Scriptchat Topic: The Business of Screenwriting
Like it or not, screenwriting is a business. Like any business, people have a multitude of opinions on how it should be run. Read on to see the hot discussions (especially in the USA) about our varying ideas of how to navigate the industry. We hope you all learn something, or at least open your minds to exploring ideas you hadn’t been open to before. Enjoy! @jeannevb
EURO moderator: Alli Parker @alli_and_that
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
EURO chat:
@alli_and_that: It's #scriptchat o'clock! We're chatting The Business of Screenwriting. And @zacsanford is joining in! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:01 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: Hey everyone, it is now #scriptchat o'clock. Today we're talking about the Business of Screenwriting. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:01 pm
@zacsanford2: And just to be upfront... my internet is being a bit wonky. So I'll do the best I can. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:02 pm
@alli_and_that: I think one of - if not THE most important thing about tackling the business side of screenwriting is to be realistic. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:03 pm
@alli_and_that: @zacsanford2 No worries, good to have you along! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:03 pm
@zacsanford2: Having realistic expectations is a must. Met with a writer yesterday who was hoping to sell his script right away for $30k+ #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:04 pm
@zacsanford2: As he's an unestablished writer I let him know he'll probably be set with a very, very (if any) small option payment upfront. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:04 pm
@alli_and_that: Dream big, of course, but the chances of getting millions, an all star cast and a huge international release aren't realistic... #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:05 pm
@zacsanford2: I don't think enough writers really think about the business side of writing. Film is a commercial medium. Investors need a ROI. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:05 pm
@madskiadrai: just lurking and learning like always :") #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
@alli_and_that: @zacsanford2 What do you mean by ROI? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
@zacsanford2: Uh oh, is it just @alli_and_that and I? Is everyone else off in Fathers Day land, celebrating with a juicy steak dinner? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
@zacsanford2: Return on Investment. RT @alli_and_that: @zacsanford2 What do you mean by ROI? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
@alli_and_that: @madskiadrai Feel free to chip in if anything takes your fancy - we don't bite! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:06 pm
@zacsanford2: When I'm reading a script for possible development I ask myself the following questions: #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:07 pm
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June 19, 2011, 7:07 pm
@zacsanford2: 1. Who is the audience for this film. 2. What is the budget for the film? 3. Does the audience justify the budget. AND... #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:08 pm
@madskiadrai: Thankyou! :D RT @alli_and_that: @madskiadrai Feel free to chip in if anything takes your fancy - we dont bite! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:08 pm
@zacsanford2: AND... most important of all... How am I going to sell this movie. How am I going to market it and make it stand out at the BO. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:08 pm
@zacsanford2: If I can't figure out how I'm going to market and sell the film... I can't justify developing and eventually producing it. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:09 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: If I cant figure out how I'll market and sell the film...I cant justify developing and eventually producing it. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:10 pm
@zacsanford2: Even in my own writing I look at the commercial aspect of a film before I put pen to paper... or fingers to keys. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:10 pm
@zacsanford2: Okay, I think I've scared everyone off. :-/ #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:11 pm
@ScriptCoach: Damn. One o/t characters in my story defaults to being passive. The men turn out to be the stronger characters. This won't do. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:11 pm
@alli_and_that: @zacsanford2 Commercial filmmaking is something that's coming up a lot. Some see 'commercial filmmaking' as 'selling out'. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:11 pm
@MawScrawl: @zacsanford2 At what stage of writing your script do you start thinking about the biz side of things? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:11 pm
@alli_and_that: @zacsanford2 But to be honest, if you're not making your film for an audience, then why are you making the film at all? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:12 pm
@zacsanford2: @alli_and_that Very few writer/directors can constantly make small personal films and continue working past a handful of 'em. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:12 pm
@alli_and_that: See what @zacsanford2 and the hive mind of writers on Twitter have to say about business in screenwriting, follow the hashtag! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:13 pm
@zacsanford2: @alli_and_that Writing is a passion for most. If you want to make it a career, I don't consider it selling out to write broad. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:13 pm
@zacsanford2: @MawScrawl When I'm developing something in my head... I won't go to outline unless I know it is commercially viable. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:14 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: Writing is a passion for most. If you want to make it a career, I dont consider it selling out to write broad. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:14 pm
@zacsanford2: @MawScrawl The hardest thing... what is commercially viable today... may be over-saturated and dead next week. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:14 pm
@zacsanford2: I'm not saying you just have to write huge 4Q films to make a career. You can write smaller pieces and create a niche 4 yourself #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:15 pm
@zacsanford2: Right now the biggest things (at least in Hollywood) are based on existing properties. But now the audience is growing tired. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:16 pm
@zacsanford2: The audience is becoming fickle for everything being a reboot, a re-imaging or based on an existing property. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:16 pm
@alli_and_that: A key to sustaining yourself as a writer is consistency. Figure out your strengths and play to them. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:16 pm
@authordlsparks: If I am gonna make it for #tvwriterchat and #scriptchat tonight I am definitely going to need a nap.
June 19, 2011, 7:16 pm
@ebonstorm: RT @zacsanford2: The audience is becoming fickle for everything being a reboot, a re-imaging or based on an existing property. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:16 pm
@zacsanford2: If you know your audience, and know how much you can make best & worst case scenarios... write a film within that budget range. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:17 pm
@zacsanford2: RT @alli_and_that: A key to sustaining yourself as a writer is consistency. Figure out your strengths and play to them. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:17 pm
@madskiadrai: maybe someone started to write the story originated from the passions and so after he see the commercial aspect of its? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:17 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai Yes, you can start with a passion project and find the commercial hook. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:18 pm
@zacsanford2: My boss uses the tootsie roll theory. Most films are just a lollipop, but the ones that catch on have something in the center. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:19 pm
@zacsanford2: So I'll often ask writers "what is your tootsie roll?" What is the thing that makes your script stand out from all others? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:19 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: What is the thing that makes your script stand out from all others? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:20 pm
@zacsanford2: Sorry my UK film knowledge isn't the greatest... but here's an example of writing to budget/audience. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:20 pm
@zacsanford2: The first High School Musical was a one quadrant film (young girls)... but it was made at a budget that didn't put much risk. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:21 pm
@madskiadrai: @zacsanford2 then what the commercial aspect are? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:21 pm
@zacsanford2: The writers and filmmakers made that film directly for the 1Q and now is a multi-billion dollar franchise. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:21 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai The bigger an audience you can write your script to, the bigger chance at a commercial success. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:21 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: @madskiadrai The bigger an audience you can write your script to, the bigger chance at a commercial success. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:22 pm
@zacsanford2: I feel like I'm talking to a mirror. :) Anyone have questions, thoughts, countering opinions of mine? Let's hear 'em. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:22 pm
@alli_and_that: Adaptations and reboots are popular (they have a guaranteed audience), but original content is what audiences are moving toward. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:23 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 When I give her pages, my partner J often asks me, "How the hell are they to film that w/o a zillon-dollar budget?? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:24 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai I developed a script that I thought would be a 4Q film, which was what I needed as it wouldn't be cheap to film. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:25 pm
@alli_and_that: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 Budget is probably the biggest contributing factor as to whether or not something gets made. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:25 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai When the script went to market I was told "Can it be a dog instead of a cat, only girls like cats." #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:25 pm
@madskiadrai: @zacsanford2 whether this comemercial intention is the subject of the story? Something that is factual, up date and new? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:25 pm
@zacsanford2: @alli_and_that @MarkWorthen And the earlier and less established in your career, the harder to get a big budget scripg going. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:26 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai I don't get your last question. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @madskiadrai @zacsanford2 By the time something gets off the ground, your story may no longer be new. Make sure the story works. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:27 pm
@zacsanford2: For too long Hollywood has aimed their movies at the under 25 (male) demo. This will be changing as younger aren't attending. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:27 pm
@zacsanford2: An example of an art film done with a commercial twist: Black Swan. A ballerina piece about perfection, with thriller undertones #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:28 pm
@madskiadrai: I mean..What does this mean? RT @zacsanford2:The bigger an audience you can write your script to, the bigger chance at a.. :"D #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:28 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 @alli_and_that We try to write for location filming and small (or nonspeaking) casts. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:29 pm
@MawScrawl: @zacsanford2 Do you see a new core demographic taking over or do you expect it to be more wide spread? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:30 pm
@alli_and_that: To make it easier for yourself as an up and coming screenwriter, write something that is cheap to shoot with a strong story. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:31 pm
@filmutopia: #scriptchat Zac, you're knocking it out of the park. I do know the European business and the only difference is less money on the table.
June 19, 2011, 7:31 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai If you write a film called and centered around Bridesmaids you have a smaller audience than something like Hangover #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:31 pm
@zacsanford2: @MawScrawl In the States the the under 25 set id disappearing from the multiplex in DROVES!!! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:32 pm
@zacsanford2: @MawScrawl Most films that are breaking out and above expectations are seeing 65%+ of an audience over the age of 25. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:32 pm
@filmutopia: #scriptchat it isn't about writing something cheap to shoot. It's about writing something worth the budget. Not the same thing.
June 19, 2011, 7:32 pm
@madskiadrai: @alli_and_that @zacsanford2 I see. Thanks and sorry for my poor language. :D #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:32 pm
@zacsanford2: The problem is... films are already being shot to be released next summer. So they're still aiming at that audience. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:33 pm
@zacsanford2: RT @filmutopia: it isnt about writing something cheap to shoot.Its about writing something worth the budget. Not the same thing. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:33 pm
@alli_and_that: Halfway through #scriptchat for tonight! @zacsanford2 is here chatting about the business of screenwriting. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:33 pm
@zacsanford2: What I just retweeted from @filmutopia is exactly what I'm trying to say!!!! Budget vs Commercial possibility! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:34 pm
@zacsanford2: @madskiadrai No need to apologize. That's why I wanted to make sure I understood your question. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:34 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat it isn't about writing something cheap to shoot. It's about writing something worth the budget. Not the same thing.
June 19, 2011, 7:34 pm
@zacsanford2: A $100M+ budget needs to be written towards males, females, young and old... aka 4Q or Four Quadrant. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:35 pm
@MarkWorthen: @filmutopia @zacsanford2 But if it's a good property that is cheap to shoot, tell me that's not doubly attractive. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:35 pm
@zacsanford2: A film like Bridesmaids was made cheap enough, knowing it wouldn't cater to the male demo, but broke out and is a big success. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:35 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 I'm told Maxim recommended it for guys. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:36 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: A $100M+ budget needs to be written towards males, females, young and old... aka 4Q or Four Quadrant. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:36 pm
@jamesnewton: #scriptchat where is the best resource for researching demographics & therefore potential budget? Screen Int.?
June 19, 2011, 7:36 pm
@zacsanford2: I know the people who shot @sushigirlmovie. Can't say the budget, but they will easily make the money back. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:37 pm
@zacsanford2: For @sushigirlmovie, their market is fans of grindhouse films & at the budget they will at least break even. The cast helps tho. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:38 pm
@filmutopia: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 no, because cheap movies fair worst in the distribution system. Nobody wins #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:38 pm
@zacsanford2: @jamesnewton If you subscribe to Boxofficemojo.com for a small fee they give you advanced demos of released films IIRC. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:39 pm
@zacsanford2: @filmutopia @MarkWorthen If your low budget has no stars and/or poor production values it will have a hard time finding distro. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:40 pm
@MarkWorthen: @filmutopia @zacsanford2 DIdn't know that. Kind of counterintuitive. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:40 pm
@zacsanford2: @jamesnewton Here in the states the studios believe it takes a minimum of $12.5M to market to each demo. MINIMUM. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:40 pm
@zacsanford2: @jamesnewtown So a two quadrant film will have a P&A budget of $25M on top of the production budget. Once again, minimum. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:41 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen @filmutopia But you'd be amazed how much some stars mean in different international territories. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:41 pm
@DanJamieson: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat it isn't about writing something cheap to shoot. It's about writing something worth the budget. Not the same thing.
June 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
@filmutopia: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 first question a distributor asks is: who's in it, what's the budget? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @filmutopia: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 first questions a distributor asks is: whos in it, whats the budget? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 @filmutopia Then the question becomes how can a screenwriter take prod. values into account? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
@zacsanford2: A Jeanne Claude VanDamm or Steven Segal movie still has a decent budget as they recoup most of that internationally. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:42 pm
@zacsanford2: Names still sell. RT @filmutopia: @MarkWorthen first question a distributor asks is: whos in it, whats the budget? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:43 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Truth. Meg Ryan is STILL huge in Korea, they tell me. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:43 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen On a low budget film, write an interesting role for an actor to play. Give them something new they haven't done. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:44 pm
@zacsanford2: Very few films break out without stars. Paranormal Activity is one, but that was all about the hype in their marketing campaign. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:44 pm
@alli_and_that: Stars, budget, strong core story and intended audience demographic. Anything else writers should be thinking about? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:44 pm
@jamesnewton: #scriptchat if the under 25's are disappearing from the cinema - should we concentrate on developing stories for the 35 & over cat?
June 19, 2011, 7:45 pm
@zacsanford2: Marketing... If you were to sell it... how would you? RT @alli_and_that: Anything else writers should be thinking about? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:45 pm
@EmmaMWhittle: damn, missed #scriptchat again! child bedtime is determined to scupper me.. still - I look fwd to reading the posts!
June 19, 2011, 7:45 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 When we wrote a certain script, we had a name (kinda) actress in mind. Does it help for a producer to know this? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:46 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: Marketing. If you were to sell it, how would you? RT @alli_and_that: Anything else writers should think about? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:46 pm
@filmutopia: @zacsanford2 @MarkWorthen I've always worked to the theory that the script's job is to attach significant talent #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:46 pm
@zacsanford2: Think about your poster... your trailer... your tagline... What has made you see the last couple films in a theater or purchase. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:46 pm
@MarkWorthen: RT @filmutopia: @zacsanford2 @MarkWorthen I've always worked to the theory that the script's job is to attach significant talent #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:46 pm
@alli_and_that: @EmmaMWhittle Yep, the transcript should be up tomorrow. Some great nuggets of wisdom from @zacsanford2! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen No... Only way you should tell a Producer about a certain performer is if they're interested and attached. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@EmmaMWhittle: RT @zacsanford2: I don't think enough writers really think about the business side of writing. Film is a commercial medium. Investors need a ROI. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: Think about your poster... your trailer... your tagline... What has made you see the last couple films in a theater or purchase. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@zacsanford2: I had a writer once pitch me a script that was not commercial. I asked them if they'd pay $10 to see it. They said "no." SMH #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 That's what I figured. A lot of folks asked at GAPF, though. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:47 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: I had a writer pitch me a script that wasn't commercial. I asked them if theyd pay $10 to see it. They said no. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:48 pm
@zacsanford2: Attendance is down across the board. I blame poor product & 3D being shoved down everyone's throats with a ridiculous surcharge. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:48 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen Sometimes people will ask in a pitch if they're not clear how old the character may be. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:48 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Ah! slick. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:49 pm
@zacsanford2: My advice... And this is one I give to all aspiring writers (at least here in the states)... Write what will get you noticed! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:49 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 I tend to try to write stuff I'd like to see. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:49 pm
@zacsanford2: If the studios continue to make adaptations/remakes/etc, they have writing assignments open. Get noticed for those OWAs!!! #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:50 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 How? Just keep sending stuff? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:51 pm
@zacsanford2: And to those in the UK... if you don't trust a lil' ol' guy from the US... hopefully you'll listen to @filmutopia. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:51 pm
@filmutopia: @zacsanford2 thanks... Too kind of you. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:52 pm
@alli_and_that: Still got a few minutes left, anything else anyone wants to throw out there? #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:54 pm
@zacsanford2: An example my first script was titled "Life, Love and Suicide." NO ONE will EVER see that script because NO ONE would make it. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:54 pm
@MarkWorthen: Already thought I was following @filmutopia but apparently not. I have corrected that. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:55 pm
@zacsanford2: Another script I wrote I was 5 pages from FADE OUT when a similar idea went into production. At least I knew it was commercial. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:55 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Maybe the people who made S. Darko might be interested. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:55 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen And you should read @filmutopia 's blog every Sunday. Great tidbits for all writers. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:55 pm
@zacsanford2: Also, before you go to market as a writer, please have at least three scripts completed. Please... I beg of you. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:56 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @zacsanford2: Also, before you go to market as a writer, please have at least three scripts completed. Please...I beg of you. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:56 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 But if that film was successful, wouldn't someone want yours later #exactlythesameonlydifferent #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:56 pm
@zacsanford2: I've had a couple writers I liked, but not that exact script. Asked what else they had and was told they only have written one. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:57 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Never have understood that. Have four completed and 11 more in the "notes" stage. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:57 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen Film bombed at the box office... A similar nugget of the idea... felt mine was better. Oh well. :) #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:57 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Damn. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:57 pm
@zacsanford2: As always, if you have questions regarding the business of #screenwriting, @ reply me at @zacsanford instead of this one. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:58 pm
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Cool. #screenwriting #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:58 pm
@Paul_BerryUK: #scriptchat just spotted this, looks like I am too late for this session, sounds good, will try and join in next time
June 19, 2011, 7:58 pm
@MarkWorthen: Does anyone do a transcript of this version of #scriptchat? J will want to read.
June 19, 2011, 7:59 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: As always, if you have questions regarding the business of #screenwriting, @ reply me at @zacsanford instead of this one. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:59 pm
@zacsanford2: I'm always open for questions over at @zacsanford. No question is too stupid. Make yourself the strongest writer you can. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 7:59 pm
@CelluloidBlonde: 3 hours left: Kickstarter: End of the Innocents http://ow.ly/5ljXl #scriptnews #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
@alli_and_that: @MarkWorthen Yep, it goes up on the #scriptchat blog early on in the week: http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/ #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
@frogfall: RT @zacsanford2: Also, before you go to market as a writer, please have at least three scripts completed. Please... I beg of you. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
@zacsanford2: @MarkWorthen Yep, transcript will be posted at www.scriptchat.com (cc @Paul_BerryUK) later today/tonight. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:00 pm
@alli_and_that: @Paul_BerryUK For all the info on #scriptchat, check out the blog: http://scriptchat.blogspot.com/ #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:01 pm
@MarkWorthen: Awesome. Thanks @alli_and_that #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:01 pm
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: I'm always open for questions over at @zacsanford. No question is too stupid. Make yourself the strongest writer you can. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:01 pm
@MarkWorthen: And thanks @zacsanford2 #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:01 pm
@zacsanford2: One last bit of advice. Read the trades, blogs like deadline.com or @mytrackingboard to know what is going on in the biz. #scriptchat
June 19, 2011, 8:02 pm
@kanundra: indeed thanks #scriptchat been reading posts trying to catch up was late tonight :)
June 19, 2011, 8:02 pm
@alli_and_that: Thanks everyone for chipping in and @zacsanford2 for sharing his wisdom. Follow him there and at @zacsanford as well! #scriptchat
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK Tonights' TOPIC: The Biz of Screenwriting: What to Know Before You Start Writing (and after)
June 20, 2011, 12:00 am
@jamie_ld: Hey it's #scriptchat o'clock.
June 20, 2011, 12:00 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @jeannevb: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK Tonights' TOPIC: The Biz of Screenwriting: What to Know Before You Start Writing (and after)
June 20, 2011, 12:01 am
@jeannevb: I was just telling someone today, I wish I knew more about the biz when I first started writing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:01 am
@Story_Craft: And that's the 2hr mark in our 1hr chat and #scriptchat and #fantasychat are about to start. It's been a great #storycraft Thanks all.
June 20, 2011, 12:01 am
@TheWriteScript: Hi all! n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@jeannevb: 1 rule to know: It IS a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@jtabergas: So, question, what is the first thing we need to know before we start writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@sethruffer: Hey, all--how's everyone tonight?n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@jamie_ld: If you are a follower and interested in screenwriting, join us for #scriptchat , if not, please ignore my tweets for next hour.
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@art1032: Hello #scriptchat!!!:-)
June 20, 2011, 12:02 am
@authorViviAnna: this is my favorite part to talk about, way more than craft #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@Ghop56: How's this #scriptchat work? Keeping an eye on my tweetdeck feed
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: @sciolusblog welcome! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@beingbrad: 1 rule to forget: it IS a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@jamie_ld: @Ghop56 Open a search column in Tweetdeck or sign into http://www.tweetchat.com #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@jtabergas: @jeannevb that's a rule my mentors have told me time & time again & a rule I try to never forget. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@elizabethkarr: Hello, fellow scribes & filmmakers! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@jeannevb: For our virgin #scriptchat peeps: We have a blog www.scriptchat.com where we post transcripts and TONS of resources. Start business research
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@Ghop56: @beingbrad Why forget that rule? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:03 am
@beingbrad: @KayleeT np #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:04 am
@MarkWorthen: @sciolusblog Power? None. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: @jamie_ld plz do commercial break whenever about #tvwriterchat's topic tonight :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:04 am
@jeannevb: totally disagree RT @beingbrad: 1 rule to forget: it IS a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:04 am
@beingbrad: @Ghop56 it's a viscous cycle. it's a business and it's an art and it's a craft. focusing on one sacrifices the others. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@sethruffer: I don;t think you should forget rule #1-but I think you MUST remember it's a business like NO other-most rules apply differently #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@jamie_ld: I guess you can forget it's a business while you are writing, but you'd damn sure better remember if you want to sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@zacsanford: Stuck in traffic. Will be at #scriptchat soon!
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: You can't just write what YOU want to write. You have to write what producers can SELL. #itsabusiness #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@lmcnelly: Me too RT @jeannevb: totally disagree RT @beingbrad: 1 rule to forget: it IS a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@jtabergas: @beingbrad is that what you do? forget the business & focus on the art? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:05 am
@jeannevb: If you want to just focus on the art of it, then do indie films. If you want to focus on blockbuster sales, bend over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb at your peril ms. vb. it's also an art and a craft. focusing on one sacrifices the others #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@jamie_ld: *waves* RT @art1032: Hello #scriptchat!!!:-)
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@Ghop56: #scriptchat Or is it better to try and juggle the three? #multitasking
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford holding you a seat! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@story1st: There are works of Art and works of mart; when you engage this business to market & sell your work it most definitely IS a biz! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@beingbrad: :) let's do this. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@IngridElkner: Perhaps it's good to mention to balance. To be thinking creative & business simultaneously. Writing, going out and networking... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @jeannevb: You can't just write what YOU want to write. You have to write what producers can SELL. #itsabusiness #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:06 am
@lmcnelly: Fuck that. Focus on stuff you'll upload to vimeo RT @jeannevb: If you want to just focus on the art of it, then do indie films. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@FilmTony: Since it's a business, how should you approach your first draft? W/ audience in mind or letting the story & characters unfold? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad I don't have any peril. I'm a smart businesswoman and an artist in my craft. If I ignored one or the other, I'd fail. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb I agree. You have to know the business before you wade into the waters and drown in ignorance. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@pulptone: RT @jeannevb: For our virgin #scriptchat peeps: We have a blog www.scriptchat.com where we post transcripts and TONS of resources. Start business research
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@Ghop56: @jeannevb #scriptchat Can writers straddle both or does pigeonholing happen?
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@beingbrad: there is a business for sure. won't argue. but writing a story as if it's a business is not where I'm at. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@elizabethkarr: All creative endeavors have a business side, too. It's timing.When writing, don't focus on business. When selling, pitching, DO! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@heresmikey: @zacsanford Stuck in traffic. Will be at #scriptchat soon! Internet traffic?
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: For our virgin #scriptchat peeps: We have a blog www.scriptchat.com where we post transcripts and TONS of resources. Start business research
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@lmcnelly: @jeannevb indie films are a small business (rather than a corporation), but still a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@jeannevb: @lmcnelly woohoo! #govimeo #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:07 am
@ElectricianPlus: 1st script like other intimate 1st Think U know what you are doing, but about 1/2 way through figure out UR doing it wrong. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@jtabergas: @IngridElkner I agree. screenwriting is not about just doing one thing: writing. still a combination of networking,selling #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@MJ_Slide: lurking tonight. whats the topic?n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@sethruffer: What makes THIS business unique - there's no "way" to do it. 4 everyone who'll tell you "this", there's a pro who'll say "that" #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@Ghop56: What's the best way to network? Just heading to the pub doesn't seem to work #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@BellaWonder: RT @jeannevb: For our virgin #scriptchat peeps: We have a blog www.scriptchat.com where we post transcripts and TONS of resources. Start business research
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@story1st: There is an audience for ANYTHING provided you can tap into it! Your budget is however relative to its size... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: @beingbrad I don't have any peril. I'm a smart businesswoman and an artist in my craft. If I ignored one or the other, I'd fail. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@MarkWorthen: @Jamie_LD Maybe during rough draft. But in Euro scriptchat we were talking about how you need to write for selling. Be conscious #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@KevinFoxFilms: AMEN to That! RT @lmcnelly @jeannevb indie films are a small business (rather than a corporation), but still a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: Both. I have a script now I want to do as indie RT @Ghop56: @jeannevb Can writers straddle both or does pigeonholing happen? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@jamie_ld: @elizabethkarr In the back of your mind you have to remember it's a business, even when you're writing. If you want to sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@jeannevb: absolutely! RT @lmcnelly: @jeannevb indie films are a small business (rather than a corporation), but still a business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:08 am
@MJ_Slide: @Ghop56 what youre doing right now is a fantastic start. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@DimitriDavis: Good Question. rt @Ghop56: Whats the best way to network? Just heading to the pub doesnt seem to work #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb I feel like we've gotten off on the wrong foot. I love you. No buts about it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@BellaWonder: Here lurking #scriptchat during dinner and harassing @8bitEric about it too. Knowing the business = career longevity!
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@jamie_ld: @MarkWorthen Exactly. Or you should just write for yourself. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@MarkWorthen: @story1st I wonder about that. Did Michelangelo really work without awareness of how much he was being paid? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@IngridElkner: @Ghop56 Go where film ppl are. To public talks, parties, events. Just chat to ppl. That's how I accidentally met a producer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@sethruffer: But the danger of writing for selling is that the market is a rapidly moving target-what' in today isn't tomorrow. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@jamie_ld: RT @bellawonder: ... Knowing the business = career longevity! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@elizabethkarr: It's the rare artist - that can ignore that acting, writing is a business. Ppl are not going to find you in the ether. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@beingbrad: writing is not a business for me. the business is in selling the story, not crafting the story to be sold. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:09 am
@jamie_ld: @sethruffer It's not about the market, it's about the business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@story1st: RT @MarkWorthen: @story1st I wonder about that. Did Michelangelo really work without awareness of how much he was being paid? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@DimitriDavis: .@sethruffer Don't write your script for selling - but keep it in mind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@KevinFoxFilms: Me Too LOL RT @bellawonder Here lurking #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@Ghop56: @IngridElkner I did get involved with #sheffdocfest the other week. Lots of chat but missed out on contact details. Doh! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@MJ_Slide: #THIS RT @beingbrad: writing is not a business for me. the business is in selling the story, not crafting the story to be sold. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@story1st: RT @beingbrad: writing is not a business for me. the business is in selling the story, not crafting the story to be sold. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:10 am
@elizabethkarr: @jamie_ld Agree - that knowledge of the business crucial to know when writing your screenplay.Even simple things like formatting #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@MarkWorthen: @story1st Okay, maybe that's a bad example since he had a patron, but you get the idea. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@sethruffer: The market is a huge component of the business, especially if you're talking about "writing for selling". (IMO) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@ebonstorm: @DimitriDavis To sell boots, you have to where the people have no shoes. To sell scripts you must go where movies are made. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@ScribesShow: Should we get an agent or a manager first? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@DanFriedman81: I doubt anyone with any influence wants to be "networked" by writers with no credits. You have to demonstrate talent first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@IngridElkner: @Ghop56 Get to know the names of the players in the industry. Try to meet as many as possible. Be industry-savvy. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@jeannevb: Writing is absolutely a business for me. Everything I write, my goal is to sell. Whether it's an article, script or novel (1/2) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:11 am
@ebonstorm: Nowadays, write if fast, if you are trying to take advantage of a trend. Be good, be thorough and be unattached to the work. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @ebonstorm: @DimitriDavis To sell boots, you have to where the people have no shoes. To sell scripts you must go where movies are made. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@jamie_ld: @ScribesShow I've had many professionals tell me manager first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@sethruffer: @DimitriDavis - agree 100%. All aspects are key and you disregard them at your own peril.n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: What good is it if my voice never reaches an audience. I'm not doing this to piss in the wind. (2/2)n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@elizabethkarr: Either or both. Manager generally easier to get for new talent RT @ScribesShow: Should we get an agent or a manager first? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@story1st: @MarkWorthen If we all write what we THINK will sell the Hollywood machine will be around another 100 years & more... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@StatikBanks: RT @jeannevb: If you want to just focus on the art of it, then do indie films. If you want to focus on blockbuster sales, bend over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@jeannevb: I have as well RT @jamie_ld: @ScribesShow Ive had many professionals tell me manager first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@ebonstorm: Your work will never survive the transformation of the movie process, be unattached and you will do better. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@DimitriDavis: But do you even need a manager or agent? @elizabethkarr @ScribesShow #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@Ghop56: @ebonstorm Does this require physical movement or just getting your scripts there? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:12 am
@beingbrad: there is no "marketable" or "saleable", there is only you. Great writing sells... eventually, hopefully. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@ShawnRasmussen: As a screenwriter it's important to know the business of making films. Otherwise write a book or a short story =) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@jeannevb: I'm producing a short film #goneElvis for the reason of learning more about my craft of writing & how it fits into business #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@Ghop56: @IngridElkner Sounds a good idea #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@ebonstorm: @Ghop56 I suggest you make the trip, whenever you can. It is hard to sell something to someone who does not know you. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@DimitriDavis: @Leemanrhymes It's very important to know what movie market you'll be pitching your script to, or write for, re: assignments. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@story1st: Underserved audiences appreciate stories emanating from truth & authenticity within Writers; OSCAR type stories... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@sethruffer: I'd be really careful about representation too early. Reps who sign unknown writers might not have juice to push projects. (IMO) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@elizabethkarr: @story1st @MarkWorthen That is the conundrum. It's the truly original screenplay that lights a fire. Look at Juno. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@michellewitte: RT @DanFriedman81: I doubt anyone with any influence wants to be "networked" by writers with no credits. You have to demonstrate talent first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:13 am
@MarkWorthen: @story1st What we think of the "Hollywood Machine" is irrelevant. You play the game as the rules are set or you starve. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@nisajaie: RT @IngridElkner: @Ghop56 Go where film ppl are. To public talks, parties, events. Just chat to ppl. That's how I accidentally met a producer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@jeannevb: @AureateFilms completely agree. Just saying u have more control of the art side of it in indie than a studio :) But STILL a biz #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@sethruffer: I think it's better to accumulate credits, then hopefully have reps who want you, rather than the other way around (difficult) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@jamie_ld: RT @MarkWorthen: What we think of the "Hollywood Machine" is irrelevant. You play the game as the rules are set or you starve. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@IngridElkner: @Ghop56 For e.g. you're chatting to industry person, they mention Jan Sardi. You say, 'Who?' You look naive. Know the players. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@FilmTony: @jeannevb Though a newbie, it seems that you enthrall to sell and work in the artistry through collaboration, correct? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb that's a choice. but not mine. I respect it for sure, and maybe I'll die in obscurity, but I write from the heart. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@story1st: @elizabethkarr Yep. Writers who think about the sale before the story tend to write chained to the radiator. OSCARS are indies! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@zacsanford2: Finally here... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb not saying you don't. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@dwacon: Wayne Brady just said on the daytime Emmy® broadcast, “Don’t boo me, I didn’t write this crap!” #Scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@DoubleNW: @jeannevb I think the Film biz can learn a few things from the Music biz. Re: How they treat new artists/writers. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:14 am
@elizabethkarr: Good advice from @sethruffer.Do your homework BEFORE signing w/ any manager, agents. Talk to their clients,get industry opinion #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@MJ_Slide: where is that delicate balance between being an idealist ad hoping the best story wins out & where what the market is looking 4? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@jeannevb: yep RT @FilmTony: @jeannevb Though a newbie, it seems that u enthrall to sell & work in artistry through collaboration, correct? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@ebonstorm: RT @elizabethkarr: Good advice from @sethruffer.Do your homework BEFORE signing w/ any manager, agents. Talk to their clients,get industry opinion #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@BellaWonder: @jeannevb Writing and producing your own short is doable and an invaluable education. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@DanFriedman81: In book publishing, you get an agent through the query process. The agent should have connections to editors. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: Good advice from @sethruffer.Do your homework BEFORE signing w/ any manager, agents. Talk to their clients,get industry opinion #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@story1st: @MarkWorthen I agree--screenwriters should maintain careers or write other things they can sell don't hinge it ALL on THE script #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@Nate_G_Smith: Good morning everybody! So sorry I'm late to #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:15 am
@ebonstorm: @MJ_Slide Let your idealism go. This is a business. You want to sell movies or feel good about yourself. Be realistic & focused. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@jamie_ld: @MJ_Slide Write your best story within the confines of the structure the business is looking for and develop a unique voice. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@jeannevb: @FilmTony read your short today. Excellent! Very creative. #justsayin #randomthought #willemaillater #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@authorViviAnna: @elizabethkarr @sethruffer how do you talk to those other clients? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@zacsanford2: Whew... I said my thoughts earlier during the UK session, but I'll repeat a lot of it here. I'm sure people will disagree w/me. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@MarkWorthen: @jeannevb Isn't the bottom line that the writer is just the idea person? People are going to mess with it no matter what, yeah? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@ebonstorm: Keep your eye on the target. Selling your work. Write the best you can, be professional, read EVERYTHING. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@story1st: @ebonstorm @MJ_Slide I want to feel good about myself. Thank you. #sellout #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna You got a manager first, right? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:16 am
@elizabethkarr: @story1st Agree Indies win the oscars.Usually also more risky to finance. Generally industry doesn't like risk,Y so many formula #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@BartvanZon: My weekend isn't complete with an #SS @tracinell @GoIntoTheStory @jnzproductions @GoldenAgeofGeek @GCGeek @ryanlavia @MonaLiNYC @scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@jamie_ld: A++++ RT @ebonstorm: Keep your eye on the target. Selling your work. Write the best you can, be professional, read EVERYTHING. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: RT @DoubleNW: @jeannevb I think the Film biz can learn a few things from the Music biz. Re: How they treat new artists/writers. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@Nate_G_Smith: @MJ_Slide For me, there is a way to disguise the artists message in a marketable form… Just the way I go about it though #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@DanFriedman81: There are lots of wannabe writers and the only way for gatekeepers to deal with the slush is through a formalized process. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@beingbrad: There is a difference between a passion project, a spec project & a hired project. I've written all three. money is a good thing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jamie_ld: A++++ RT @ebonstorm: Keep your eye on the target. Selling your work. Write the best you can, be professional, read EVERYTHING. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@story1st: @ebonstorm Let your idealism GO? Lol! Prove that's a formula to 'make it' for sure, and maybe then... but probably NOT! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@FilmTony: To @jeannevb and all on #scriptchat A great resource about these realities is "Tales From the Script" on Netflix Instant
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@ebonstorm: @story1st Feeling good about yourself has nothing to do with the product. Feel good because you are good. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@elizabethkarr: @authorViviAnna @sethruffer Look up on imdb who agnt/mgr clients are. hunt them down on linkedin, fB, twitter. Invite 4 coffee. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 please repeat, Zac. I'd LOVE to hear what you think, since you ARE on both the biz and creative end #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:17 am
@sethruffer: @authorViviAnna actually, I didn't say talk to them; you can definitely research them, though, and see who's doing what. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb Hard to invite them to Iowa for coffee, they keep declining. Jerks. LMAO #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@zacsanford2: Without the business side of the equation there is no money. Without an audience there is no return on their investment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@MJ_Slide: @Nate_G_Smith rather sensible and clever way of going about it. What im attempting to do with #JerseyNoise #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@authorViviAnna: @jamie_ld yeah I got him just shortly after I started working with a producer #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@ebonstorm: Realists sell scripts. They do the work, they are practical, they are pragmatic, they realize they cannot win at everything. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@story1st: @elizabethkarr @authorViviAnna @sethruffer The only thing that's gonna get you an agent is GOOD writing NOT good coffee. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@DanFriedman81: You should be extremely skeptical of anyone who claims there is an end-run around formal screening processes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@beingbrad: i had an interesting discussion today with a filmmaker. selling isn't everyone's end game just so you know. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@Leemanrhymes: I'd recomend the old HBO/Fox series Action. Awesome for anyone connected to movies. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:18 am
@sethruffer: @authorViviAnna - if you can connect, so much the better; but there's a wealth of info as to who's doing what. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@zacsanford2: You can write your indie, but it needs to be at a budget that coincides with what you can expect at worst case scenario BO-wise. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@jamesgalenz: Seems like #scriptchat today is pushing more buttons than usual. #DramaIsConflict
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@beingbrad: @beingbrad so far. although pissing off the moderator isn't a good start... haha #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@DimitriDavis: I could retweet everything @zacsanford2 says. Or I can just tell you to follow him. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@zacsanford2: The bigger the budget, the broader of an audience you need to write to. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@matttaylor04: Where do you begin with regards to marketing or selling your writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@sethruffer: Can I ask the group-hope this is relevant: but are any of you guys getting asked to draft projections or being advised to? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@elizabethkarr: @story1st @authorViviAnna @sethruffer didn't say buy agents coffee, rather a way to connect w/ other writers they represent. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@Nate_G_Smith: @MJ_Slide I have read it, and it is safe to say that it is extremely market ready in my humble opinion #JerseyNoise, #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:19 am
@zacsanford2: When I'm looking at a script for possible development and production I look at a couple things (in the following tweet): #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@DimitriDavis: Touchy subjects. rt @jamesgalenz: Seems like #scriptchat today is pushing more buttons than usual. #DramaIsConflict #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @jeannevb do your #goneElvis investors expect returns from distribution? or are they just in it to be a part of art? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad I just think it's irresponsible to tell new writers this is all about art. It's not. They'll fall flat on their face #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@beingbrad: conflict is good. I think it's important to remember that commercial storytelling is simply a branch of storytelling #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@zacsanford2: 1. Who is the audience of your script 2. Is the budget capable of being a good ROI. 3. And how the hell do I sell this movie! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@PhilBaker711: RT @elizabethkarr: It's the rare artist - that can ignore that acting, writing is a business. Ppl are not going to find you in the ether. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@MJ_Slide: @Nate_G_Smith if @nate_winslow has his way, it'll be even more so. #toughbutamazingscriptconsultant #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@ebonstorm: RT @jeannevb: @beingbrad I just think it's irresponsible to tell new writers this is all about art. It's not. They'll fall flat on their face #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:20 am
@elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 You are a wealth of information and very generous to share your experience in the biz. Thank you. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: @beingbrad I just think it's irresponsible to tell new writers this is all about art. It's not. They'll fall flat on their face #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@story1st: @elizabethkarr I hear ya. It seems some are obsessed with getting an agent without demonstrating the talent or momentum first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@IngridElkner: Qn: If invited to pitch by a producer you don't like, should u go for it? 5 yrs is a long time to be stuck with a yeller... ? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@DoubleNW: @jeannevb All producers/production companies shld just b more welcoming. Not all of us want 2b directors. Right now I don't. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@zacsanford2: Business is art and art is business - if you want to do it as a career. As a hobby you don't have to worry about the business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@authordlsparks: RT @jamie_ld: A++++ RT @ebonstorm: Keep your eye on the target. Selling your work. Write the best you can, be professional, read EVERYTHING. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 You are a wealth of information and very generous to share your experience in the biz. Thank you #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@jamie_ld: Okay, let's move on from argument about whether you should keep business in mind. This chat IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS so embrace it #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@sethruffer: In general, I;d say anyone who's donating to an $8k short film on Kickstarter w/expectations of return is out of their mind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb agreed. it's also not cool to make them feel like they have to write to the biggest dollar sign. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@ebonstorm: RT @zacsanford2: Business is art and art is business - if you want to do it as a career. As a hobby you don't have to worry about the business. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@jeannevb: I suggest you all be sure to catch @zacsanford2's tweets tonight bc he's a business exec in the trenches #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@elizabethkarr: @story1st :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@ShawnRasmussen: Write a screenplay you could make yourself on a micro budget. The end game is getting your story to screen - DIY if you have to. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:21 am
@jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: I suggest you all be sure to catch @zacsanford2's tweets tonight bc he's a business exec in the trenches #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@zacsanford2: @DoubleNW Honestly, most indies would rather not work with a writer/director combo. Harder to develop. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad it's not about the money. It's about getting your words on screen. That's our goal. Indie or studio is still a biz #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@DanFriedman81: Self-promotion only becomes a valuable talent when you have a legitimate product to sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@story1st: Let the studios fuck up your Art but don't abandon your passion to create Art at the conception stage! That's counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@jamesgalenz: Is it really possible to sell internationally? or should you live next door to a studio? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@elizabethkarr: @jamie_ld Brilliant as usual. Keeping it on topic. :)n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@zacsanford2: @jamie_ld @jeannevb Thanks ladies! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@sethruffer: RT @zacsanford2: @DoubleNW Honestly, most indies would rather not work with a writer/director combo. Harder to develop. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:22 am
@ebonstorm: RT @story1st: Let the studios fuck up your Art but don't abandon your passion to create Art at the conception stage! That's counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @jamie_ld: Okay, let's move on from argument about whether you should keep business in mind. This chat IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS so embrace it #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@LiviaRuas: #scriptchat ... sorry for my followers who are not into screenwriting.. ignore me for the next hour
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@sethruffer: RT @DanFriedman81: Self-promotion only becomes a valuable talent when you have a legitimate product to sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@Ghop56: What's the major danger the business has for new scriptwriters? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@jeannevb: @Kurt_C_Scott nope. No returns on investment for #goneElvis. It's a short film. Community funded. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@zacsanford2: @story1st if I'm getting paid what most a-list studio writers get paid, they can fuck up my art all they want. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@ebonstorm: RT @zacsanford2: @story1st if I'm getting paid what most a-list studio writers get paid, they can fuck up my art all they want. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@Ghop56: RT @LiviaRuas: #scriptchat ... sorry for my followers who are not into screenwriting.. ignore me for the next hour
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@Leemanrhymes: Can we get to the business part. IE, how can we all get PAID !!!n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@BellaWonder: I do worry/care about the business side because I want more out of this than a creative outlet. Want career success. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@jamie_ld: Q: What should you have in your arsenal before looking for representation? And is representation always the way to go? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@zacsanford2: But people are looking at the word "business" all wrong tonight. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@elizabethkarr: amen RT @sethruffer:RT @DanFriedman81: Self-promotion only becomes a valuable talent when you have a legitimate product to sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:23 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb true. but to learn the craft/art/business you have to allow yourself to indulge your senses. find the art first. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@story1st: RT @zacsanford2: @story1st if Im getting paid what most a-list studio writers get paid, they can fuck up my art all they want. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@zacsanford2: Remember, there is studio, indie and self-financed. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@FilmTony: RT @jeannevb: @beingbrad it's not about the money. It's about getting your words on screen. That's our goal. Indie or studio is still a biz #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@jeannevb: Amen! RT @Leemanrhymes: Can we get to the business part. IE, how can we all get PAID !!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @story1st: RT @zacsanford2: @story1st if Im getting paid what most a-list studio writers get paid, they can fuck up my art all they want. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 define it for us. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@Ghop56: @Jamie_LD A Kickass script, piles of enthusiasm and a masochistic streak? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@story1st: @zacsanford2 Was it Art when it left the Screenwriters desk? That's all I'm saying. I think it becomes mArt along the way... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@jamie_ld: @Ghop56 Haha, no shit. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad this isn't an art discussion. This is a discussion on how to conduct yourself in the business that is this industry #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:24 am
@ebonstorm: RT @jeannevb: @beingbrad this isn't an art discussion. This is a discussion on how to conduct yourself in the business that is this industry #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@zacsanford2: Every page you write has a price tag to produce. You need to know who your audience is and how it could be marketed for the ROI #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@LiviaRuas: I havent teamed up yet, but I think @VisionaryJune could be someone I would like to write something with. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@sethruffer: Totally agree. RT @zacsanford2: But people are looking at the word "business" all wrong tonight. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@dwacon: @zacsanford2 As soon as Publishers Clearinghouse delivers my $1,000,000 check, I can self-produce... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@beingbrad: @FilmTony @jeannevb no, you're not talking about getting your words on screen, your talking about getting paid. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@TheWriteScript: @Ghop56 Danger: companies taking financial and creative advantage of desperate writers, IMO. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@FilmTony: RT @ShawnRasmussen: Write a screenplay you could make yourself on a micro budget. The end game is getting your story to screen - DIY if you have to. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@ebonstorm: RT @TheWriteScript: @Ghop56 Danger: companies taking financial and creative advantage of desperate writers, IMO. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@elizabethkarr: @sethruffer @DanFriedman81 &there is noone better to promote your work when it's ready than you. @mj_slide & I were just saying #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@zacsanford2: @story1st What is in my head, even before it is on the page is art. Words are poetry and language, therefore it is art. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@MarkWorthen: It took me 20 yrs to learn this simple truth. RT @zacsanford2: Business is art and art is business if you want it as a career. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:25 am
@jeannevb: why I've been writing low-budget film now. Great exercise RT @zacsanford2: Every page you write has a price tag to produce. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@MJ_Slide: well now thats been cleared outa everyone's system. on to the biz of biz and writing. #thankgod #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@sethruffer: @ebonstorm - great point. Let's remember if it's not great art most studios won't b interested in fucking it up to begin with. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@ebonstorm: @TheWriteScript The antidote for that is to NOT be desperate. Keep your day job. Desperation does not SELL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@Ghop56: How do you figure out if your script is low budget or not? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@zacsanford2: A script is draft one. The shot film is draft two. The edited film is draft three. Then a million re-edits after test screenings #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@beingbrad: @FilmTony give me a Canon 7D & I can get your words on screen. Money is about selling your vision, not compromising your vision #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@story1st: RT @ebonstorm: @TheWriteScript The antidote for that is to NOT be desperate. Keep your day job. Desperation does not SELL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:26 am
@jamie_ld: If you are truly interested in writing for a living check out the book @thembob recommended, THE WAR OF ART #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad really? This chat is one with no ego. You're about to cross a line w me that I have not allowed others to before #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@ebonstorm: RT @zacsanford2: A script is draft one. The shot film is draft two. The edited film is draft three. Then a million re-edits after test screenings #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad stick to the topic or get out. PEriod. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD For someone to want to represent you, you need to have an amazing script. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@Leemanrhymes: I disagree woth all this art nonsense, Vampire Sucks got made and they paid someone to write that. Someone tell me how !! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:27 am
@BellaWonder: I don't want to be the one guy from the Oneders who's off to write that hit song, "alone with my principles." ;) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @jamie_ld: If you are truly interested in writing for a living check out the book @thembob recommended, THE WAR OF ART #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@elizabethkarr: Can we discuss effective mrkting/business tips/advice? Gr8 community here to share experience. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@IngridElkner: Perhaps ppl need to stop viewing it as 'art', but more a craft. Something developed & honed, that occasionally rises to be art. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@zacsanford2: Such anger tonight. The UK chat was a breeze as only two people really showed up. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@jamie_ld: @beingbrad Please we are talking about business. We can talk about the ART of writing some other night. Please stay on topicTHX #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@susyneliseduris: @Jamie_LD @thembob I can't speak high enough about THE WAR OF ART and the new one DO THE WORK - S Pressfield is amazing. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@ebonstorm: @Leemanrhymes The end product and the original script likely had nothing to do with each other. Ignore that. Stay on target. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @LiviaRuas @Jamie_LD Or a hell of a good referral from someone important in the biz. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @FilmTony That's a great way to get started. It's hard for others to be as passionate about your project. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@pattyfantasia: RT @jamie_ld: If you are truly interested in writing for a living check out the book @thembob recommended, THE WAR OF ART #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: :) RT @zacsanford2: Such anger tonight. The UK chat was a breeze as only two people really showed up. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@susyneliseduris: hi all, btw. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@jamie_ld: Actually more than 1 is better RT @liviaruas: @Jamie_LD For someone to want to represent you, you need to have an amazing script #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@zacsanford2: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat it isn't about writing something cheap to shoot. It's about writing something worth the budget. Not the same thing.
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@Nate_G_Smith: @MJ_Slide So you would recommend @nate_winslow then for script consultancy? #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:28 am
@jeannevb: Yes! RT @susyneliseduris: @Jamie_LD @thembob I cant speak high enough about THE WAR OF ART and the new one DO THE WORK #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@ebonstorm: You write the best story YOU can. Make it matter to you. Then you release it to the universe and hope you will like the result. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@BellaWonder: Do you writers have a website? If so do you put up work samples? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@MovieTRUTH: Nothing of any worth is written with money in mind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@jeannevb: I'd love to know what lessons you all learned in having your first script read by a producer. Eye-opening biz experience. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@jamesgalenz: People write because they want to see their film on the bigscreen. You must think about audience size / funding. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@jamie_ld: Waves. RT @SusynEliseDuris: hi all, btw. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@ebonstorm: You may not. And that is okay too. Get paid and use your money to find someone who will do more of what you want. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@TracyClark_TLC: RT @DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD @thembob They are AMAZING books. It helps me a lot. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@MarkWorthen: @story1st "Fucking up art" You can't really even look at it that way -- it's a collaboration all the way. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@susyneliseduris: @liviaruas @Jamie_LD gr8 post - you have be seen as a value-add - ie have the talent. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@milesmaker: @zacsanford2 layin' it DOWN! #scriptchat: http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat <<< and it all starts with a kickass script or NOBODY works!
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@Ghop56: @Leemanrhymes I would like to know too. Was it a producer who saw a gap or someone who wanted to tell that story? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:29 am
@susyneliseduris: @Jamie_LD hey ya gorgeous! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@MJ_Slide: @BellaWonder i put up samples of my work every few months. actually snagged a short film commission by doing so. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@authorViviAnna: Q: someone asked how can you tell what kind of budget ur script is #scriptchat that's a great Q
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@Ghop56: RT @elizabethkarr: Can we discuss effective mrkting/business tips/advice? Gr8 community here to share experience. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@DanFriedman81: Agents live on their ability to get editors or execs to take their calls and consider their clients. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@Mentorless: wow, trying to keep up with the #scriptchat fellows but the conversation goes too fast for me. today.
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@story1st: @MarkWorthen A collaboration the Writer has very little or no control of once it's in the studio's hands. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@jamie_ld: @jeannevb Learned that I have a LOT to learn... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@KonradStief: Is @@DannyManus here to offer his input on this topic? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@LordBronco: @jeannevb O.o @jeannevb 'The War of Art" #scriptchat that the one by Pressfield?
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@matttaylor04: RT @GoIntoTheStory: 1-hour plus video conversation: Noah Baumbach, Joel & Ethan Coen from recent NYC appearnace http://bit.ly/mr73qv #screenwriting #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@ShawnRasmussen: Is it better to have an agent / manager, or know several indie / studio film producers? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@Shelley_Watters: RT @DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@zacsanford2: As writers, do you guys even know who the main ticket buyers are in 2011? Betcha most of you are wrong in your assumptions. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@elizabethkarr: @IngridElkner Loved what you said about thinking of writing as a craft, rather than an art. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:30 am
@Ghop56: @Jamie_LD How many more? At what point is my portfolio big enough? (Said the bishop to the actress) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@jeannevb: Me too! Still learning the biz every day. RT @jamie_ld: @jeannevb Learned that I have a LOT to learn... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@zacsanford2: I'm here... and currently work in the biz. :) RT @KonradStief: Is @@DannyManus here to offer his input on this topic? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@ebonstorm: @authorViviAnna The answer is likely you cannot. But a good agent will tell you what your script might do in the right hands #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@susyneliseduris: @liviaruas @Jamie_LD @thembob just finished DO THE WORK - he also wrote THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@sethruffer: I think all aspiring writers make a mistake when they focus on what they think is "junk" but is selling. Counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@ebonstorm: RT @sethruffer: I think all aspiring writers make a mistake when they focus on what they think is "junk" but is selling. Counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @ShawnRasmussen I'd rather know the producers... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@zacsanford2: @ShawnRasmussen Manager first. Agents will find you once you have some bit of success or from a recommendation. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@MJ_Slide: @jeannevb i dont keep budget in mind half as much as should. after that first reading its now burned into my brain. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@LiviaRuas: @UnkScreenwriter @Jamie_LD Agreed! it's always good to know someone in the biz, but you have to prove yourself. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@jeannevb: Had sit-down meetings in major studios when I was in LA. #1 learning: Don't just pitch, but LISTEN to what product they want #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:31 am
@beingbrad: @sethruffer careful. this is about the business. ... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@ebonstorm: RT @jeannevb: Had sit-down meetings in major studios when I was in LA. #1 learning: Don't just pitch, but LISTEN to what product they want #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@BellaWonder: I paid for the script for my 1st short Connect To. Looked for characters, few locations, story, and ability to shoot in 2 days. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@MarkWorthen: @jeannevb My first script was read by a real sweetheart of a guy, so I've got no horror stories yet. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@sethruffer: I'd rather know the producers first, too, then let reps who can help me build a career approach me. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@zacsanford2: In Hollywood, there is no such thing as "selling out"... hate to say it. :) You either work or collect unemployment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@elizabethkarr: Just got script back from prod.co. & notes were excellent from pov of what more was needed for action genre. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@DanFriedman81: @elizabethkarr @sethruffer @mj_slide The best way to promote yourself is by submitting polished work in an appropriate manner. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@jeannevb: I think we have it linked on our blog RT @LordBronco: @jeannevb O.o @jeannevb 'The War of Art" #scriptchat that the one by Pressfield?
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@Mentorless: plz enlighten usRT @zacsanford2: do u guys even know who ticket buyers are ? Betcha most of u are wrong in ur assumptions. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD I agree. It's good to be able to show you can have more than one great idea.Show your voice in diff. things. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@ebonstorm: RT @zacsanford2: In Hollywood, there is no such thing as "selling out"... hate to say it. :) You either work or collect unemployment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@authorViviAnna: @jamie_ld @jeannevb I learned that I'm actually better than I thought I was, and that my novelist background is a gold mine #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @sethruffer: I think all aspiring writers make a mistake when they focus on what they think is "junk" but is selling. Counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@MJ_Slide: BLAST! gotta bail out to eat dinner. try to to kill each other guys and i look forward to the transcript. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @jeannevb: Had sit-down meetings in major studios when I was in LA. #1 learning: Don't just pitch, but LISTEN to what product they want #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:32 am
@Ghop56: @zacsanford2 Is it people in there 30s? (Random Guess) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@KonradStief: *test* Kicked out for some reason :s #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@LordBronco: @pressfield is is a fearsomely powerful writer #scriptchat haven't read his non-fiction yet
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@sethruffer: @beingbrad @sethruffer I'm talking about the business, and if you don't want to that's cool, but it's tonight's topic. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@elizabethkarr: @jeannevb So right on. Listening is most important thing you can do in a pitch meeting (as you pointed out in Balls of Steel). #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@zacsanford2: The assumption is the number one ticket buyers are those under the age of 25 with the XY chromosome. Not true. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@DoubleNW: @sethruffer @zacsanford2 I'm great w/ just being the writer. Behind the scenes. My goal is writer/eventually producer. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@ElectricianPlus: I'm Electrician...I "sell out" everyday to pay bills. RT @zacsanford2: In Hollywood...You either work or collect unemployment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@DanFriedman81: Maybe somebody got a deal once by accosting an editor or an exec in a men's room. But that doesn't make it a good idea. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@MJ_Slide: on that note, i just bought #TheWarofArt on amazon :D, and now im gone for realz. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:33 am
@authorViviAnna: RT @zacsanford2: @ShawnRasmussen Manager first. Agents will find you once you have some bit of success or from a recommendation. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD Thanks. if you wrok hard enough you can achieve anything, it doesn't matter how long it takes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @UnkScreenwriter -- I'd agree. Especially if you don't have any credits. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@mike_scribe: Remember those meetings are a two-way street. You have to find a good creative fit if the relationship is going to last. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@KonradStief: @zacsanford2 I understand that since people want to write material for the majors. Willingness is not selling out. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@sethruffer: My opinion is a mgr. is more important for new writers than agt., but getting credits trumps both by a long shot (IMO) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@stealmyscript: write a story that you feel NEEDS to be told #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@zacsanford2: @DoubleNW @sethruffer But as a writer if you know the business, you'll segue into writing/producing a lot faster. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@LiviaRuas: @VisionaryJune we should! I just need to finish my #shortfilm now and we should team up. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@BellaWonder: (contd) as an actor I care about story, relationships. As a producer I need feasibility. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD @thembob I havent read this one. Did you enjoy it? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@KristiBelcamino: RT @DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@zacsanford2: The number one ticket buyers... the one who makes the decisions has moved to females over the age of 25. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@Ghop56: As a Uk writer how is it best to break into US side of business? Visas, permits, living spots and all that jazz #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@sethruffer: RT @zacsanford2: @DoubleNW @sethruffer But as writer if you know the business, youll segue into writing/producing a lot faster. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:34 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @jeannevb what is the ideal commercial outcome of producing a short film? representation? distribution? film fest awards? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @ShawnRasmussen I'd rather have meetings with Producers than agents or managers any day of the week. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @sethruffer: My opinion is mgr more important for new writers than agt., but getting credits trumps both by a long shot (IMO) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@zacsanford2: But there is a catch to that... women are more apt to see a film aimed at guys and not vice versa. So guy-centric still sells. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@sethruffer: In fact, I'd say FAR more important than agent/mgr. for a new writer is a good entertainment lawyer-INVALUABLE. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@jeannevb: We put post on our FB page asking people to let us know if they've collaborated w any chatters www.facebook.com/scriptchat #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@ScribesShow: should I option my work? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@LiviaRuas: @UnkScreenwriter @ShawnRasmussen knowing producers is always helpful. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@story1st: RT @stealmyscript: write a story that you feel NEEDS to be told <<< selling out is writing what you don't truthfully BELIEVE in. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@jamie_ld: RT @zacsanford2: The number one ticket buyers... the one who makes the decisions has moved to females over the age of 25. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@BellaWonder: RT @zacsanford2: The number one ticket buyers... the one who makes the decisions has moved to females over the age of 25. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@mike_scribe: @jeannevb one question, though. What if it becomes clear they don't know what they want? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@jeannevb: @UnkScreenwriter god bless you for being here :) *hands you tequila* #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:35 am
@BellaWonder: RT @zacsanford2: But there is a catch to that... women are more apt to see a film aimed at guys and not vice versa. So guy-centric still sells. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@beingbrad: so, as someone without any produced credits and is focused on learning the craft, what part of the business should I focus on? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@LiviaRuas: @ScribesShow Idk. It depends if you believe you can take your work further and sell it in the future. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@Leemanrhymes: Not sure if it helps anyone but I've met producers by working as a PA on their fprojects. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 The older I get, the more I learn that the entire idea of "selling out" is a false conception. It doesn't exist. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@jamie_ld: @mike_scribe I've been there. After 9 rewrites I realized they didn't know what they wanted, so I walked away. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@zacsanford2: The last film that had a majorly skewed male under 25 as the main ticket buyers... Sucker Punch... and you see how well that did #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@GREGBIELA: I'm late. It's fathers day. What's the topic? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@sethruffer: Re: producer/writer. My experience as a new writer is it's almost necessary to be both. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb AND GUZZLING IT DOWN *GUZZLE* #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@DanFriedman81: It's not a matter of studios ruining work. A director is the author of a film. If you want to be the author, write a novel. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@Ghop56: @zacsanford2 That's what I was thinking, kind of #scriptchat (If Only I knew what Women wanted. Darn it)
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@HistFict: RT @zacsanford2: The number one ticket buyers... the one who makes the decisions has moved to females over the age of 25. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:36 am
@jeannevb: @Kurt_C_Scott all of the above. Showcase of your talent. PLus a great learning experience #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad Learn about audience... learn about demos. Learn about budget and how it affects your chances of selling. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 It's an idea invented by people who want an excuse to dislike what you're doing. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@rprestonclark: My timeline was telling me that I was missing greatness...what's going on folks? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@authordlsparks: RT @zacsanford2: In Hollywood, there is no such thing as "selling out"... hate to say it. :) You either work or collect unemployment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@zacsanford2: @Ghop56 Just watch What Women Want... You'll learn what the females of the early aughts wanted! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@jeannevb: ATTN: you shld all read @UnkScreenwriter's blog. Excellent advice http://www.screenwriterunknown.com/ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@DanFriedman81: My impression is that Hollywood treats writers with far less respect than NY publishing, but usually pays them better. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@MJ_Slide: RT @jeannevb: ATTN: you shld all read @UnkScreenwriter's blog. Excellent advice http://www.screenwriterunknown.com/ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@ebonstorm: RT @DanFriedman81: My impression is that Hollywood treats writers with far less respect than NY publishing, but usually pays them better. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@Leemanrhymes: I've also made my own producer by giving some of my work to someone who wants to be a producer.n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@jeannevb: @rprestonclark we're talking the business side of screenwriting #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:37 am
@jamie_ld: @DanFriedman81 I like my respect in the form of money. Just sayin' #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@jeannevb: @UnkScreenwriter *refills* #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@MarkWorthen: This is a damned good question. Anyone? RT @ScribesShow: should I option my work? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@LianaBrooks: RT @DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@elizabethkarr: Actors face similar dilemmas regarding agents,mgrs. Ultimately, want ppl to open doors. @sethruffer is rt credits open the most. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @zacsanford2: @beingbrad Learn about audience... learn about demos. Learn about budget and how it affects your chances of selling. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@TheWriteScript: @zacsanford2 So...the success of Bridesmaids is an exception?n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@KonradStief: Opinions whether writers should give producers free rewrite on draft they were already paid or negotiate new deal for rewrite? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@rprestonclark: @jeannevb sounds like I found my location for the next 20 minutes then #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@zacsanford2: Also, Latins are now the biggest buyers of tickets in the US... well at least the last report that I saw. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@jeannevb: @mike_scribe they dont want what they want... or they dont want what you're selling? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@sethruffer: @DanFriedman81 - true NY v. Hollywood -- but remember Hollywood has far more $ at stake and a much shorter shelf life for execs. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@milesmaker: @zacsanford2 Is this stat limited to theatrical ticket sales revenue? If so that's a very slim market vs. total movies released. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@jeannevb: it's a breakthru for R rated chick flicks RT @TheWriteScript: @zacsanford2 So...the success of Bridesmaids is an exception? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@DanFriedman81: @Jamie_LD Well, artistic freedom/control is a good thing. NYC will never bring in another writer to "punch up" your novel. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:38 am
@zacsanford2: @TheWriteScript Guys don't want to see a film about or called Bridesmaids, but girls will see a film about & titled Hangover. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@MarkWorthen: @Leemanrhymes: How is that working? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD @DanFriedman81 LOL good one #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@HistFict: @DanFriedman81 and in both cases, it is still about What Have You Done For Me Lately #thebiz #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @zacsanford2 That is true but movies for that demographic don't do well... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 can u clarify? women 25+ is target demographic or they are decisonmakers what to see or r they #oneinthesame? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@jamie_ld: It's only a business when you are in it. On the outside looking in, you'd better learn the business if you want to be in it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@zacsanford2: @TheWriteScript But Bridesmaids broke through as it had a lot of heart buried under neath the comedy. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@rprestonclark: I've written scripts w/ both African-American casts and mixed casts...AA films hardly ever cross the 10 mill barrier for budget #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@ShawnRasmussen: Both scripts we wrote to make ourselves got picked up by producers and made. I don't think that's a coincidence =) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@Ghop56: @zacsanford2 @DanFriedman81 Isn't it collaborative, amongst a variety of folk? #notbuyingauteurtheory #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@jeannevb: Some great peeps in the chat room tonight. Share your wealth of experience! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@LiviaRuas: @KonradStief I would love a new deal for a rewrite, so I still have my vision on my story. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@rprestonclark: but they almost always make a profit due to that (sad?) simple fact #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:39 am
@zacsanford2: @elizabethkarr Currently in 2011 they are leading the charge in ticket purchases. Of course that can change. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 And most of the comedy was based on truth. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@zacsanford2: But even if in the US women over 25 are starting to lead the pack, Studios look at the global picture. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@LiviaRuas: Who here is a paid screenwriter or ever got a script optioned? I'm just wondering if everyone is writing specs scripts #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@Leemanrhymes: @jeannevb that's why we say we'll give you the world, because there must be something in there that you want amd we've given up! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@zacsanford2: The thing with Bridesmaids... take away the wedding and made it with dudes, it could be the same story. Universal themes = $$$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @bellawonder Asking in earnest: why'd you buy the script? Lotsa writers would've died to see their script produced, for free. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:40 am
@Ghop56: @zacsanford2 Bridesmaids looks better than The Hangover 2 did from the trailers #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@zacsanford2: @ScribesShow Fast Five skewed above barely above 50% for over 25 year olds as the audience. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @LiviaRuas I get paid for it... Selling a spec is harder than doctoring... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@MarkWorthen: RT @zacsanford2: The thing with Bridesmaids... take away the wedding and made it with dudes, same story. Universal themes = $$$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@jamie_ld: Remember, it takes at LEAST 2 years to get your script to screen if you do sell. You can't chase trends. Write a good script. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@susyneliseduris: @liviaruas @Jamie_LD @thembob which one, DO THE WORK? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 it's true. we laugh because we relate to the situtations. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@jeannevb: pitched top actor this wk. When he told me what he was looking to do nxt, switched gears & pulled idea out my ass (1/2) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@matttaylor04: It seems like comedy would be the hardest type of writing to market and sell because it's all about delivery. Is that true #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@zacsanford2: @LiviaRuas Been optioned. Work in development and have optioned others. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@LordBronco: #scriptchat Am I wrong to say that getting an agent is key? Or is Hollywood different?
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 Thx. Would love link/source for that - women 25+... Useful as I have female-centric screenplay. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@zacsanford2: So true. RT @UnkScreenwriter: @LiviaRuas I get paid for it... Selling a spec is harder than doctoring... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:41 am
@jeannevb: it's about listening & giving talent/buyers/prod co's what they want to work on (2/2) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@whomadewhoprods: #scriptchat Having never send a spec script to any studios, is there a place to start? Aside from InkTip?
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @LiviaRuas I have.n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@KonradStief: @LiviaRuas Writing spec scripts for myself to direct with potential co-production deals. Business plan still needs work. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@lmcnelly: @rebekahkennedy hmmm....check w/ #scriptchat they'd know for sure
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@DanFriedman81: @Ghop56 @zacsanford2 Depends on the film and the director. Sometimes they're just hired guns managing studio franchises. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@rprestonclark: Is the 1.2% of the budget as the usual script price correct? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@beingbrad: i'm curious how many of tonights attendee's have sold or optioned? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@MarkWorthen: @liviaruas @zacsanford2 Exactly - the comedies with the most success are where the audiences says "Oh, hell, I've done that." #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@zacsanford2: Everyone follow @GoIntoTheStory or @mytrackingboard to see what specs are selling? This is what Hollywood thinks is commercial! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas Loved both DO THE WORK and THE WAR OF ART by S. Pressman #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:42 am
@IngridElkner: Do you think it's best to finish script b4 giving to producer, or pitching early to get them in on development process? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@susyneliseduris: RT @jamie_ld: Remember, it takes at LEAST 2 years to get your script to screen if you do sell. You can't chase trends. Write a good script. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@zacsanford2: Optioned twice. RT @beingbrad: im curious how many of tonights attendees have sold or optioned? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: live pitchfests RT @whomadewhoprods: #scriptchat Having never send a spec script to any studios, is there a place to start? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@milesmaker: @jeannevb That's my gurl! That Producer hat's startin' to fit your head right nicely! Lol!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@Pappa_JJ: RT @jeannevb: Had sit-down meetings in major studios when I was in LA. #1 learning: Don't just pitch, but LISTEN to what product they want #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@zacsanford2: RT @MarkWorthen: Exactly - the comedies with the most success are where the audiences says "Oh, hell, Ive done that." #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad i have sold and optioned #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @beingbrad I've sold and it still hasn't been made... LOL #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@beingbrad: DO THE WORK is really an inspiration #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 that's awesome!! so jealous. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@sethruffer: @IngridElkner Finish script. After you have credits-then you can pitch ideas (IMO) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@LiviaRuas: @UnkScreenwriter I imagine it is. What do you think is the best option? try to get representation before trying to sell it? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@jeannevb: @milesmaker woohoo! *tips fedora* #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@matttaylor04: RT @MarkWorthen: @liviaruas @zacsanford2 Exactly - the comedies with the most success are where the audiences says "Oh, hell, I've done that." #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@DanFriedman81: @Ghop56 @zacsanford2 The difference between an auteur and a hack is the difference between "Dark Knight" and "Fantastic Four." #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@zacsanford2: @IngridElkner Depends on your relationship with the Producer. Always best to get their take if possible for market consideration #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:43 am
@UnkScreenwriter: I've optioned and it still hasn't been made... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@Ghop56: @IngridElkner I reckon finishing first to show you can then let the rewrites begin #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@elizabethkarr: Writers need to be equivalent of yogis, trees - flexible, bending a little can keep a project alive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@beingbrad: @UnkScreenwriter getting made is a different world than selling - or so I've heard. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad sucks that both times the script was developed into the ground. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@EmilyCaseysMuse: RT @DanFriedman81: An unknown writer has no credibility. When an agent represents you, their recommendation carries the weight of their reputation #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD @thembob no. THE LEGEND #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@MarkWorthen: RT @elizabethkarr: Writers need to be equivalent of yogis, trees - flexible, bending a little can keep a project alive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb congratulations. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@SeismicScripts: @elizabethkarr @jeannevb The Biz Today: After #scriptchat chk this LAFF speech by Graham Taylor http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038790
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@zacsanford2: @DanFriedman81 But Fantastic Four made enough money to warrant a third (actually really a reboot of the franchise). #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas Oh. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@TheWriteScript: @TheWriteScript @zacsanford2 LOL we had identical posts...I forgot the #scriptchat hash.
June 20, 2011, 12:44 am
@mike_scribe: @jeannevb not so much what I'm pitching...they want to develop a concept and in later meetings the switch gears entirely. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @beingbrad It's a never ending fucking NIGHTMARE but I love having nightmares. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@susyneliseduris: @elizabethkarr @sethruffer couldn't agree more - but in past when I didn't have as many credits - personality fits also help #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@LiviaRuas: @zacsanford2 did you get representation before getting optioned? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 that's not uncommon I've heard. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@jamesgalenz: #scriptchat is moving too fast for my tired brain. Will have read the transcript later.
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@zacsanford2: Hell, if you have an account on @mytrackingboard you can see what the studios have as OWAs in development. That is the biz! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@IngridElkner: @sethruffer I've been told both. But I already have a producer who wants me to pitch. I'm dubious, holding off. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 @DanFriedman81 Who's doing the reboot? Sony or Marvel? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@jeannevb: @mike_scribe another biz aspect is you have to roll with it & not be married to your words. Changes happen in collaboration #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen Nice! congrats. Did u sell a script or got optioned? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@susyneliseduris: @liviaruas @Jamie_LD @thembob that was the film starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon. Very good. A must-see. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@jeannevb: RT @SeismicScripts: @elizabethkarr @jeannevb The Biz Today: After #scriptchat chk this LAFF speech by Graham Taylor http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038790
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@zacsanford2: @LiviaRuas Nope... I work in development and made my own connections. Still not repped. Haven't gone out for reps yet. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@ruminski: Oh dear - glad I'm too bogged down to engage with #scriptchat today - the sparks are flying!
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@sethruffer: And let's also keep in mind that there are LOTS of "producers" out there, so I suppose it depends on your priorities. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:45 am
@zacsanford2: @LiviaRuas Once I sell or get produced, the best reps will be calling me. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb so many lessons from other industries/experiences applicable. doesnt' have to be from film industry (as you pt out) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@elizabethkarr: attended gr8 #lafilmfest panel 2day on financing & how getting movie made impacts your 'art'. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@LiviaRuas: @KonradStief Nice. Good luck. I wonder what should I be my business plan, If I should try to get representation beofre #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@Leemanrhymes: @MarkWorthen We star casting in 2 weeks. They're only 3 short comedy sketches but I'm impressed she's now producing.n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@DanFriedman81: @zacsanford2 A franchise with a $150m budget and equal marketing warrants 3 sequels. Writers/directors just babysit it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@sethruffer: If your goal is simply to get a movie on a screen, that can be different from a project that will establish/advance a career. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @zacsanford2 @beingbrad @unkscreenwriter - getting picked up and getting made - equally hard. Like winning 2 lotteries =) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:46 am
@metaville: @jeannevb Dropped into #scriptchat to tell you that Hollywood is full up with people who can type. Bring an idea next time you show up.
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 @LiviaRuas Is it true that with features that some folks won't like your scripts but call you with other work? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@IngridElkner: @sethruffer Aren't so many producers in Australia! We can't be so picky. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@zacsanford2: 15 minutes left... who has questions about the "biz" that I can answer. I'm honest and blunt if you can take it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb i meant, as you have pointed out yourself. i am agreeing with you. What's the magic word for tonight? #shots #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@elizabethkarr: @SeismicScripts @jeannevb TY for link! Wanted to be there but had pitch meeting. Go figure. Can't wait to listen. #LAFF Taylor #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@jamie_ld: RT @metaville: @jeannevb Dropped in2 #scriptchat 2 tell U that Hollywood is full up w/ ppl who cn type. Bring an idea nxt time U show up.
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@zacsanford2: @DanFriedman81 Yeah, but this chat is about writing... not directing. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@matttaylor04: How many actors really need a script rather than an outline to get the desired results? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 yeah. That's why I loved Braidsmaid. It's weak, but every girl went through something like that. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @ShawnRasmussen @zacsanford2 @beingbrad But the $$$ is good... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @zacsanford2 @beingbrad @unkscreenwriter - but never give up! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@authorViviAnna: @LiviaRuas I have a TV pilot at networks, no option on a feature yet #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@cscboston: #scriptchat There is only one piece of advice that matters - Have fun. If writing it is a chore...watching it is a bore.
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD great! I'll check it out #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:47 am
@beingbrad: @IngridElkner same with canada. that's why the focus for me is on craft and art. learn how to say what I need to say. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@LiviaRuas: @VisionaryJune I'll definetly will. You should join us on #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@rprestonclark: @zacsanford2 how often does a script with a majority African-American cast cross your desk? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@zacsanford2: @LiviaRuas And every guy has been through something similar with one of their "bros"... well besides shitting in a wedding dress #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@mike_scribe: @jeannevb true. but collab requires both sides need to bring a vision to the table. hasn't happened in every case just a couple #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@MarkWorthen: Hate my day job. Giving up not an option. :) RT @ShawnRasmussen: @zacsanford2 @beingbrad @unkscreenwriter - but never give up! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@jeannevb: I owned a business for 15 years. Best training ever for writing. I bet @Jamie_LD would agree. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@whomadewhoprods: @jeannevb #scriptchat Will American companies go after a Canadian writer and pay them across the border?
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@elizabethkarr: BULLSEYE! RT @susyneliseduris: "couldnt agree more - but in past when I didnt have as many credits - personality fits also help" #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD @thembob I wasn't a fan of the movie tho :/ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@jamie_ld: Amen. RT @jeannevb: I owned a business for 15 years. Best training ever for writing. I bet @Jamie_LD would agree. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@Leemanrhymes: @zacsanford2 If I have an idea for a whole TV series, where do I start (I'm in the UK)? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@jeannevb: RT @metaville: @jeannevb Dropped into #scriptchat to tell you that Hollywood is full up with people who can type. Bring an idea next time you show up.
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@zacsanford2: Does anyone know the minimum amount a studio spends to sell a movie for each quadrant it's aimed at? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@susyneliseduris: @elizabethkarr heeeeeeee. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:48 am
@authorViviAnna: @whomadewhoprods get Hollywood Creative Directory and send out 100s of query letters #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@BellaWonder: @zacsanford2 If I've written and produced shorts and have a feature script, worthwhile to go to a pitchfest with it or...? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@IngridElkner: @beingbrad Problem in Australia is the fear of making genre films, but that's WHAT PPL WANT TO SEE HERE, so I'm working on that. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@sethruffer: @mattaylor04 -it depends on what U mean by "desired results" & which actors UR approaching-also what they can bring 2 project. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@jeannevb: @HistFict xoxo plz remind me after the chat about the transcript for you :) #shots #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @liviaruas got two made. (actually three) @scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@zacsanford2: @Leemanrhymes TV is harder to break in than film. If you can, work your way up is the easiest way to getting to making TV. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@KonradStief: @LiviaRuas Was always told to have 3/5 screenplays completed before seeking representation. Agents need to know u are committed. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@susyneliseduris: @liviaruas @Jamie_LD @thembob check out his screenplay still. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@MarkWorthen: @Leemanrhymes Awesome. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@zacsanford2: @Leemanrhymes But most times show runners will work off someone else's idea and co-create it with you. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:49 am
@jeannevb: ANother lesson I learned hard way: Don't paper the town w your script. Make sure it is STELLAR before you send it out #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@elizabethkarr: When I pitched 1 pilot it was about 25 yr old. Disney wanted lead to be 14. We bent. Sold the pilot and it got made. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@gmskarka: For me, the writing isn't the problem. Getting repped & getting meetings when I'm outside of L.A. is the problem. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@LiviaRuas: @zacsanford2 I see. I Met some ppl int he business, but before I send anything, I need to work hard; rewrite, rewrite & rewrite. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@zacsanford2: @BellaWonder Pitchfests are all about the completed script. :) Shorts don't matter unless you also want to direct the feature. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@jamie_ld: I'm used to this I I'm having trouble keeping up tonight. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@sethruffer: @authorViviAnna IMDBpro, too - HCD and IMDBpro are essential. So is a good entertainment lawyer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@zacsanford2: @LiviaRuas Yes, rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. You only have one chance for that first writing impression. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@jeannevb: re: shorts: My friend made short, showed at festivals. Got grant to do feature. Then won Sundance Grand Jury. Nominated Oscar #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @jeannevb: ANother lesson I learned hard way: Dont paper the town w your script. Make sure its STELLAR before you send it out #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:50 am
@authorViviAnna: @IngridElkner I pitch ideas to the producer I've been working with for the past year, it works that way for us #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@BellaWonder: Same RT @gmskarka: 4 me writing isn't the problem. Getting repped & getting meetings when I'm outside of L.A. is the problem #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@zacsanford2: Did you know every company keeps a list of all scripts/writers read. Once you get a double pass, that door can close!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@last_kind_word: RT @zacsanford2: In Hollywood, there is no such thing as "selling out"... hate to say it. :) You either work or collect unemployment. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb i agree re: biz. also colours how i perceive opportunities, etc., outside of merely from creatvie side/angle #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@sethruffer: RT @jeannevb: ANother lesson I learned hard way: Dont paper the town w your script. Make sure it's STELLAR before u send it out #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@susyneliseduris: @jeannevb nice. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@jeannevb: @UnkScreenwriter you just earned another refill :) xo #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@jamie_ld: I don't have OscNom yet. lol RT @jeannevb: re: shorts: My friend made short, showed at festivals...Sundance Grand Jury. NomOscar #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@zacsanford2: Honestly, I hate to say it... unless you have people already in the biz, it is easiest to make it while in LA. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@HistFict: @zacsanford2 thus the pen name #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@GCGeek: I've been lurking, actively following and am sober. Don't think I will be for #TVWriterChat ;-) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 @BellaWonder Do you think shorts can lend credibility to yr abilities as storyteller, writer? bld confidence in u? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @zacsanford2 Absolutely TRUE. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:51 am
@beingbrad: @IngridElkner canada has issues like that too. there's a lot of gov't intervention. too much BUSINESS if you ask me. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen it can happen. they like your style, but what u wrote wasnt what they wanted, so they want to see what else u got #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@BellaWonder: @zacsanford2 Don't care so much right now about directing, but getting my work out there. Not in LA but have feature script... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@MarkWorthen: @jeannevb Jeannie and I passed a script back & forth about a hundred times before we were happy. Went out yesterday. Stellar. co#scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@zacsanford2: The #1 rule of the new book "Writing for *fun (crossed out) & Profit" by Robert Ben Garant and @ThomasLennon - Live in LA. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@AudryT: Heck yeah. Especially a publishing-related business. RT@jeannevb I owned a business for 15 years. Best training ever for writing.#scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@story1st: RT @zacsanford2: Every company keeps a list of all scripts/writers read. Once you get a double pass, that door can close!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb shorts are the bees knees if you ask me, not that you did. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@SeismicScripts: Graham is the head of global at WME...for any1 that wants to understand the new landscape. RT @elizabethkarr @jeannevb #LAFF #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@Ghop56: @zacsanford2 How does a Brit break into LA? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@zacsanford2: @BellaWonder If you have a completed feature script you can pitch it. I always recommend three complete scripts before pitching #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@jeannevb: unless ur amazing self-promoter RT @zacsanford2.. unless u have people already in the biz, it is easiest to make it while in LA. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:52 am
@susyneliseduris: @Jamie_LD @jeannevb I think all 3 of us with be having oscar noms soon enough. :D #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas Are you talking about Killers? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@AudryT: Or text, at least. RT @metaville: @jeannevb Dropped into #scriptchat to tell you that Hollywood is full up with people who can type.
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb as is always the case, really hard work begets good luck. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@LiviaRuas: @authorViviAnna congratulations! I like to hear ppl are getting jobs, gives me hope. Can you share with us which pilot? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: @beingbrad I'm a big believer in short films as another angle in. See, we can agree on something :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@KarmaLeeNash: With 1st script w/producer for 1st look, 2nd in draft, 3rd in early draft, pitchfest time? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@MarkWorthen: @jeannevb THe other Jeannie, I mean -- @JMidnight #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@IngridElkner: @beingbrad Our gov keeps funding crap, depressing junkie films. Our industry is in a hole and us writers are trying to claw out. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@jeannevb: @MarkWorthen awesome! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@elizabethkarr: @SeismicScripts @jeannevb Can't wait to watch and then discuss with you. #GrahamTaylor #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:53 am
@LiviaRuas: @zacsanford2 LOL I never shit on a wedding dress, but I did vomit in my friends's clothes once LOL #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@zacsanford2: @Ghop56 Network ur way into connections in the biz. Try things like Virtualpitchfest.com, inktip or Pitchfests to make connects #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@beingbrad: @jeannevb i never thought we disagreed on much #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@DanFriedman81: You need to understand the constraints of the form, but you don't need to write to the market. Focus on creating your best work. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@Leemanrhymes: @Ghop56 @zacsanford2 Marry a crazy American, plenty on here !! J/K #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@jeannevb: That's my plan RT @SusynEliseDuris: @Jamie_LD @jeannevb I think all 3 of us with be having oscar noms soon enough. :D #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@zacsanford2: RT @Leemanrhymes: @Ghop56 @zacsanford2 Marry a crazy American, plenty on here !! J/K #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@elizabethkarr: @SeismicScripts Did you go to any of the #LAFF panels this morning? I went to both. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@jamie_ld: Great advice I once got, Manager first, you won't get a good agent until you've earned it, via sale or contest, etc. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen @scriptchat GREAT! Hopefully I can get there one day. Now that u have a name, do ppl call you for jobs? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@zacsanford2: @DanFriedman81 Never write to the market, but write to what can sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:54 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen @scriptchat Can u say which movies that got made? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@sethruffer: RT @zacsanford2: @DanFriedman81 Never write to the market, but write to what can sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@BellaWonder: @zacsanford2 Good advice. Thank you! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@zacsanford2: My big business tip... Never ever write to the trend. NEVER!!!! Films take 18+ months from beginning to end. Trend is over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@LIScreenWriter: Arriving late. What is tonight's topic? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@jamie_ld: Get something made. Managers and agents aren't in it for friends, they are in it for the money. Prove you can make them money. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@LiviaRuas: @KonradStief great advice! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @KonradStief: @LiviaRuas Was always told to have 3/5 screenplays completed before seeking representation. Agents need to know u are committed. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@GCGeek: Well said. RT @zacsanford2: @DanFriedman81 Never write to the market, but write to what can sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@Ghop56: Any takers? ;) #marriagechat RT @Leemanrhymes: @Ghop56 @zacsanford2 Marry a crazy American, plenty on here !! J/K #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@KonradStief: Bloody hell hard to keep track with the refresh speed. Good to know there will be a transcript :P #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@MarkWorthen: @liviaruas @zacsanford2 I'll bet you vied with someone for a friend's attention, though. :D that can get embarrassing. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. Work/write your ass off & hustle. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@beingbrad: @IngridElkner our problem is proximity to USA. Too close. It's hard to develop our own cultural voice. You've got Ryan Kwanten #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@zacsanford2: One of my favorite specs of the year might not sell because two similar films came out last year and tanked! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @jeannevb for the room: as a short writer do you get involved on set or hand script over and let producer/director go to town? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@LiviaRuas: @SusynEliseDuris @Jamie_LD @thembob I will. Thanks #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:55 am
@rebekahkennedy: @LucyHalefanpage a friend suggested to check with #scriptchat and ask around there. :)
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @LiviaRuas John Carpenter's "The Ward" and "Long Distance". Just finished "Dark Feed"n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@Ghop56: Are contest worth entering or is it pouring money down the drain? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@LiviaRuas: @zacsanford2 definetly. Yiou can burn bridges if you show a shity screenplay. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@milesmaker: @zacsanford2 I agree in theory, but I don't consider script competitions networking even Twitter is more effective or #face2face #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas If you are talking about KILLERS, what you saw on the screen came after Bob. Bob's script was awesome. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@elizabethkarr: @zacsanford2 Spec title? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 I don't get how that's not the same things as saying "Focus on your own artistic voice"? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@zacsanford2: Also it isn't about selling your first script. Write your script that gets you noticed. Then OWAs like @unkscreenwriter gets! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @Ghop56 Only the best ones... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@MarkWorthen: @zacsanford2 Always has good advice (you can pay me later, dude). #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@jeannevb: @Kurt_C_Scott whether short or a feature, all feedback is good. I would never just shoot my short w/o producer/director thoughts #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@susyneliseduris: @Jamie_LD a good mgr is supposed to help u get in door w good agents - tho sometimes it is agent first - numbers game in a sense #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@SeismicScripts: I did not...mostly took the day off! Good? RT @elizabethkarr Did you go to any of the #LAFF panels this morning? I went to both. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@ScribesShow: How explicit can/should one's writing be? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@zacsanford2: @milesmaker I'm not talking competitions. VPF, Inktip and pitchfests are all forms of pitching/networking. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:56 am
@authorViviAnna: @LiviaRuas it's based on one of my books, it's not greenlit, it's being read at 3 networks, waiting sucks #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@mike_scribe: don't be afraid to close. Come out the mtg w/ something: a read promise, a take on their concept, a new concept to develop #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 @unkscreenwriter quote unquote #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@IngridElkner: @beingbrad Ryan Kwanten was in two of the worst Aus films of last year. Damn writer/directors!!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@AuthorGuy: RT @ebonstorm: You write the best story YOU can. Make it matter to you. Then you release it to the universe and hope you will like the result. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@lmcnelly: Except for on the casting couch RT @jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@zacsanford2: Enter anything with the word Fellowship. Pass others RT @Ghop56: R contest worth entering or is it pouring money down the drain #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@elizabethkarr: @authorViviAnna @LiviaRuas Yes, waiting sucks, But it beats the alternative... #fingerscrossedforyou #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@jamie_ld: Be someone the buyer will want to work with for the next 2 years. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:57 am
@susyneliseduris: @jeannevb amen sister - HUSTLE is key. Have a plan - yeah you'll deviate from it but still have a plan. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@jeannevb: @lmcnelly you are so bad #thankgod ;) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@milesmaker: Gotcha >>>RT @zacsanford2: @milesmaker Im not talking competitions VPF, Inktip & pitchfests are all forms of pitching/networking.#scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@bleachacreacha: RT @lmcnelly: Except for on the casting couch RT @jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@zacsanford2: I'm lost. :) RT @beingbrad: @zacsanford2 I dont get how thats not the same things as saying "Focus on your own artistic voice"? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@susyneliseduris: @lmcnelly @jeannevb oops - Lucas just showed his hand. :o #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@zacsanford2: Chat is going fast!!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@Ghop56: @UnkScreenwriter How do you weed out the best from the not so grand? Ask folk on here or is there somewhere else to look? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@jeannevb: If you have no agent or manager, an entertainment lawyer can be a huge help #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@LIScreenWriter: Has this been discussed? How do writers handle maintaining their energy and motivation to write? Not writer's block? n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@LordBronco: @lmcnelly @jeannevb #scriptchat don't forget the assholes LOL! #couldntnotgothere
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@zacsanford2: Remember, Art is Business and Business is Art if you want to make it a career! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:58 am
@KonradStief: @zacsanford2 @Ghop56 Final Draft and Blue Cat contests looks promising. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@MarkWorthen: You don't got thick skin, buy an effing suit of armor! RT @jeannevb Other business lesson: no room for pussies in this industry. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 LOL LOL it can be VERY embarressing :p #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 LOL LOL it can be VERY embarressing :p #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 LOL LOL it can be VERY embarressing :p #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@zacsanford2: Agreed! They can submit for you. RT @jeannevb: If you have no agent or manager, an entertainment lawyer can be a huge help #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@BellaWonder: RT @zacsanford2: My big business tip... Never ever write to the trend. NEVER!!!! Films take 18+ months from beginning to end. Trend is over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@Ghop56: Adding lots of tweets to my favourites collection #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@zacsanford2: FD has more weight in Hollywood. RT @KonradStief: @zacsanford2 @Ghop56 Final Draft and Blue Cat contests looks promising. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @Ghop56 Nicholl and a few others are the only ones worth entering I can get you a list if you like... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@Leemanrhymes: Why can you tell a writer they suck and not an actor ??n #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 12:59 am
@TheWriteScript: Thanks everyone! See you next time! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@SeismicScripts: @elizabethkarr You will connect & understand Graham's view of the filmmaking landscape in the speech. (Variety article) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: told a big agent who was being very negative, "I didn't get to be a black belt by being a pussy". She suddenly sat up & pd attn #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@LiviaRuas: @MarkWorthen @zacsanford2 LOL it can be very embarresing! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @jeannevb but what's da writer's role in a short that won't make $ and that they won't be paid for. write + get out the way? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@authorViviAnna: @zacsanford2 what do you think of Austin FF for writing contest? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@todddo: RT @zacsanford2: My big business tip... Never ever write to the trend. NEVER!!!! Films take 18+ months from beginning to end. Trend is over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@zacsanford2: No one answered my tweet. Studios typically spend $12.5M per quadrant in P&A. So a 4Q film has a minimum $50M P&A spend!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 referring to not writing to the trend. disagree with me all you want you two, but selling comes after writing. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@KonradStief: @zacsanford2 Fade In or Fade Out? contest as well? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@Ghop56: #scriptchat@UnkScreenwriter That would be amazing. Thank you very much.
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@jamie_ld: Join us for #tvwriterchat in 30 minutes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@DimitriDavis: @LIScreenWriter I've covered this on my blog, but bscly think of writing as a muscle. Gotta keep it exercised and know it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: maybe they're even more insecure than we are :) RT @Leemanrhymes: Why can you tell a writer they suck and not an actor ?? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @jamie_ld: Join us for #tvwriterchat in 30 minutes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@LordBronco: #scriptchat OK speaking of scripts-Time For Game Of Thrones Finale-#twitteroffnow! :-)
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: Topic tonight? RT @jamie_ld: Join us for #tvwriterchat in 30 minutes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 hence Kevin Smith promoting his own work. Spend a year getting 2mil in funding only to see 20 mil spent on ads. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@jamie_ld: Analyzing sitcoms. RT @jeannevb: Topic tonight? RT @jamie_ld: Join us for #tvwriterchat in 30 minutes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@ElectricianPlus: RT @Jamie_LD: Join us for #tvwriterchat in 30 minutes. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @jeannevb I feel that as a writer, when there's no $ upfront, I have a vested interest in making sure the production is tip top #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad Selling comes after writing, but you should be conscious of the marketability before writing word one of the script. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen I loved long distance! Ill check out the new one. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@KonradStief: @DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter It's a craft and yes you must keep working on the craft. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@GCGeek: @jeannevb *fist in palm* *respectful bow* yes, sensei :-) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:01 am
@elizabethkarr: @Leemanrhymes Actors audition for a job. Get called back, booked or not. That's their feedback in the moment. Diff w/ writers. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@MarkWorthen: @LIScreenWriter Writers block = fear of screwing up the story. Get it down fast fast fast. Then fix. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@lmcnelly: I tell actors they suck. Shit is shit. RT @Leemanrhymes: Why can you tell a writer they suck and not an actor ?? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@ShawnRasmussen: RT @jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. Work/write your ass off & hustle. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@MovieTRUTH: @zacsanford2 @bellawonder Trend?? Any story from the human heart can be shifted (or planted) on to any canvas. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@rprestonclark: getting crickets over here =( guess I haven't been around enough lately, folks forgetting about me *grabs empty tequila glass* #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad If something is going to be a hard sell as a script/film, I'd rather put my efforts into what has the biggest chance. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@LIScreenWriter: @DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter Thanks Dimitri. What's the link to your blog? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@ruminski: (1/2) As someone on the business side, it annoys me when filmmakers are arrogantly proud re: their ignorance of business... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@zacsanford2: Actors taking things emotionally. RT @Leemanrhymes: Why can you tell a writer they suck and not an actor ?? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@zacsanford2: TRUTH! RT @MovieTRUTH: @bellawonder Trend?? Any story from the human heart can be shifted (or planted) on to any canvas. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@LIScreenWriter: @MarkWorthen @LIScreenWriter Not writer's block. Lack of motivation and energy. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD yeah, I meant the killers, ill read it tho. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@DimitriDavis: @MarkWorthen @LIScreenWriter Turn off the inner critic to let the creativity flow uninterrupted. What he said. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@jamie_ld: @zacsanford2 Just got your document. Can't wait to read! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@UnkScreenwriter: There might not be any room in this business for PUSSIES but the business is FULL OF PUSSIES... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:02 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @LiviaRuas Thanks Livia. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@zacsanford2: Shit, there's still specs that go out that state "Superbad meets XYZ movie". Superbad was YEARS ago! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@DimitriDavis: @LIScreenWriter http://www.screencrafting.com/ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: Another lesson I learned: Some scripts I write will never sell. Ever. But it's important to have learned from each one. Move on. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@zacsanford2: @jamie_ld It's still rough... but it is a start. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 i know you're a prod & have more trench experience, but i disagree. a great story will find an audience. eventually #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@zacsanford2: RT @UnkScreenwriter: There might not be any room in this business for PUSSIES but the business is FULL OF PUSSIES... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas Bob's last script isn't available for reading. The script changed drastically when new writer brought in. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@whomadewhoprods: #scriptchat What is more popular front these days for writers? Still television, features or the growing(?) web series?
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@jeannevb: and pricks ;) RT @UnkScreenwriter: There might not be any room in business for PUSSIES but business is FULL OF PUSSIES... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@elizabethkarr: Final thought-when I started treating acting as a business,booked a lot more tv/film/commcl jobs. #hardwork but #justsayin #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@SeismicScripts: As requested, heres the link again 4 the Variety article of Graham Taylor's speech. #scriptchat http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038790
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@SusannaSpeier: @elizabethkarr there's a significant similarity. Writers are often asked to tweak, repitch & revise w/ no guarantee of contract. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@ruminski: (2/2) I probably know nearly as much about your craft as you do; wouldn't kill you to know something about mine. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:03 am
@jamie_ld: RT @elizabethkarr: Final thought-when I started treating acting as a business,booked a lot more tv/film/commcl jobs. #justsayin #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@zacsanford2: Every job description in LA: "Must have a thick skin"... Same goes for wanting to be a writer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad I disagree. 100s of films are produced every year that go the festival route and NEVER find distro! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@KonradStief: @jeannevb @DannyManus said something similar on @FilmCourage. Write your personal work and then put it away. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@jamie_ld: LMAO RT @UnkScreenwriter: There might not be any room in this business for PUSSIES but the business is FULL OF PUSSIES... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: RT @zacsanford2: Every job description in LA: "Must have a thick skin"... Same goes for wanting to be a writer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@LiviaRuas: @authorViviAnna it sucks, but its good that ppl are interested. Wish u all the best. What is ur book? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@milesmaker: @zacsanford2 Makes sense--the avg. Hollywood P&A spend is approx. $30mil, which translates to roughly 3 audience quadrants. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @elizabethkarr: @authorViviAnna @LiviaRuas Yes, waiting sucks, But it beats the alternative... #fingerscrossedforyou #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@SusannaSpeier: MT @elizabethkarr: Final thought-when I started treating acting as a business,booked a lot more tv/film/commcl jobs. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@BrowneTom: Write spec screenplays because u love film & to get better at writing screenplays. Don't expect the sale. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@DimitriDavis: True story. rt @zacsanford2: Every job description in LA: "Must have a thick skin"... Same goes for wanting to be a writer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 isn't that just saying you'll put ur money behind the thing that makes the biggest connection with you personally? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@UnkScreenwriter: Just remember the old saying... GIVE ME THE SAME ONLY DIFFERENT and you'll live a long life in this biz... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@jeannevb: RT @ruminski: (2/2) I probably know nearly as much about your craft as you do; wouldnt kill you to know something about mine. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:04 am
@zacsanford2: Why to think of business before writing: Would you rather spend a year writing a script that can sell to 2 places or 10+ places? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: @ruminski couldn't agree more! Thanks for popping in :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@DimitriDavis: rt @UnkScreenwriter: Just remember the old saying... GIVE ME THE SAME ONLY DIFFERENT and youll live a long life in this biz... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 but most of those were made by people who believed in their saleability. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen no problem. I like to hear ppl's success. I'll check out the other movie. Did it change much on the screen? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@zacsanford2: @milesmaker But then you have films like Green Lantern that is a reported $300M with production and P&A combined! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@SusannaSpeier: @jeannevb @zacsanford2 I actually avoid jobs that state "thick skin" is a pre-req. Doesn't bode well if they frontload the fact. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@MarkWorthen: @LIScreenWriter: RE: Lack motivation Norman Mailer: Real writer has to work even on a bad day. Be stubborn Just effing do it. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:05 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 I'm just saying that your (not you but anyone) idea of what will sell isn't the same as what will actually sell. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad No... I have stuff in development that I would never see, but I know others would like. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD oh, ok. Thanks for letting me know. I would love to check it out. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@PhilBaker711: I agree RT @elizabethkarr: Final thought-when I started treating acting as a business, I booked a lot more tv/film/commcl jobs. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@susyneliseduris: @elizabethkarr amen sister - vs. I have to have this or else. Also found more relationships opened doors. And being #grateful. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@story1st: RT @zacsanford2: Why to think of business before writing: rather spend a year writing a script that can sell to 2 places or 10+? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@BellaWonder: @zacsanford2 @leemanrhymes Because our first question will be, "And you are...?" ;) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@IngridElkner: Do you know what I think sounds like a delicious phrase? 'Bidding war.' Something to aim for! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@coachkiki: RT @UnkScreenwriter: Just remember the old saying... GIVE ME THE SAME ONLY DIFFERENT and you'll live a long life in this biz... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @DimitriDavis: True story. rt @zacsanford2: Every job description in LA: "Must have a thick skin"... Same goes for wanting to be a writer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@MarkWorthen: Got to go. Dinner bell. Ciao peeps! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@Ghop56: RT @IngridElkner: Do you know what I think sounds like a delicious phrase? 'Bidding war.' Something to aim for! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@DimitriDavis: @SusannaSpeier @jeannevb @zacsanford2 Hollywood can be a harsh reality call if you aren't prepared for the biz of it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@sethruffer: RT @elizabethkarr: Final thought-when I started treating acting as a business,booked a lot more tv/film/commcl jobs. #hardwork #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: It's 6 min past closing, but you guys are still hot and on a roll. I'm game to hold off for transcript few more min if u want #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @BrowneTom: Write spec screenplays because u love film & to get better at writing screenplays. Don't expect the sale. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad True... you can never know 100% what will or won't sell. Everything in this biz is speculative. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@LucyHalefanpage: @rebekahkennedy I saved the research #scriptchat because I think it will be more easy. Hope your day is being cool, my friend!!
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@milesmaker: RT @zacsanford2: then you have films like Green Lantern that is a reported $300M with production and P&A combined! <<< Balls OUT #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: @MarkWorthen thanks for joining us and sharing your thoughts! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:06 am
@authorViviAnna: @LiviaRuas thank you! Book is YA about demons #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@LiviaRuas: @BrowneTom great saying! u gotta write because u need to write. Period. If the sale comes, great! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@DanFriedman81: @zacsanford2 @Leemanrhymes Actors usually can't be replaced once production starts, without major expense. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@coachkiki: RT @jeannevb: RT @zacsanford2: Every job description in LA: "Must have a thick skin"... Same goes for wanting to be a writer. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad And "past success does not guarantee future results, etc"... But best to go broad or very niche is my mantra. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@TheLoneOlive: RT @GoIntoTheStory: 1-hour plus video conversation: Noah Baumbach, Joel & Ethan Coen from recent NYC appearnace http://bit.ly/mr73qv #screenwriting #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @LiviaRuas I don't know if it changed =) maybe evolved -- but we're extremely proud of it. John Carpenter did an amazing job. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@elizabethkarr: @beingbrad @zacsanford2 Brad,in my heart agree w/ you-But a great story that isn't w/in structure, salable 'package' notgivnchnc #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@MarkWorthen: Yep! RT @zacsanford2: @beingbrad True. you can never know 100% what will or won't sell. Everything in this biz is speculative. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@jeannevb: RT @DimitriDavis: @SusannaSpeier @jeannevb @zacsanford2 Hollywood can be a harsh reality call if you aren't prepared for the biz of it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 that's all I'm saying. writing to sell for ME means writing what I'd pay to see, not what I hope YOU'LD pay to see #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@LiviaRuas: @jeannevb discussion is good today! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@thereelscene: RT @jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. Work/write your ass off & hustle. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:07 am
@zacsanford2: Look at @sushigirlmovie - low budget, decent stars, small niche market of exploitation fans - will easily make budget back! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@elizabethkarr: @susyneliseduris Agree. Relationships are almost as important as talent. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@ruminski: Also: beware the 'business' people who are ok with your biz ignorance: more than likely they want to rob you blind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@susyneliseduris: I only planned to be in for 5 min. See what @jeannevb does? Amazing tonite. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: it's awesome! We're all learning fr each other's experiences RT @LiviaRuas: @jeannevb discussion is good today! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad I get that. But in Hollywood and most indies, they look at the bigger picture. But your script I read is commercial. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@sethruffer: RT @ruminski: Also: beware the business people who are ok with your biz ignorance: more than likely they want to rob you blind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@LiviaRuas: Hey guys, anyone would be willing to give me feedback on my feature? It's a comedy, abt 90 pgs. I'd send it to u next week. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@madskiadrai: RT @jamie_ld: Remember, it takes at LEAST 2 years to get your script to screen if you do sell. You can't chase trends. Write a good script. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@jeannevb: RT @ruminski: Also: beware the business people who are ok with your biz ignorance: more than likely they want to rob you blind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad If I recall properly what script of yours I read in the competition. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@beingbrad: @elizabethkarr @zacsanford2 no,not saying buck the structure. i've read a shit tonne of bad passion plays. learn f'ing structure #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:08 am
@coachkiki: RT @jeannevb: RT @ruminski: Also: beware the business people who are ok with your biz ignorance: more than likely they want to rob you blind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@LiviaRuas: @jeannevb it's abeen very helpful to read about ppl who made it! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad And with a little bit of work it is an awesome sample that can land representation and/or writing assignments for you #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@clanfitz: Lots of info from great ppl. Question for whole group: how long have you been pursuing a screenwriting career? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@alisterrobbie: RT @ruminski: Also: beware the 'business' people who are ok with your biz ignorance: more than likely they want to rob you blind. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@BrowneTom: @liviaruas Yes. Too much focus on the biz side of things is a waste of time. Focus on becoming the best screenwriter you can be. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@susyneliseduris: @elizabethkarr good combo of the 2. relationships, talent need to be hand in hand. But then u and I sing from the same hymn bk. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: fyi, @ruminski is on the biz end of this industry. You're going to want to check his tweets in transcript #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@LiviaRuas: @authorViviAnna cool. I would love to read it. Can I find in any bookstore? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:09 am
@zacsanford2: Structure is key if you want to write a Hollywood movie. RT @beingbrad: @elizabethkarr learn fing structure #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @BrowneTom: @liviaruas Yes. Too much focus on the biz side of things is a waste of time. Focus on becoming the best screenwriter you can be. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @clanfitz Geez... At least 20 years. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@jeannevb: and their mistakes! #learnfromthem RT @liviaruas: @jeannevb it's abeen very helpful to read about ppl who made it! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@DimitriDavis: --> rt @jeannevb: fyi, @ruminski is on the biz end of this industry. Youre going to want to check his tweets in transcript #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@elizabethkarr: @susyneliseduris lol we are definitely sitting in the same pew, sistah! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 thanks, Zac. I am a movie junkie and I want to tell stories that people love. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@zacsanford2: As always, if anyone has any business or other #screenwriting questions (except to read your script), tweet me @zacsanford #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@susyneliseduris: @elizabethkarr LOL! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:10 am
@chained: RT @zacsanford2: My big business tip... Never ever write to the trend. NEVER!!!! Films take 18+ months from beginning to end. Trend is over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@zacsanford2: The other business advice... READ SCRIPTS THAT ARE PURCHASED! Figure out what made Hollywood fork over the $$$$$$$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@Ghop56: I must bow out as Work begins in a few hours .Cheers all. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @clanfitz 8 years with many more to go. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@jeannevb: #scriptchat is Hotel California haha RT @SusynEliseDuris: I only planned to be in for 5 min. See what @jeannevb does? Amazing tonite.
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @zacsanford2: The other business advice... READ SCRIPTS THAT ARE PURCHASED! Figure out what made Hollywood fork over the $$$$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen wonder how much the vision changes from the writer to the director. Congrats again on the movies #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:11 am
@ruminski: (1/2) Writers: have an answer ready for the question "who is the audience?" or your script goes to the bottom of the pile... #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 but I can only tell the stories that I see, and sometimes, regardless of my perception of saleability, I write them #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@elizabethkarr: What he said. RT @zacsanford2: business advice... READ SCRIPTS THAT ARE PURCHASED! Figure out what made Hollywood fork over $$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad You can tell personal stories, just be mindful of budget. Skills Like This was cheap, no stars but has done great VOD #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@authorViviAnna: @whomadewhoprods there are Canadian co listed, I'm a Canuck as well #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@TheLoneOlive: i missed #scriptchat but always good to know you can find a transcript on their website. so for anyone else that missed it, check it out!
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@LiviaRuas: @Ghop56 Thanks! be as honest as possible. Don't be afraid to be mean. Let me know what u think; what works and what doesn't. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@BellaWonder: @FilmTony It's on the festival circuit now. My 2nd short I wrote and is in post. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:12 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @elizabethkarr: What he said. RT @zacsanford2: business advice... READ SCRIPTS THAT ARE PURCHASED! Figure out what made Hollywood fork over $$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: we should be wrapping it up since #tvwriterchat starts in about 15 minutes. Any last advice on the biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @ruminski: (1/2) Writers: have answer ready 4 question "who is the audience?" or your script goes to the bottom of the pile.. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@Mrphillipawood: RT @lmcnelly: Except for on the casting couch RT @jeannevb: another business lesson: there are no room for pussies in this industry. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad Exactly... That is what I was saying all along. Write what you want, but be mindful of commercial appeal. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@ruminski: (2/2) Having no concept of audience tells me that your script will most likely be masturbatory. You can do that on your own time #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @UnkScreenwriter: RT @zacsanford2: The other business advice... READ SCRIPTS THAT ARE PURCHASED! Figure out what made Hollywood fork over the $$$$ #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@BellaWonder: @MovieTruth @zacsanford2 Totally agree. What @UnkScreenwriter said - give me the same only different! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@authorViviAnna: @liviaruas it's not pubbed yet, but I have like 14 other books up on Amazon #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@susyneliseduris: @jeannevb LOL! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad I would NEVER write a script I didn't want to and believed in deep down as a story that must be told. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@KonradStief: @elizabethkarr Was @RFA a passion project for you? PKD of course is hot property so perhaps you had the best of both worlds. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@beingbrad: The business is about knowing what sells & recognizing your ability 2 fit in that mold, seeing the delta and measuring the odds #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:13 am
@DimitriDavis: RT @ruminski: (2/2) Having no concept of audience tells me that your script will most likely be masturbatory. You can do that on your own time #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@UnkScreenwriter: Keep THINKING MASS APPEAL... Hardwire that into your BRAIN. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@beingbrad: RT @zacsanford2: @beingbrad I would NEVER write a script I didnt want to and believed in deep down as a story that must be told. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen @clanfitz 8 byears as a working screenwriter is an amazing accomplish! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@jeannevb: RT @ruminski: Having no concept of audience tells me ur script will most likely be masturbatory. You can do that on ur own time #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@Kurt_C_Scott: @ruminski You are spitting hot fire, my man. Followed. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@ShawnRasmussen: @LiviaRuas It's like a hand off in a relay race. A movie gets made at least four times - writer, director, actor, editor. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 I couldn't. 3 months+ is a lot of time to invest. HOWEVER, I've been paid to write and that's a different game. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@LiviaRuas: @authorViviAnna OK. I'll check them out! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:14 am
@Ghop56: @liviaruas I shall supply my finest critique. DM me and we can sort it out. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@zacsanford2: A good example... Black Swan - a non-commercial film until you give it the dark thriller undertones (and lesbian sex scene). :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: My big business tip... Never ever write to the trend. NEVER!!!! Films take 18+ months from beginning to end. Trend is over. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@elizabethkarr: @KonradStief Yes, passion project. John Alan Simon writer/director @RFAmovie did as indie so no studio interference. 1/2 #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@beingbrad: ADAPTATION was likely a selfish risk too, but that didn't stop AK. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: He is a straight-shooter #lovehim RT @Kurt_C_Scott: @ruminski You are spitting hot fire, my man. Followed. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad Oh, when I'm paid to write I can do the job, but I still need to have some passion for the piece. Otherwise it shows. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:15 am
@elizabethkarr: @KonradStief Flow My Tears, @RFAmovie's other PKD script is big studio budget. Optioned by Halcyon (Terminator) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:16 am
@LiviaRuas: @ShawnRasmussen yeah. it's an interesting process. everyone has a different vision #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:16 am
@jamie_ld: After #scriptchat I need a drink before heading to #tvwriterchat
June 20, 2011, 1:16 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 yeah, but I can find a connection. I can generate the passion. I'm pretty good about discovering connection. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: Try writing someone else's vision. It can be eye-opening lesson on not being self-indulgent in your writing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:16 am
@LiviaRuas: @Ghop56 great! thank you for taking the time. I'll be done with my next draft by the end of the week. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad For my development work I need passion even if it isn't my type, especially to read the script 10+ times. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@Ghop56: How defined an answer to audience do you need? Is For Men, good enough or does i need to be more precise? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@story1st: Among the classic films of all time, many are masturbatory! If we all write Hollywood movies this industry will DIE. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@zacsanford2: RT @jeannevb: Try writing someone elses vision. It can be eye-opening lesson on not being self-indulgent in your writing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@TheLoneOlive: 1) be professional & polite & brief w/ most everyone RT @jeannevb Any last advice on the biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@zacsanford2: Same here. Man the UK chat was easy compared. RT @jamie_ld: After #scriptchat I need a drink before heading to #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@Ghop56: Loving #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@DanFriedman81: Hollywood conceptions of a film's audience are usually broad. The need for mass appeal is a rigid creative constraint #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD i wish I could join the #tvwriterchat , next week I'll definetly will! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:17 am
@jamie_ld: @liviaruas sweet. have a great night. #tvwriterchat #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@jeannevb: If you need a fresh set of eyes before submitting, USE OUR COMMUNITY! Tweet out using hashtag asking for script swap & notes #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@LiviaRuas: RT @Ghop56: Loving #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@elizabethkarr: Seattle ppl- @rfamovie screening Fri nite @EMPSFM w/ q and a. JAS and I'll be there. Come see film & say hello. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@TheLoneOlive: 2) be enthusiastic. if u aren't for ur project, why should they care? RT @jeannevb Any last advice on the biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 haha. reading is a different ball game. I give up in 10 pages if I'm bored or i sense the writing is weak #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@zacsanford2: @story1st But you fail to mention, the commercial successes help pay for the lost revenue of the masturbatory works of art. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@MJ_Slide: RT @jeannevb: If you need a fresh set of eyes before submitting, USE OUR COMMUNITY! Tweet out using hashtag asking for script swap & notes #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@jeannevb: Yes! RT @TheLoneOlive: 1) be professional & polite & brief w/ most everyone RT @jeannevb Any last advice on biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@story1st: Self-indulgent traits are in most of our highly successful Auteurs. They have a place in our business we need diverse content! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:18 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad The 10 page rule applies to almost all readers. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@ChuckWendig: RT @jeannevb: Yes! RT @TheLoneOlive: 1) be professional & polite & brief w/ most everyone RT @jeannevb Any last advice on biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@DanFriedman81: Projects that speak to narrower audiences are more marketable as novels than as screenplays. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@ChuckWendig: RT @TheLoneOlive: 2) be enthusiastic. if u aren't for ur project, why should they care? RT @jeannevb Any last advice on the biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@BellaWonder: @elizabethkarr @zacsanford2 I hope shorts show my grit, appreciation for industry, and professionalism. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @zacsanford2: But you fail to mention the commercial successes help pay for the lost revenue of the masturbatory works of art #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@jeannevb: RT @TheLoneOlive: 2) be enthusiastic. if u aren't for ur project, why should they care? RT @jeannevb Any last advice on the biz end of writing? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@BrowneTom: If 100 writers take the #savethecat beat sheet & write the same story idea, who will win? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@elizabethkarr: @TheLoneOlive @jeannevb Brilliant advice - be succinct, polite, passionate. I'll add 'don't overstay welcome-lv 'em wanting more #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@MovieTRUTH: If someone asked me to alter something as vital as the ending in a script for $50m, I would kindly ask them to disappear. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:19 am
@zacsanford2: @Leemanrhymes 8 p.m. BST for the UK chat. Check out scriptchat.com for today's transcript which will post later. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@Ghop56: @liviaruas Look forward to it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@beingbrad: @zacsanford2 it's crazy. Actually, by page one I'm usually making judgements. Although I've been wrong enough that i push on. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@LiviaRuas: @Jamie_LD night! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@ElectricianPlus: ADHD is a valuable skill when in #scriptchat and #tvwriterchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@elizabethkarr: @BellaWonder I'm betting they will. :) #grit #talent #professionalism @zacsanford2 #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@jeannevb: Quentin Tarrantino ;) RT @BrowneTom: If 100 writers take the #savethecat beat sheet & write the same story idea, who will win? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@DanFriedman81: A novel can be a success with thousands of copies sold. Even a small studio pic needs to get a million people to see it. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@LiviaRuas: @Ghop56 thanks again! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@elizabethkarr: @MovieTRUTH I wouldn't. For $50 mil I cld finance a lot of passion projects of mine and writers I admire. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:20 am
@story1st: If it's ALL and ONLY about money, Art as we know it will die and storytelling becomes the art of remakes no risks: #Hollywood #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@Ghop56: RT @zacsanford2: @Leemanrhymes 8 p.m. BST for the UK chat. Check out scriptchat.com for today's transcript which will post later. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@jeannevb: On our #scriptchat site www.scriptchat.com RT @whomadewhoprods: @jeannevb Where do I find a copy of the transcript? Thanks!
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@zacsanford2: @MovieTRUTH Takes balls to turn down $50M to change the ending of your story. I would change it if it helped the story for free. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @BrowneTom I can only tell you who will LOSE... LOL #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@beingbrad: also, piss off a few people. Seriously. Make them want to kick you out of a chat. Probably means you're on to something. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@art1032: @ElectricianPlus heeeeheeee it is :-) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb it's always fun to be in a chat where everyone knows everything. it's like dinner with my family. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@BrowneTom: @jeannevb Exactly! Because he knows character and dialogue. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@DoubleNW: @zacsanford2 1 thing I've vowed. As a writer that writes black roles, I'm not ghetto-fying my scritps up 2 sale them. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 1:21 am
@Peter_Gutierrez: RT @jeannevb: If you need a fresh set of eyes before submitting, USE OUR COMMUNITY! Tweet out using hashtag asking for script swap & notes #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@BrowneTom: @UnkScreenwriter Seriously. I know. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@elizabethkarr: RT @HistFict: @jeannevb its always fun to be in a chat where everyone knows everything. its like dinner with my family. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@zacsanford2: @beingbrad I like arguments in the chat... as long as it is on topic and doesn't take up the whole feed. :) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@jeannevb: @BrowneTom and is fearless in his writing #noboundaries #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@elizabethkarr: @HistFict I didn't know we were related! #familydinnerwhereeveryoneknowseverything #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@whomadewhoprods: RT @jeannevb: On our #scriptchat site www.scriptchat.com RT @whomadewhoprods: @jeannevb Where do I find a copy of the transcript? Thanks!
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@BellaWonder: RT @jeannevb: If you need a fresh set of eyes before submitting, USE OUR COMMUNITY! Tweet out using hashtag asking for script swap & notes #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@sethruffer: Great misconception that heeding the importance of business aspects of film means you're abandoning art. Doesn't have to be so. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@DanFriedman81: Take the sales of Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol" and double them. That's a mediocre opening for any summer studio tentpole. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:22 am
@BellaWonder: @jeannevb Hell yes! So into this. Writers helping writers! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:23 am
@zacsanford2: @DoubleNW Do not ghetto-fie (SP?) your script. Do not succumb to racial stereotypes! Stick up for your beliefs! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:23 am
@zacsanford2: RT @sethruffer: Great misconception that heeding the importance of business aspects of film means youre abandoning art. Isn't so #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:23 am
@sethruffer: @DanFriedman81 - good point re: books v. films, but in many respects its comparing apples and oranges. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:23 am
@zacsanford2: And congrats to the talented David Dobkins for selling a spec script for $2M this week!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @zacsanford2 @DoubleNW I believe it's GHETTOFY... LOL. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@mmaren: RT @robertshutter: RT @mmaren How Hollywood makes you crazy: http://bit.ly/lXJhKw #scriptchat #amwriting #indiefilm #filmmaking: How Hollywood makes you...
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@jeannevb: This isnt' shameless self-promotion but eg of how to do biz: Read this weeks BALLS about @kingisafink http://tinyurl.com/6xkbsef #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@BrowneTom: @jeannevb Completely. He knows how to tell the truth the way he sees it through his characters. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@BellaWonder: @elizabethkarr @movietruth Same here. I'd swallow my pride and then go make my own damn movie :-D #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@sethruffer: Saw that-fantastic! RT @zacsanford2: And congrats to the talented David Dobkins for selling a spec script for $2M this week!!! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@beingbrad: Writing to sell vs. writing with an understanding of selling are two totally different things. Let's be clear. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@zacsanford2: @DoubleNW Just know that "urban" if bigger budget is a harder sell. We're having trouble selling our Sugar Ray Robinson project. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@jeannevb: @HistFict haha #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@jamie_ld: RT @jeannevb: This isnt' shameless self-promotion but how to do biz: Read BALLS abt @kingisafink http://tinyurl.com/6xkbsef #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:24 am
@BellaWonder: @elizabethkarr @histfict @jeannevb Food fight included ;) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@coachkiki: RT @jeannevb: This isnt' shameless self-promotion but eg of how to do biz: Read this weeks BALLS about @kingisafink http://tinyurl.com/6xkbsef #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@jamesgalenz: I didn't learn much about the actual Business side of things today. Maybe have a chat about Contracts, Feedback or Funding. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@DoubleNW: As a black female screenwriter I'm not selling out by writing types of crap that I don't even watch. Not gonna do it! #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@MovieTRUTH: As long as I can eat/drink and I have shelter. Couldn't live with myself if I sold-out. I'm not kidding. There is no way EVER! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@zacsanford2: Okay, off to #tvwriterchat... letting my heart rate subside hopefully for the next 60 minutes. :) Come join us in 5 minutes! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@jeannevb: Our sister chat, #tvwriterchat, starts in 5 minutes, so we need to shut the f*ck up and give them space :) #transcripttime #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@zacsanford2: RT @beingbrad: Writing to sell vs. writing with an understanding of selling are two totally different things. Lets be clear. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@jeannevb: I'm thinking the #treefort will decide to revisit this topic again. Stay tuned. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@mmaren: Hello from Boston! Just logged in but can't stay tonight. Have a great one. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:25 am
@jamie_ld: #scriptchat peeps change the hashtag on your Tweetchat.com to #tvwriterchat and join us for a discussion of sitcom analysis.
June 20, 2011, 1:26 am
@zacsanford2: @MovieTRUTH If someone else puts up the money there will be other voices. So unless you fund the flick yourself, you've sold out #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: @mmaren you missed a great one. We talked about the biz side of writing. Lots of varying opinions. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:26 am
@elizabethkarr: @MovieTRUTH If you think of it as selling out, no reason to - but be open that some might know something you don't & u benefit #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:26 am
@jeannevb: RT @jamie_ld: change the hashtag on your Tweetchat.com to #tvwriterchat and join us for a discussion of sitcom analysis. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:27 am
@zacsanford2: @jeannevb Are you grabbing the transcript. And still need me to grab the earlier one... If not I have it in a word doc. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:27 am
@AudryT: Shiny. RT@jeannevb: Our sister chat, #tvwriterchat, starts in 5 minutes #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: My last tip on the biz: Embrace feedback and other's opinions of your work. You don't know everything. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: @zacsanford2 cool. I'm getting it now. I didnt have to refresh, so you can buzz off to #tvwriterchat :) xo #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:28 am
@zacsanford2: Ding-Ding! RT @jeannevb: My last tip on the biz: Embrace feedback and others opinions of your work. You dont know everything. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:28 am
@mmaren: @jeannevb Sorry to have missed it. Been at #redsox game and visiting parents. Blogged about biz today http://bit.ly/lXJhKw #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:28 am
@beingbrad: even the best don't sell everything. nobody know anything! write with a vengeance and sell with a passion. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:28 am
@BrowneTom: RT @jeannevb: My last tip on the biz: Embrace feedback and other's opinions of your work. You don't know everything. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:29 am
@DoubleNW: @zacsanford2 U're right. I have 2 on the market/I'm putting my all n2 making goals become reality. It's totally not fair, man. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 1:29 am
@elizabethkarr: :) Feel pumped up w/ O2 Plenty 4 all RT @MovieTRUTH: @bellawonder @elizabethkarr YES!!!People like you are the reason I breathe. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:29 am
@MovieTRUTH: It's not their story, it's mine. If they want the ending changed, etc... they can write it themselves or BUY another flunky. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:29 am
@tommybertin: RT @jeannevb: My last tip on the biz: Embrace feedback and other's opinions of your work. You don't know everything. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:29 am
@gabyers: Fabulous #scriptchat tonight. Read the transcript if you missed it.
June 20, 2011, 1:31 am
@HistFict: @jeannevb sometimes you don't get the feedback you want, but you get the feedback you need. you may just not know it yet. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:32 am
@grking: @zacsanford2 @MovieTRUTH I'm sooo ready to sell out! But then I'd still make personal films on my own. One for me...one for them #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:32 am
@jeannevb: Perfect! RT @mmaren: @jeannevb .... Blogged about (screenwriting) biz today http://bit.ly/lXJhKw #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:32 am
@beingbrad: If JJ Abrams said he LOVED it but the writer wanted YOU, you'd buy it without reading. There is only momentum and expectation. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:32 am
@jeannevb: RT @HistFict: @jeannevb sometimes you don't get the feedback you want, but you get the feedback you need. you may just not know it yet. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:32 am
@DoubleNW: After reading the message boards 4 Jumping The Broom, the ppl say over/over they want better black films. I'm doing my part. #ScriptChat
June 20, 2011, 1:33 am
@robertshutter: RT @mmaren RT @robertshutter: RT @mmaren How Hollywood makes you crazy: http://bit.ly/lXJhKw #scriptchat #amwriting #indiefilm #filmm...
June 20, 2011, 1:33 am
@LiviaRuas: It was a great #scriptchat tonight! I'm off to work on my feature #amwriting #screenwriting
June 20, 2011, 1:33 am
@beingbrad: @IngridElkner which films? #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:34 am
@storydepth: Bill Martell: Caution: Subconscious At Work: For me, part of writing is figuring out what my damned ... http://bit.ly/iIx6Oj #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:34 am
@elizabethkarr: @TheWriteScript As in two doubles, yes. :) #headisthrobbing #scriptchat was flying. #tvwriterchat
June 20, 2011, 1:35 am
@MovieTRUTH: @grking @zacsanford2 I couldn't have my name, my soul as part of something horrific. (pirates4, etc...!) #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:35 am
@TheLoneOlive: I'll help :) http://bit.ly/BigScript RT @jeannevb Embrace feedback & other's opinions of your work. You don't know everything #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:37 am
@LeyMarieCel: RT @jeannevb: #PIMPtipoftheday: Try writing someone else's vision. It can be eye-opening lesson on not being self-indulgent in your writing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:37 am
@madskiadrai: RT @zacsanford2: RT @beingbrad: Writing to sell vs. writing with an understanding of selling are two totally different things. Lets be clear. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:38 am
@jeannevb: psst #scriptchat: need SCRIPT NOTES? @TheLoneOlive is amazing. She'll trade u free notes for donation to #herletters http://bit.ly/BigScript
June 20, 2011, 1:39 am
@BellaWonder: RT @jeannevb: psst #scriptchat: need SCRIPT NOTES? @TheLoneOlive is amazing. She'll trade u free notes for donation to #herletters http://bit.ly/BigScript
June 20, 2011, 1:39 am
@MovieTRUTH: @grking @zacsanford2 Sorry! Just couldn't do it!! No matter what you did, you'd be remembered for PIRATES!! You wouldn't be you. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:40 am
@elizabethkarr: @TheLoneOlive @jeannevb you got it -Persistency & discipline in followup as crucial as in getting yr butt in the seat to write. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:41 am
@jeannevb: ok, it's 40 min past chat, and I think it's safe to pull transcript. Thank you all so much for participating & sharing #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:42 am
@sethruffer: @jeannevb but I was just about to say something important. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:42 am
@BellaWonder: @jeannevb Was a great dialogue, thank you! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:43 am
@MattValentinas: RT @sethruffer: I think all aspiring writers make a mistake when they focus on what they think is "junk" but is selling. Counterproductive. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:43 am
@HistFict: @elizabethkarr Twins! #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:43 am
@jeannevb: @sethruffer quick, say it! haha #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:44 am
@sethruffer: To know me, is to love me. That's all, Jeane-go on ahead and do the transcript thing now. #scriptchat
June 20, 2011, 1:44 am
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