiadrai: Yep. Agree!! #scriptchat RT @BrettSnelgrove: @madskiadrai I think it takes time to dev a writing partnershi… (cont) http://deck.ly/~QwSgS
May 29, 2011, 7:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @spayne128 @Bang2write Read somewhere that the trick is to have a setting where new stories can 'walk in' every week. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:24 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @alli_and_that: how's the feature going? Any adv on the short? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:24 pm
@alli_and_that: @alanhmcdonald Sounds great! Snooze sounds amazing too! How are you finding writing the musical? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:25 pm
@janetvaneeden: @alli_and_that Thanks Alli! Will catch up tomorrrow. Happy chatting. #scriptchat X
May 29, 2011, 7:25 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that for the love for God leave aliens, ghosts, vampires & werewolves alone!!! Spec TV pilots FLOODED with em! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:25 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @madskiadrai and fighting is good, you should be able to hash out and argue your POV with a fellow writer imho #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @BrettSnelgrove Feature's going well! Am letting it sit for another week to focus on something else but ideas are bubbling! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:26 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 @spayne128 @alli_and_that Yes, the notion of the "precinct drama" - characters come & go, place/job stays same #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write What about fairies? FAIRIES NEED THEIR MOMENT TOO. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:26 pm
@madskiadrai: @BrettSnelgrove exceptions for an animator.. can't imagine too what would happen without'em :D #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:27 pm
@fnafilms: Here here! RT @Bang2write: @alli_and_that for the love for God leave aliens, ghosts, vampires & werewolves alone!!! FLOODED! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:27 pm
@uvz: @Bang2write what about zombies everyone loves zombies #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:27 pm
@alli_and_that: @uvz @Bang2write Zombies are the new Vampires. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:28 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @uvz @Bang2write oh geez zombies? I'll go with @alli_and_that and hope for the fairy comeback #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@jimstansberry: Zombie Fairies #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@jamie_ld: Two freaking incredible letters of recommendation for Disney/ABC fellowship. I'm a winner even if I don't get in. #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@madskiadrai: @BrettSnelgrove have been for few times.. and now i'm preparing for the musical play with my father :D #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that @uvz "zombies were the new vampires" -- in about 2008 ; ) #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@andrealmcneill: @jamie_ld Congrats, Jamie!!!n #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:29 pm
@alli_and_that: Pure genius! RT @jimstansberry: Zombie Fairies #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
@jimstansberry: @jamie_ld VERY cool,,congrats! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that @Mindy_Crump I like fairies but doubt we'll see them taken *seriously* like we have vampires, zombies et al #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write @uvz So what are the new Vampires, according to current spec trends? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
@kanundra: Just remembered, oops.... whats the chat? that I mostly missed... #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
@madskiadrai: @jamie_ld Congratulations!! :D #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:31 pm
@spayne128: @soph41190 @Bang2write @alli_and_that shows that aren't "precinct" don't seem to have longevity. work better as serials? yes/no? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:31 pm
@andrealmcneill: @jamie_ld way to go! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:31 pm
@Bang2write: @jimstansberry @alli_and_that zombie fairies however could work! #samebutdifferent #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:31 pm
@alli_and_that: @kanundra It's open topic tonight! We've been chatting about what people are working on and supernatural no-nos! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:31 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @jamie_ld congrats Jamie! that is fantastic news! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@alli_and_that: @jamie_ld Well done! That's so great! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @BrettSnelgrove #scriptchat so cool you have an animator working partner. I need to find one, I have some ideas
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@jimstansberry: bloody little f***kers chasing everyone around ...naked! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@filmutopia: #scriptchat sorry, I'm late to the party - currently writing 2nd episode of new TV drama (not at all supernatural, not procedural)
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that actually I'm seeing an increased tendency away from supernatural altogether,bk towards drama & human thriller atm #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:32 pm
@soph41190: @spayne128 precinct makes sense yes, moreso than 'cop/doc' because it inflicts a limit, be it time or region...#scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@kanundra: @alli_and_that hows it with aliens then. saw the part that they are out? are they? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@Pale_Jewel: RT @jamie_ld: Two freaking incredible letters of recommendation for Disney/ABC fellowship. I'm a winner even if I don't get in. #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@alli_and_that: Already halfway through #scriptchat tonight! Open topic - if you've got anything writer-like to chat about, come join!
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@Bang2write: @spayne128 depends. Never underestimate the power of human/family drama series - ie. WILD AT HEART, DOWN TO EARTH, etc #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@madskiadrai: keteteran ngikutin #scriptchat euy.. bahasa inggris eug patah-patah kayak anisa bahar..
May 29, 2011, 7:33 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @Bang2write @alli_and_that I sure hope so...I love a bit of supernatural but lately it's been way too much #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@soph41190: @spayne128... and you can use that limit to explore every inch and potential story of the inherent characters @Bang2write #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: Im seeing an increased tendency away from supernatural altogether,bk towards drama & human thriller atm #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@soph41190: @SamuelGCaine she might be a man in drag?!...#scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@spayne128: @soph41190 pretty sure cop/doc can be included in precinct though! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@LiviaRuas: I hope I can join #scriptchat today.
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @Bang2write true...i still liked The Tooth Fairy movie lol #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:34 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write That's interesting - people are more focused on what's actually happening in the real world at the moment. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@alli_and_that: @LiviaRuas New faces are always welcome! It's an open topic, so chip in whatever you like! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@Pale_Jewel: Hello. Please follow my character @karenbarley for the first ever twitter movie happening end of June. #scriptchat #karenbarley
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@soph41190: @spayne128 yes definitely. I think I said that in my head but not very well in tweet :p #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@nicolai_a: RT @Pale_Jewel: Hello. Please follow my character @karenbarley for the first ever twitter movie happening end of June. #scriptchat #karenbarley
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@Bang2write: @Mindy_Crump I actually enjoyed that movie a LOT more than I thought I wld! The Rock as the new Arnie, maybe? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: @pale_jewel People are out there they're just waiting to hear a good pitch and want to know you're serious and got the goods #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@alli_and_that: @madskiadrai I'm going to need you to help me brush up on my Bahasa Indonesia skills! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:35 pm
@beingbrad: Why So Angry, Mr Frog? Steal My Script. http://bit.ly/iuSwpY #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Pale_Jewel: Follow my character @karenbarley for the 1st ever twitter movie happening end of June. #scriptchat #karenbarley #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@jessenovels: Had the Fairy Godmother insights to make into a film, but the crew that wanted to help found my idea to dark. #writechat #scriptchat #film
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@madskiadrai: my pleasure!!! :D RT @alli_and_that: @madskiadrai I'm going to need you to help me brush up on my Bahasa Indonesia skills! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@kanundra: @Bang2write @Mindy_Crump It was a kinda funny film :) #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @Bang2write I sure hope so I love that guy! I own all his movies thus far and have been a fan of his since he started wrestling #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:36 pm
@Pale_Jewel: I always forget that everyone can see my #scriptchat tweets.
May 29, 2011, 7:37 pm
@kanundra: @Pale_Jewel I always get... what are you talking about as well lol #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that SF & supernatural still about world. Alien invasion = war, imperialism, etc. Vampires: youth, AIDS, outsiders etc #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@matthewhhurst: @Pale_Jewel were you on uk scriptwriting podcast the other day? #amwriting #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: For #scriptchat peeps out there, if you want to know what I'm up to check out @NewEdenseries and http://drettworlb.wordpress.com/
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@jessenovels: So they backed down and left me to start from the start once again, and I wasn't going to pay them anything either XD #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @BrettSnelgrove: For #scriptchat peeps out there, if you want to know what I'm up to check out @NewEdenseries and http://drettworlb.wordpress.com/
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@kanundra: @Bang2write @alli_and_that Is that a bad thing at the moment? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:38 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat hellO!
May 29, 2011, 7:39 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write The world is getting less metaphorical. Over-saturation of one topic forces the market to move in another direction. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:39 pm
@Bang2write: @Pale_Jewel @alli_and_that @Mindy_Crump I've seen a few calls on InkTip for Fairy scripts now you mention it, all for kids tho #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:40 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays It's Superman! I swear you were on my mirror the last time I looked... #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:40 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat excited by @Pale_Jewel's project - definitely follow it
May 29, 2011, 7:40 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that probably was me, on reflection #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:40 pm
@jimstansberry: @alli_and_that @Bang2write A fresh take on those genres still works? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:41 pm
@Pale_Jewel: Yes! Twas me. RT @matthewhhurst @Pale_Jewel were you on uk scriptwriting podcast the other day? #amwriting #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:41 pm
@Pale_Jewel: RT @BrettSnelgrove: For #scriptchat peeps out there, if you want to know what I'm up to check out @NewEdenseries and http://drettworlb.wordpress.com/
May 29, 2011, 7:41 pm
@alli_and_that: @kanundra Well @Bang2write was saying earlier that trends are moving AWAY from supernatural and back to drama & human thriller. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:41 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat i'm trying to write my comedies but then a horror idea came to me and is all I can think about. Right idea + time wrong person
May 29, 2011, 7:41 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Stop it. You make me laugh so much. And by stop it, I mean be funny FOREVER. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:42 pm
@Bang2write: @jimstansberry a fresh take on *anything* always works - there's nothing that can't be done - and done again @alli_and_that #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:42 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays So what's stopping you from writing your horror? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:42 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: @jimstansberry a fresh take on *anything* always works - theres nothing that cant be done - and done again #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:43 pm
@Pale_Jewel: RT @antonsays #scriptchat excited by @Pale_Jewel's project - definitely follow it @karenbarley
May 29, 2011, 7:43 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that What's been surprising - for me, anyway - is how long the supernatural/SF trend has lasted @kanundra #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:43 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @antonsays #scriptchat do a comedy horror!
May 29, 2011, 7:43 pm
@Bang2write: 1-room Horror was the big thing at bg of 00s - I wld like to see more creature features, have seen maybe 5 in 5 YEARS! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:44 pm
@jimstansberry: @Bang2write think audience wants to escape into a "different" world... #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:44 pm
@antonsays: @Pale_Jewel thought about it but it is quite high-concept so needs to be horror-weighted #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:44 pm
@alli_and_that: @Pale_Jewel @antonsays Comedy can make the thing even more scary, for sure! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:44 pm
@CriticalTodd: I.E. The "special world" of myth... RT @jimstansberry: @Bang2write think audience wants to escape into a "different" world... #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:45 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @alli_and_that: @Pale_Jewel @antonsays Comedy can make the thing even more scary, for sure! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:46 pm
@jimstansberry: I really liked--MONSTERS #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:46 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write If you're after a great, sneaky creature-horror, check out @TheTunnelMovie - free download too! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:46 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @Pale_Jewel I'm working on the characters and story 1st. Then I'll choose the angle I think is best. Maybe comedy #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:46 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @Pale_Jewel I reckon you'll do a lot better than you think, to be honest. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@philzeitgeist: RT @Pale_Jewel: Please follow my character @karenbarley for the first ever twitter movie happening end of June. #scriptchat #karenbarley
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@Bang2write: I would also like to see more child-type allegorical fantasy worlds in the style of LABYRINTH, DARK CRYSTAL, LEGEND, KRULL etc #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@Sharl: RT @Pale_Jewel: Hello. Please follow my character @karenbarley for the first ever twitter movie happening end of June. #scriptchat #karenbarley
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that ta, I will #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @Pale_Jewel cool. I think I'm gonna win an Oscar so can't wait to see what your prediction brings #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:47 pm
@Bang2write: I read a fab creature feature recently - and I'm sure he'll have a go at me for this - called THE RAVINE, by @twatterer #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:48 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @alli_and_that It's an interesting experience since we're working from a 'and that's where the song goes' angle #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:48 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Well make sure you thank me in your acceptance speech before they play the music. Ta. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:48 pm
@madskiadrai: @alli_and_that @antonsays LOL!!n #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:49 pm
@antonsays: #scriptchat I know its ill-advised and pipe-dreaming but I always wanted 2 write diff genres. Not just comedy but action/love story/thriller
May 29, 2011, 7:49 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @alli_and_that Producers really helping w/ pacing. As writers, the director and I know how it looks in our heads, bt fdbck helps #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:49 pm
@Pale_Jewel: RT @Bang2write: I would also like to see more child-type allegorical fantasy worlds in the style of LABYRINTH, DARK CRYSTAL, LEGEND, KRULL etc #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:50 pm
@Bang2write: @Gavin_J allegorical fantasy worlds are VERY hard sells, it's true... but have seen some brilliant 1s in the spec pile #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:51 pm
@alli_and_that: @alanhmcdonald Feedback is always the most important part. Especially from an impartial source. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:51 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that I'd like to thank my fortune-teller and Oscar-winning director Alli.... #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:51 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @Bang2write #scriptchat oh my God, I'd give my right nipple to be able to write those kinds of fantasy scripts.
May 29, 2011, 7:51 pm
@fortressofderek: @Bang2write not that its child's fantasy but did you like Pan's Labyrinth? Ur right-we need more creature scripts, not just CGI. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:51 pm
@antonsays: @Pale_Jewel @Bang2write is your right nipple better or worst than your left. Or did that go for the horror award? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:52 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Sounds brilliant. I'll hold you to it. We'll have to mention our humble beginnings at #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:52 pm
@PitchfestBob: RT @jamie_ld: HEY ALL YOU SCREENWRITERS IN LOS ANGELES NEXT WEEKEND: Marriott Burbank, bar at 6:30pm on Saturday night. #scriptchat See you there!!!
May 29, 2011, 7:52 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @Bang2write #scriptchat Labyrinth is my favorite movie by the way. And not just for David Bowies crystal balls.
May 29, 2011, 7:52 pm
@Bang2write: @Pale_Jewel me too! A good one in the spec pile is rare and gets attention as a sample if nothing else #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@princess_scribe: Tweeps: what sound-word would you use 4 the HOOT of a #train? Hoot doesn't work... #scriptchat #Screenwriting
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: Would like to see more child-type allegorical fantasy worlds in the style of LABYRINTH, DARK CRYSTAL, KRULL etc #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@matthewhhurst: Horror fantasy can't be over too soon for me... don't like it / can't write it #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@Bang2write: @fortressofderek I found it quite Clive Barker in style, so yes. Last Brit creature feature I really enjoyed was THE DESCENT #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Bang2write Prob w/ creature features is it's difficult to create something fresh & scary. For me, the Alien has nvr been bested #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:53 pm
@antonsays: @Bang2write @Pale_Jewel I'm so far learning that there is a trade in right nipples for good creature-horror scripts. #learning #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
@Bang2write: @Pale_Jewel I love LABYRINTH but THE DARK CRYSTAL and THE NEVERENDING STORY will always be my faves #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
@jimstansberry: @princess_scribe BLAST #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
@matthewhhurst: @antonsays that's just in 'pec' scripts tho #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @Bang2write @Pale_Jewel Is it the creature starring in them requesting the nipples as payment? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Pale_Jewel @Bang2write Just the right nipple? Is the left one more essential? #scriptchat #nipchat
May 29, 2011, 7:55 pm
@soph41190: @Bang2write really agree about the dark children's fairy tales. Best things when I was small were the scary things! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:55 pm
@Bang2write: @alanhmcdonald I love the ALIEN creature & the 1st movie is awesome. But for me, there have been rivals for sure #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:55 pm
@twatterer: @Bang2write consider yourself had a go at! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:55 pm
@soph41190: @Bang2write but one without magic jewelry eh...? ;) #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:56 pm
@Bang2write: @twatterer c'mon you can do better than that : P Stop hiding your light under a bushel boyo, THE RAVINE is awesome #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:56 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Pale_Jewel @Bang2write Labyrinth is my fave kids' movie hands down. Magical with just enough darkness to have an edge #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @Bang2write @fortressofderek #scriptchat has anyone seen Attack the Block yet... British creature feature.
May 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write @twatterer Must've done some research into some cracker horrors for it. Suggestions for research? #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
@Bang2write: @soph41190 yes!! No magic jewellery please - or clocks or amulets or coins or WHATEVER, argh! #recurringthingsthatdrivememad #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
@jimstansberry: @Pale_Jewel @Bang2write @fortressofderek yes, AWESOME FLICK! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @Bang2write: @soph41190 No magic jewellery please - or clocks or amulets or coins or WHATEVER! #recurringthingsthatdrivememad #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:58 pm
@BrettSnelgrove: right peeps, I'm off, enjoy your evening of #bgt and #scriptchat ... see ya :)
May 29, 2011, 7:58 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @alanhmcdonald @Bang2write #scriptchat and loads of coming of age sexual metaphor.
May 29, 2011, 7:58 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that sometimes looking at the BAD films tells you more -- Jared looked at THE CAVE for example @twatterer #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:58 pm
@alli_and_that: @BrettSnelgrove Thanks for stopping in, Brett! Have a great night and good luck with the webseries'. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:59 pm
@twatterer: @Bang2write there's a lot to be said for hanging out under bushels. #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:59 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Bang2write Neverending starts amazingly well bt I've always felt it's a bit hamstrung by Bastian speaking his thoughts out loud #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:59 pm
@madskiadrai: @BrettSnelgrove thanks for your share, Brett! :D #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 7:59 pm
@antonsays: #Scriptchat would like @Mina_Zaher to know I didn't start the nipple tweaks... I mean tweets!
May 29, 2011, 7:59 pm
@alli_and_that: @Bang2write I agree, I think figuring out things that are wrong with films can teach you what to avoid. @twatterer #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:00 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that PITCH BLACK has *excellent* structure & the characters R well differentiated (pity about the poor dialogue) #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:00 pm
@jimstansberry: @Bang2write really launched Vin Deisel #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:01 pm
@Bang2write: @alli_and_that CLOVERFIELD however has brilliant dialogue, especially foreshadowing in Act 1 "I'm never gonna survive the night" #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:01 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Pale_Jewel Yeah to attack the block. Clever angle with the black+glowy teeth. Didn't find them frightening though #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:01 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @twatterer @Bang2write don't start me on Salt then. #Scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:01 pm
@Bang2write: @Gavin_J yes that type of fantasies far more likely to be a book first now, but in days of 80s Jim Henson cld get original made #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:02 pm
@Pale_Jewel: @Bang2write @alli_and_that #scriptchat I really love Cloverfield & was so disappointed it wasn't as well liked as id hoped.
May 29, 2011, 8:03 pm
@alanhmcdonald: @Pale_Jewel @Bang2write Also, apparently it's ok to hit on teenage girls as a 40 year old man providing you are a goblin king #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:03 pm
@alli_and_that: Thanks everyone for a great chat tonight! Was great to see what everyone's thinking about with their work! #scriptchat
May 29, 2011, 8:04 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK. Celebrating Memorial Day with OPEN TOPIC! Nothing off limits... well, maybe some things :)
May 30, 2011, 12:00 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK. Celebrating Memorial Day with OPEN TOPIC! Nothing off limits... well, maybe some things :)
May 30, 2011, 12:00 am
@jtabergas: hello #scriptchat!n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:00 am
@jeannevb: Just a reminder Great American Pitchfest is next weekend & we're all meeting at Marriott Burbank bar at 6:30 Sat night #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@TyLeisher: Where do you draw your inspiration from? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@GREGBIELA: Time for #scriptchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@josephvales: So I finally went to The Writers Store in Burbank...lots of goodies there. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@jtabergas: almost logged into wrong chat, logged into #tvwriterchat too early. :)n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: along w @zacsanford @Jamie_LD @kim_garland & @Mina_Zaher :) RT @mmaren: @jeannevb Are you the grand poobah of scriptchat?r #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@beingbrad: #scriptchat is converging with @JaneEspenson's 60 minute writing sprint. The gods have colluded and collided.
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@andrealmcneill: @jeannevb Oh and the young guy from the local NBC news is supposedly coming so we'll have to give him a good show! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:01 am
@josephvales: @jeannevb If I'm not going to the pitchfest....but still want to meet up since I live near burbank...could I still come? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@GREGBIELA: @TyLeisher My life & the lives around me. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@susyneliseduris: RT @jeannevb: Just a reminder Great American Pitchfest is next weekend & we're all meeting at Marriott Burbank bar at 6:30 Sat night #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren i LOVE the new pic :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb @zacsanford @Jamie_LD @kim_garland @Mina_Zaher I will show all due respect.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@AFFOnStory: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Interview (video): Screenwriter John August (Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) http://bit.ly/lUOdIH #screenwriting #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: YES RT @josephvales: If Im not going to the pitchfest but still want to meet up since I live near burbank...could I still come? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:02 am
@andrealmcneill: @josephvales @jeannevb Yes, you must go. I live in Woodland HIlls. I'm not going to the pitch fest either #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb Photo was shot this year at Le Sirenuse in Positano, Italy where my wife and I run an annual writers' retreat. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Sorry. I know I ask EVERY time but what's the link, again. :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@pulptone: Not home for #scriptchat tonight. Beer and BBQ. Make sure to stop by Pulptone.com for @DavidLNewhoff @jeannevb gone Elvis short film info.
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: shameless plug: @douglasblackmon & I are giving lecture on case study of #slaverybyanothername adaptation 3:30 Sat #GAPF #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren lucky wife :) #justsayin' #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:03 am
@josephvales: @andrealmcneill @jeannevb Sweet, I'll have to get there early and become the #marriottcreeper #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: *bitchslap* www.tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat RT @AndiWritesAgain: Sorry. I know I ask EVERY time but whats the link, again. :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren @jeannevb Man, your life just keeps getting more and more interesting to me. Africa, NY and Italy... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb I'm the lucky one, believe me. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@stealmyscript: I just wrote & posted a scene written entirely in the first person (action and all) http://bit.ly/kUnp1V curious for reactions #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@stealmyscript: I just wrote & posted a scene written entirely in the first person (action and all) http://bit.ly/mpurpE curious for reactions #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@jtabergas: wow, time flies really fast! can't believe it's GAPF already next week! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: So what do y'all want to discuss? It's OPEN TOPIC tonight? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@TheWriteScript: Hey all. In the middle of dinner, so I'll be lurking for awhile. For writers, it's scriptchat! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren even better! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:04 am
@FurryWolfen: Preparing scripts for shooting on Tuesday. Pray for sunshine #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@mmaren: @andrealmcneill Don't forget Hollywood. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: Any LA peeps, @scriptmag is having a meetup Monday June 6th at Cat N Fiddle 7pm #markyourcalendars I'll still be in town! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@mmaren: I've sold two scripts set in Africa, neither one of them produced. It's a tough sell. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren @andrealmcneill Sorry. You are my new idol in so many ways. A great resume. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: @FurryWolfen it's supposed to be 90 here Tues #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:05 am
@FurryWolfen: @jeannevb Now now, play nice with the other girls. :P #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb OUCH! Who's YOUR pimp-mama? #ifanyoneasksIllknowwhototellthem :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@MichaelOrton: @jeannevb Insights into the third act twist #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren What was the genre? I wrote one too about the Maasai..in the vein of Romancing the Stone with elephant poachers #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren awesome. We've got a tough big budget sell on our hands too, but I'm determined :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@GREGBIELA: @FurryWolfen I pray for sunshine everyday. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@josephvales: Q: Did anyone actually write The Hangover Part II? Or did they just command-F the plot from the first #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: @AndiWritesAgain bookmark it, babe :) #PIMPtipoftheday #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@authorViviAnna: what's everyone working on? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@writenett: RT @jeannevb: Any LA peeps, @scriptmag is having a meetup Monday June 6th at Cat N Fiddle 7pm #markyourcalendars I'll still be in town! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: And we have a topic on the table... RT @MichaelOrton: @jeannevb Insights into the third act twist #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@pulptone: RT @jeannevb: shameless plug: @douglasblackmon & I are giving lecture on case study of #slaverybyanothername adaptation 3:30 Sat #GAPF #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@josephvales: ...and change Vegas to Bangkok. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: too many things :) RT @authorViviAnna: whats everyone working on? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna Working on not losing my mind before next weekend. lol #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@ChuckWendig: RT @jeannevb: shameless plug: @douglasblackmon & I are giving lecture on case study of #slaverybyanothername adaptation 3:30 Sat #GAPF #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:07 am
@mmaren: @andrealmcneill One was first script, dark comedy to HBO. Other was work for hire, Action-Adventure for Chris Tucker & Sony. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:08 am
@authorViviAnna: @jeannevb me too but that's how I roll... LOL #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:08 am
@FurryWolfen: Working on going to hell http://bit.ly/mD0Ay0 RT @authorViviAnna: what's everyone working on? #scriptchat #thingsgrandmatoldme
May 30, 2011, 12:08 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren @andrealmcneill I'm going to try not to drool but so cool for you to be in the game. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:08 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb I'm live blogging the process of producing/directing my own film. Background is here: http://bit.ly/l2PQUf #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: Shameless Plug #2: BALLS OF STEEL: Juggling Projects - plz comment on how YOU juggle #afterchat http://tinyurl.com/4yuttk5 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD ha!! I'm so jealous. I hope you have a fantastic time and make tons of awesome connections #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna Wish you could be there. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@authorViviAnna: @mmaren @andrealmcneill that's awesome Michael! Kudos to you! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: RT @mmaren: @jeannevb Im live blogging the process of producing/directing my own film. Background is here: http://bit.ly/l2PQUf #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:09 am
@jeannevb: @TheLoneOlive clicked... multitasking... #scriptchat on
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: @ChuckWendig :) #slaverybyanothername #GAPF #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@authorViviAnna: @FurryWolfen how's that going for you? :-) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@mmaren: @andrealmcneill Don't drool. It's been a living for a while, but it's ain't all wine & roses. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@DerisiveDoll: Who all will be at GAPF on Sat??? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna At this very moment I'm working on getting my CDs done so I can mail on Tuesday. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren I'll check it out after the chat :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:10 am
@jeannevb: lots...remember Sat classes are FREE RT @DerisiveDoll: Who all will be at GAPF on Sat??? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD oh me too, girl, me too. Next year! You and me getting crazy in LA #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@BlueRidgefilms: #scriptchat Evening everyone!
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@writenett: RT @jeannevb: Just a reminder Great American Pitchfest is next weekend & we're all meeting at Marriott Burbank bar at 6:30 Sat night #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@jeannevb: I think 3rd act twists was suggested as something we discuss tonight. Any thoughts? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@mmaren: I'm also working on 2 TV pilots...need to keep churning, having multiple projects in various circles of hell. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:11 am
@jeannevb: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD and me :) #threecrazies #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren From your blog it sounds like you're finally following your heart and your own advice.I hope it works out well for you. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: @BlueRidgefilms evening. Hop on in! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@mmaren: Wish I could make it to Burbank next week. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD I'm working on book edits, writing our first webseries script and outlining new TV pilot idea #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@stealmyscript: "And I thought, if I have a script, some talent and a director, what the fuck do I need you for?" - @mmaren, very cool #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:12 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Bookmarked! I plan to make it to Burbank next year! #bucketlist #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:13 am
@writenett: @jeannevb Does that mean I can only ask a question on that topic? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:13 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren Are you at a place professionally where you could sell a pilot? From what I've heard you have to have had experience #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:13 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren we have plenty of NYC meetups you can pop down for. Amazing community we have there #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:13 am
@jeannevb: AMEN!!!!! RT @AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Bookmarked! I plan to make it to Burbank next year! #bucketlist #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@TheLoneOlive: are you a screenwriter so dedicated you are on your computer tonight instead of on the water? make sure to stop by #SCRIPTCHAT
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@MichaelOrton: @jeannevb Looking for creative process on the topic frm this grp. THX, TEAM! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@jeannevb: no, open topic, ask anything RT @writenett: @jeannevb Does that mean I can only ask a question on that topic? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@stealmyscript: I watched Swimming With Sharks last night. Can't say that made me happy about wanting to be a screenwriter. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@mmaren: @andrealmcneill I've come close to selling pilots. My agents do that... so, yes. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:14 am
@andrealmcneill: @stealmyscript Jay Cohen's movie. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@josephvales: @jeannevb The 3rd act twist works when necessary. One would hope the ingredients would be in the first two acts to make it work #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb Will definitely try and make an NYC event. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb I haven't told @princess_scribe but I'm crashing on her sofa! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@jeannevb: @MichaelOrton sadly, I can't think of any brilliant insight at the moment. #exhaustedfromdayinsun #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@mmaren: @stealmyscript Love that film. A bit exaggerated, me thinks. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna Another TV pilot idea? Wow! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren I'm still trying to figure out where I fit in, the rules, the pecking order, how to mkt without representation/prod.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:15 am
@kim_garland: Sorry I'm late - had to put munchkin to bed. Hey #scriptchat!
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@jamie_ld: Hey, I resemble that remark. lol RT @jeannevb: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD and me :) #threecrazies #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@TheLoneOlive: you know what the amazing thing about #scriptchat is? you find all these incredible people in the stream you didn't know were out there
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@jeannevb: @MichaelOrton I would think it's all about the setup and reveal. Twist won't work if not set up properly #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @stealmyscript Brad? Are now Steal? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@FurryWolfen: @authorViviAnna I'm pretty sure Satan's sitting in the parking lot waiting for me to come outside #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@mmaren: @andrealmcneill I think you need representation to market (for many reasons) but you don't need it to make a film. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@art1032: @TheLoneOlive I'm on my phone LOL! :-) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@stealmyscript: @mmaren haha, let's fucking hope so! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @TheLoneOlive I second that! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:16 am
@stealmyscript: @AndiWritesAgain for this, yeah. I'm trying to bring a little more attention to my project is all. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@kim_garland: So true! RT @TheLoneOlive amazing thing about #scriptchat... you find these incredible people in the stream you didn't know were out there
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@pulptone: RT @TheLoneOlive: you know what the amazing thing about #scriptchat is? you find all these incredible people in the stream you didn't know were out there
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren sweet. Have you met @kim_garland @grking & @TheLoneOlive? Some of my fave NYC film peeps #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@DJordanKnight: So ... we're talking third act?n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren at this point I'm not interested in making a film on my own. I want to write. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: I'll move over for you :) RT @AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb I haven't told @princess_scribe but I'm crashing on her sofa! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @jeannevb: @MichaelOrton I would think it's all about the setup and reveal. Twist won't work if not set up properly #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:17 am
@kim_garland: Hey, Michael! RT @jeannevb: @mmaren sweet. Have you met @kim_garland @grking & @TheLoneOlive? Some of my fave NYC film peeps #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@jeannevb: @DJordanKnight it's open topic, so we can talk anything but someone asked about third act twists #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb I haven't really met any of them, though I'm following. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @stealmyscript #nowfollowing #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb @princess_scribe I'm also good with the floor. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@IngridElkner: Hi guys, computer's been crashing, what's the topic? (P.S. non-screenwriter followers be warned: following hrs will be annoying! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:18 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren cool. Just let me know when you're going to NYC. I'm 2 hr train ride north. I'll try to set up a drinkfest #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@jeannevb: @IngridElkner open topic tonight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@josephvales: @IngridElkner only the following hours??? ;) #ingridelkneriscool #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@story1st: RT @TheLoneOlive: you know what the amazing thing about #scriptchat is? you find all these incredible people in the stream you didn't know were out there
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@authorViviAnna: @FurryWolfen is he in a vehicle, or just hanging around like a hoodlum? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb I'm about 2 hours north as well, (no train). I'm in NYC at least once a week. (Except in August) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:19 am
@jeannevb: Q: What's the biggest lesson you've learned this year? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Have u read "Save the Cat." ? Primer for #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@kim_garland: I just invited myself. RT @jeannevb @mmaren let me know when u're going 2 NYC. I'm 2 hr train ride. I'll set up a drinkfest #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@IngridElkner: @josephvales Shhh! We don't need everyone knowing that! I'm all paparazzi'd out as it is... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Have u read "Save the Cat." ? Primer for #scriptchat Biggest lesson too for me.
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Have u read "Save the Cat." ? Primer for #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@DJordanKnight: How to mix a cosmo. RT @jeannevb: Q: Whats the biggest lesson youve learned this year? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@authorViviAnna: @andrealmcneill @mmaren here here Andrea, I don't think I have any talent to make a film on my own, I'm a writer. Period #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:20 am
@andrealmcneill: @MichaelOrton @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Am I the only one who doesn't like that book? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@writenett: @jeannevb Reading a script for a novelist friend. It reads very much like a novel moved to script format. What to tell her? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@GREGBIELA: I'm 40 & I still don't know anything. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@stacy_chambers: Folks, what screenwriting myths do you think get perpetuated the most? Which do you think are the most damaging? #scriptchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@jeannevb: FYI: If you have any topics you want me to address in my @scriptmag BALLS OF STEEL column, ping me anytime & I'll try #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill Yes, you are. lol I love STC. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@SilverScriptz: #scriptchat Blake's Beat Sheet - huge breakthrough for me. Now is my Wallpaper.
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@FurryWolfen: @authorViviAnna I'm pretty sure Satan drives a Dodge Stratus. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: FYI: If you have any topics you want me to address in my @scriptmag BALLS OF STEEL column, ping me anytime & I'll try #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@ChuckWendig: @jeannevb Lesson: never walk in the door with a half-baked project. Go the distance, as it helps you keep control and ownership. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@authorViviAnna: @MichaelOrton @Jamie_LD nope. Never read it. *looks around for the lynch mob* #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@jeannevb: @writenett tell her to read screeplays... lots & lots of screenplays #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:21 am
@jamie_ld: STC was my "aha" moment. RT @MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Have u read "Save the Cat." ? Primer for #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @jeannevb: @writenett tell her to read screeplays... lots & lots of screenplays #scriptchat Philistine! ROFL
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@jeannevb: @ChuckWendig EXCELLENT lesson! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@MichaelOrton: "@jeannevb: Q: What's the biggest lesson you've learned this year? Steve James' commts on pitch meetings ranks high #scriptchat"
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@mmaren: @writenett When I read people's scripts I'm dead honest. It's not easy but for the best. It's a tough biz if you can't take crit #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@DJordanKnight: RT @jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill Yes, you are. lol I love STC. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @Jamie_LD: STC was my "aha" moment. RT @MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD Have u read "Save the Cat." ? Primer for #scriptchat Yes!
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna Don't worry, @andrealmcneill doesn't like it either. You two can sleep in the dog house together. LMAO #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@IngridElkner: @jeannevb I've learned that negation is the biggest tool used in comedy writing. No, wait, I haven't. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@andrealmcneill: @jamie_ld You'd better be nice to me or I'll give you bad directions when you get to LA..mwaaaahhhh #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@TheLoneOlive: Hi Michael RT @jeannevb: @mmaren sweet. Have you met @kim_garland @grking & @TheLoneOlive? Some of my fave NYC film peeps #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill TG for GPS LMAO #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:22 am
@TyLeisher: @SilverScriptz that and the 8 sequence structure opened my eyes. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @andrealmcneill: @jamie_ld You'd better be nice to me or I'll give you bad directions when you get to LA..mwaaaahhhh #scriptchat hahaha
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@thinkStory: RT @jeannevb: shameless plug: @douglasblackmon & I are giving lecture on case study of #slaverybyanothername adaptation 3:30 Sat #GAPF #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@authorViviAnna: @writenett @jeannevb I'd tell her to reimagine her story for film, sometimes what happens in the book doesn't make sense on film #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@MichaelOrton: @jeannevb Foreshadowing in prior "acts" or movements... *light on* #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@andrealmcneill: @jamie_ld I'm gonna hide yo GPS! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill NOOOO!!! We have to have coffee, remember? You still have to love me til after June 5. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@mmaren: @TheLoneOlive Hi - I followed you after scriptchat a few weeks ago.. but nice to 'meet'. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@FurryWolfen: @andrealmcneill you're not alone. I also don't really like it #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@writenett: @jeannevb Of course! Great idea. And the answer to your Q from earlier - read lots of scripts! Writers mtgs that do that great 2 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:23 am
@jeannevb: Many Lessons: PATIENCE & more patience. You have ONE chance to make first impression. Desperation smells worse than skunkpiss #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@story1st: RT @authorViviAnna: ...sometimes what happens in the book doesn't make sense on film #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@SilverScriptz: @TyLeisher Yes, sequencing and Beat Sheets. Coolest epiphany #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: LA peeps, @scriptmag is having a meetup Monday June 6th at Cat N Fiddle 7pm. I'll still be in town! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@mmaren: RT @jeannevb: Many Lessons: PATIENCE & more patience. Desperation smells worse than skunkpiss #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@jeannevb: no, haven't tried RT @GoKustom: @jeannevb Did you do Voice Activated Writing yet? The idea intrigues me for my next screenplay. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@authorViviAnna: @FurryWolfen Ah! Yes, that explains a lot of things... *checks street for Dodge Stratus* #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@stealmyscript: @AndiWritesAgain hey thanks! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: Q: Whats the biggest lesson youve learned this year? outline eac scene individually #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@story1st: @jeannevb On that subject a chat about loglines?nn #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:24 am
@IngridElkner: @FurryWolfen @andrealmcneill It's like any of those books, take what you can from them, leave the offal. I like John Truby's. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: #scriptchat Love it RT @Le_ted: @jeannevb Be ready to compromise but be read-ier to fight.
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: PATIENCE & more patience. You have ONE chance to make first impression. Desperation smells worse than skunkpiss #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: Whipped vodka rocks RT @DJordanKnight: How to mix a cosmo. RT @jeannevb: Q: Whats the biggest lesson youve learned this year? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@TyLeisher: Has anyone attempted or do you use screenwriting software on your iPhone or iPad? Or is it all novelty? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: RT @ChuckWendig: @jeannevb Lesson: never walk in the door with a half-baked project. Go the distance, as it helps you keep control and ownership. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@MichaelOrton: @authorViviAnna No lynch mob. Only supportive cmmts. Stay with us... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:25 am
@art1032: @jeannevb I've learned.... I have a lot to learn.:-) #scriptchat But I would have never learned as much as I have without this group.:-)
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@DJordanKnight: Truby's audio series was my intro to screenwriting. RT @IngridElkner: @FurryWolfen @andrealmcneill I like John Trubys. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@mmaren: @Screenwriter911 @jeannevb Don't be desperate, but don't be arrogant. Be honest. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @SilverScriptz: Learned about trimming locations and numbers of characters in scripts #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: another good 1 RT @GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: Q: Whats the biggest lesson youve learned this year? outline eac scene individually #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@thirstygirlfilm: @ChuckWendig RT: Never walk in the door with a half-baked project. Go the distance, as it helps you keep control and ownership. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@authorViviAnna: @TyLeisher I'm waiting for Final Draft to finish their app, then I'm definitely going to write on my iPad #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@sethruffer: Hey, guys-sorry I'm late--happy holiday weekend to all.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@FurryWolfen: @TyLeisher Touchscreens make be cry. But with a bluetooth keyboard it might be pretty nice. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@stealmyscript: @mmaren what about giving feedback in a public forum like a screenwriter meetup? Honesty can come across as arrogance. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: humble is hot RT @mmaren: @Screenwriter911 @jeannevb Dont be desperate, but dont be arrogant. Be honest. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @mmaren: @Screenwriter911 @jeannevb Dont be desperate, but dont be arrogant. Be honest. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:26 am
@mmaren: There's no substitute in for a great script. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@scriptchat: RT @art1032: @jeannevb I've learned.... I have a lot to learn.:-) #scriptchat But I would have never learned as much as I have without this group.:-)
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @mmaren: There's no substitute in for a great script. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@CaryPatrick: great tool. The board also! "@SilverScriptz: #scriptchat Blake's Beat Sheet - huge breakthrough for me. Now is my Wallpaper."
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@jeannevb: @sethruffer to you too! Open topic tonight. Right now, we're talking lessons we've learned this year #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@grking: Hi Michael! (mike?) RT @jeannevb: @mmaren sweet. Have u met @kim_garland @grking & @TheLoneOlive? Some of my fave NYC film peeps #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:27 am
@DJordanKnight: Only to the inexperienced writer. RT @stealmyscript: @mmaren Honesty can come across as arrogance. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: humble is hot <-#truth #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@mmaren: @stealmyscript If I'm going to spend 2 hours of my time 2 read yr script, I'm going to tell u exactly what I think. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @mmaren: Theres no substitute in for a great script. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @SilverScriptz: Be unique - but not too much Blah! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@FurryWolfen: Oh yeah #scriptchat. I my new film was the topic of discussion on WGN Radio again http://bit.ly/lAib8t Thanks @ProducerCody
May 30, 2011, 12:28 am
@mmaren: @stealmyscript And I want brutal honesty from my readers. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @FurryWolfen: Oh yeah #scriptchat. I my new film was the topic of discussion on WGN Radio again http://bit.ly/lAib8t Thanks @ProducerCody
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@writenett: @mmaren Yeah, I know. She's hoping to enter a contest on 6/1 & it needs so much work. Great basic story but not great script. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@sethruffer: Wow--main lesson learned this year: I have waaaaaaay more to learn! Fortunately, access to great teachers is easier than ever.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@IngridElkner: I find with a few of the books, they treat you like you have brain damage for 50 pgs, then rush through technical stuff. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 @mmaren have you two met? You should. #trustme #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@stealmyscript: i've learned it's WAY easier to see what's wrong with someone's script than it is to write a script w/o making those mistakes #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@MichaelOrton: @story1st Insights on the logline as organizer? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@kim_garland: REMINDER: Next week on #scriptchat: Movie Night w PULP FICTION! http://bit.ly/kEOh0f + USA guest host Nic Baisley of @FilmSnobbery
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@writenett: @authorViviAnna Good idea, thanks! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@authorViviAnna: lesson I learned, recipe cards ROCK for outlining. Who knew?? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:29 am
@stealmyscript: @mmaren do you add caveats? like, "now this is just my opinion, but..." #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@JonFour: @jeannevb Lesson: Writing time is not researching time. Writing time is writing time. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@mmaren: @writenett Novelists don't understand that a script is a story told in pictures, not words. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @authorViviAnna: lesson I learned, recipe cards ROCK for outlining. Who knew?? #scriptchat Hey, try sticky notes on Windows 7
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@FilmSnobbery: RT @kim_garland: REMINDER: Next week on #scriptchat: Movie Night w PULP FICTION! http://bit.ly/kEOh0f + USA guest host Nic Baisley of @FilmSnobbery
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@jeannevb: EAST COASTERS: If u can't make #GAPF, go to Stony Brook Southampton Screenwriting Conf in July w me! http://tinyurl.com/3z7okge #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:30 am
@GREGBIELA: Very true. RT @JonFour: @jeannevb Lesson: Writing time is not researching time. Writing time is writing time. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@mmaren: @stealmyscript It goes without saying that it's 'only' my opinion, but you're the one who asked for my opinion, right? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb We've "met" in #scriptchats. @mmaren any chance you'll come to the conference this summer? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@authorViviAnna: @writenett YW, I've adapted 4 of my books, so I've learned to kill my babies sort of speak, and reimagine characters/situations #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @JonFour: @jeannevb Lesson: Writing time is not researching time. Writing time is writing time. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@lysebeck: Hi! First time joining in #scriptchat. I'm in PS32 at SU so have learned way more than I can possibly digest this year! love it! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@mmaren: @Screenwriter911 Tell me about the conference this summer. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@FurryWolfen: What I learned this year. "Bloodrayne 3" exists. Your movie can get made. Just grow a pair #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@pulptone: RT @kim_garland: REMINDER: Next week on #scriptchat: Movie Night w PULP FICTION! http://bit.ly/kEOh0f + USA guest host Nic Baisley of @FilmSnobbery
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@IngridElkner: Lesson from a producer: no1 is impenetrable/uncontactable. You want to talk to Spielberg? Call him. Find a way through the gates #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:31 am
@GREGBIELA: I will be attending GAPF next yr. Already budgeting for it. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Ahhhh! Failwhale. Funky robot w/o hand. 404! #thatsanerror #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@SilverScriptz: @lysebeck Hi Lyse... Good to see you up early... lol #scriptchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@jeannevb: @GREGBIELA @JonFour I respectfully disagree. I "write" so much while I research. It feeds my creativity. For me, anyway #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@story1st: @MichaelOrton The 1st thing anyone reads to decide if they wanna read anything more. It's a story magnet not a synopsis #logline #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@stealmyscript: I've learned it's imp! who gives the note. All have a valid experience, not all have a valid interpretation of said experience. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@jeannevb: Sweet! RT @GREGBIELA: I will be attending GAPF next yr. Already budgeting for it. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@Screenwriter911: @mmaren Great intensive workshops with excellent instructors who are award-winning screenwriters. And there's drinking involved. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Q: What's the biggest lesson you've learned this year? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:32 am
@authorViviAnna: @SilverScriptz thanks, might try, its just that recipe cards are tactile, and I'm finding that is helpful to me #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@mmaren: @pulptone @kim_garland @FilmSnobbery I'm also screening Pulp Fiction - http://michaelmaren.com/writers-on-film/ #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@stealmyscript: @mmaren haha. Truth. Although in a group setting, I feel obligated to add the caveat given my level of experience. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@mmaren: @Screenwriter911 Where is it held? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@stacy_chambers: @jeannevb @GREGBIELA @JonFour I often find the research feeds the writing as I write. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@lysebeck: @SilverScriptz hey Kaz! Lunch time here! I'm skiving at work to join in! ;) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@sethruffer: I think it's important to realize there are many legiti approaches to writing and find I learn even from those w/diff. views.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @lysebeck: @SilverScriptz hey Kaz! Lunch time here! I'm skiving at work to join in! ;) #scriptchat hahah - good to see ya here.
May 30, 2011, 12:33 am
@GREGBIELA: I do this as well. RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@stacy_chambers: My lesson: Writers need to be readers. And not just of other scripts, but EVERYTHING. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@stealmyscript: I've also learned to share ideas. Keeping things hidden locks out my creativity. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@mmaren: @stealmyscript You're opinion is as valid as anyone elses. It's not like you're doing open-heart surgery. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@Screenwriter911: @mmaren @jeanevb went last year, she can tell you more; but it's safe to say she had a great time #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@jeannevb: http://www.stonybrook.edu/writers/screenwriting/ RT @mmaren: @Screenwriter911 Where is it held? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna I know why you are starting another pilot. You are addicted to those recipe cards. lol #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@thirstygirlfilm: SO TRUE! RT: @jeannevb Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @sethruffer: I think it's important to realize there are many legiti approaches to writing and find I learn even from those w/diff. views.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@jamie_ld: soon.... RT @jtabergas: almost logged into wrong chat, logged into #tvwriterchat too early. :)r #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:34 am
@DaveMcGlone1: Good evening scriptchatters, what's the topic tonight?n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@jeannevb: Amazing! RT @Screenwriter911: @mmaren @jeannevb went last year, she can tell you more; but its safe to say she had a great time #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@sethruffer: Really important to workshop your script w/actors and do public reading. Helped me tons. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@Screenwriter911: @mmaren It's held on the Stony Brook Southampton campus way out in the Hamptons. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @sethruffer: I think it's important to realize there are many legiti approaches to writing and find I learn even from those w/diff. views.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@MichaelOrton: Cosigned @authorViviAnna: lesson I learned, recipe cards ROCK for outlining Hollywood television staple #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@mmaren: When do people show their work to others? I tend to hang on too long. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@GinyMacGregor: Hi folks have 2 get to @scriptchat via net, Twitter is not working. Sorry I'm late, had to walk my dog. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@jamie_ld: Switching laptops, BRB #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@jeannevb: Did you all know we now have a sister chat, #tvwriterchat? Right after this one (6:30 PDT) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@authorViviAnna: @sethruffer that's another thing I've learned, protect ur process, don't allow anyone to tell you that your way isn't right/good #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:35 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @sethruffer: Really important to workshop your script w/actors and do public reading. Helped me tons. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@mmaren: @Screenwriter911 I've heard of this. Used to spend summers out there, you know with Speilberg and the guys. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@dwacon: Sorry I'm late.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren depends on my deadline. If it's for showrunner, first vomit draft. If for pitching, then after solid draft. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@kim_garland: RT @jeannevb: Did you all know we now have a sister chat, #tvwriterchat? Right after this one (6:30 PDT) http://bit.ly/frQw5d #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD it's true...I sleep with those damn things stuck to my forehead and cheeks lol #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren-I hang on too long, too, but at some point I'm clinging at the project's peril. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@LIScreenWriter: @AndiWritesAgain @sethruffer I agree. That's what we do at the LISG meetings. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@writenett: RT @jeannevb: Did you all know we now have a sister chat, #tvwriterchat? Right after this one (6:30 PDT) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:36 am
@Screenwriter911: @mmaren For me, I tend to brainstorm with only my closest writing friends. I bring only full scripts to my writers group. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@GinyMacGregor: I'm finding it hard to go from book to script. What to leave in and what to add differently. n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@mmaren: I've found that showing scripts to actors gives me the best feedback. Good readers, not competitive. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@authordlsparks: RT @jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@andrealmcneill: @mmaren For me it really depends on the person. I have a few I will show once a draft reads well before I hit it again #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@BlueRidgefilms: @sethruffer Absolutely! I had a reading of Winter Shaker 2 weeks ago and got some feedback. Things that I had not considered. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@authorViviAnna: @DaveMcGlone1 open topic right now we are talking lessons learned #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @mmaren: @Screenwriter911 Ive heard of this. Used to spend summers out there, you know with Speilberg and the guys. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@SilverScriptz: Yes, use Sticky Notes on Windows 7. Movable strechable, shuffle them. Lives on your front screen. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@DimitriDavis: Coming in late, was making some chocolate chip cookies. #vegan #ambaking #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@rdlln: I was fortunate to have @Jamie_LD + @kellyanelons provide me with script notes. It really helps to have someone else's opinion. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:37 am
@jeannevb: I have a brainstorming buddy for projects I write alone. Basically, he just listens while I brainstorm out loud haha #works #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@LIScreenWriter: @Screenwriter911 @mmaren I just logged in. What event is held in the Hamptons? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@sethruffer: But always remember-actor feedback is great, but their view of a great script might be VERY different than a pro reader's view. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@DaveMcGlone1: @authorViviAnna Thank youn #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @mmaren: Ive found that showing scripts to actors gives me the best feedback. Good readers, not competitive. <-Great advice #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@GinyMacGregor: I have the general idea I tell friends about it...then I try to put it down on paper. Somes times, it would help with partner #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @jeannevb: http://www.stonybrook.edu/writers/screenwriting/ RT @mmaren: @Screenwriter911 Where is it held? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@art1032: @sethruffer I agree one way may work for u and another someone else. No right or wrong way. IMHO.:-) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@andrealmcneill: @jeannevb I would love to have someone like that. Is he the cabana boy by any chance? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:38 am
@GinyMacGregor: @DimitriDavis I love chocolate chip cookies! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@jeannevb: http://www.stonybrook.edu/writers/screenwriting/ RT @LIScreenWriter: What event is held in the Hamptons? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@mmaren: @sethruffer But if actors want to make your movie, then everyone else falls in line. Great roles trumps great story. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@authordlsparks: LOVE them!! RT @SilverScriptz: Yes, use Sticky Notes on Windows 7 Movable strechable, shuffle them. Lives on your front screen #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @andrealmcneill: @jeannevb I would love to have someone like that. Is he the cabana boy by any chance? #scriptchat haha
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@DaveMcGlone1: BIG lesson I learned was to follow my gut and write from the heartn #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@DimitriDavis: Doesn't everyone? ;) rt @GinyMacGregor: @DimitriDavis I love chocolate chip cookies! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@sethruffer: I've yet to meet an actor who doesn't love pages and pages oh long dialogue. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@jeannevb: No but has photographic memory. VERY helpful! RT @andrealmcneill: @jeannevb ... Is he the cabana boy by any chance? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@directingactors: RT @mmaren: Ive found that showing scripts to actors gives me the best feedback. Good readers, not competitive. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:39 am
@Screenwriter911: @LIScreenWriter It's in Southampton. At the Stony Brook campus. http://www.stonybrook.edu/writers/screenwriting/ #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@AngieRa_: @jeannevb me too! She always wonders why I thank her so much for her help when she hasn't actually contributed anything! ^_^ #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@stealmyscript: @mmaren my opinion is BETTER than everyone elses, goddammit. :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@SilverScriptz: @authordlsparks Yes, Do you use them too? Brilliant idea. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@mmaren: @sethruffer Not the smart actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @mmaren: @sethruffer But if actors want to make your movie, then everyone else falls in line. Great roles trumps great story. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@LIScreenWriter: @Screenwriter911 Thanks. I saw the link. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: I have a brainstorming buddy for projects I write alone. Basically, he just listens while I brainstorm out loud haha #works #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@jeannevb: @AngieRa_ it's awesome! Plus, I don't have to implement his ideas heehee #recoveringcontrolfreak #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@directingactors: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have Actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren-you're talking about "bankable" actors usually for an unknown writer's script the project has 2b funded b4 they sign up. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:40 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @stealmyscript: @mmaren my opinion is BETTER than everyone elses, goddammit. :) <-Love this attitude! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@emmarush75: Hey @lysebeck don't want to interrupt you while you enjoy scriptchat but just letting u know u got mail ;) #wouldjoininbutgotdoctoday
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@aaronkaiser: @dwacon Oh, hey.... it's #scriptchat! I'm late, too. Anyone going to #GAPF? Planning on pitching to me at @AntiKaiser? ;)
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@DJordanKnight: Personally, I think notes and feedback can hinder the process -- especially if we become too dependent on them. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@BellaWonder: @mmaren @sethruffer Great roles are part of great stories! Actors will dig deep into char development and ask questions #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@directingactors: No, EXPERIENCED Actors >>>RT @sethruffer: @mmaren-youre talking about "bankable" actors #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@mmaren: @sethruffer Not talking bankable actors, talking smart & good actors. Just for an opinion, not for a starring role. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:41 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren - show me a smart actor! (Just kidding--I'm actor, and there are many smart ones. I hope to be one one day!) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@BellaWonder: Love this. RT @DaveMcGlone1: BIG lesson I learned was to follow my gut and write from the heartn #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@malber: @DJordanKnight my opinion: the process IS feedback and revisions. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@LIScreenWriter: At the LISG meetings actors read for the screenwriters then we discuss the script. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@stealmyscript: @Screenwriter911 @stealmyscript @mmaren a bit tongue in cheek, but another lesson I've learned is to trust my instinct. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@DaveMcGlone1: big lesson no 2, direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@DimitriDavis: @DJordanKnight Pinch of salt, follow your guts, get feedback that works. Stay away from feedback that doesn't. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@authorViviAnna: just a little reminder that after this chat at 9:30 PM will be #TVwriterchat and it will be an open topic as well #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@aaronkaiser: @jeannevb what's the topic today? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren-I gotcha. When you said "fall in line" I thought you meant getting the movie made. I misinterpreted. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:42 am
@kim_garland: RT @DaveMcGlone1 direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@GinyMacGregor: So many conversations going on at same time. Open mike night? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@Screenwriter911: Experienced actors are great readers because they understand character so well. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@DJordanKnight: Revisions, yes. Feedback can kill a story if you let it. RT @malber: my opinion: the process IS feedback and revisions. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@rdlln: #scriptchat do you prefer notes on a work in progress or after the first draft is completed? Why?
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: re: feedback & notes: you are still the one steering ship. Don't let your vision go off course. Select what advice works best #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@DaveMcGlone1: RT @DimitriDavis: @DJordanKnight Pinch of salt, follow your guts, get feedback that works. Stay away from feedback that doesnt. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@aaronkaiser: RT @Screenwriter911: Experienced actors are great readers because they understand character so well. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@mmaren: @sethruffer I have an actor friend who gives me and "actor read" on my scripts. He's usually right. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@LIScreenWriter: It helps to have talented people reading. Even some of our writers have given good reads. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@directingactors: RT @Screenwriter911: Experienced actors are great readers because they understand character so well. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @DimitriDavis: @DJordanKnight Pinch of salt, follow your guts, get feedback that works. Stay away from feedback that doesnt. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: open topic :) #runningwild RT @aaronkaiser: @jeannevb whats the topic today? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:43 am
@malber: @DJordanKnight true enough. i guess the skill is knowing which notes to take and which to just smile and nod about. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@IngridElkner: Damn, the cops called and interrupted scriptchat. So rude. Somone stole a check with my name on it. Detective mystery ahoy! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@andrealmcneill: @DJordanKnight @malber IMHO if you know your story and your characters nothing can hurt you #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@authordlsparks: @SilverScriptz I do! They are "stuck" all over my desktop. LOL! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@story1st: RT @DimitriDavis: Pinch of salt, follow your guts, get feedback that works. Stay away from feedback that doesn't. n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@FurryWolfen: @stealmyscript Peppy Hare has taught you well #scriptchat #nerd
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@thirstygirlfilm: Beg to differ! I'm much happier on this side of the camera :) @LIScreenWriter RT: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@DimitriDavis: What? rt @LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@jeannevb: I have no desire to act. Zippo. RT @LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat haha - probably... would that be an ego thing? lol
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@DJordanKnight: Exactly. And much of it doesn't imho. RT @Screenwriter911: Stay away from feedback that doesnt. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@GinyMacGregor: No actors become frustrated writers. RT @LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:44 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @IngridElkner: Damn, the cops called and interrupted scriptchat. So rude. Somone stole a check with my name on it. Detective mystery ahoy! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@ScreenwritingU: RT @kim_garland: RT @DaveMcGlone1 direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@aaronkaiser: @jeannevb ah. I take it you already asked who was going to #GAPF next weekend? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@MichaelOrton: @sethruffer William Goldman said the same thing in his first screenwriting bk #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@art1032: @mmaren Lol I was gonna say I'm following an actor who complained a while back about possibly coming across as a talking head #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren-yeah, it's important to find actors like that, and it's not always easy. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@DJordanKnight: If you FOLLOW your story, nothing can hurt you :) If you write to answer every single note, you're sunk. RT @andrealmcneill #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:45 am
@jeannevb: yep RT @aaronkaiser: @jeannevb ah. I take it you already asked who was going to #GAPF next weekend? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@MatchesMalone: @SilverScriptz I think it should just be, SPACE - A RANDOM SHIP FLIES BY #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@Screenwriter911: @rdlln For me, notes 2 early in the process r of limited value, since the reader doesn't know where I'm taking the char & story #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@mmaren: Bowing out for dinner, thanks all. I'll try and follow you all later... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@malber: @andrealmcneill @DJordanKnight when you're writing for a prod. co., they're going to want you to implement their ideas too. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@stealmyscript: anyone else fighing in the #nycmidnight short competition? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@jeannevb: @aaronkaiser meetup Sat at 6:30pm in Marriott bar after the classes :) #bringyourgirl #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@LIScreenWriter: You can listen to everyone's opinion. If you agree take a suggestion, if you don't... don't. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@rdlln: What's your experience with table reads? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@sethruffer: @mmaren-however, having good actors read your work will always give you insight you didn't have til you heard your words. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@aaronkaiser: Over time, I've learned not just what feedback to incorporate and reject, but who to solicit for feedback & who not to as well. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@GinyMacGregor: I have so many great ideas and so many scripts in the works! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren thanks for popping in! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@andrealmcneill: @malber @andrealmcneill @DJordanKnight Yeah, well that's a high class problem. I'll change anything just send me my check #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:46 am
@LIScreenWriter: If you need actors and aren't part of a writer's group check with your local community theater group or college drama dept. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@DaveMcGlone1: Don't stay from the essence of your story ... I did once and I wouldn't figure out why I lost my passion for the script #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@DJordanKnight: Been there, done that, Killed the story. RT @malber: ... a prod. co., theyre going to want you to implement their ideas too. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@LIScreenWriter: @sethruffer @mmaren-however Indeed! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@jennamilly: Hi everyone, sorry I'm joining so late!n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @mmaren: Bowing out for dinner, thanks all. I'll try and follow you all later... #scriptchat Yes, I like that . Perfect.
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@jeannevb: I've had scenes read but not entire scripts #someday RT @rdlln: Whats your experience with table reads? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@DimitriDavis: Write to the notes that fund the story % keep it strong. rt @DJordanKnight If you write to answer every single note, youre sunk. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@TheWriteScript: Having an actor's read is awesome and it always helps me get better. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@sethruffer: @rdlin - table reads are essential in my opinion. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@Screenwriter911: @DJordanKnight If it doesn't, then you need to find stronger readers, which can be tough, depending on your writing community #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@LIScreenWriter: Can someone offer query letter and log line advice? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@MichaelOrton: Zackly. Me neither. @jeannevb: I have no desire to act. Zippo. RT @LIScreenWriter: Screenwriters are frustrated actors. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@jamie_ld: I'm still trying to put together a good format for online "table" reads. Anyone is interested in having a short script read. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@AngieRa_: @DaveMcGlone1 and it gives you a greater understanding of and respect for all the roles involved in producing a movie #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@aaronkaiser: @jeannevb thanks, can't make it, though. Got a singing showcase I'm attending at 5pm. Will be there all day Sun hearing pitches. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@LIScreenWriter: Best suggestions for query letters and log lines. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:47 am
@LIScreenWriter: Start your letter with your log line? Then make the first paragraph a short summary? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@GREGBIELA: Ditto. RT @GinyMacGregor: I have so many great ideas and so many scripts in the works! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @LIScreenWriter: You can listen to everyones opinion. If you agree take a suggestion, if you dont... dont. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@LIScreenWriter: @jamie_ld Let me know if you need assistance. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@malber: @DJordanKnight sure, but that's how you get paid :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@writermya: RT @jeannevb: Many Lessons: PATIENCE & more patience. You have ONE chance to make first impression. Desperation smells worse than skunkpiss #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@GinyMacGregor: @jamie_ld Do you mean your script or someone else's script read? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@DaveMcGlone1: @AngieRa_ @DaveMcGlone1 Yeah it does, and it can grow your confidence which I think helps your writing #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@stealmyscript: i have no desire to stop desiring to be a desired actor. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @MatchesMalone: @SilverScriptz I think it should just be, SPACE - A RANDOM SHIP FLIES BY #scriptchat Yes, that sounds perfect. Yes.
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@rdlln: @Screenwriter911 Very true. But they can also help you tighten up plot points, beats etc. that you may not have hit just right. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@kim_garland: NYC #scriptchat - another great way to meet actors is come to @NYActorsTweetUp event on 6/6 - I'm going! http://on.fb.me/klX2WW
May 30, 2011, 12:48 am
@jeannevb: @aaronkaiser I'll find you :) We're doing Film Courage at noon on Sunday, so won't be pitching #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@MichaelOrton: Reveal more abt accurate casting thn writing @rdlln: What's your experience with table reads? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@Screenwriter911: Rule one of script notes on your work: Take the best, leave the rest. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@DimitriDavis: Finish them! rt @GREGBIELA: Ditto. RT @GinyMacGregor: I have so many great ideas and so many scripts in the works! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@LIScreenWriter: @stealmyscript Fascinating. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@sethruffer: I've had success w/the one script I've queried so far. I say keep them straightforward, brief and BE PATIENT! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@art1032: RT @LIScreenWriter: If you need actors and aren't part of a writer's group check with your local community theater group or college drama dept. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@emmarush75: Just want to say a quick hi. Wish I could hang around, but look forward to transcript and reading your collective wisdom! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@LIScreenWriter: @kim_garland @NYActorsTweetUp #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@FurryWolfen: Gotta duck out and work on these scenes #scriptchat. I'll pimp myself before I go. Cheers! http://bit.ly/mDjL3J #indiegogo
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@LIScreenWriter: @Screenwriter911 Agreed. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@aaronkaiser: HAHAHA! RT @stealmyscript: i have no desire to stop desiring to be a desired actor. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@stealmyscript: @Screenwriter911 rule two, then go back and take the rest. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:49 am
@story1st: @LIScreenWriter Read a VERY good post on #logline http://bit.ly/j0jm3A @thescriptlab #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@jeannevb: FYI, Listen to @filmcourage next SUNDAY Noon PDT. @douglasblackmon & I are being interviewed! http://www.LATalkRadio.com #shamelessplug #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@LIScreenWriter: Always be open to all suggestions and approaching your script from a new direction. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@GREGBIELA: @DimitriDavis @GREGBIELA @GinyMacGregor Almost there... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@wildlypoetic: RT @jeannevb: FYI, Listen to @filmcourage next SUNDAY Noon PDT. @douglasblackmon & I are being interviewed! http://www.LATalkRadio.com #shamelessplug #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@authorViviAnna: @LIScreenWriter be short, sweet and succinct. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:50 am
@NailahCarter: Writing to cease the insanity.Verse sets me free.check out my blogs. http://t.co/Q2r0v8Y #amwriting #amblogging #filmmaking #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD like thru skype? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@malber: @Screenwriter911 subrule: if you get notes you don't agree with, smile and nod. later try to figure out where it came from #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@jamie_ld: Yes. RT @authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD like thru skype? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@aaronkaiser: @jeannevb make sure to lecture the beautiful blonde with me at my booth. I can tell you about what offline. :-p #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@rdlln: @Jamie_LD Might want to look into http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx for online "table" reads. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@LIScreenWriter: Query Letters - Should a log line be separate from the summary paragraph? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @authordlsparks: @SilverScriptz I do! They are "stuck" all over my desktop. LOL! #scriptchat I wonder how many use them? Colours too.
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@jamie_ld: Does someone want their short read? RT @GinyMacGregor: @jamie_ld Do you mean your script or someone else's script read? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@story1st: But also alluring, compelling and intriguing! #logline >>>RT @authorViviAnna: @LIScreenWriter be short, sweet and succinct. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@DJordanKnight: I have a fairly talented community that I can call on, lol. RT @Screenwriter911 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@IngridElkner: I struggle to make comedy film loglines sound like comedies. All sound like they could be horrors :S #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@jeannevb: @aaronkaiser :) #rogerthat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:51 am
@aaronkaiser: @jennamilly I just got here myself today. Welcome! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@jeannevb: @LIScreenWriter yes #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @jeannevb: I've had scenes read but not entire scripts #someday RT @rdlln: Whats your experience with table reads? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@stealmyscript: everyone has an opinion based on what has worked in the past. soon someone will show a new way something that shouldnt work does #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@jennamilly: Question re: letters. Is the party pitch better? Should you try to find someone in person rather than send an email/letter? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@DimitriDavis: @IngridElkner Are you in the wrong genre? ;) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@LIScreenWriter: @jeannevb @LIScreenWriter Yes to may log line question? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@jeannevb: If anyone needs feedback, remember to use our hashtag to try to find people to swap scripts with #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:52 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill I'm with you. If you buy it, I'll write it however you want. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@WestgarthEnt: So many script ideas and so many scripts in the works? Stop. Pick ONE and complete it FULLY before going onto the next. #Scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@story1st: Try #logline as a funny statement about the film! RT @IngridElkner: I struggle to make comedy film loglines sound like comedies. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: I work best in person RT @jennamilly: Question re: pitch, Shld u try to find someone in person rather than send an email/letter? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@NailahCarter: Need a place to vent or get moral support.Join my, Struggling Writers group on linkedIn. #amwriting #amblogging #scriptchat #filmmaking
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@authorViviAnna: @story1st @LIScreenWriter I agree, if you're writing a horror, make sure there's something horrific in there #loglines #queries #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:53 am
@stacy_chambers: @jeannevb Chicago Scriptworks does full screenplay readings, tho they're currently on hiatus. http://tinyurl.com/4xuryqm #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@IngridElkner: @DimitriDavis Nah (though my comedies often involve horror!). Just hard to have logline without saying "It's a comedy about..." #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: @jennamilly but obviously in person isn't always possible. Phone calls are good too. you can show your personality more #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@Screenwriter911: @malber True. The specific note or suggested solution is less important than knowing that they have ID'd smthg that's a problem #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: @LIScreenWriter yep, logline is separate from the summary #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@Kah_Sizzle: RT @directingActors: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have Actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters. #scriptchat #preech
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@aaronkaiser: @jennamilly I personally (as a writing producer) hate email queries. I'm working on too many projects in-house. But love #GAPF. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@scriptchat: RT @stacy_chambers: @jeannevb Chicago Scriptworks does full screenplay readings, tho they're currently on hiatus. http://tinyurl.com/4xuryqm #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@DaveMcGlone1: I prefer in person RT @jennamilly: Question re: pitch, Shld u try to find someone in person rather than send an email/letter? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @jeannevb: @LIScreenWriter yep, logline is separate from the summary #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:54 am
@IngridElkner: @story1st My comedy teacher is a famous comedian, and he couldn't think of a way to make it sound funny either. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:55 am
@jennamilly: @jeannevb and you're amazing on twitter, too! The best of both worlds! :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:55 am
@LIScreenWriter: @jeannevb @LIScreenWriter Thanks Jeanne #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: 5 more minutes of open play... any burning questions? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:55 am
@andrealmcneill: @jeannevb @jennamilly No one talks on the phone anymore. Everyone hides behind VM and email...but oh well. #that'smyrant #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:56 am
@story1st: @IngridElkner Is your film dark comedy or sarcastic funny or ROFL funny? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:56 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb So true! Now I've got 2 go live on the Edge (Yes. I have @tonyrobbins guilt:) #amexercising #amwriting #am1withthekids #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:56 am
@DimitriDavis: @IngridElkner Try to get as brief as possible and use the biggest punch the script has. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:56 am
@SilverScriptz: Thanks Jeanne | #Scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:56 am
@IngridElkner: @story1st Dark, definitely dark. Think Death Becomes Her and Drop Dead Fred. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, not just produce work #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@SilverScriptz: Thanks everyone. #Scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@aaronkaiser: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, not just produce work #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@jennamilly: @andrealmcneill @jeannevb @jennamilly I'm personally hiding behind twitter right now. Should be at a cocktail party schmoozing.. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @aaronkaiser: @jennamilly I personally (as a writing producer) hate email queries. Im working on too many projects in-house. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@story1st: WOW therein lies the rub >>>RT @IngridElkner: @story1st Dark, definitely dark. Think Death Becomes Her and Drop Dead Fred. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:57 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@aaronkaiser: I couldn't agree with you more. RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@SeismicScripts: I love the energy in this #scriptchat room. First time, very exciting to hear all the pov's on any subject.
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@writermya: @jeannevb Would it be wasting time to write everything out then go back to format it? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@LIScreenWriter: RT @andrealmcneill: @jeannevb @jennamilly No one talks on the phone anymore. Everyone hides behind VM and email... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@jamie_ld: Just 32 minutes to #tvwriterchat with moderator @authorViviAnna #scriptchat peeps be sure to join us.
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @SeismicScripts: I love the energy in this #scriptchat room. First time, very exciting to hear all the pov's on any subject. Hellooo
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@jennamilly: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@andrealmcneill: @SeismicScripts Welcome! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:58 am
@authorViviAnna: just want to say to all those going to #GAPF next weekend! ROCK IT OUT LOUD #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: If you're going to #GAPF & want some tips, read this & click links http://tinyurl.com/4x34ut4 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@story1st: @IngridElkner I really like dark comedies! You'll find the #logline in a dark humorous way but everybody may not 'get it' #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@GrayJones: RT @jamie_ld: Just 32 minutes to #tvwriterchat with moderator @authorViviAnna #scriptchat peeps be sure to join us.
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@art1032: #scriptchat Ok I'm off it was a great chat as usual.
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@ScreenwritingU: RT @jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@jeannevb: *curtsy* RT @jennamilly: @jeannevb and you're amazing on twitter, too! The best of both worlds! :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@aaronkaiser: That's because we're operating on 12v DC. None of that AC bull ;) RT @SeismicScripts: I love the energy in this #scriptchat room #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@sethruffer: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are....They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, not just produce work #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 12:59 am
@stealmyscript: anyone seen SUPER yet? We gotta get @jamesgunn in here sometime. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@milesmaker: Watching the time[line] go by #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@GrayJones: Note to #Chuck peeps -- will be lots of TV writing tweets becuz of Sunday TV Writer Chat. Sorry! #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@IngridElkner: @story1st I'm finding adjectives are the key to showing tension and scope for humour. Have to use exaggerating words. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@MichaelOrton: @andrealmcneill BIG truths in it... Doncha think? Also, Goldman's two? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@story1st: RT @IngridElkner: I'm finding adjectives are the key to showing tension and scope for humour. Have to use exaggerating words. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:00 am
@writermya: I would love to find a writing partner for when I'm done. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@CarolineCooney: RT @kim_garland: RT @DaveMcGlone1 direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT w @FilmSnobbery talking PULP FICTION http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/p/script-night-schedule.html #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna I want to write a horror flick. Something involving a restaurant.... LMAO #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@LIMAMA: Better late than never!n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: @milesmaker *waves* xo #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@aaronkaiser: Yes, writers going to #GAPF, don't forget to stop by the @AntiKaiser booth & pitch to me. Would love to meet! I promise to bite. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@story1st: @IngridElkner People believe a #logline should spell the whole movie out for them; I believe it's the story magnet drop a jewel! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU... #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @jeannevb: Next week is MOVIE NIGHT w @FilmSnobbery talking PULP FICTION http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/p/script-night-schedule.html #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:01 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @kim_garland: RT @DaveMcGlone1 direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@Pappa_JJ: RT @jeannevb: PITCHING TIP: Show who you are, not just what project is. They need to know they WANT to work with YOU, not just produce work #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@wildlypoetic: #scriptchat My script software is open but here I am.
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@SilverScriptz: RT @SilverScriptz: Hoo roo chaps. lol #Scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill Yo, chicklet, are you going to stick around for #tvwriterchat? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill Are you going to any sessions with me on Saturday? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: @writermya I can't imagine writing it all out by hand. I write it into @finaldraftinc software from start #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: *cough cough* hear there's a great 1 at 3;30 RT @jamie_ld: @andrealmcneill Are you going to any sessions with me on Saturday? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD hmm, seems to me, we are heading in that direction, no??? LOL #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@JonFour: @stacy_chambers @jeannevb @GREGBIELA I learned the "seperate research and writing times" style from a Karl Iglesias class [cont] #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb @writermya @finaldraftinc I outline longhand, then boom into FD. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@LIMAMA: Used to love Final Draft, like Movie Magic mucho better.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna Great minds and all that. :-) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@authorViviAnna: @writermya I met both my writing partners on twitter #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@sethruffer: RT @DaveMcGlone1 direct a short, it gives you such a huge understanding of how good your writing is, huge improvement overnight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@rdlln: @story1st @IngridElkner I love dark comedy 2 but I hear there's not much of a market for it. Have you seen http://goo.gl/aCXD5 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: Our hour is up! I'm off to pull the transcript. Stick around for #tvwriterchat. Hey @Jamie_LD, what's the topic? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: If anyone needs feedback, remember to use our hashtag to try to find people to swap scripts with #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@DaveMcGlone1: I'm off folks, way past my bedtime here in Ireland! Great chatting to you all, have a great week #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@authorViviAnna: #TVwriterchat in 27 mins!! OPEN TOPIC tonight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@IngridElkner: Does anyone else get carried away in the outlining phase, starting general, then suddenly finding themselves writing dialogue? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb Open topic tonight on #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:04 am
@authorViviAnna: @LIMAMA I love MM too, but switched to FD because was told everyone in TV uses it #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@JonFour: @stacy_chambers @jeannevb @GREGBIELA Tried it and it worked for me. If you find research inspiring though, more power to ya! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@jamie_ld: Just enough time for one more load of laundry. RT @authorViviAnna: #TVwriterchat in 27 mins!! OPEN TOPIC tonight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: Sweet! Handcuffs Are Off, Part 2 RT @jamie_ld: @jeannevb Open topic tonight on #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@story1st: @rdlln @IngridElkner a theatrical market no, but with a modest character-driven budget/attachments it's great home entertainment #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@sethruffer: @rdlin In my opinion, u can't let what u write be influenced by what the mkt is. Too fluid, and u can't b all things 2 all ppl/ #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb Back to prepping for LA trip for you. #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:05 am
@stealmyscript: @MichaelOrton dammit. netflix canada doesn't have it. I'll have to check that out. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@authorViviAnna: @IngridElkner I do that all the time, I find it helps my outline, don't censor yourself #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: Thanks for all of your thoughts tonight! Enjoy the rest of the holiday weekend! Don't forget to watch PULP FICTION for next wk! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@rdlln: Add #illshowumine RT @jeannevb If anyone needs feedback, remember to use our hashtag to try to find people to swap scripts with #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@story1st: RT @sethruffer: In my opinion, u cant let what u write be influenced by what the mkt is. Too fluid u cant b all things 2 all ppl #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @jeannevb: If you're going to #GAPF & want some tips, read this & click links http://tinyurl.com/4x34ut4 #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: still tweaking script *head desk* RT @jamie_ld: @jeannevb Back to prepping for LA trip for you. #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@jamie_ld: Let me scoot down just a few seats on my Tweet Deck, so I can switch from #scriptchat to #tvwriterchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@IngridElkner: @rdlln Will watch after chat. My comedy involves slapstick too, shitload of action, plus romance. A style missing now days! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:06 am
@wildlypoetic: @DaveMcGlone1 #scriptchat night
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@sethruffer: don't mean we should disregard comm'l. aspects-just I'm not gonna write horror, 'cause I know I'd suck at it, despite huge mkt. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb If anyone needs feedback, remember to use our hashtag to try to find people to swap scripts with #scriptchat #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@thirstygirlfilm: @jeannevb What about writing groups? Considering joining one. Used 2 belong 2 writer's staff 4 sketch comedy. Enjoyed critique. #ScriptChat
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@jeannevb: At bottom of hour, head to http://www.tweetchat.com/room/tvwriterchat for the round two of Open Topic #tvstyle #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@TVWriterChat: @authorViviAnna Is moderating her very first #tvwriterchat tonight. Please join us. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:07 am
@story1st: You can tell any story with the right budget relative to audience size & purchasing power (provided you effectively reach them) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@IngridElkner: @story1st @rdlln No, this is theatrical. Big twists. Only a couple locations. Aside from stunt scenes, not giant budget. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@RichardSenne: I found most writers groups didn't understand scripts. Worth it after they understand.n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@jamie_ld: RT @TVWriterChat: @authorViviAnna Is moderating her very first #tvwriterchat tonight. Please join us. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@ruminski: @jeannevb AKA "The script that has inspired more self-indulgent & incoherent screenwriting than any other in decades" #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@dwacon: @LIMAMA I mainly use Final Draft but have a TV Pitch Bible template in Celtx so use that for that...n #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@milesmaker: RT @story1st: You can tell any story with the right budget relative to audience size & purchasing power (provided you effectively reach them) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@convercinema: RT @story1st: You can tell any story with the right budget relative to audience size & purchasing power (provided you effectively reach them) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @jeannevb: At bottom of hour, head to http://www.tweetchat.com/room/tvwriterchat for the round two of Open Topic #tvstyle #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:08 am
@stealmyscript: @ruminski @jeannevb yeah!! @ruminski's back! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:09 am
@IngridElkner: @sethruffer haha, I think I could write horror well, but don't like putting such negative stuff out into the atmosphere. Karma! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: @ThirstyGirlFilm for now, #ScriptChat IS my writing group :) But yes, I do have a select group of people I set goals w & exchange scripts
May 30, 2011, 1:09 am
@RichardSenne: @convercinema @story1st And reaching them is key. And that's the hard part too. At least for me. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:09 am
@SeismicScripts: I'll be out of town, but are you both doing anything w/ the PGA event on the Disney lot? RT @jamie_ld @jeannevb LA trip #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:10 am
@jeannevb: @ruminski haha I assume you'll attend that #scriptchat :)
May 30, 2011, 1:10 am
@sethruffer: @ingridElkner I keep the horror to my personal life, off the page! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:10 am
@milesmaker: See YOU in NY! http://bit.ly/mSeAqF >>>RT @jeannevb: @milesmaker *waves* xo #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:10 am
@rynedp: Hi all. Mind if I pop in? First time here. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:11 am
@joshuastecker: RT @story1st: You can tell any story with the right budget relative to audience size & purchasing power (provided you effectively reach them) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:11 am
@stacy_chambers: @JonFour @jeannevb @GREGBIELA To each his own! #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:11 am
@IngridElkner: @sethruffer I have the most vivid nightmares. They're so great I'm thinking about renting my nightmares out. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:12 am
@RichardSenne: Most times life IS horror. haha Kind of like that guy who blew up like a balloon. He lived some horror. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:12 am
@RichardSenne: @rynedp Welcome. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:12 am
@jamie_ld: @SeismicScripts I wish. I love golf. No we are going to the pitchfest. I'm listening to pitches with an exec. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:13 am
@RichardSenne: Deadlines are my nightmare. haha #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:13 am
@IngridElkner: I vote there be a horror chat for Scriptchat one week :) We all have something to learn even from genres we don't do. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:13 am
@wildlypoetic: @rynedp Hello I just read and don't say much.lol Lots of great info. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:13 am
@IngridElkner: @story1st @rdlln I think u've both convinced me to try to get my film made in Aus instead of US. Dark comedy'd go down well here #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:14 am
@RichardSenne: I rarely get to be here. Usually on the road right now. Feels good to be here. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:14 am
@rynedp: Is there a topic tonight? #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:14 am
@GREGBIELA: @rynedp Open topic #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:15 am
@story1st: RT @sethruffer: I have the most vivid nightmares. They're so great I'm thinking about renting my nightmares out. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:15 am
@TheWriteScript: Interested in #TV #writing? Join us for #TVWriterChat at the bottom of the hour. Ask anything. #Scriptchat #screenwriting
May 30, 2011, 1:15 am
@stealmyscript: RT @IngridElkner: I vote there be a horror chat one week :) We all have something to learn even from genres we dont do. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:15 am
@rynedp: @GREGBIELA Cool. Thanks :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:15 am
@sethruffer: @story1st @sethruffer thanks for teh retweet, but it was Ingrid's not mine! (I was thinking it, though....) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: @ruminski you've been missed :) #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: SWEEEEET! RT @milesmaker: See YOU in NY! http://bit.ly/mSeAqF >>>RT @jeannevb: @milesmaker *waves* xo #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:16 am
@jamie_ld: RT @TheWriteScript: Interested in #TV #writing? Join us for #TVWriterChat at the bottom of the hour Ask anything. #Scriptchat #screenwriting
May 30, 2011, 1:17 am
@RichardSenne: I got a snappy little outline helper called Contour. Not expensive, and really has a few really good ways to prep. @writerstore #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:17 am
@story1st: RT @IngridElkner: I have the most vivid nightmares. They're so great I'm thinking about renting my nightmares out. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:17 am
@SeismicScripts: @Jamie_LDnhttp://www.producersguild.org/news/61717/General-THIRD-ANNUAL-PRODUCED-BY-CONFERENCE-TO-BE-HELD-AT-THE-WALT-DIS.htm #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:17 am
@IngridElkner: @sethruffer @story1st One of my fav dreams was narrated, about the Green Paper Gargoyles of Boston, who made buildings collapse. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:18 am
@authorViviAnna: 12 minutes until #TVwriterchat OPEN TOPIC tonight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:18 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @authorViviAnna: 12 minutes until #TVwriterchat OPEN TOPIC tonight #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:19 am
@Pale_Jewel: RT @jeannevb: Lesson: Have actor & director give you script notes, not just other screenwriters #amazinginsights #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:19 am
@RichardSenne: My director gave me notes. I wrote it out and hated it. We discussed it and compromised on something that really rocks. #scriptchat
May 30, 2011, 1:20 am
@geceosan: RT @TheWriteScript: Interested in #TV #writing? Join us for #TVWriterChat at the bottom of the hour. Ask anything. #Scriptchat #screenwriting
May 30, 2011, 1:21 am
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