#Scriptchat Topic - EURO: Structure. USA: Open Topic.
The Euro crew, lead by
Alli Parker, discussed all that is structure. USA had a post-Thanksgiving
holiday open topic, chatting about everything from getting a script started to
the best writing advice people have received. There might even have been
mention of cheerleading pom poms… but you’ll have to read for yourself. 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 talking
structure!
November 27, 2011, 8:02 pm
@alli_and_that: I'll kick things off - who uses beat sheets,
who writes organically? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:03 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @alli_and_that I make a skeleton of it all
then try to write organically around that. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:05 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Evening all! Structure...to put it mildly...structure
pains me and plotting my script is the worst part of the process for me.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:05 pm
@Mindy_Crump: I never heard of beat sheets until
recently...still don't know how they work...I suppose I just write organically
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:06 pm
@alli_and_that: If you're going to join in the chat about
structure, make sure you pop the hashtag in your tweets (@mattogborn,
@AllMightyGoold) #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:06 pm
@alli_and_that: @mattogborn I agree, I think structure is so
important and understanding the different structures from genre to genre.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:06 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold How do you handle structure?
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:06 pm
@AllMightyGoold: #scriptchat RT @AllMightyGoold:
@alli_and_that fuck a beat sheet!
November 27, 2011, 8:07 pm
@alli_and_that: @Sandy_Nicholson I think there's a
difference between 'planning' and 'structure' though. Or is there? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:07 pm
@antonsays: RT @alli_and_that: @Sandy_Nicholson I think
there's a difference between 'planning' and 'structure' though. Or is there?
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:07 pm
@antonsays: Beat sheets are great for getting a simple
overview of your story. And are easy to modify. A good thing #scriptchat
#usingtherighthashtag
November 27, 2011, 8:07 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @alli_and_that Not sure about that, drop
some knowledge on me! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:08 pm
@Mindy_Crump: I find if I structure too much then I'm bored
later on...i basically give the characters the wheel & let them drive me
around #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:08 pm
@mattogborn: @alli_and_that Found structure important for
thrillers & comedies, less so for dramas where tangents needed #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel I find planning is really
exciting - I never used to but now it helps so much more. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:09 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump Me too - I never think 'I need
to hit this beat by page x', I just write and they tend to come through.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:09 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Beat sheets vs treatments.
Discuss. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:10 pm
@DanDoolan: For me, a beat sheet is useful guideline, but
straying off it is a requirement for anyone looking to make their work stand
out. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:10 pm
@SiFoulaReel: I guess I go organically. I make odd notes in
advance, but once I get the story clear, I just figure what needs to happen
when. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:10 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that Right now I'm writing an action
film - my first one - and planning it is fun, but very, very difficult.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:11 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that beat sheets first to hang a story
up, treatment last to flesh it out knowing the beats you need to hit
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:11 pm
@alli_and_that: @Sandy_Nicholson I'm not sure - maybe they
are one and the same. I suppose if you're planning your story, you're
structuring it. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:11 pm
@mattogborn: Producers will insist on proper beat sheets
& treatments so know how to do them, even if you dismiss later #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:12 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump My planning varies - some
scenes can have planned dialogue, others a line of what needs to happen to
drive story on #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:12 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @mattogborn: @alli_and_that Found
structure important for thrillers & comedies, less so for dramas where
tangents needed #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:12 pm
@alli_and_that: @mattogborn That's interesting, why do you
think that? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:13 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that then I do a scene-by-scene
outline before I smash into the script #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:13 pm
@mattogborn: PS. Beat sheets for porn scripts crucial
#scriptchat (couldn't resist)
November 27, 2011, 8:13 pm
@alli_and_that: @DanDoolan I think it's useful if you get
stuck. Can be good to get the brain thinking in a different direction.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:13 pm
@antonsays: @mattogborn beat-it-out sheet, surely?
#scriptchat #whathaveyoustarted
November 27, 2011, 8:14 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel I know, I feel I need to plan
to the end - but then my characters still manage to surprise me within scenes.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:14 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @alli_and_that while writing a scene I write
it, reread it then ask if I like it enough 2 see it in theatres #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:15 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @mattogborn: Producers will insist on
proper beat sheets & treatments so know how to do them, even if you dismiss
later #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:15 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays That interesting, I don't ever
use beat sheets. I just plan and figure out the links between the major scenes
then. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:15 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that Yes. I can never begin writing
until I know the whole story, but how I get to the end might vary wildly underway.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:16 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Wow, I would get way too hungry
before then. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:16 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump While writing it or afterwards?
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:17 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that I lay out the first few
pages the right way, hit the plots points, etc., but won't turn writing into
math #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:17 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat I usually start with a premise,
then a list of events/money-shots/plot points ... all chorus and no verse! :P
November 27, 2011, 8:17 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel Yeah, I agree. I love the
surprises I get along the way, so it's lovely to plan but still find them.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:18 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @alli_and_that it depends, I usually try to
wait afterwards unless I know right away as I type a sentence or two that it's
crap #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:18 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold What do you mean by 'the
right way'? Do you have a beat sheet you use for every script? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:18 pm
@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate I sometimes start with a scene
and then build around it to make it the centrepiece of the film! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:18 pm
@DanDoolan: @alli_and_that A guideline is a great and
necessary tool, but some become too attached and won't stray of the path when
required #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:19 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that after a while you know what beats
you need by heart so you may not notice yourself using them when you're linking
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:19 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump Yeah, sometimes it's good to
just power on and get it down and know you can cut it later. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:19 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @londonswf: #scriptchat @Bang2write on
why having a USP is good for the writer too, not just the script:...
http://t.co/MmCdTUcw
November 27, 2011, 8:20 pm
@janetvaneeden: RT @Sofluid: Top tip: Intrigue is good, but
don't be overly cryptic throughout your script; it may prove confusing &
off-putting #scriptchat #londonswf
November 27, 2011, 8:20 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that I find it a lot easier to have
outlines. I hate getting stuck so do my best to prevent it. For sitcom anyway
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:20 pm
@alli_and_that: @DanDoolan Yeah, I think you've always got
to be aware that your best asset when you write is your originality.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
@mattogborn: Fun to start the script outline from finish
back to start as it can shed new light on a story if bogged down #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that In accordance with what all
the books say...no...have never used a beat sheet, but have only written 2
specs #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
@silentalibi: Planning to the point of hitting plot points
at specific pages seems like a safe, mediocre bet, but that's all it'll ever
be. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat I have loads of ideas and
"cool" stuff planned but no character "movement" ... it's
character reaction vs. action. :S
November 27, 2011, 8:21 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays I agree, I plan, but I could
never plan that much! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:22 pm
@DanDoolan: @alli_and_that Couldn't have said it better
myself. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:22 pm
@alli_and_that: @mattogborn Working from end to beginning
places emphasis on your ending and everything works towards that. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:22 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold 2 specs is still a fair
effort! I've never used one either, but some writers swear by them! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:23 pm
@silentalibi: You're in painting by numbers realm then, I
suppose. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:23 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that to be honest I've only done it
for my last few sitcom scripts. They have been the quickest I've written
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:23 pm
@alli_and_that: @silentalibi If you plan to that extent,
it's a formula and others will use the same formula to make films that feel the
same. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:24 pm
@jeannevb: #scriptchat Open Topic tonight.
November 27, 2011, 8:24 pm
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @jeannevb: #scriptchat Open Topic
tonight.
November 27, 2011, 8:24 pm
@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate But then it becomes a more
plot-driven script than character-driven - depending on the genre that's not
always bad. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:24 pm
@janetvaneeden: #Scriptchat Shot: He was a small town rock
star with a big time future but the army smashed his guitar with a gun.
http://t.co/krWzmtC0
November 27, 2011, 8:24 pm
@mattogborn: @alli_and_that Exactly. Focuses you &
crystallizes theme #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:25 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Do you think that's because you
plan so much that you want to get the words out? Or just cause it works for
you? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:25 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Probably explains why I
"write" horror ... reaction vs. action ... event vs. character. #OMG
#deep #soulsearching #MYpersonality
November 27, 2011, 8:26 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that I think it's because I'm proper
mental. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:26 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Yeah, that makes sense.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:27 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that I just can't get down with
the super-formulaic, confining school of thought on writing...could be my
downfall #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:27 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat I need the structure of someone
who invests in the characters. OR lots of rewrites. #balance
November 27, 2011, 8:28 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that its cos I wrote my first ever
script without any planning. Just started writing. 5 years later its still a
mess #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:28 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold I know a lot of writers who
don't use that. I don't. I think they have their good points and their weak
points.. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:29 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold ..but at the end of the day,
I don't use any kind of beat sheet when I write. Treatment/synopsis then
script. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:29 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that In comedy, if you like a joke it
becomes so hard to get rid of it as it works for comedy but maybe not for
script #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:29 pm
@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate But if that's what works for
you, then why change it? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:30 pm
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November 27, 2011, 8:30 pm
@HateTheHate: @alli_and_that I guess not. I would hope I
could frame novel ideas in a deeper context though. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:30 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: I do this before I start writing.
http://t.co/smJDm370 But then after that I just see what happens. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:30 pm
@antonsays: @antonsays the more I plan the less chance I'll
have to fight with my scenes #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:30 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Ditto. Mine needs a complete
overhaul so I'll just steal from it as I go. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:31 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate Good to know there's someone else
out there who thinks characters are important to horror films! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:31 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat All 10ish of my
"scripts" are basically beat sheets padded with notes. Never have the
time to develop them much further.
November 27, 2011, 8:31 pm
@marcpaterson: @antonsays @alli_and_that. I've found when
I've tried sitcoms, I'm either all about the jokes or the story. Hard to marry
the 2 #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:31 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Save it and tell it to me
instead. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:32 pm
@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate Would you consider trying a
different way of planning to see if you can adapt it? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:32 pm
@HateTheHate: @SiFoulaReel Articulate, intelligent,
sympathetic victims, make for better kills! :P #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:33 pm
@alli_and_that: @Sandy_Nicholson I think that's quite a good
way of doing it. Hit the key points and link them together. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:33 pm
@antonsays: @Sandy_Nicholson I do this before writing
http://t.co/Mx32qZiz and then see what happens #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:33 pm
@marcpaterson: @antonsays @alli_and_that I did that too.
Then I seriously over-planned, it killed the creativity. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:33 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that how many scripts have you
written? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:33 pm
@AllMightyGoold: Need a nap, but talking to @alli_and_that
about writing #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:34 pm
@alli_and_that: @marcpaterson @antonsays You don't find that
the jokes come from the situation/characters in sitcom? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:35 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @SiFoulaReel @HateTheHate Character is
definitely important in horror. I think maybe the scariest scripts are also the
funniest. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:35 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold Heaps of shorts, a couple of
features and a few web series. Bits and pieces. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:36 pm
@SiFoulaReel: I've never planned a beat. I just accomplish
what needs to happen in any given scene for the story to progress. If your
story... #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:36 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @marcpaterson my problem script
is so because they come from both but not the story #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:36 pm
@AllMightyGoold: Hoping my creativity, originality and style
will make up for what I lack in other areas #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:36 pm
@SiFoulaReel: ...works, then your beats should evolve
naturally and in timely fashion enough from that. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:37 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that very cool! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:37 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel I agree, I write what the story
and my characters tell me to. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:37 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @Sandy_Nicholson @HateTheHate Nice point. I
never really write "jokes" in the horror I've done. More wry
observations. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:38 pm
@marcpaterson: @alli_and_that @antonsays They do now yes ;)
But my first efforts were just people in a room being 'funny'. >>
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:38 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @marcpaterson I mean the
'situation' per episode as opposed to the situation of the 'sit'com.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:39 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold Thanks! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:39 pm
@marcpaterson: @alli_and_that @antonsays >>What
changed for me was character dynamics, hierarchy. Once I've got that model, it
flows. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:40 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @marcpaterson: @alli_and_that @antonsays
>>What changed for me was character dynamics, hierarchy. Once I've got
that model, it flows. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:40 pm
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November 27, 2011, 8:41 pm
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November 27, 2011, 8:41 pm
@HateTheHate: @Sandy_Nicholson @SiFoulaReel The trouble with
character is casting and costume. #noCONTROL #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:42 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @marcpaterson this 1st script is
complex so it was easy to just have jokes about the ppl rather than the story
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:42 pm
@alli_and_that: Twenty minutes left for tonight! We're
chatting structure - come join us in #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:42 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @HateTheHate @SiFoulaReel To an extent,
but I also think you can write likability just as you can write chemistry.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate @Sandy_Nicholson I waited three
years to get the right cast for the no-budget feature I'm mid-making of.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
@mylostorch: I structure the major plot beats, write a
treatment which shows one way through the maze, then let the characters lead me
there #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate @Sandy_Nicholson Of course, the
"no-budget" part was also a hindrance to that! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:43 pm
@alli_and_that: Okay, so a lot of you don't use beat sheets.
How do you feel about screenwriting novels? Love them, hate them? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:44 pm
@AllMightyGoold: Any writers from the East Coast?? Holler at
me!! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:44 pm
@AllMightyGoold: @alli_and_that what's that?? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:44 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @HateTheHate @SiFoulaReel yeah but I think
it's easier to get away with good script bad acting than the other way around.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:45 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold US #scriptchat is on at 8pm
EDT/EST #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:46 pm
@alli_and_that: @AllMightyGoold Haha! I think they can be
great for getting the cogs turning but you have to figure out what works for
you. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:46 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat Beginning, middle and end.
#structure :P
November 27, 2011, 8:46 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that I find interviews & blogs
with actual working writers a lot more useful. Great, real advice vs. tired
rhetoric. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:47 pm
@writeforfilm: RT @Sofluid: Top tip: Intrigue is good, but
don't be overly cryptic throughout your script; it may prove confusing &
off-putting #scriptchat #londonswf
November 27, 2011, 8:47 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel @hatethehate @sandy_nicholson
No budget can often help with horror - but it's hard to do it well for little
money! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:48 pm
@mattogborn: @alli_and_that Use screenwriting books as a
catalyst, not a crutch. Can fill head with too much structure #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:48 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that those books are all
interpretations of scripts. So you can just read scripts and come up with your
own theory #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:48 pm
@alli_and_that: @SiFoulaReel I think so too. My top place
for screenwriting advice is still right here! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:48 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays I agree - when I started reading
scripts is when my writing really kicked up a notch. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:49 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that but I've read the main ones just
to see people's theories and help get some insight #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:49 pm
@alli_and_that: @mattogborn I agree - they can help you when
you get stuck but I don't think they're as good to completely base your work
on. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that the same for me #again
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@justmetalking: @alli_and_that I hardly ever read the script
books I have. Script reading helps but...eh...I don't know is my answer.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@princess_scribe: Writing a #short or a #series? #SaveTheCat
will make it RAWR! http://t.co/Cyi4X92N #scriptchat #amwriting #writenow
#filmmaking
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @antonsays @alli_and_that That's a good way of
looking at it. And one weekend with McKee could also pay for your own movie!
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays There are some that I think are
better than others - but that's just my humble opinion. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that you have humble opinions???
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:51 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat I've just come up with a great
idea for http://t.co/puSdy9U5 :S
November 27, 2011, 8:52 pm
@antonsays: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that I've done the McKee
weekend. I can't remember a thing. He likes Casablanca. There's one.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:52 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays All my opinions are humble. Most
of the sometimes. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:52 pm
@SiFoulaReel: Reading produced scripts - of all genres and budgets
- is by far the best way to learn screenwriting/structure/everything!
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:53 pm
@art1032: RT @princess_scribe: Writing a #short or a
#series? #SaveTheCat will make it RAWR! http://t.co/Cyi4X92N #scriptchat
#amwriting #writenow #filmmaking
November 27, 2011, 8:53 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays @SiFoulaReel I skipped a McKee
weekend and went to @londonswf and hit up Kate Leys and Linda Aronson.
#soworthit #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:53 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that No, I agree. Two that worked well
for diff reasons were Save The Cat (simplicity) and Writers' Journey (chars)
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:53 pm
@paul_miller1: RT @princess_scribe: Writing a #short or a
#series? #SaveTheCat will make it RAWR! http://t.co/Cyi4X92N #scriptchat
#amwriting #writenow #filmmaking
November 27, 2011, 8:53 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @antonsays I like Casablanca too! *Phones to
book a speaking hall in London* #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:54 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @SiFoulaReel: Reading produced scripts -
of all genres and budgets - is by far the best way to learn
screenwriting/structure/everything! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:54 pm
@marcpaterson: @alli_and_that @antonsays I bought the Father
Ted scripts, and the Blackadder scripts. Best education there is. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:54 pm
@mylostorch: Read those books once then forget them or
you'll be thinking abt midpoints & page numbers when you shd be thinking
abt character #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:55 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays I'll always push Linda Aronson's
'Screenwriting Updated' - so brilliant. Linda says the new one's better!
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:55 pm
@antonsays: @marcpaterson @alli_and_that yep, along with
Fawlty Towers, Men Behaving Badly, Royle Family, The Office #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:55 pm
@HateTheHate: #scriptchat That idea is being added to a beat
sheet for nasty little body-horror scene/movie. :S No character in mind though.
:S
November 27, 2011, 8:55 pm
@tracinell: RT @princess_scribe: Writing a #short or a
#series? #SaveTheCat will make it RAWR! http://t.co/Cyi4X92N #scriptchat
#amwriting #writenow #filmmaking
November 27, 2011, 8:55 pm
@alli_and_that: @marcpaterson @antonsays There are a lot of
scripts you can get online as well - there is a massive resource on the
interwebs. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:56 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that I have to big-up Kate Leys and
that's not because she would Skype me to tell me off if I didn't. No sir'ee
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:56 pm
@alli_and_that: @mylostorch I agree - I think books tend to
deflect what's truly important in writing by making it formulaic. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:56 pm
@filmutopia: @alli_and_that #scriptchat Linda Aronson is a
bit advanced for newbies, it's also dependent on really understanding SF's 3Act
inside and out
November 27, 2011, 8:57 pm
@mattogborn: @marcpaterson @alli_and_that @antonsays Great
shout. Fawlty Towers & Porridge scripts in bookcase too #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:57 pm
@alli_and_that: @antonsays Well, she won't Skype me to tell
me off but I'll do it anyway. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:57 pm
@alli_and_that: @filmutopia Her 'Screenwriting Updated' book
was the first screenwriting book I read when I was 17 and I completely got it.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:58 pm
@HateTheHate: @SiFoulaReel @alli_and_that @sandy_nicholson I
have a UK based socially relevant horror in mind. #domesticSETTING #cheap
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:58 pm
@filmutopia: #scriptchat Oh... and I'm not here. And, I'm
definitely not discussing structure
November 27, 2011, 8:58 pm
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat Oh... and I'm
not here. And, I'm definitely not discussing structure
November 27, 2011, 8:59 pm
@antonsays: @mattogborn @marcpaterson @alli_and_that the
latest Fawlty Towers DVD has commentary from John Cleese. It's pure education.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:59 pm
@Sandy_Nicholson: @Will_Scothern Booooo (I can say that
because we hate each other) #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:59 pm
@alli_and_that: @HateTheHate Hitchcock always recommended
setting scary movies in familiar settings cause it makes it even scarier.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 8:59 pm
@Will_Scothern: @Sandy_Nicholson Your retort has floored me
sir. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:00 pm
@filmutopia: @alli_and_that I stand corrected... #scriptchat
(I was thinking about 21st Century Screenwriting and multi-protag narratives)
November 27, 2011, 9:00 pm
@antonsays: @mattogborn @marcpaterson @alli_and_that reading
Men Behaving Badly scripts now to help with a sitcom. Nye provides notes in it
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:00 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @alli_and_that any specific sites you or
anyone else recommends to read more scripts online? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:01 pm
@mattogborn: @antonsays @marcpaterson @alli_and_that Amazing
how much of Cleese's supposed improv is actually in scripts #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:01 pm
@alli_and_that: @filmutopia I agree, I think 21st Cen is a
big block to jump onto but Screenwriting Updated amalgamates heaps of diff
structures #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:01 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @HateTheHate I set & filmed my feature in
Plymouth locations, and in the casts houses, and mine. Because they were free.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:02 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump http://t.co/FK5whIv2 is great.
Probably the best one I know of. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:02 pm
@alli_and_that: @mattogborn @antonsays @marcpaterson Reading
scripts RUINS THE ILLUSION of Cleese's greatness. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:03 pm
@marcpaterson: @antonsays @alli_and_that Yep. Read those.
Movie scripts too. Watch shows, read scripts, write scripts. Repeat.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:03 pm
@antonsays: @alli_and_that @mattogborn @marcpaterson for me
it amazes me more that he thought of it all in his head. Respect. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@alli_and_that: @mylostorch Of course, but all STORIES have
a similar structure. It's about bringing your own originality to it.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@silentalibi: @Mindy_Crump Treated myself to There Will be
Blood script recently http://t.co/ilCsj719 Amazing silent drama example (at
start) #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@antonsays: @marcpaterson @alli_and_that yeah, DON'T FORGET
TO WRITE #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@filmutopia: @alli_and_that nice... I'll check it out. I
have big respect for Linda (which as you know is a rare thing indeed)
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@HateTheHate: @SiFoulaReel Mine would require decent money
on the kills but other than that think kitchen sink. :) #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:04 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @silentalibi ooo thank you #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
@mattogborn: @alli_and_that @antonsays @marcpaterson Haha.
Greatness inherent in Cleese's writing. Acting cherry on top #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
@alli_and_that: And that's the end of another great
#scriptchat! Next week we're watching 'Oldboy' and discussing writing
thrillers!
November 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
@silentalibi: @alli_and_that Agreed. Even Inception, with an
intricate plot device, still follows a pretty simple plot structure.
#scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
@alli_and_that: RT @antonsays: @marcpaterson @alli_and_that
yeah, DON'T FORGET TO WRITE #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:05 pm
@alli_and_that: @silentalibi It's just told in a non-linear
fashion which makes it so unique. #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:06 pm
@Mindy_Crump: @alli_and_that YAY for thrillers! ...I never
seen Oldboy...what's it about? #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:06 pm
@silentalibi: @alli_and_that Yeah, and as Mark Kermode said,
it just proved that blockbusters needn't be stupid #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:07 pm
@marcpaterson: @mattogborn @antonsays @alli_and_that
#scriptchat he was a consummate planner. Plots tighter than any other.
November 27, 2011, 9:07 pm
@SiFoulaReel: @alli_and_that *Adds* Oldboy to lovefilm list
immediately! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:07 pm
@kanundra: #scriptchat sorry missed out. Can't get used to
this comp yet. Epic writing done today though, can't complain at that. :)
November 27, 2011, 9:07 pm
@robertshutter: RT @tracinell RT @princess_scribe: Writing a
#short or a #series? #SaveTheCat will make it RAWR! http://t.co/juU0Q21s
#scriptchat #am...
November 27, 2011, 9:08 pm
@writeforfilm: Allude to the classics . .
http://t.co/BnNJMHhy #screenwriting #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @Mindy_Crump Check it out here:
http://t.co/OGuukTZC #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:08 pm
@alli_and_that: @kanundra That's okay, missing #scriptchat
for writing is the best excuse ever! #scriptchat
November 27, 2011, 9:08 pm
USA CHAT:
@jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK... tonight OPEN TOPIC
#runcommando
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@Dark_Emergence: Hello, scriptchat. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@jeannevb: To my new followers, I moderate screenwriting
chat every Sunday night at this time. Apologies for mass of oncoming tweets
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@Nate_G_Smith: @princess_scribe Pretty well thanks,
yourself? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@art1032: Hello #scriptchat #commando LOL:)
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@LisaGProsek: Hello! :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:00 am
@princess_scribe: @Nate_G_Smith #swell! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:01 am
@princess_scribe: Bonjour, #ScriptChat !
November 28, 2011, 1:01 am
@JasmineMcAtee: Gearing up for tonights #scriptchat
(starting now) and #tvwriterchat at 6:30pm PST. Writer friends, join in!
November 28, 2011, 1:01 am
@Singleton_Paul: Hello. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:01 am
@JAEL488: Gotta love commando #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:01 am
@jeannevb: First of all, hope you all had a lovely holiday
& gained at least 5 pounds. #youwouldifyoucametomyhouse #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@jamesgalenz: #scriptchat is off to a very friendly start
today.
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@Jamie_LD: And it's #scriptchat o'clock. Non-screenwriters
please ignore my tweet for next hour.
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@TheWriteScript: Hey all! Time to talk screenwriting.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@CDMBIV: #scriptchat does anyone know where the bathroom is
in here?
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: Who has something pressing they want to toss on
the table? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@SarahAlexis4: Hey all, hope you had a happy Thanksgiving
(to those in the states)! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@zackgutin: How are my #SCRIPTCHAT friends?? :-)
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@Nate_G_Smith: Quick Question: In a Psychological
Horror/Thriller, do you feel it is best that the audience not see, or see?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@Dark_Emergence: @jeannevb New exercise regimen starts
tomorrow. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@jeannevb: down the hall, to the left. Grab me a drink on ur
way back RT @CDMBIV: #scriptchat does any1 know where the bathroom is in here?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:02 am
@princess_scribe: @Nate_G_Smith I always thinks that the
imagination can work better than anything else in #horror #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:03 am
@CDMBIV: #scriptchat not see, jaws was only good because the
shark was barely scene. Good thing it was broke
November 28, 2011, 1:03 am
@steele_bob: #scriptchat hello all
November 28, 2011, 1:03 am
@Jamie_LD: I just got a bit of feedback on my steampunk TV
pilot and happy to say, it's going well. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:03 am
@LisaGProsek: I agree! RT @princess_scribe: @Nate_G_Smith I
always thinks that the imagination can work better than anything else in
#horror #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:04 am
@LisaGProsek: Yay! :) RT @Jamie_LD: I just got a bit of
feedback on my steampunk TV pilot and happy to say, its going well. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:04 am
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD congrats #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:04 am
@TLAUMovie: 6) Peg dematerializes… but is it forever?
http://t.co/vje9w6Yt #webseries #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:05 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek @WilliamDeen @princess_scribe
Thanks. I'm really excited about this story. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:05 am
@princess_scribe: @LisaGProsek Kind of like #sex scenes....
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:05 am
@jeannevb: @zackgutin *tackles w smooches* get your ass in
here! Open Topic tonight #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:05 am
@LisaGProsek: So true! RT @princess_scribe: @LisaGProsek
Kind of like #sex scenes.... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:05 am
@Nate_G_Smith: @princess_scribe That said, do you feel it
necessary to reveal at all? (@LisaGProsek) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@AuthorCAKunz: RT @Jamie_LD: And it's #scriptchat o'clock.
Non-screenwriters please ignore my tweet for next hour.
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@princess_scribe: @Nate_G_Smith really depends on story...
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@princess_scribe: @Nate_G_Smith No one size fits all...
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@smober: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK... tonight
OPEN TOPIC #runcommando
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@jeannevb: @Nate_G_Smith I think you need to reveal
something at some point... maybe that audience knows but the char doesnt
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:06 am
@GinyMacGregor: Hi everyone just lurking tonight as I will
be in and out...trying to catch up on NaNoWriMo #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@Jamie_LD: No pun intended. RT @princess_scribe:
@Nate_G_Smith No one size fits all... #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@GREGBIELA: @Nate_G_Smith Not see. Leave it to the
imaginations.n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@LisaGProsek: When I'm viewing, I want to work to figure
things out. RT @Nate_G_Smith: @princess_scribe ... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@Tearsinrain78: @jeannevb any hints suggestions when you are
trying to write something to be only 8 minutes long?? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@Singleton_Paul: I think so. Blair Witch never did though.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@zackgutin: @jeannevb happy to be here. My first 60 pages
are with my manager and I'm taking the night to clear the head. #scriptchat is
what I need.
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@JAEL488: Hockey masks and gore doesn't work anymore -
audience just laughs- realism is the drug #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:07 am
@TLAUMovie: 7) Lucian is in pursuit of his favorite morsel –
The Chosen One. http://t.co/vje9w6Yt #webseries #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:08 am
@princess_scribe: @Singleton_Paul Scary as all get out
because of that... #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:08 am
@sethruffer: Hey, dudes - hope everyone had a nice holiday -
what's the topic tonight?n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:08 am
@princess_scribe: @sethruffer SETH MY MAN!!! Hollla!
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:08 am
@SarahAlexis4: @zackgutin Congrats on more progress, Zack!
How did the act one rewriting go? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@smober: I'm looking forward to #scriptchat. I just wish I
had more to contribute. #illbereadingallyourtweets
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@LisaGProsek: Yes! I was on the edge of my seat. RT
@princess_scribe: @Singleton_Paul Scary as all get out because of that...
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@sethruffer: YO, HER EXCELLENCY!! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: @zackgutin *pours tequila* take a seat ;)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@Nate_G_Smith: Thank you all very much for your words of
wisdom #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@jeannevb: @Tearsinrain78 typically, it's one minute per
page #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:09 am
@Screenwriter911: Excuse me. Just wondering if I'm in the
right place. Has the drinking started?n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@GinyMacGregor: @sethruffer Hope you had a nice weekend too!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@CDMBIV: here's an open topic up for debate #scriptchat any1
use screenwriting software? favorites? I've been using Celtex lately, not bad,
free
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@GREGBIELA: @sethruffer Open topicn #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@Jamie_LD: @smober You can ask questions too. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@princess_scribe: @sethruffer I be da HRH! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:10 am
@LisaGProsek: I use Final Draft. I really like it. RT
@CDMBIV: screenwriting software? favorites? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@jeannevb: Question: Starting scripts is the hardest for me.
I LOVE rewrites. What are ways you guys launch a new project into high gear?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@sethruffer: Open topic??? Oh, no! I'm used to being
completely lost with a specific subject...this is gonna be tough. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@GREGBIELA: @CDMBIV Final draft is the standard. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@art1032: @smober Don't worry I read alot as well. We learn
tons in here.:) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@JAEL488: Final Draft #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:11 am
@sphinxmagic: RT @jeannevb: Question: Starting scripts is
the hardest for me. I LOVE rewrites. What are ways you guys launch a new
project into high gear? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb I get outdoors. Move. Breathe.
Think. Then, I use #tequila #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@Jamie_LD: @jeannevb I'm not a rewrite fan. Much harder than
just getting the words on paper. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@princess_scribe: @sethruffer So far, we;ve talked #horror
and #sex #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@JennaAvery: @jeannevb I make mind maps and brainstorm
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@Singleton_Paul: @jeannevb I'm the opposite. I love starting
new scripts. Rewrites are painful sometimes. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb I have to write an outline and
treatment first. It clears my head and gets me fully invested. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb I just write an opening scene
and let you read it... LOL. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:12 am
@rdlln: Introducing high school students to #screenwriting
http://t.co/EpHdJxWZ #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@GREGBIELA: Ditto! RT @Singleton_Paul: @jeannevb Im the
opposite. I love starting new scripts. Rewrites are painful sometimes.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: @Jamie_LD I love rewriting bc that's where I find
the details... those little nuggets of gold to polish up #swoon #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I launch into high gear thru
sheer panic and the threat of shame. #dowhateverworks #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD I LOVE rewriting. It's when the
story (for me) begins to come together.... #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@TLAUMovie: 8) Craig’s stuck on the earth… for awhile.
http://t.co/vje9w6Yt #webseries #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@SarahAlexis4: @CDMBIV I use Final Draft 8. Have used Movie
Magic Screenwriter in the past too. Like FD better. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@sethruffer: Horror & sex? as in separate topics?? You
gotta talk to Soo. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb I like to walk through the story in my
head for quite a while 1st. Get an in depth view of the main character.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@LisaGProsek: I love rewriting too! I'm in it by that time.
RT @princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD I LOVE rewriting. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:13 am
@jeannevb: I can dig this! RT @Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I
launch into high gear thru sheer panic & the threat of shame.
#dowhateverworks #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@rebelshea: @jeannevb I try to write as fast as possible
with no thought toward it being good. That way I have something fix in the
rewrite. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@princess_scribe: @Screenwriter911 love it! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@Singleton_Paul: @princess_scribe @sethruffer I somehow
missed the sex discussion. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@Jamie_LD: @princess_scribe I love it once I get started,
but I dread that it's going to be at least 8 passes to get it close to good.
#Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb First draft is 112 pages of
pain. Rewrites are the FUN part. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@LisaGProsek: Love that idea! Low stress! RT @rebelshea:
@jeannevb I try to write as fast as possible with no thought toward it being
good. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:14 am
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD Oh, honey.... 8 is just getting
started for me, lol. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb Outline. Throw on music. Dream about
the story. Headdesk repeatedly and hope something comes out. :D #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: @rebelshea enter the vomit draft :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb When I start new project I keep
dev. pages full of research, bits of dia., bits of plot, structure outlining,
anything #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@sethruffer: I love & hate re-writing. Re-writes become
an obsession. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@Jamie_LD: @princess_scribe That's what I mean. 8 just
barely cracks the surface. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb OH and of course writing sprints!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@SusannaSpeier: I found outlines the most painful. RT
@Screenwriter911 @jeannevb First draft is 112 pages of pain. Rewrites are the
FUN part. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD Embrace the #rewrite !
lalalalalal #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@jeannevb: FYI, chatters, meet @rebelshea ... he's from my
town :) #excellentwriter #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@AllMightyGoold: Am I the future of screenwriting? Discuss.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:15 am
@JAEL488: RT @sethruffer: I love & hate re-writing.
Re-writes become an obsession. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@princess_scribe: Hey, where's the Dude? #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@jeannevb: YES! #lovelovelove RT @efissenden: @jeannevb OH
and of course writing sprints! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@dwacon: Currently doing the STC3 which is a bit tedious but
helps flesh out the concept and find the "gotchas" before they
getcha... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@rprestonclark: @jeannevb I'm the exact opposite ... which I
haven't decided yet if that's a good or a bad thing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @GREGBIELA Very similar to my method.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@princess_scribe: @rebelshea *waves* #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@LisaGProsek: Hello & welcome! RT @jeannevb: FYI,
chatters, meet @rebelshea ... hes from my town :) #excellentwriter #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb: @rebelshea enter the vomit
draft :) <- What about the Vomit-Bile-Blood-Excrement draft? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:16 am
@kellyanelons: @jeannevb I pick arguments w/ my hero until
he reveals something nasty (flaw) I can use. Learned from family vacations. :P
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@TLAUMovie: 9) Lillith is torn between her desire to do
good… and her desire to do it http://t.co/vje9w6Yt #webseries #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@dwacon: Just rewrote a comedy after watching the Woody
Allen bio documentary. Laughed so hard, tears came. I think it is now soup...
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@princess_scribe: RT @kellyanelons: @jeannevb I pick
arguments w/ my hero until he reveals something nasty (flaw) I can use. Learned
from family vacations. :P #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: @rprestonclark starting is what makes me
procrastinate. Once I'm in it, I can fly. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@Singleton_Paul: I've never been able to do the "vomit
draft." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: RT @kellyanelons: @jeannevb I pick arguments w/
my hero until he reveals something nasty (flaw) I can use. Learned from family
vacations. :P #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: @kellyanelons love that! hahan #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:17 am
@jeannevb: That 2 RT @Screenwriter911: RT @jeannevb:
@rebelshea enter vomit draft :) <- What about the Vomit-Bile-Blood-Excrement
draft? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@art1032: LOL that's basically what I do, a bit of this and
that. Receipe of sorts lol @SarahAlexis4 @jeannevb #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@rebelshea: @Screenwriter911 Whatever comes up is fine with
me. I'll figure out later what's worth keeping. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb Yup. Think, think, clean, think,
sit at computer - SQUIRREL! Think more... then #justdoit #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@jeannevb: Question: How do you organize working on more
than one project at a time? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@Singleton_Paul: @kellyanelons I like that, too. I'll try
that. I had a crush on a female character once, but that's another problem
altogether. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb I find if I let a story marinate
for a bit in my head, it makes sitting down to write pages easier to get into
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:18 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb Time management. I'm writing
#industrials while doing #TLAU future eps and Eden rewrite. I schedule the
time. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:19 am
@GREGBIELA: @jeannevb Whatever has a deadline goes 1st. Then
it just goes to what mood I'm in. n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:19 am
@CDMBIV: #scriptchat my method, binge drink, blackout,
"vomit draft", coffee, ciggs, more binge drinking, brown out,
"browned out rewrite," sleep
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@jeannevb: @Singleton_Paul I usually fall in love with the
bad guys I write @kellyanelons #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@jpbechtold: @CDMBIV I use Movie Magic Screenwriter 6 and I
love it #scriptchat #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb I fall in love with all the guys
I write.... #sighs.... #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@rprestonclark: I'm growing to love re-writing but I can't
do a re-write on my own yet ... First draft has to be looked at with another
keen eye #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@jeannevb: need to dispense drugs to teens... brb
#waitthatsoundswrong #believewhatyoumay #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:20 am
@VeiledVirtues: RT @jeannevb: Question: Starting scripts is
the hardest for me. I LOVE rewrites. What are ways you guys launch a new
project into high gear? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb Organize? You do that?! I mainly
write until I get confused. Then go to my other script until I get confused.
Repeat. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@AllMightyGoold: Why is it so important that a character
changes by movie's end? I don't subscribe to such theory. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@OfficeHooky: Answer: Hi all. Organizing multiple projects
is difficult. I save everything to Desktop and put in folders. Complete mess.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb For projects in dev. I use the
notebook feature in Word. Has tabs separating sections. Easy to switch gears.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@kellyanelons: I see my process as an assembly line w/
projects at various stages in the process. Makes it easy to stay focused &
on deadline. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:21 am
@TLAUMovie: 10) Caim. Serafina. Balcony scene. ‘Nuff said.
http://t.co/vje9w6Yt #webseries #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@pfigtree: RT @rdlln: Introducing high school students to
#screenwriting http://t.co/vsK0tNsm #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@GREGBIELA: @AllMightyGoold Agree totally.n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold Can you name one film
where that has not happened? #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@zackgutin: @jeannevb gearing up for my first feature spec
taken out by mgrs. They're generating early interest w/ prod cos. New pressure.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@Singleton_Paul: Learn as much about your characters as you
can before you start writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@Screenwriter911: @AllMightyGoold If your character doesn't
change or make a decision, why are you writing the story? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@kellyanelons: @princess_scribe How did we not guess that
@jeannevb loves the bad boys?! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@princess_scribe: RT @Screenwriter911: @AllMightyGoold If
your character doesn't change or make a decision, why are you writing the
story? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb I have different physical binders.
I keep notes/inspiration/misc. things for each project separated. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:22 am
@princess_scribe: @kellyanelons WHO DOESN'T? :) *sigh*
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@JasminSharon: @jeannevb #scriptchat i like to just work on
whatever i have inspiration for at the moment, unless ive got a deadline, then
thats priority
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@jeannevb: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb For projects in dev.
I use the notebook feature in Word. Has tabs separating sections. Easy to
switch gears. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 i like that! #notebook #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@caramumfordfilm: Came here to procrastinate instead of
writing a synopsis; guess I haven't figured out how to launch this project into
high gear! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@kellyanelons: That's pure gold!! RT @Singleton_Paul: Learn
as much about your characters as you can before you start writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@rprestonclark: @jeannevb I used to do that. One script at a
time for me now. But I have four full drafts w/ one 'put to bed', another
sleepy #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@steele_bob: Wrapping up & finishing a script/project is
the hard part for me. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @Singleton_Paul: Learn as much about your
characters as you can before you start writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:23 am
@LisaGProsek: I never thought about that! Thanks! RT
@jeannevb: @SarahAlexis4 i like that! #notebook #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:24 am
@sethruffer: RT @steele_bob: Wrapping up & finishing a
script/project is the hard part for me. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:24 am
@jeannevb: I do major backstory even if i never use it RT
@Singleton_Paul: Learn as much about ur characters before u start writing
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:24 am
@Katrina_SJ: I remember jotting down a detailed treatment
for a screenplay on McDonalds tissue in between biting my burger once!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@jeannevb: @zackgutin it's the "be careful what you ask
for" pressure #youwillrockit #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@Screenwriter911: If u set up a camera 2 record each member
of #scriptchat as they entered a room & sat down, they would each do it
differently. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@nate_winslow: @princess_scribe @Screenwriter911
@AllMightyGoold Because they act as an agent of change for someone else.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@Screenwriter911: And why is that? Backstory. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@KempEquine: RT @OfficeHooky: Answer: Hi all. Organizing
multiple projects is difficult. I save everything to Desktop and put in
folders. Complete mess. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:25 am
@rebelshea: I write scenes to help me discover the
characters with no intention of using the scene in a script. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@MBDymension: It feels good to finally get this idea I've
been working on for bout a year into screenplay format #SCRIPTCHAT
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@LisaGProsek: I make lot of notes and do other prep for more
than 1 proj at a time but only write 1 script at a time. Totally submerge
myself #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@AndiWritesAgain: Dear #Scriptchat, May I still join in?
#whatsthetopic
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@art1032: LOL Finish? What's that?@sethruffer @steele_bob
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@smober: @jeannevb I do method writing. If I get stuck or am
not sure where to start, I get up and improvise acting it out. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@kenshowriter: I never write more than 7 pages in a sitting.
But 3 hrs later I might write 7 of another script #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@princess_scribe: @zackgutin it's the "be careful what
you ask for" pressure WE"RE CHEERING YOU ON LOOK AT OUR POM POMS
@jeannevb #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@GREGBIELA: @AndiWritesAgain Open topice. Pour yourself a
drink! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:26 am
@KempEquine: RT @JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb I have different
physical binders. I keep notes/inspiration/misc. things 4 each project
separated. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@The_Jodi: Umm, yes! ! RT @Screenwriter911: @jeannevb I
launch into high gear thru sheer panic & the threat of shame.
#dowhateverworks #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@Singleton_Paul: @AndiWritesAgain No! :P #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain Hi darlin #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow Excuse me? The main
character doesn't change because they act as an "agent of change" 4
someone else? Really? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@jeannevb: cool RT @smober: @jeannevb I do method writing.
If I get stuck or am not sure where to start, I get up & improvise acting
it out #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@KempEquine: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb For projects in
dev. I use notebook feature in Word. Has tabs separating sections. Easy to switch.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@MBDymension: Would yall advise working on two screenplay's
at once? Or focus on one at a time? #SCRIPTCHAT
November 28, 2011, 1:27 am
@LisaGProsek: @smober I also act out bits. It helps me make
great discoveries! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@GREGBIELA: @MBDymension Whatever works best 4 you. But I do
multiple stories @ a time. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@rebelshea: @MBDymension I often have 2 script going at a
time, so when I get stuck on one I'll switch gears and work on the other.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@AlchemistINC: @MBDymension everyone works differently. I
guess it is finding out what works for you.n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@jeannevb: @MBDymension I can do more than 1 at a time but
if I'm more passionate about 1, it takes the lead #thatsoundsdirty #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@sethruffer: @art1032 @steel_bob Precisely. I could picture
myself at the premier, saying to the director, "the kitchen scene's gotta
go." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@AllMightyGoold: @GREGBIELA yeah buddy! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:28 am
@OfficeHooky: @smober Method writing! I love it. I can pace
for hours at a time, will try acting it out. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@rprestonclark: @Screenwriter911 @nate_winslow if they're an
agent for change for someone else, they aren't the main character #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @GREGBIELA BRB. #scriptchat PS Very
interested in what @edward_burns has worked out in the making of #newlyweds
#iwannamakeone #whines
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@BrowneTom: I like to rewrite scenes from each character's
pov. Make sure characters are always at odds with each other. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @MBDymension Depends if you're able to
completely shut away one world to focus on other without leakage. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@champdailytrack: @princess_scribe Well keep up the good
work & understand when ambition ends, happiness begins. RT I'm on board
#scriptchat.
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain Honey #JUSTDOIT. I did.
xoxoxo #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@Singleton_Paul: @MBDymension With > 1 is you can let one
sit, stay productive on another, and get a fresh look at the first later.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@CDMBIV: #scriptchat i still use a typewriter and but
finding "Ko-Rec-Type" correction paper is a bitch #clickclack
November 28, 2011, 1:29 am
@mdfield: @MBDymension I can do one feature length and maybe
separate shorts (since they're quick) But I can't do two features. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@Screenwriter911: @rprestonclark Precisely. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@rprestonclark: @MBDymension depends on the person,
IMO...but it can be a good relief to work on a comedy while writing a drama
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@jeannevb: A tip @chrissparling (writer of BURIED) gave is
always as "What if..." in each scene. Push the boundaries... push ur
character #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @princess_scribe Howdy. :D #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@smober: @art1032 learning is always great. #scriptchat
definitely seems to be a wonderful thing!
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@tracinell: RT @GoIntoTheStory: Interview: Billy Wilder
& I.A.L. Diamond [Part 7] bit.ly/sAfBYX #screenwriting #filmmaking #scriptchat
#movies #billywilder #movies
November 28, 2011, 1:30 am
@SarahAlexis4: When stacking projects, some like to have 1
script in rewrite, 1 in first draft, and dev. for new 1 in works. Different
phases. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@mdfield: I sometimes do separate passes through a script,
focusing on one character's arc. Then go back and do another arc and repeat.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@jeannevb: @screenwriterRoz cool. Use the #scriptchat
hashtag so we can see your tweets in chat :) Or tweet from
www.tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@WilliamGJones: RT @jeannevb: A tip @chrissparling (writer
of BURIED) gave is always as "What if..." in each scene. Push the
boundaries... push ur character #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@kenshowriter: @MBDymension if it's your first foray into
#screenwriting I would advise against it. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb Another reason why
#screenwriters should take #actinglessons KS created the #whatif -
#itsallthesamestorytelling #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@Singleton_Paul: @BrowneTom I need to become more
disciplined at doing that. I think it really helps. Getting into the head of
each character. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @BrowneTom: I like to rewrite scenes
from each characters pov. Make sure characters are always at odds with each
other. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@Jamie_LD: @SarahAlexis4 I've been switching between novels
and scripts. Not as easy as I expected. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:31 am
@beingbrad: For those who missed it, my latest
#screenwriting blog post is Depressing. http://t.co/UEgOLrO3 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @Singleton_Paul You left off the 'w'...
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@LisaGProsek: I find that VERY hard! RT @Jamie_LD:
@SarahAlexis4 Ive been switching between novels and scripts. Not as easy as I
expected. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@kellyanelons: @rprestonclark @Screenwriter911 @nate_winslow
Nice wrestling match here...how would describe Elle Woods's arc in LEGALLY
BLONDE? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@OfficeHooky: Ditto. Love Ed Burns. RT @AndiWritesAgain:
@GREGBIELA BRB. Very interested in what @edward_burns worked out in making
#newlyweds #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@princess_scribe: @beingbrad Oh Brad.... *flash* Better?
*hugs* #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Jamie_LD I would think that would be tricky.
But if anybody can do it, you can! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@caramumfordfilm: @mdfield @MBDymension I can only do two
features if they're at completely different phases (near beginning vs several
drafts in) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@rebelshea: @Jamie_LD I've just learned that doing
NaNoWriMo. The novel is going well, script not so much. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek I find I'm being way to wordy with
my scripts. Not a good thing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:32 am
@Jamie_LD: @rebelshea At least the novel is going well.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@BrowneTom: I also like to try different settings. Setting
is so important for establishing mood/tone. It also helps reveal character.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@art1032: RT @Screenwriter911: RT @BrowneTom: I like to
rewrite scenes from each characters pov. Make sure characters are always at
odds with each other. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@princess_scribe: RT @BrowneTom: I also like to try different
settings. Setting is so important for establishing mood/tone. It also helps
reveal character. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@kellyanelons: @princess_scribe @jeannevb Acting lessons for
writers is a terrifying and brilliant idea! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@Screenwriter911: @jeannevb Matt Stone & Trey Parker
would say "this happens and THEREFORE this happens BUT this happens and
THEREFORE ..." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@The_Jodi: @dwacon Been using STC, too! It's helping.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@Jamie_LD: @SarahAlexis4 Thanks Sarah. I usually do opposite
days, but I have a tight deadline on the novel. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@IngridElkner: Whoa, I thought there was supposed to be no
scriptchat today?! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:33 am
@Jamie_LD: @The_Jodi I use STC to outline my novels. It was
my "aha" moment in writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@jeannevb: halfway through chat & I haven't had a drink
yet! #chatrehab #notsomuch #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@Jamie_LD: @IngridElkner Open topic #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@sethruffer: @beingbrad occupational hazard. So true. But
then we can think what we'd be doing if not creating, and REALLY get depressed.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@rprestonclark: @kellyanelons I'd have to watch it again ...
Don't know it well enough off the top of my head #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@SarahAlexis4: Here's a good post by @gointothestory about
stacking projects if anybody is interested. This website is a fantastic
resource! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Take a break right now and go find
a margarita. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:34 am
@princess_scribe: RT @Jamie_LD: @The_Jodi I use STC to
outline my novels. It was my "aha" moment in writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@LisaGProsek: Yes! And totally diff way 2 look at world,
too! RT @Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek I find Im being way to wordy... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@UnkScreenwriter: RT @JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Take a break
right now and go find a margarita. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD STC! thanks you! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: @Screenwriter911 I saw that clip of their talk.
Very cool. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb *slides a drink down the chatbar*
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@kellyanelons: @BrowneTom A great writer told me: If the
scene's flat...then you don't know what's in the room. Actors move AND talk.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: bless you! RT @efissenden: @jeannevb *slides a
drink down the chatbar* #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@Jonathan_Winn: @Nate_G_Smith Not see. Let their
imaginations do the work for you. Nothing is scarier than that. Don't ruin it
with specifics. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@jeannevb: @JasmineMcAtee *sneaks off* #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Novel = get into head of character
Script = stay out of it and SHOW what's going on. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@2degreesofalie: Hi #scriptchat!!!! (waves way too
enthusiastically)
November 28, 2011, 1:35 am
@sethruffer: The problem w/acting lessons is you spend lots
of time looking at shooting scripts, often much different than what we write.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@LisaGProsek: STC? RT @Jamie_LD: @The_Jodi I use STC to
outline my novels. It was my "aha" moment in writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@jeannevb: Question: What's the BEST advice someone gave you
that changed how you write #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@zackgutin: @princess_scribe @jeannevb shake it, shake,
shake, shake, shake it... Shake it like a Polaroid picture! #scriptchat
#letsseeapyramid
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Sure. Ferris Bueller is the
main character but he doesn't change. Cameron does. @kellyanelons
@rprestonclark #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@Jamie_LD: @smober STC is a book called Save the Cat. A
great book on screenwriting structure. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@jeannevb: @2degreesofalie come on in, babe :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Save the Cat. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@Singleton_Paul: Are you more creative if you start out on
paper? I watched Woody Allen scribbling on note pads, arrows pointing to this
& that.. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@beingbrad: @princess_scribe thanks. #scriptchat (I'm not
depressed right now, but during my 52 scripts in a year project, I dipped a toe
into the dark)
November 28, 2011, 1:36 am
@LisaGProsek: Absolutely! RT @Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Novel =
get into head of character Script = stay out of it and SHOW whats going on.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Forrest Gump is the main
character and he doesn't really change. Marty McFly? @kellyanelons
@rprestonclark #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@Jamie_LD: No, I thank Save the Cat. I love that book! RT
@princess_scribe: @Jamie_LD STC! thanks you! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb Best Advice: Don't worry HOW
LONG it takes to GET IT RIGHT. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @kellyanelons: Afraid I don't remember
the arc with enough precision to be of any use. However, wrestling is great 4
the ring #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Sure. Ferris
Bueller is the main character but he doesnt change. Cameron does. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@rebelshea: @jeannevb Failure is always an option. Once you
accept that you get a lot braver in your writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@efissenden: @jeannevb A prof once said to that
"Nothing's ever wasted." Also, @maureenjohnson 's Dare to Suck
mantra. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@SarahAlexis4: Has anybody here used the new Save The Cat
outlining software? Thoughts? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@kenshowriter: @Jamie_LD @sarahalexis4 That is very
impressive! Kudos to you! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@princess_scribe: @zackgutin And baby dolls, get on the
floor @jeannevb #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@beingbrad: @sethruffer Well said, Seth. If not this, what
else? #scriptchat ... probably drywall mudding. :)
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@mdfield: I'm doing a script reading for a feature I'm
co-writing. It's my first time, so I'm curious to see how it'll color the
rewrite. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@jeannevb: @zackgutin @princess_scribe... did I tell you I
was a cheerleader... like in college too #collectivebarf #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@BrowneTom: @kellyanelons Agree. Always keep things moving.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@LisaGProsek: Oh! I even have that book! :) Thx! RT @Jamie_LD:
@smober STC is a book called Save the Cat. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@JackMarchetti: @jeannevb best advice? If you can't film it
don't write it. Increases white space immensely #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@sethruffer: Second this. RT @UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb
Best Advice: Dont worry HOW LONG it takes to GET IT RIGHT. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @Singleton_Paul I find paper allows me to
physically touch and scratch things out. Too easy to press 'delete' button.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@rprestonclark: #scriptchat any of you going to the San
Diego Black Film Festival, Pan African Black Film Festival or any others next
year?
November 28, 2011, 1:37 am
@smober: @sethruffer there's still benefit to it. I credit
acting classes (especially improv training) to helping me be a better writer.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@jeannevb: I can relate to that HAHA RT @UnkScreenwriter:
@jeannevb Best Advice: Don't worry HOW LONG it takes to GET IT RIGHT.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@Jamie_LD: @kenshowriter Thanks. Novels make me my pennies,
so I can spend them on screenwriting trips to LA. @sarahalexis4 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@smober: RT @Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Novel = get into head of
character Script = stay out of it and SHOW what's going on. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@kellyanelons: @nate_winslow @Screenwriter911 @rprestonclark
Really interesting example. I'm going to read that one again. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@IamRachelOwen: I heart #scriptchat!
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@princess_scribe: If you have #SavetheCat or #STC questions,
master Cat! here. Also, new blog post up at STC! Central: http://t.co/QqJNS2u2
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@zackgutin: @jeannevb thank you. I get it, #scriptchat is
like writer therapy. :-)
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@LisaGProsek: Thats what I do. Works better somehow. RT
@Singleton_Paul: Are you more creative if you start out on paper? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@Screenwriter911: @kellyanelons and 4 the internal life of
the main char. However, if your main char. isn't wrestling with something, s/he
isn't - #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@mike_scribe: The day you stop shooting for your big break
is the day you start building your career #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@art1032: RT @sethruffer: Second this. RT @UnkScreenwriter:
@jeannevb Best Advice: Dont worry HOW LONG it takes to GET IT RIGHT.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Does WALL-E change at all?
No. He changes other people/robots. And he's the MC.@kellyanelons
@rprestonclark #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:38 am
@Jamie_LD: Let's us know we aren't alone on this trip. RT
@zackgutin: @jeannevb thank you. I get it, #scriptchat is like writer therapy.
:-)
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@2degreesofalie: @SarahAlexis4 @peteofalltrades has and he
seems to like it. #scriptchat #newSTCsoftware
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@Screenwriter911: @kellyanelons the main char. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@jeannevb: Great advice coming in... you guys are smart and
stuff ;) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@LOTOSOTSBlog: RT @IamRachelOwen: I heart #scriptchat!
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@smober: @jeannevb don't self-edit before its done. Get it
out. Just put pen-to-paper and write without stopping for 10 minutes.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@jpbechtold: @rprestonclark Hal Croasmun at Screenwriting U
has an awesome FREE rewriting seminar that makes rewriting an awesome
experience #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@jeannevb: afuckingmen, baby RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb thank
you. I get it, #scriptchat is like writer therapy. :-) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Seriously, STC is the best book ever
on the craft. Second only to reading scripts, for me anyway. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@BrowneTom: Yes. Take your time. Years even. RT
@UnkScreenwriter @jeannevb Best Advice: Don't worry HOW LONG it takes to GET IT
RIGHT. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@LOTOSOTSBlog: Excited to get home and get into #scriptchat!
November 28, 2011, 1:39 am
@sethruffer: @smober - absolutely lots of value - def.
agree, but also danger of picking up bad habits if we're not careful.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@The_Jodi: I have organization envy. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@smober: @Jamie_LD thanks, I'll have to check it out.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@kenshowriter: Only thing I use before starting a script is
STC beat sheet. No outlines. No char sketches. No treatment. Don't like 'em
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@LisaGProsek: I'll take another look! Thx! RT @Jamie_LD:
@LisaGProsek Seriously, STC is the best book ever on the craft. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@Jamie_LD: Organization? What's that? lol RT @The_Jodi: I
have organization envy. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow Whoever changes, makes a
decision or learns something is the main character. Not necessarily the title
character. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@princess_scribe: @beingbrad why we all need a little
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @rprestonclark I'm interested in the San
Diego Black Film Festival, looking into more information. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@SarahAlexis4: @2degreesofalie Thanks for the response :)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:40 am
@mdfield: Amen! RT @mike_scribe The day you stop shooting
for your big break is the day you start building your career #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek I use it to outline. @thembob highly
recommends it too. I think he used to for KILLERS #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@motionpix: Late hitching on to #scriptchat briefly.
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@AndiWritesAgain: This is random awesomeness.
#ithinkilljustreadalong #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@efissenden: RT @jeannevb: I can relate to that HAHA RT
@UnkScreenwriter: @jeannevb Best Advice: Don't worry HOW LONG it takes to GET
IT RIGHT. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain It's like a big mofo
party tonight! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@LisaGProsek: @jeannevb Best advice: Don't be afraid to make
mistakes. Just keep going! Sometimes "mistakes" turn into great
discoveries. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@OfficeHooky: Shane Black agrees "Make the effort"
RT @kellyanelons: @princess_scribe @jeannevb Acting lessons for writers is
brilliant idea! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:41 am
@JennaAvery: Me too RT @LisaGProsek: I'll take another look!
RT @Jamie_LD: @LisaGProsek Seriously, STC is the best book ever on the craft.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @princess_scribe: #SavetheCat
questions, master Cat! here. Also, new blog post up at STC! Central:
http://t.co/lD5YjaK0 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@princess_scribe: RT @OfficeHooky: Shane Black agrees
"Make the effort" RT @kellyanelons: @princess_scribe @jeannevb Acting
lessons for writers is brilliant idea! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@motionpix: Talking writing approaches and surviving first
drafts and rewrites #scriptchat (do I have that right)?
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 I'd say that Cameron is the
"protagonist" in that he's the one that changes. Ferris is still the
main character #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@ka3mapx: Is anyone interested in reading a script I'm
considering for my next project?n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@Jamie_LD: Grab another drink and join the party. RT
@princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain It's like a big mofo party tonight!
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @LisaGProsek Best advice: Dont be afraid to
make mistakes. Just keep going! Sometimes "mistakes" turn into great
discoveries. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@kenshowriter: @Singleton_Paul Watch the Woody Allen doc on
Bio channel I u get a chance. His mind is always working in story. Amazing
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@caramumfordfilm: Just thinking the same thing! RT
@AndiWritesAgain: This is random awesomeness. #ithinkilljustreadalong
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@LisaGProsek: Thanks for the advice! RT @Jamie_LD:
@LisaGProsek I use it to outline. @thembob highly recommends it too...
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @princess_scribe I'm dancing to the tune
of serious know-hows. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@smober: @Jamie_LD do you self-publish or traditionally
publish? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@kellyanelons: @Screenwriter911 @nate_winslow What about the
argument: an arc can simply be an intensification of hero's 1st act POV?
Boring? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 What about Indiana Jones?
Clearly the main character and the title char AND the protag. Does he change?
Eh.... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@andrealmcneill: Before there was Save The Cat it was Syd
Field. Too bad all the execs don't know anything & have to rely on a book. #scriptchat
#goodstory
November 28, 2011, 1:42 am
@smober: RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb thank you. I get it,
#scriptchat is like writer therapy. :-)
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@Jamie_LD: @smober Both. I have a non-fiction book trad, and
mystery self. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@beingbrad: "don't be boring" is always echoing in
my head while I'm writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@Singleton_Paul: @kenshowriter I did. I loved it.
#woodallendoc #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 I'm just trying to say that
there ARE movies where the hero doesn't have a massive transformational arc.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@smober: RT @mike_scribe: The day you stop shooting for your
big break is the day you start building your career #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 It's not common by any
stretch of the imagination, but to flat out say it HAS TO BE THIS ONE WAY is a
bit much. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @beingbrad: "dont be boring" is
always echoing in my head while Im writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb One piece of advice is don't stop,
don't give up, determination and persistence can be as important as talent.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:43 am
@jeannevb: A great thing to echo RT @beingbrad: "dont
be boring" is always echoing in my head while Im writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@princess_scribe: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb One piece of
advice is don't stop, don't give up, determination and persistence can be as
important as talent. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@Jamie_LD: I love Elmore Leonard's quote on why he sells so
well, "I leave out the boring stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@The_Jodi: @LisaGProsek Save the Cat :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@jpbechtold: @nate_winslow Indiana Jones is a FRANCHISE
HERO. FH's do not change, like James Bond. That's what we love about them
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@BrowneTom: #1 rule, imho. RT @beingbrad "don't be
boring" is always echoing in my head while I'm writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@sethruffer: RT @SarahAlexis4: One piece of advice is dont
stop, dont give up, determination and persistence can be as important as
talent. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@smober: @nate_winslow @screenwriter911 @kellyanelons
@rprestonclark the main character doesn't always have to be the protagonist,
tho. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold LOVE? the biggest
transformation of all.... #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:44 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @BrowneTom: I also like 2 try different
settings. Setting is important 4 establishing mood/tone. Also helps reveal
character. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Blake Synder: Do you think
people will want to pay to see it? Who are you writing for? #savethecat
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@lisamondello: Good words! RT @beingbrad: "dont be
boring" is always echoing in my head while Im writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@LisaGProsek: Thanks! :) RT @The_Jodi: @LisaGProsek Save the
Cat :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@nate_winslow: @jpbechtold Haha I know. That's the point I
was making :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to yes, you just
wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of advice, but 1
always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you don't, no one
will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@rprestonclark: @jpbechtold I've taken it. It's great.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@nate_winslow: @smober @screenwriter911 @kellyanelons
@rprestonclark True statement. See Ferris Bueller. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@The_Jodi: RT @efissenden: @jeannevb A prof once said to
that "Nothing's ever wasted." Also, @maureenjohnson 's Dare to Suck
mantra. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@princess_scribe: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces
of advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@OfficeHooky: @Singleton_Paul I always start on paper.
Specifically, a yellow legal pad. Advice from Robert McKee right there. Yellow
pad. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@art1032: RT @SarahAlexis4: @jeannevb One piece of advice is
don't stop, don't give up, determination and persistence can be as important as
talent. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@sethruffer: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to
yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@lisamondello: Yes! RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to
get to yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to
yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:45 am
@Tudorscribe: RT @Jamie_LD: I love Elmore Leonard's quote on
why he sells so well, "I leave out the boring stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@smober: @sethruffer such as? (not disagreeing, just asking
for a little elaboration.) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@JasmineMcAtee: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to
yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@princess_scribe: @OfficeHooky ACtually most theorists see
Cameron as the protag in FBDO #interestingthought #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@The_Jodi: @SarahAlexis4 Just started using the software. So
far so good! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@SciFi_Core: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:46 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @OfficeHooky I like that, too. Confession:
I still listen to McKee on cassette tape. Ha... #oldschool #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Daniel Planview and Travis
Bickle: two more who don't really change and are clearly main characters.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@rprestonclark: @JasmineMcAtee I'm waiting for them to post
information about volunteering. I live in SD. You in LA? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@art1032: Be willing to rewrite the hell out of what u write
and don't be afarid to kill babies, otherwise hang it up. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@jpbechtold: @nate_winslow He's also my biggest hero :))n
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain I heart McKee ....
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@nobull408: @Screenwriter911 Will nice to meet you!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@LisaGProsek: Great advice! RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000
nos to get to yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@GeoffBreedwell: Before I even start writing the script, I
write the log line. If I sell people on the log line then I know they'd want to
see it #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@jeannevb: AMEN! RT @art1032: Be willing to rewrite the hell
out of what u write and dont be afarid to kill babies, otherwise hang it up.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@SarahAlexis4: @The_Jodi Thanks for the feedback. I watched
the demo. Looks great. Love the books. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@sethruffer: @smober - shooting scripts, esp. when written
& directed by same person, often violate "the rules". A good
example is.... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:47 am
@jpbechtold: @JasmineMcAtee No is never final until there's
a YES #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @rprestonclark Yep, I'm in LA. Family lives
in SD, so I visit often. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@GREGBIELA: RT @art1032: Be willing to rewrite the hell out
of what u write and dont be afarid to kill babies, otherwise hang it up.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@princess_scribe: @nate_winslow Plainview doesn't change?
The man who so loves a child in the beginning so hates him at the end?
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@AlchemistINC: @GeoffBreedwell sounds like a good idean
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@lisamondello: @motionpix I came late. Did we talk about the
4 types of writers? Pantser, plotter, puzzler and linear?n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@beingbrad: The biggest lesson I learned this year is *just
keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your ability to not stop
writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@AllMightyGoold: @princess_scribe But it's not like he's a
dude with an aversion to love or a pimp who settles down. He's always been down
2 luv #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@OfficeHooky: Best advice given to me from a brilliant
writer (paraphrasing Blake): keep inserting a dose of conflict. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@smober: @LisaGProsek that's how fudge came about!! :)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:48 am
@piercebooks: RT @Jamie_LD: I love Elmore Leonard's quote on
why he sells so well, "I leave out the boring stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold How's the script doing in
market? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @mike_scribe: The day you stop shooting for
your big break is the day you start building your career #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@sethruffer: @smober -"Ides of March", tons of
things we're told NOT 2 do. Actors (in class, on projects) often only shooting
scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@MBDymension: My favorite writer/director is Christopher
Nolan. It seems he doesn't know how to write a bad movie. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@princess_scribe: RT @beingbrad: The biggest lesson I
learned this year is *just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your
ability to not stop writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow There is too often a
misunderstanding of the difference between main character and title character.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:49 am
@LisaGProsek: :) RT @smober: @LisaGProsek thats how fudge
came about!! :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@AllMightyGoold: @princess_scribe Its not even done :)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@Caiopradoonline: RT @lisamondello: Good words! RT
@beingbrad: "dont be boring" is always echoing in my head while Im
writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Is there? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@smober: @Jamie_LD nice. I'm looking to self-epublish some
short stories soon. Two novels underway as well. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold Okay, then :) #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@rdlln: Tonight's #Screenwriting Scoop curated w/ @scoopit
http://t.co/TdXWR1Rq #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@smober: RT @jeannevb: A great thing to echo RT @beingbrad:
"dont be boring" is always echoing in my head while Im writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@The_Jodi: Do tell! RT @motionpix I came late. Did we talk
about the 4 types of writers? Pantser , plotter, puzzler and linear?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@SteveHarshfield: @jeannevb @art1032 though I have no
problem killing my babies, I cheat by putting them into a file full of
castoffs. #JustInCase #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@princess_scribe: RT @Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow There
is too often a misunderstanding of the difference between main character and
title character. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@motionpix: @lisamondello Goodness, I've not heard of those
but I don't think I want to be any of them #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@LisaGProsek: I have it on my iphone :) RT @AndiWritesAgain:
@OfficeHooky I like that, too. Confession: I still listen to McKee...
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:50 am
@princess_scribe: @Screenwriter911 YES!!!! #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@smober: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to yes,
you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@Jamie_LD: @smober It's tough, the marketing is never
ending, but in traditional, it's the same. Unless Stephen King, you market
yourself #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@caramumfordfilm: @nate_winslow @screenwriter911 Interesting
debate. I prefer films where MC changes but believe many films do have static
MCs. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow They are not main characters
if they do not change, decide or understand. They are then "pivotal"
characters. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @beingbrad: biggest lesson this year is
*just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as ur ability 2 not stop
writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@smober: @Jamie_LD there's a word for people who never give
up: successful. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@princess_scribe: @SteveHarshfield Oh, honey, some of mine
just need to be drowned... #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@AlchemistINC: @GeoffBreedwell: I don't talk about my ideas
before i get them down though, but still dig the idea #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@KarmaRon: RT @Jamie_LD: I love Elmore Leonard's quote on
why he sells so well, "I leave out the boring stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@smober: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of advice,
but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you don't, no one
will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:51 am
@KempEquine: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@Jamie_LD: Truer words... RT @smober: @Jamie_LD there's a
word for people who never give up: successful. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@princess_scribe: RT @Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow They
are not main characters if they do not change, decide or understand. They are
then "pivotal" characters. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @LisaGProsek Smart! #takingnote
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@AllMightyGoold: Do you write through an entire script then
go back and rewrite or do you constantly review and rewrite parts? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@lisamondello: @motionpix @the_jodi It's a workshop I do on
understanding your writing profile to write more efficiently. Down to 4 types.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@GREGBIELA: @MBDymension Any time you're writing you're
making progress. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@Singleton_Paul: The babies may prove useful again. In a
rewrite or another script, so don't dispose of the bodies. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@AndiWritesAgain: RT @smober: @Jamie_LD theres a word for
people who never give up: successful. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold Yes. :) #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow The case can be made that
Travis Bickle did, in fact, change. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@art1032: O.O. LMAO!:)@princess_scribe @SteveHarshfield
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @GREGBIELA: @MBDymension Any time youre
writing youre making progress. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@beingbrad: No matter what u think about ur talent, ur
career or ur future - Always be writing. Those things matter. Writing matters more
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@AllMightyGoold: @princess_scribe is your point that it prob
won't do well if it lacks significant change? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @Singleton_Paul: The babies may prove
useful again. In a rewrite or another script, so dont dispose of the bodies.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow Yes. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:52 am
@AppalachiaGal: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces
of advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@Jamie_LD: Question: Do you save a new/separate file every
time you make changes to your script? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @AlchemistINC I'll try to pitch it to my
friends, or people I'm on watch with. If I can sell them on it, I got
something. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@rprestonclark: @JasmineMcAtee I'm in LA twice a week for
classes at UCLA (though we're about to be on break) ... We should link up one
day #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@smober: RT @beingbrad: The biggest lesson I learned this
year is *just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your ability to
not stop writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@JackMarchetti: delusional too RT “@Jamie_LD: Truer words...
RT @smober: @Jamie_LD there's a word for people who never give up: successful.
#scriptchat”
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@rebelshea: @AllMightyGoold I used to stop and edit. Now I
actually finish scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@AdamStramgram: @kenshowriter Isn't that a bit too
formulatic? I red most of STC (+2nd vol) Interesting but a bit too mecanical 4
my taste #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@KempEquine: RT @OfficeHooky: Best advice given to me from a
brilliant writer (paraphrasing Blake): keep inserting a dose of conflict.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@motionpix: Best thing to inform writing was to see it
produced. Saw how it was edited & learned to get to the chase. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@writerlouise: It's one of my faves too. RT @Jamie_LD: I
love Elmore Leonard's quote on why he sells so well, "I leave out the
boring stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@AlchemistINC: @AllmighthyGoold i will lose my mind if i
keep changing stuff . I just get throught the draft no matter how crappy then
rewrite. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @beingbrad: No matter what u think about ur
talent, ur career or ur future - Always be writing. Those things matter.
Writing matters more #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:53 am
@A_RABBITISH1: RT @beingbrad: The biggest lesson I learned
this year is *just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your ability
to not stop writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @Jamie_LD No. the data storage build up
from that would be confusing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@jeannevb: I do. Very OCD of me ;) RT @Jamie_LD: Question:
Do you save a new/separate file every time you make changes to your script?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@LisaGProsek: Yes! RT @Jamie_LD: Question: Do you save a
new/separate file every time you make changes to your script? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @KarmaRon: RT @Jamie_LD: I love Elmore
Leonards quote on why he sells so well, "I leave out the boring
stuff." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@rprestonclark: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces
of advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@smober: @sethruffer I've found that a good mix of both are
good. Acting has helped me with writing, & writing has helped me with acting.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 "Pivotal
characters," interesting. So you don't consider Ferris a main character?
He's a pivotal character? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@caramumfordfilm: Agreed RT @MBDymension: My favorite
writer/director is Christopher Nolan. It seems he doesnt know how to write a
bad movie. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@lisamondello: Yes! RT @AlchemistINC: @AllmighthyGoold ...I
just get throught the draft no matter how crappy then rewrite. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:54 am
@BrowneTom: On rewriting: It's not good enough to have a
scene work. Strive to create something that has never been done before.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@OfficeHooky: Very interesting! RT @princess_scribe:
@OfficeHooky ACtually most theorists see Cameron as protag in FBDO
#interestingthought #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@GREGBIELA: No I changed it 4 a reason.RT @Jamie_LD:
Question: Do you save a new/separate file every time you make changes to your
script? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@beingbrad: @AndiWritesAgain @smober @Jamie_LD I had to
detach my dream from my routine. Writing had to be the goal in itself.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@Worker51176: Jimmy McGovern told me it was all about
stamina, it's about who can keep going after it becomes a pain in the arse.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@Screenwriter911: @AllMightyGoold Don't think that the main
char. has 2 have "significant" change. It can be subtle. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@AllMightyGoold: @rebelshea I'm always editing, but it takes
me a long time to finish a first draft. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@JasminSharon: @Jamie_LD #scriptchat sure do, and every
edition of my outline too
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@jeannevb: @nate_winslow @Screenwriter911... i see you two
have met ;) #2worthmeeting #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@mbattistella: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@Vana1970: @Jamie_LD @Jamie_LD Even though I am an amateur
& write for my pleasure I save everything had the computer die it hurt too
much. #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@sethruffer: @smober - me, too - I'm probably more actor
than writer esp. these days. But also find I get frustrated when shooting a
role... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:55 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @smober @sethruffer I've found the same
thing with my acting and my directing. #scriptchat http://t.co/e1skMSsz is what
I've produced so far
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @Jamie_LD Depends. Minor changes, no. I
often translate from paper to computer though, so previous version is already
"saved". #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@princess_scribe: RT @BrowneTom: On rewriting: It's not good
enough to have a scene work. Strive to create something that has never been
done b4 . #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@Singleton_Paul: I've stopped 3/4 of the way through and
started tinkering. It's hard to ever finish after that. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@Jamie_LD: @Vana1970 You never know, when you are a pro, you
might want to rehash some old stuff. #Scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@Compuwatch: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @Singleton_Paul: The babies may prove
useful again. In a rewrite or another script, so dont dispose of the bodies.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 I would argue that Travis
Bickle is just as crazy as he is at the end as he was at the beginning.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@a_koenig: RT @rdlln Introducing high school students to
#screenwriting http://t.co/IQrSw1a5 #scriptchat #geschichte
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@jeannevb: @sethruffer and a great actor you are :)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@smober: @AllMightyGoold I write the whole thing out before
doing any rewrites. Otherwise, I might never write the end. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@sethruffer: @smober and seeing a script, or working on one
in a class, and saying, "hey! I thought as screenwriters we're not
supposed to... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@princess_scribe: @Screenwriter911 I do believe we are on
the same page. So to speak. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Jamie_LD I save as new if the changes will
be big enough to warrant it or if I'm experimenting w/ something that may not
stick. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@Nate_G_Smith: Thanks for the #ScriptChat, now… Let's break
things badly... (watching Breaking Bad, End Times S04E12) http://t.co/A3gmPtQD
November 28, 2011, 1:56 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 That last shot in the taxi
always said to me that this is probably going to happen all over again.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@smober: RT @beingbrad: No matter what u think about ur
talent, ur career or ur future - Always be writing. Those things matter.
Writing matters more #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@MatchesMalone: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to
yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@JAEL488: The best advice - read scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @beingbrad Sometimes I'm going through the
motions. I think I need to reattach. #ilovewhenitsflowing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@OfficeHooky: You HAVE to love McKee. His seminar - the
performance alone - is amazing RT @princess_scribe: @AndiWritesAgain I heart
McKee ... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@kellyanelons: @beingbrad Too true. Lots of people want
magical pixie ponies. But this is a business. @AndiWritesAgain @smober
@Jamie_LD #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@Jamie_LD: I've started saving each draft and sending a
dated copy to myself via email, in case I ever have a computer meltdown.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@sethruffer: @smober -have tons of 'I pages' or constantly
say in the action 'we see the hero...' or have the inciting moment appear on
p.38" #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@winterthur: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@jeannevb: Advice: get your scenes read by actors!
@sethruffer & @LenAndersonIV read some of #slaverybyanothername for me w
@rdlln #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 That's the tragedy of that
character. None of this changed him. He'll do it again. For me, anyways.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@princess_scribe: @OfficeHooky TOTAL theatre and
#worththepriceofadmission #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:57 am
@smober: @Jamie_LD I do. Sometimes, I'll write something,
then like how it was before. I never delete, just incase. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@beingbrad: @AndiWritesAgain yeah, I get that too. Whatever
gets you to sit down and open Final Draft instead of Twitter! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@SteveHarshfield: @princess_scribe I've had MANY times when
I've wondered what I was thinking! Do ugly, ornery babies deserve a heaven?
Hmm... #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@DaveCC1109: @jeannevb @Jamie_LD #scriptchat Only way to
fly. Alternatively, format "old text" as hidden and then insert new
text.
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@Jamie_LD: @beingbrad For me, I just want to write. If
something becomes of it, I'll be happy, but writing is the end game for me.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@scriptchat: RT @zackgutin: @jeannevb @art1032 yup! 1st
draft of last script couldn't get more than 2 reads. 10th draft looked nothing
like 1st draft & got me signed.
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@ValkiraMOB618: RT @Jamie_LD: I've started saving each draft
and sending a dated copy to myself via email, in case I ever have a computer
meltdown. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@sethruffer: @jeannevb - thanks!!! I specialize in playing
8-year-old black girls!! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@LisaGProsek: Thats what I do. #burnedbefore RT @Jamie_LD:
Ive started saving each draft and sending a dated copy to myself via email
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@princess_scribe: @nate_winslow Have you considered that he
might be the #antagonist ? #possibility #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@LenAndersonIV: @jeannevb @sethruffer @rdlln hell yeah!
What's happening over at #scriptchat tonight?
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@nobull408: Hey all! *waves #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:58 am
@The_Jodi: I save everything!!! Scarily :)@Jamie_LD
Question: Do you save a new/separate file every time you make changes to your
script? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@princess_scribe: RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - thanks!!! I
specialize in playing 8-year-old black girls!! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow Okay. I hear you. I disagree
about Travis. I think he's a different kind of crazy than he was at the
beginning. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@beingbrad: @Jamie_LD that's why you're my hero. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@AdamStramgram: One great book I' ve red was "good
script/bad script" by screenwriter Thomas Pope. Good thing 2 not always
analyse great scripts #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@MBDymension: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@Caiopradoonline: RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - thanks!!! I specialize
in playing 8-year-old black girls!! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@Jamie_LD: @kellyanelons There are magical pixie ponies? Do
they eat as much as real, live full sized horses. Cuz mine eat a lot.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@rebelshea: Excellent advice. Very informative experience.
RT @jeannevb: Advice: get your scenes read by actors! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@tinferno1991: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@OfficeHooky: @princess_scribe I was set to see Blake in New
York at the Marriott East Side. He sadly passed away about a week before. So
sad #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@sethruffer: @jeannevb (and by the way, with your script,
ANY actor comes off really good-it truly IS a really good script - kudos!!)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Hopefully before auditions! I've
seen sides/scripts that would have benefited from a read-through beforehand.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@jeannevb: Open Topic #runningcommando ;) RT @LenAndersonIV:
@jeannevb @sethruffer @rdlln hell yeah! What's happening over at #scriptchat
tonight?
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@Singleton_Paul: @sethruffer I often act like an 8 year old
in real life. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 1:59 am
@SPCWrite: and if you are a screenwriter or interested the
#scriptchat is going just use hashtag to join in.
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@Jamie_LD: @SarahAlexis4 I've been known to copy and paste
the whole ms, just to make changes, in case I change my mind. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@AlchemistINC: @GeoffBreedwell Yea, i tend to not follow
through when i tell anyone about my ideas, so i get to prove it to myself first
;-) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@LisaGProsek: I learn more from bad movies. RT
@AdamStramgram: Good thing 2 not always analyse great scripts #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@sethruffer: RT @Singleton_Paul: @sethruffer I often act
like an 8 year old in real life. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow I didn't get that feeling
from the last shot. I thought, instead, that he would be smarter next time.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@JAEL488: RT @beingbrad: @AndiWritesAgain yeah, I get that
too. Whatever gets you to sit down and open Final Draft instead of Twitter!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@princess_scribe: @OfficeHooky I was joining that weekend. I
had to make the trip anyway. Left right after service. #painfultimes
#SCriptChat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@art1032: OOOOOO yay!!! Love it! :) @zackgutin @jeannevb
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@jeannevb: @JasmineMcAtee this week's Balls of Steel is
about importance of table reads #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:00 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @MatchesMalone: RT @Jamie_LD: If it
takes 1000 nos to get to yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at
999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@kellyanelons: @Jamie_LD No but they poop rainbows and
first-look agreements. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@Jamie_LD: Wait, oh, there...I just picked myself up off the
floor, but still laughing RT @beingbrad: @Jamie_LD that's why you're my hero.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@IndieFilmNOLA: RT @SPCWrite: and if you are a screenwriter
or interested the #scriptchat is going just use hashtag to join in.
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@smober: @GeoffBreedwell I think it's good to explore
different areas of filmmaking. They improve when other roles are explored.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@Singleton_Paul: I'm not a good scriptchat member. Is it
always this active? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Don't think I'm aware of that--
what is Balls of Steel? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@SteveHarshfield: @princess_scribe @nate_winslow don't
remember where I saw it, but the antagonist is the protagonist of his story.
#YesEvenVader #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@caramumfordfilm: Good idea! RT @Jamie_LD: Ive started
saving each draft and sending a dated copy to myself via email
#computermeltdownprecaution #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@Jamie_LD: @kellyanelons I love it! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@jeannevb: Congrats to @OfficeHooky... he has a new baby!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:01 am
@SarahAlexis4: @Jamie_LD Sometimes I'll keep a separate file
called "scrap" where I'll cut and paste pieces to add later or that
were removed. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@lisamondello: Just like a good book, I want a good movie to
make me forget that I'm a writer. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@AllMightyGoold: Do you all live in LA? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@LisaGProsek: Congratulations! :) RT @jeannevb: Congrats to
@OfficeHooky... he has a new baby! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@Screenwriter911: @OfficeHooky Great teaching IS
performance. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@Jamie_LD: Hey #scriptchat peeps, we will be continuing the
OPEN TOPIC at half past on #tvwriterchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@princess_scribe: @jeannevb CHEERS @OfficeHooky !
#ScriptChat #babiesarewonderful
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@Jamie_LD: @SarahAlexis4 That's a great idea. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@LisaGProsek: RT @lisamondello: Just like a good book, I
want a good movie to make me forget that Im a writer. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@beingbrad: @LisaGProsek U should listen to @paulscheer on
How Did This Get Made! It's not only very funny-but a great lesson on
filmmaking #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: The hour is up already! Great chat, everyone....
remember #tvwriterchat is bottom of the hour. Also open topic #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@princess_scribe: @AllMightyGoold I do. #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@kenshowriter: Wow! #scriptchat rocks! I've heard about it
but never participated. Good advice from smart writers...
November 28, 2011, 2:02 am
@jeannevb: Nope. NY. RT @AllMightyGoold: Do you all live in
LA? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb @OfficeHooky YAY! #ahhhbabies
#ihadafewofthose Ha...congrats! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@OfficeHooky: Many,many thanks (playing Baby Hooky - - gotta
GO!!!) ! RT @jeannevb: Congrats to @OfficeHooky... he has a new baby!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@art1032: LOL das a loooonnggg poop:)@kellyanelons @Jamie_LD
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@Jamie_LD: @kenshowriter Glad to have you here. Open topic
is always a fun chat. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@Screenwriter911: RT @JAEL488: The best advice - read
scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @SarahAlexis4 I do that with novels.
Sometimes I get pretty confused reading through... must start including
headers, oops. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@smober: Good ones and bad ones as well. Knowing what NOT to
do is important, too. @JAEL488: The best advice -read scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @smober It's like being on a submarine. You
HAVE to know what everyone does, and it helps with everything. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@ozzywood: Structure: A Beautiful Mind - A structural
overview of A Beautiful Mind (2001).... http://t.co/7T5ta6oi #screenwriting
#writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@DJordanKnight: RT @Jamie_LD: If it takes 1000 nos to get to
yes, you just wasted a lot of effort if you stop at 999 #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@LisaGProsek: Thanks! I will! RT @beingbrad: @LisaGProsek U
should listen to @paulscheer on How Did This Get Made! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @AllMightyGoold I'm LA-based, but I know
many here are not. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@princess_scribe: Hmmmmm.... make dinner or continue with
chats.... #decisions #spousalwars #ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 2:03 am
@SarahAlexis4: @JasmineMcAtee Yeah, it can get messy... but
at least it's there... :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@jeannevb: My @scriptmag column http://t.co/bewxsrO2 RT
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Don't think I'm aware -- what is Balls of Steel?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@Jamie_LD: Okay, #scriptchat I'll be back in 26 minutes for
OPEN TOPIC on #tvwriterchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@NeoFilmsInc: Hi. I am of whom you seek, a screenwriter.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@Screenwriter911: @princess_scribe And what few remember is
that the antagonist THINKS he/she is the protagonist. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@AndiWritesAgain: @jeannevb Love to all. And thanks to my
followers for allowing me to flood their streams. :) #youallareawesome Night.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@sethruffer: @AllMightyGoold - I'm just outside of L.A. - in
New Jersey. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@ChristinaDM2066: Had a very productive weekend. Haven't
seen the light of day since Thursday. #boardwalkempire is on, will join #scriptchat
when series ends
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 Hmmm. Never thought about it
like that. I can see that. Fair enough. Still, he hasn't changed enough to
stop. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@JAEL488: RT @smober: Good ones and bad ones as well.
Knowing what NOT to do is important, too. @JAEL488: The best advice -read
scripts. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@120pgs: RT @Screenwriter911: @nate_winslow They are not
main characters if they do not change, decide or understand. They are then
"pivotal" characters. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:04 am
@kenshowriter: @OfficeHooky SO not a McKee fan...But I get
why folks like him #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@JasmineMcAtee: #scriptchat was fantastic. Quick
dinner/Hallmark holiday movie break before #tvwriterchat kicks off! Open
discussion night rocks.
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@nate_winslow: @Screenwriter911 I suppose that's his arc in
its own way though--instead of transformational, his arc is circular. Tragic.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@princess_scribe: @Screenwriter911 I think I love you
#ScriptChat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@Singleton_Paul: @princess_scribe Well, since I won't be
here, I think you're okay to make dinner. :P #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@nobull408: @Jamie_LD See ya then Jamie! #scriptchat
#tvwriterchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@nate_winslow: Truth. RT @Screenwriter911: @princess_scribe
And what few remember is that the antagonist THINKS he/she is the protagonist.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@Jamie_LD: @kellyanelons I'll just stick with real horses
and hard work. No magical pixel ponies for me. Scot said no more horses.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@AllMightyGoold: @princess_scribe I actually totally respect
structure. I draft legal docs by day. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @JAEL488 @smober That's why I plan on
reading TWILIGHT! HAHA!! I keed. I keed. #scriptchat Of course, SUPER MARIO
would be fun to read.
November 28, 2011, 2:05 am
@AdamStramgram: @LisaGProsek book analyses 25 films, some
very bad 1s. I've red it seing or re-seing all the movies (at times very hard 2
do!) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@jeannevb: Time to pull the transcript. Thank you for
popping in with your post-Turkey hangovers! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@The_Jodi: I have "cuts" files that are longer
than the "save" file! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@tinferno1991: Whats the best way to write a script?
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@jeannevb: you should. Will is fantastic RT
@princess_scribe: @Screenwriter911 I think I love you #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@LisaGProsek: Thanks to you! :) RT @jeannevb: Time to pull
the transcript. Thank you for popping in with your post-Turkey hangovers!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@GeoffBreedwell: RT @nate_winslow: Truth. RT
@Screenwriter911: @princess_scribe And what few remember is that the antagonist
THINKS he/she is the protagonist. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:06 am
@smober: @kenshowriter I totally agree!! I'll be back for
sure, what a great experience. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:07 am
@LisaGProsek: @AdamStramgram Yes, it is hard 2 see bad
movies but its so helpful to study what went wrong. Thanks! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:07 am
@Screenwriter911: @princess_scribe Mwwaaah! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:07 am
@JasmineMcAtee: @jeannevb Awesome. Will check it out!
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:07 am
@MBDymension: What time does this end? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@art1032: @princess_scribe LOL tell him your busy. Make his
own damn dinner O.o. :) LOL #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@GeoffBreedwell: @tinferno1991 start out with the word:
"Start." hit enter. And start writing. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@ka3mapx: @LisaGProsek it's more tragic to watch a bad movie
that you know could have been so good.... #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@smober: RT @nate_winslow: Truth. RT @Screenwriter911:
@princess_scribe And what few remember is that the antagonist THINKS he/she is
the protagonist. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@JasminSharon: @AllMightyGoold #scriptchat nyc!
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@GREGBIELA: @MBDymension 8 min ago.n #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@rebelshea: @LisaGProsek Watch the bad movies with a group
of friends. Much more fun/tolerable. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:08 am
@AllMightyGoold: @jeannevb I totally thought you lived in LA
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:09 am
@LisaGProsek: True! :) RT @rebelshea: @LisaGProsek Watch the
bad movies with a group of friends. Much more fun/tolerable. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:09 am
@Screenwriter911: Oh, hell. It's over. Wanted 2 say about
rewrites: Be willing to kill your babies. But save them into a folder first.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:09 am
@dianewms: Just saw #warhorsemovie. It's awesome. Bring
family with kids over 12. So heart-wrenching, beautiful, & emotional. A
great film. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:09 am
@smober: @GeoffBreedwell haha, but it is true. Do you ever
watch movies and think to yourself "I could've written something much
better"? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:09 am
@smober: RT @LisaGProsek: @AdamStramgram Yes, it is hard 2
see bad movies but its so helpful to study what went wrong. Thanks! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:10 am
@FlixChatter: RT @dianewms: Just saw #warhorsemovie. It's
awesome. Bring family with kids over 12. So heart-wrenching, beautiful, &
emotional. A great film. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:10 am
@MBDymension: I had fun yall! Till next time.#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:10 am
@LisaGProsek: Always preserve the bodies. :) RT
@Screenwriter911: Be willing to kill your babies. But save them into a folder
first. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:10 am
@GREGBIELA: @smober I assumed everybody did that. Or how did
this get a green light? #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:10 am
@rebelshea: You can use the DNA for future cloning. RT
@Screenwriter911: Be willing to kill your babies. But save them into a folder
first. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:11 am
@AllMightyGoold: @JasminSharon Say word. I seriously think
we all need to form a group of some sort. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:11 am
@dianewms: #scriptchat I really wanted Machine Gun Preacher
to be better, but they squeezed too much info into too little time. Still a
good story.
November 28, 2011, 2:11 am
@GREGBIELA: #scriptchat done. On to #writing. #amwriting
#screenwriting
November 28, 2011, 2:12 am
@AllMightyGoold: Really got into #scriptchat tonight. Sorry
to my followers who don't know what the fuck #scriptchat is.
November 28, 2011, 2:12 am
@GeoffBreedwell: Have a great night #scriptchat. thanks for
the conversation!
November 28, 2011, 2:13 am
@matttreacy: “@jeannevb @beingbrad: "dont be
boring" is always echoing in my head while Im writing. #scriptchat”.
Actors love doing cool shit too
November 28, 2011, 2:13 am
@dianewms: @nate_winslow @Screenwriter911 @kellyanelons
@rprestonclark #scriptchat James Bond is a main character who never changes,
too.
November 28, 2011, 2:13 am
@caramumfordfilm: RT @LisaGProsek: Always preserve the
bodies. :) RT @Screenwriter911: Be willing to kill your babies. But save them
into a folder first. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:14 am
@art1032: Ok #scriptchat it was a hoot and educational as
usual. Night All.:)
November 28, 2011, 2:15 am
@smober: #scriptchat was awesome! I feel like I just came
out of a writer-orgy. :)
November 28, 2011, 2:15 am
@AdamStramgram: Thx #scriptchat! Am sick so didn't want to
take part. Well I did anyway! Bye
November 28, 2011, 2:15 am
@JSchwinghammer: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces
of advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:15 am
@NeoFilmsInc: So anyone need help with a script #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:16 am
@AllMightyGoold: @smober you were amazing! ;) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:17 am
@sethruffer: Hey, all - this was really fun. Here's wishing
you all a great week - see ya next Sunday! #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:17 am
@jeannevb: Nope. This is how I do it from afar
http://t.co/1QcN5Lar RT @AllMightyGoold: @jeannevb I totally thought you lived
in LA #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:18 am
@nobull408: @2degreesofalie Hey Alison *waves back*
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:18 am
@ryesss: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:18 am
@JasminSharon: @AllMightyGoold #scriptchat we so need to. I
need that in my life
November 28, 2011, 2:19 am
@smober: @GREGBIELA I could list movies that make me go WTF.
At least if crap is being made, our stuff surely is worthy of a green light.
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:21 am
@AllMightyGoold: We're expanding! #scriptchatNYC RT
@JasminSharon: @AllMightyGoold #scriptchat nyc!
November 28, 2011, 2:21 am
@smober: @AllMightyGoold you too. :) #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:21 am
@AdamStramgram: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces
of advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:22 am
@JustinBog: RT @beingbrad: The biggest lesson I learned this
year is *just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your ability to
not stop writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:22 am
@nate_winslow: @dianewms Very true. Reassuringly so :)
#scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:23 am
@thezombiebible: RT @beingbrad: The biggest lesson I learned
this year is *just keep writing* NOTHING matters a 10th as much as your ability
to not stop writing #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:24 am
@ka3mapx: @thezombiebible Agreed. #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:28 am
@Whyvoni: Also, looks like I missed a killer #scriptchat
tonight. *sigh* Wish I had been there.
November 28, 2011, 2:31 am
@JMT_Horses: RT @jeannevb: I've gotten countless pieces of
advice, but 1 always sticks out... "believe in your talent... if you
don't, no one will." #scriptchat
November 28, 2011, 2:40 am
@jeannevb: Yep. #Scriptchat site http://t.co/RHQPd6dN RT
@Tearsinrain78: @jeannevb you have previous #scriptchat archived somewhere ?
Link
November 28, 2011, 2:40 am
@jeannevb: @fetfet50 I was referring to the transcripts I
post after every #scriptchat session on our website
November 28, 2011, 2:41 am
@toddtobin: #ScriptChat I got great ideas need to partner up
with someone that can format and help write. #HELP
November 28, 2011, 2:44 am
